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The Trump campaign has said that it will be suing the New York Times due to an opinion piece that stated that the Trump campaign cooperated with Russia to help him win in 2016. Trump also said that there will likely be more lawsuits coming if more of these articles are published.

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A Japanese woman who works as a tour guide in Tokyo has tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time. This is the first time a person has had the virus twice outside of China. She had initially recovered at the beginning of February but has developed the symptoms once again.

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Amazon is currently planning to enter the Indian food delivery market and has been testing out its services with a select few restaurants in Banglore. This new service could be available as soon as next month and will be a part of their Amazon Prime or Fresh services. Uber recently exited this same market due to the dominance of local alternatives.

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Steve Huffman, the CEO and co-founder of popular social media site Reddit, has recently said that Tik Tok is essentially spyware and is 'fundamentally parasitic'. He said that the app is constantly recording and logging information and that Silicon Valley startups should not be taking lessons from the Chinese app.

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Dele Alli, a Tottenham midfielder, has been charged by the Football Association for a Snapchat post he made where he appeared to be mocking a coronavirus victim. He was charged with breaching an FA rule as his post brought disrepute to football as a sport. He is supposed to respond to the charge by the end of the day.

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Valve has announced that it will now be using an Olympics style system to choose the cities that will host the Dota 2 world championship (also known as 'The International). This is the largest esports tournament in the world and hosting it will likely provide a serious boost to the economy of the host city.

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The Boston Globe's editorial board has officially announced their endorsement for Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, retracting a statement they published in December 2018 warning against the dangers of a Warren campaign. The board has stated that Warren has now proven their fears wrong. Warren currently lags behind in polls, which are led by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders with ex-Vice President Joe Biden in second place.

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The 32-year-old Russian tennis legend Maria Sharapova, former world number one and five-time Grand Slam winner, has announced her retirement from professional tennis, after a disappointing year that saw her knocked out in the first rounds of three Grand Slam tournaments. Sharapova won her first Grand Slam at 17 in 2004, defeating Serena Williams to become one of the most well-known women in sports.

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Speaking at a tourism conference in Edinburgh, where Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is known as the earl of Dumbarton, the royal told the audience to simply address him as Harry. He spoke at the Travalyst-hosted event about the growth of tourism and how it is damaging pristine and beautiful locations in the world, calling on tourism businesses to collaborate for better sustainability.

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With the confirmation of the first man in Brazil to have contracted coronavirus, the infection has now spread to every continent on Earth except Antarctica, with 78,064 confirmed cases in China alone and 2,715 confirmed mortalities due to the coronavirus. While there is only one confirmed case in Africa, experts suggest there may be many more that have gone undetected, while North America has so far avoided coronavirus mortalities.

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The Chinese government has confiscated more than 31 million fake face masks purporting to protect people from a coronavirus infection, in a move that has highlighted the severe mask shortage in the pandemic-struck country. Authorities have made 1560 arrests and taken action on 688 cases related to the manufacture of fake or inferior quality face masks related to protection from coronavirus.

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A petition endorsed by more than 200 Cherokees and other Native Americans has asked the Democratic presidential nomination candidate, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren to take back her now-falsified claims of belonging to a Native American heritage. While Warren has publicly and unreservedly apologized for claiming Native American ancestry, the petition says many of her supporters still believe and uphold her past claims.

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San Francisco has declared a local emergency due to the global coronavirus epidemic despite the fact that there are no cases of the virus in the area. The city government has said that it is preparing for the virus, just in case, it reaches the city. There are only 14 cases of the virus in the US and most of them are travel related.

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US safety regulators have suspended a new public transport program that was using 16 electric autonomous shuttles to provide better transport to an underdeveloped neighborhood. It was suspended after a passenger was injured due to an unexpected braking incident. Regulators will now re-evaluate the safety regulations that should have prevented such an incident.

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Disney has announced a new series of Star Wars books and comics that will be set 200 years before the events of 'The Phantom Menace', during the golden age of the Jedi. The new line is called 'Star Wars: The High Republic' and will be set during a time period that Disney does not intend to explore in any films or TV shows.

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Amazon has opened the world's first cashless grocery store that allows customers to just walk out with their items after scanning their phones. There are no cash counters and thus no lines or waiting, customers just grab what they need and leave. The store is currently just a pilot test to figure out how to make this technology work on a massive scale.

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The United States has warned the world of an inevitable coronavirus pandemic as a US soldier is infected with the virus in South Korea. The virus is rapidly spreading in South Korea, China, Italy, and Iran, making it very likely that it will spread to nearby countries soon. The US claims it is just a question of how many people the virus will infect.

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Disney has announced that Bob Iger will no longer be CEO of the company and that Bob Chapek will be his successor. This change comes at an odd time as Disney sees some of its highest earnings ever and there are still quite a few months left to Iger's contract.

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American comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson has recently spoken out against his coworkers at SNL, claiming it is a cutthroat environment where he is constantly made fun of. He has said that he is considering leaving the show entirely due to the toxic environment. Davidson currently has a comedy special that can be streamed on Netflix.

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A mosque was set on fire in New Dehli on Tuesday as the death toll for the riots rose to 18. The angry mob surrounded the mosque and chanted Hindu slogans before setting it on fire. According to witnesses, the mob was also targeting local shops and there was a severe shortage of police officers in the area.

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Ubisoft has announced that it is working on a new colorblind mode for its world-famous game 'Rainbow Six Siege'. This mode will allow colorblind players to play the game without suffering any disadvantages or handicaps. It is currently unclear what this mode will look like or when it will be released.

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The UK-based retail giant Tesco has successfully sold its operations in China to its state-owned partner, China Resources Holdings. Tesco has recently also completed retreats from Japan, South Korea, and the United States, and is also considering selling off its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia, which would mean its only company-owned businesses outside of Ireland would operate only in Central Europe.

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Wikimedia Foundation, the not-for-profit organization that owns and operates the online information database Wikipedia, has stated that the company may no longer be able to continue operating in India after the Indian government passed new resolutions regulating content on the internet. Wikimedia has stated that maintaining its platform will prove difficult in light of its free knowledge-sharing mission.

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A Santa Monica-based scooter rental startup called Bird recently announced a new feature for its users, called Bird Pay. The feature will allow users to make purchases at local businesses near the locations of scooter pickup or dropoff. According to Bird, the feature was requested by local business owners who want to boost sales using Bird's scooter locations.

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The co-founder and CEO of popular Mexican home rental startup Homie, Jordi Greenham has been forced to step down from his position after his scandalous texts to a woman came to light. The woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, was a potential employee who exchanged Whatsapp texts with Greenham regarding potential employment at Homie, with Greenham offering her 3000 pesos to spend a night with him.

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