Lawyer reproved for smelling of alcohol while representing DUI defendant
A lawyer was reprimanded after officials alleged he came to court reeking of alcohol and was charged with public intoxication. The Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee said this occurred while Kent Thomas Jones was representing a client in a DUI case. In a phone interview, he claimed he was never…
Infections in India are soaring, but increased testing will help
Editor’s note: Some of our covid-19 coverage is free for readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. For more stories and our pandemic tracker, see our hubSANDEEP IS ANXIOUS. A few days ago the owner of the clinic where his wife works as a receptionist came down with covid-19. Authorities sealed the building and…
Singapore’s ruling party wins easily—but its vote falls sharply
Rarely, in over half a century in power, has the PAP fared worseBY LOCAL STANDARDS it was a stunning rebuke. The People’s Action Party (PAP), which has governed Singapore since before independence in 1965, lost ten of the 93 parliamentary seats up for grabs in a general election on July 10th. The main opposition outfit,…
Man cuts through fence to elude Coronavirus quarantine and buy liquor
A man escaped from a COVID-19 quarantine facility in New Zealand, clipping through a fence in order to go to the liquor store. Officials claim a 50-year-old man, who arrived on July 1 from Australia, chopped through a 1.8-meter fence to escape his transitory isolation location on the country’s North Island at the Distinction Hotel.…
US Government Might Ban TikTok, Here’s Why
On the latest trending news, people are surprised and nervous as the US government announced the possibility that TikTok might be banned all throughout the country. The famed social media platform approximately has 37 Million registered users just in the US alone. If the ban was not announced or will not take place, there should…