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Month: June 2023

Tour de France riders won’t face automatic exclusion in case of COVID-19 positive test

Tour de France riders who test positive for COVID-19 won’t be automatically expelled from the race. The International Cycling Union says the health risks linked to the coronavirus are currently extremely low in the peloton. Health passes, vaccination certificate or negative COVID-19 tests prior to participation in competitions are no longer required of teams. The

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Tour de France riders won’t face automatic exclusion in case of COVID-19 positive test

Tour de France riders who test positive for COVID-19 won’t be automatically expelled from the race. The International Cycling Union says the health risks linked to the coronavirus are currently extremely low in the peloton. Health passes, vaccination certificate or negative COVID-19 tests prior to participation in competitions are no longer required of teams. The

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Daniel Penny pleads not guilty to revised charges in chokehold death of Jordan Neely on NYC subway

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Marine veteran has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the fatal chokehold of a man who was behaving erratically on a New York City subway train. Daniel Penny was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter in the May 1 death

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Fraudsters potentially stole over $200 billion in Covid relief aid, watchdog says

By Matt Egan and Katie Lobosco, CNN New York (CNN) — The Small Business Administration distributed more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent Covid-19 relief funds, according to a federal watchdog. The findings, released Tuesday by the SBA’s inspector general, underscored how the emergency funds from the government designed to combat a once-in-a-century pandemic became

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Belarusian leader approved forced transfers of Ukrainian children, says opposition figure

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian opposition figure says that he has provided the International Criminal Court with materials that allegedly detail President Alexander Lukashenko’s involvement in the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Belarus. Moscow has used the territory of its dependent ally for invading Ukraine, maintained its troops

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