The Daily Populous

Kentucky's Rand Paul the first known U.S. senator to test positive for coronavirus.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Rand Paul has become the first sitting member of the U.S. Senate to contract COVID-19 after the Kentucky lawmaker's office revealed he tested positive for the virus Sunday.

Earlier this month, Paul also was the lone senator to oppose a bipartisan $8 billion deal to provide emergency coronavirus funding. »

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been moved to solitary confinement after contracting coronavirus, reports local newspaper Niagra Gazette on Sunday.

Weinstein is believed to be one of two inmates to have tested positive.

The same report claims he already had COVID-19 when he entered the correctional facility last week after being transferred from Riker's Island. »

Donald Trump has appeared to mock the threat of the deadly coronavirus facing Mitt Romney, the only Republican senator who voted to convict him on impeachment charges.

Mr Trump said: “I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong.”.

Ten days ago, our DC office began operating remotely, hence virtually no staff has had contact with Senator Rand Paul. »

Souami then went to the customer service counter, and the Powerball sign that read $306 million caught his eye, he said.

"I like the number," he said he thought to himself before buying two tickets with the cash he was refunded from the orange juice.

Tayeb Souami of Little Ferry, N.J., came forward as the winner of the $315.3 million lottery drawing from May 19, 2018. »