Nine months after coronavirus broke out in China, it has killed 1 million people worldwide, according to data from John Hopkins University. Experts believe the actual toll could be much higher if the recorded plus unrecorded deaths are considered. The trend of death and infections is still worrying in the five worst-hit countries - U.S., Brazil, India, Mexico, and U.K.

NASA and SpaceX have planned to launch Crew Dragon's first crewed operational flight for October 31. Earlier, they were planning to launch it on October 23 but they decided to delay it to give the ground and station teams some more preparation time. "The new target date will deconflict the Crew-1 launch and arrival from upcoming Soyuz launch and landing operations," NASA stated.

Hackers may have got access to confidential information about former and current staff and students of the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Las Vegas. It was attacked by hackers three days after it reopened on August 24. The hackers published documents comprising Social Security numbers, student grades and other confidential information as the officials refused to pay the ransom, as per a report.

Video footage captured by 45 body cameras shows that the 7 Louisville officers who undertook the operation were not immediately assigned escort officers after Taylor's shooting. Officers involved in a death or serious injury following the use of force should be assigned an escort officer under department policy. Officer Brett Hankison was fired by the department following the shooting.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are making a final attempt to finalize a Covid-19 package. Pelosi and her top lieutenants unveiled a $2.2 Trillion plan, which is too high for the White House and Senate Republicans. Some Democrats are also unhappy with Pelosi. "If it's a messaging exercise, it's worthless," Rep. Dean Phillips said.

Google has given app developers time until September 30, 2021, to complete "technical work" to integrate Google's billing system. This means developers can collect direct payments from users without paying Google its 30% till next year. Developers who have already integrated the system will now need to use Google Play's billing system for its 30% fees.