Новости за 26.02.2020

Dozens of passengers allowed off a coronavirus-stricken ship have developed symptoms including fever and will be asked to take tests for the virus, Japan’s health minister said Wednesday. The news came as another death linked to the virus in Japan was reported and the government urged organisers of major events in the next fortnight to […]

With porous borders, creaking hospitals and large illiterate populations, Afghanistan and Pakistan face a potentially devastating health crisis after the new coronavirus erupted in neighbouring Iran. Islamabad has closed official border crossings while Kabul has suspended all travel to the Islamic republic, which has reported 15 deaths out of nearly 100 infections — making it […]

Former Donald Trump campaign CEO and chief strategist Steve Bannon used a private jet apparently owned by a wealthy Chinese businessman to fly to events to promote Republican congressional candidates in 2018. The previously unreported flights could run afoul of a campaign finance law that bars foreign money from U.S. elections, according to campaign finance […]

Senators from both parties slammed the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus amid dire warnings from health officials. The Senate was briefed by Trump administration officials after Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the administration was “asleep at the wheel” as the country faces a “pandemic.” Senators apparently did not get the answers they were looking for. […]

When he was a private citizen in 2014, Donald Trump railed against President Barack Obama about the unfolding Ebola crisis, even though the outbreak never had a major impact on the United States mainland. But with a keen instinct for political winds, Trump rightly saw that the Ebola news could be effectively weaponized against the […]

Historically amongst the revelers at Venice’s celebrated Mardi Gras Carnival, are those costumed in the distinctive beaked mask of the Medico della Peste—the plague doctor. Wearing black robes and white gloves, those celebrants who deck the uniform of the Renaissance plague doctors are most recognizable by the long avian proboscis of the mask, with its […]

How many times have you heard it said, “Judge not, lest ye be judged“? It’s certainly true that there’s some value in withholding unnecessary criticism, especially when you have a two-by-eight sticking out of your eye socket. No one, let me assure you, is perfect. Therefore, no one is in an absolute position to pass […]

Democratic White House hopefuls rounded on leftist frontrunner Bernie Sanders at a feisty debate Tuesday, attacking him as too extreme for American voters and a flawed challenger to President Donald Trump. Joe Biden, who needs a victory in South Carolina’s crucial primary on Saturday to keep his campaign alive, hit Sanders as soft on gun […]

A sea of red washed across Asian markets on Wednesday, with the coronavirus spreading rapidly around the world and health chiefs warning that governments were not prepared for the outbreak. The heavy selling, after a day of relative calm caused by bargain-buying, followed another rout on Wall Street where all three main indexes lost around […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign walked back a tale that he has repeatedly told on the campaign trail. On Friday, The New York Times reported Biden had told similar versions of the same story “at least three campaign appearances over the past two weeks.” “This day, 30 years ago, Nelson Mandela walked out of […]

Well, that’s was a complete disaster. Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate was the last time the candidates would meet on stage together before the potentially pivotal South Carolina primary, and largely because of absolutely dreadful moderation, the whole event was essentially pointless. I often write up my analysis of debate nights by explaining my […]

Seven Democrats took to the stage in Charleston for the last debate for the South Carolina primary on Saturday. Is tends to happen, everyone had an opinion on the contest between Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former VP Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), former New […]

President Donald Trump fired Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire and replaced him with Richard Grenell — who had been U.S. ambassador to Germany — shaking up the office of the top intel chief. Trump’s critics have been quick to point out that Grenell, a Trump loyalist, has no intelligence experience. And two intel […]

Senators from both parties slammed the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus amid dire warnings from health officials. The Senate was briefed by Trump administration officials after Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the administration was “asleep at the wheel” as the country faces a “pandemic.” Senators apparently did not get the answers they were […]

The moderators at the Democratic debate in Charleston, South Carolina have been broadly panned for failing to maintain control of the discussion, and allowing candidates to shout and talk over one another. Towards the end of the debate, former Vice President Joe Biden — who spent much of the time with his hand up as […]

President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics on Tuesday for not praising his response to the Coronavirus outbreak. “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus, including the very early closing of our borders to certain areas of the world,” Trump argued. “No matter how well we do, however, the […]

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg was ridiculed online after attempting to land a joke at the Democratic Party presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina. Bloomberg shared the stage with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former VP Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and businessman […]

It is unclear who will walk away from the Democratic CBS debates in Charleston, South Carolina as the victor, but one clear loser from the debates is the moderating team. They sat by as the candidates shouted and talked over one another, and at times asked bizarre questions, like whether former New York City Mayor […]

At Tuesday’s Democratic debate in Charleston, South Carolina, former Vice President Joe Biden took Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to task over his support for the Protecting Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) — an NRA-backed bill that made it dramatically more difficult to sue gun manufacturers for irresponsibly marketing and selling dangerous weapons. Gun violence, […]

At Tuesday’s Democratic primary debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) obliterated former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Warren opened by pointing out that Bloomberg has spent much of his life giving money to powerful Senate Republicans — including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who has become a major Democratic lightning rod for […]

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former VP Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and businessman Tom Steyer took the stage for the final debate before the Super Tuesday races. The debate opened with Sanders and Bloomberg clashing. Sanders […]

On Tuesday, the Washington Post profiled the Trump administration’s efforts to assuage public fears about the coronavirus pandemic — and noted they have become mired in serious credibility problems that damage their ability to direct the public. “The rosy sheen that Trump, [economic adviser Larry] Kudlow, and other White House officials have tried to express […]

Seven Democratic 2020 hopefuls will square off on Tuesday at the CBS News and Congressional Black Caucus Institute debate in Charleston, South Carolina. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former VP Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and businessman Tom […]

Right-wing talk radio host Rush Limbaugh drew fury after suggesting that the media is “gleeful” about the coronavirus pandemic out of hope that it will damage President Donald Trump — and his suggestion that the virus isn’t really that bad. One of the voices condemning him was former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), a tea party […]

San Francisco Mayor London Breed made an emergency declaration to help the city prepare for COVID-19 coronavirus. “Although there are still zero confirmed cases in San Francisco residents, the global picture is changing rapidly, and we need to step-up preparedness,” Breed said in a statement. “We see the virus spreading in new parts of the […]