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Several manhole explosions were reported in Manhattan, where plumes of smoke billowed into the air just one block away from Trump Tower. The roar of fire engines rang through Midtown as authorities rushed to 5th Avenue and 55th Street on Thursday afternoon.  A New York City Fire Department spokesperson told DailyMail.com that they received a report of the explosions at 1.10pm.  Scroll down for video  The New York City Fire Department confirmed that several maintenance holes exploded on Thursday afternoon in Midtown Manhattan Smoke from the maintenance explosions coated the area and could be seen from the afternoon sky  A FDNY spokesperson did not confirm what caused the maintenance hole explosions, but firefighters extinguished an inferno in a maintenance tunnel At least two maintenance hole covers were 'blown out,' but the spokesperson noted that it could have been 'several.' They explained that each maintenance hole is connected to winding main maintenance tunnels, wh

Furious business leaders tonight accused officials in Brexit talks of complacency over the future of the City, while fiercely protecting Britain's fishing rights. With the end of the transition period looming, bosses of banks and insurance companies are worried about the failure to close in on a post-Brexit deal for the UK's powerhouse financial services industry. The sector employs more than one million people and contributes just over seven per cent of the UK's entire annual economic output. In contrast, Britain's fishing industry accounts for just 0.1 per cent of GDP and employs around 24,000 people – but it appears to be the key sticking point in the UK's negotiations with the EU. Without a deal, financial companies such as banks, insurers and fund managers will lose unfettered access to EU markets and not be able to trade freely across the bloc. With the Brexit transition period ending at 11pm on December 31, other financial centres such as Paris and Frankfurt

The United States has the highest number confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in the world amid the ongoing global pandemic.  More than 222,000 Americans have now died from coronavirus and there have been 8.3 million confirmed infections.   But given the large population of the United States, how does the country's coronavirus outbreak track when compared to other countries?  Charts tracking key metrics, including daily cases and deaths per capita, have shed light on where the US sits in the global outbreak.  The data shows that a greater proportion of the populations in smaller European, Asian and South American countries are now being infected and dying on a daily basis when compared to the US.  The United States still leads the world with the highest number of total infections, totaling more than 8.3 million However, when ranking countries per capita - based on total cases per one million people - the US comes in at eighth globally with 25,000 cases per one million The United Sta

Police investigating a mass shooting at a crowded house party in Rochester, New York, last month that killed two teenagers and wounded 14 others today announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to arrests.  Three or four people opened fire just after midnight on September 19, killing Jaquayla Young and Jarvis Alexander, both 19. The party was supposed to have been a small gathering, but people from two other nearby parties showed up, and an argument broke out. 'We will not tolerate this type of violence in our community and our city and we're going to do everything we can to bring those individuals responsible for this to justice,' Rochester's interim police chief Cynthia Herriott said at a press conference on Thursday, as Democrat & Chronicle reported.  Scroll down for video  Jaquayla Young and Jarvis Alexander , both 19, were at a large party in Rochester, New York, on September 19 when three or four people opened fire on the crowd The mass shooting on Pe

Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg told soon-to-be laid off staffers to listen to a song from the animated film Trolls as he told them the short form video service would shutter, according to a new report. In a video call with staff on Wednesday, an emotional Katzenberg suggested the song Get Back Up Again, sung by actress Anna Kendrick, might lift employees' spirits, people familiar with the call told the Wall Street Journal.  Hours later, the entertainment startup that had raised $1.75 billion in capital publicly confirmed that it would wind down operations, just six months after it launched to much fanfare in April. In the 2016 film Trolls, the song Get Back Up Again plays as Princess Poppy begins her journey through the Troll Forest. It includes the lyrics 'if you knock knock me over, I will get back up again.'   Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg told soon-to-be laid off staffers to listen to a song from the animated film Trolls as he told them the short video service woul

The rock-star fossil hunter brothers who dug up the most expensive dinosaur bones in the world have been locked in a bitter dispute after a family fall out.   For years, legendary paleontologist brothers Peter and Neal Larson worked together on some of the most monumental fossil finds but tensions mounted several years ago when younger brother Neal called for a larger percentage of their business.  The escalating feud resulted in Peter, 68, firing his 65-year-old brother and Neal filing a lawsuit in retaliation, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.   The suit lead to a deal in which the brothers would split their assets with Neal acquiring their star find, the T-Rex Stan, thought to be worth between $6million to $8million.  Yet earlier this month, Stan smashed all fossil sale records at auction, selling for a massive $32million and leaving the brothers' feud even more tense.    Legendary paleontologists Peter Larson, left, and his younger brother Neal Larson engaged

Queensland's longest hospitalised coronavirus patient has returned home after an intense seven month battle for survival.   Richard Misior, 81, had been in Gold Coast University Hospital for 214 days.  He was rushed to hospital after contracting the deadly virus while on the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship in March.  Struggling to battle against the virus, his first 77 days were spent in intensive care, where he was monitored closely by the respiratory and infectious disease teams.  Doctors feared he would never recover from the illness.  Richard Misior, 81, (pictured with his wife Helen) has been in Gold Coast University Hospital for 214 days The Surfers Paradise man underwent an extensive rehabilitation and even had to learn to walk again.  'I thought I had the flu and then I disappeared. Later on I realised they put me into an induced coma,' he told 9news. 'Many people recover quite quickly but there are some who don't. And when you get one - a bad one - yo

Disneyland, Universal and other theme parks in California are exploring legal action against the state over its COVID-19 guidelines that could keep them 'shuttered for the foreseeable future', company executives said on Wednesday. 'All options are open at this point,' Erin Guerrero, executive director of the Californian Attractions and Parks Association, told a news conference when asked whether legal action was being considered. Guerrero was responding to tough guidance by California health officials on Tuesday that pushed the reopening of Disneyland and other large parks months down the road. The news conference was attended by senior executives from Walt Disney's Disneyland, Comcast's Universal Studios, Legoland and Knott's Berry Farm in California.  Disneyland, Universal and other California theme parks are exploring legal action to hasten the reopening of the industry in the state, company executives said on Wednesday Disney, which last month laid off 2

A Louisville Police major who oversaw the unit that sent officers to Breonna Taylor's home the night she was fatally shot is the subject of an internal police investigation. The department's Professional Standards Unit opened an investigation this week into Maj Kimberly Burbrink, the commander of the Criminal Interdiction Division, the Courier Journal reported. Burbrink has been placed on administrative reassignment. The department declined to answer questions about the probe of Burbrink, which was initiated at the request of acting Chief Yvette Gentry. Maj Kimberly Burbrink who oversaw the unit that sent officers to Breonna Taylor's home the night the 26-year old EMT was fatally shot is the subject of an internal police investigation The department's investigative file released this month included a report accusing Burbrink of 'pressuring' and 'cross-examining' investigators who were probing the shooting. Taylor's home is pictured after the shooti