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More than 200 inmates, including five New York City mobsters, in a single unit have been infected with COVID-19 at a prison in New Jersey.  FCI Fort Dix, in Burlington County, New Jersey, has reported 217 out of 230 prisoners in one unit tested positive for the virus on November 5.  That number brings the prison's cases to 232, which is higher than any other federal prison in the US.  According to the New York Daily News, among those sickened are Bonnano family member Daniel Mongelli, Bonnanno soldier Michael Padavona, Genovese family member Ernest Montevecchi, 75, Lucchese capo John Castellucci and Colombo associate Michael Spataro. More than 200 inmates, including five New York City mobsters, in a single unit have been infected with COVID-19 at Fort Dix. Bonnano family member Daniel Mongelli (second from right) is one of them. Mongelli was given a compassionate release from prison on November 5 Bonnanno soldier Michael Padavona and Lucchese capo John Castellucci have also been

A racing pigeon has sold at auction for more than £1.4 million to a mystery Chinese buyer. The three-year-old hen called New Kim was sold by Belgian auctioneers Pigeon Paradise in an online auction for 1.6 million euros on Sunday. The sale beat the 1.25 million euros paid last year for male pigeon Armando, dubbed the Lewis Hamilton of the sport which has become highly lucrative in China. In a frantic final half hour of bidding, two Chinese buyers using the pseudonyms Super Duper and Hitman sent the price for New Kim sky-rocketing. The champion bird from Antwerp is likely to be used by the unnamed buyer for breeding. The breeder demonstrates the prowess of New Kim, a three-year-old hen who sold for £1.4 million at auction in Belgium Nikolaas Gyselbrecht, founder of PIPA, a Belgian auction house for racing pigeons, shows a three-year old female pigeon named New Kim Pigeons are seen at Belgian auction house for racing pigeons Pipa in Knesselare, Belgium Pigeons in a coop at the auction h

Quawan 'Bobby' Charles , 15, was found dead on November 3 in a sugar cane field near the village of Loreauville, Louisiana The death of a Louisiana teen found in a sugar cane field with a mutilated face is being investigated as a homicide, the sheriff's office confirmed Saturday.  Quawan 'Bobby' Charles, 15, was found dead on November 3 near the village of Loreauville four days after his father reported him missing on October 30 at around 8pm.  Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero said Saturday that his office is 'working hard to ensure no stone is left unturned' in determining what led to the death of the black teen, whose disappearance sparked speculation about racial crime. Sheriff Romero said footage shows Bobby alone near where he was found. No arrests have been made but investigators are said to have interviewed unidentified people who may have been with Charles before his death. Quawan is said to have been picked up from his home by white mother and son

Social media platform Parler, which styles itself as a 'free speech-driven' space, is bankrolled by hedge-fund investor Robert Mercer's daughter Rebekah, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. U.S. right-wing social media users have flocked to Parler, messaging app Telegram and hands-off social site Gab, citing the more aggressive policing of political comments on mainstream platforms such as Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc.  Parler Chief Executive Officer John Matze, who describes himself as libertarian, has said he founded the company in 2018 as a bipartisan platform but has doubled down on marketing to conservatives as they took to the site. Rebekah said in a post on Parler: 'John and I started Parler to provide a neutral platform for free speech, as our founders intended, and also to create a social media environment that would protect data privacy.' 'The ever increasing tyranny and hubris of our tech overlords demands that someone lead the fight against

Police shut down three illegal parties in one night and have fined organisers after a rising number have alerted authorities to people flouting Covid-19 lockdown rules.  Merseyside Police were called to three properties over the weekend and slapped organisers with fines following the breach of coronavirus lockdown regulations.   Twenty-seven revellers were issued with fixed penalty notices at a rental property on Lace Street, Liverpool City Centre, on Saturday at 6.10pm after reports of a party.  Twenty-seven revellers were issued with fixed penalty notices at a rental property on Lace Street, Liverpool City Centre, (pictured, stock image) on Saturday at 6.10pm after reports of a party Police were also called to a gathering at a property at 12.20am on Oldham Street, Liverpool, where two fixed penalties were issued.   Seven people on-board a moored boat on Coburg Wharf, Liverpool City Centre, were issued with fixed penalty notices and a quantity of Class A drugs were seized.  Police wer

Australia has signed one of the biggest trade deals in history with China and 14 other nations - but relations with Beijing show no sign of improving. Leaders from 15 Indo-Pacific countries signed the pan-Asian trade agreement called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Sunday after eight years of negotiations. One of the world's biggest free trade deals, RCEP eliminates 90 per cent of tariffs and simplifies business with common rules to access markets. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Trade Minister Simon Birmingham after signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Sunday during a virtual ceremony The agreement, which is yet to be ratified, includes nine of Australia's top trading partners: China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, who together account for 66 per cent of Australia's exports.  Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said the 15 nations in RCEP covered 30 per cent of the world's

The stranger accused of attacking actor Rick Moranis on a New York City sidewalk was charged with another unprovoked assault on a couple months before.  Marquis Ventura, 35, is said to have pulled out a knife on Ashley Davis, 34, and her husband, Glenn Smith, also 34, before punching and beating them both during the alleged incident on the subway on April 13.   Ashley told The New York Post: 'I thought my husband was dying. His shoulder was so badly dislocated it was down to his belly.' Moranis, 67, who is 5ft 6in, was walking near Central Park West on the Upper West Side last month when suddenly a man walking by struck him in the head, knocking him to the ground. Police released footage of the assault which left the Ghostbusters' star with pain in his head, back and right hip. Ventura was arrested on Saturday night at 96th Street and Broadway subway station. The Manhattan resident has a history of 13 arrests, including five for felonies according to the Post. Now it has em

Tributes have poured in for 'ultimate entertainer' Des O'Connor following his peaceful death at the age of 88. The entertainer had been admitted to hospital just over a week ago following a fall at his Buckinghamshire home but was recovering and in 'great spirits' while being visited by his family - in accordance with hospital lockdown regulations.  O'Connor, an all-round entertainer whose success spanned decades, had been 'looking forward to going home' but his condition 'suddenly deteriorated' and he 'drifted peacefully away in his sleep' last night,  his longtime agent and family friend Pat Lake-Smith said.   At the time of his death O'Connor was married to and living with Jodie Brooke Wilson, his fourth wife. He is also survived by his son Adam and his four daughters, Karin, TJ, Samantha and Kristina.  A heartbreaking final photograph shows him waving to his daughter through a window while shielding amid the coronavirus outbreak.