New York

An intensifying storm hit the densely populated Northeast part of the United States overnight, on October 27. The storm triggered massive flooding of roadways and traffic accidents. Authorities have posted upcoming storm warnings along several hundred miles of the Northeastern coastline of the country. Governors from New York, and New Jersey have also declared a state emergency, hours ahead of the storm which took place.

British Boxer Amir Khan posted a video on Twitter on September 18 where he was seen accusing American Airlines of unfair treatment by forcing him to leave and miss his scheduled flight. He added that he felt "disgusted" by the unfair treatment. However, American Airlines stated that Khan was only escorted out of the airplane because he violated Covid-19 guidelines and his mask was not "high enough".    

American Actor, Michael K Williams was found dead in his New York Apartment on September 6. The 54-year-old actor's death was confirmed by one of his family members, said police. However, the cause of the death has not been revealed, but a drug overdose possibility is being speculated. The actor was best known for his films like, "The Wire," "12 Years a Slave," and "The Road."

An investigative report by New York's ProPublica has revealed that several US-based billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have paid zero income tax in some years. Reportedly, Bezos avoided paying of tax in 2007 and 2011 while Musk paid no tax in 2018. Notably, the US does not tax the value of stocks and property people own but only the income generated from the sales of these items.

US’ Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) has recognized an 8-year-old New York-based Indian student Advay Misra among the world's 1,400 brightest students. Advay was honoured for his exceptional performance on the SAT, ACT assessment in the CTY’s Talent Search Program. While the tests were given by 15,000 students from 72 countries, only 1400 qualified in the top 9%. On his achievement, Advay has credited his mother behind his… read-more