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Image copyright Getty Images/AFP A Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to working as an agent of China, the latest incident in a growing stand-off between Washington and Beijing.Jun Wei Yeo was charged with using his political consultancy in America as a front to collect information for Chinese intelligence, US officials say. Separately,…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected on Friday the idea of a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits, which expire on July 31, while Congress continues work on a new coronavirus relief bill. “I would be very much averse to separating this (unemployment benefits) out and lose all leverage (on Republicans) for…

Dr. Deborah Birx indicated on Friday that the nation was struggling in its fight against the coronavirus, suggesting that some states had become hotspots like New York previously was.NBC's Savannah Guthrie had asked Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, "how much worse" the White House expected the pandemic to get before it improved.“Well, it really…

The remains of an Arizona State University engineering professor were found in a landfill last week – four months after he went missing, authorities confirmed Friday.They also announced that two suspects have been extradited to Arizona to face murder and other charges in connection with the death. The suspects were arrested in Louisiana on March…

Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing intense backlash for claiming that criticism over his controversial nursing home policy is "politically motivated."Through much of the coronavirus outbreak, there has been growing scrutiny over the Democratic governor's order in late March that forced nursing homes to accept patients who tested positive for coronavirus, despite testing…