Новости за 19.05.2020

Speaking to The Daily Beast this Tuesday, comedian Patton Oswalt talked about his latest stand-up special and his life in quarantine. During the interview, Oswalt said that Fox News pushing the country to reopen was “the height of evil.” “It’s very, very frustrating when you see people’s economic and job frustration being weaponized to benefit […]

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany insisted on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is actually “taking” hydroxychloroquine after a note from his doctor cast doubt on the president’s claim. McEnany was asked about a statement made by the president’s doctor which was designed to back up the president’s claim of taking hydroxychloroquine. The statement, however, […]

President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and The Trump Organization were dealt a blow Monday when a federal court judge refused to put a class action lawsuit against the family and the family business on hold. Calling it an “Ugly Pyramid Scheme,” Law & Crime reports the “class action plaintiffs allege […]

Millions of people were being moved to safety Tuesday as one of the fiercest cyclones in decades barreled towards India and Bangladesh, with evacuation plans complicated by coronavirus precautions. Both countries are under various stages of lockdown because of the disease, with infections still surging. Authorities in Bangladesh planned to evacuate 2.2 million people, fearing […]

One of the many lawsuits that the Trump Organization and members of the Trump family have faced allegations that they engaged in an illegal pyramid scheme. Attorneys for the company have tried to get the class action lawsuit placed on hold, but Judge Lorna G. Schofield — a federal judge in New York — has refused to […]

According to a report from Politico, Donald Trump’s administration is recalling National Guard members assisting in states with coronavirus pandemic efforts just before many become eligible for extra benefits from the federal government. The report states the guardsmen face a “hard stop … just one day shy of many members becoming eligible for key federal […]

President Donald Trump is pouring campaign funds into battleground states he won in 2016, and MSNBC’s John Heilemann said that should be a “flashing red warning sign” for his re-election chances. The “Morning Joe” contributor told host Joe Scarborough that recent indicators show the president is concerned about losing support from his base, which he […]

Unemployment has disproportionately affected renters since the crisis began. Advocates fear displacement and an increase in homelessness. Phoenix Morgaine doesn’t want to move, but a “for rent” sign has been in the front yard of her Belton home for more than a month. Her landlord had already left a notice to vacate in her door […]

President Donald Trump’s team of economic advisers no longer fear that Americans will have to endure a slow, painful economic recovery — and are instead predicting a fast bounce back despite unemployment hitting a staggering 15 percent last month. The Washington Post reports that Trump and his advisers have been “encouraged by the relative strength […]

As we slowly advance closer and closer to November, it’s important to remind ourselves that Donald Trump was impeached for attempting to cheat in the 2020 presidential election. Indeed, it’s crucial to circle back to events like this during the Trump era, given how the firehose of news relentlessly floods the zone with awfulness every damn […]

Democrats sounded the alarm over a Republican plan to recruit 50,000 volunteers to monitor polling sites in search of voter fraud after a federal court lifted a four-decade-long ban on GOP poll-watching following repeated instances of voter intimidation. The Republican Party, driven by President Trump’s baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud — which have been repeatedly debunked — plans […]

According to a report from Politico, Republican lawmakers have been left in an awkward position by Donald Trump after he fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick — and provided them no talking points or explanation to defend his decision. The report notes, “Senate Republicans find themselves in a familiar place: steamrolled by President Donald […]

The traditional White House portrait unveiling won’t be taking place for former President Barack Obama, at least while Donald Trump remains president. First-term presidents have traditionally hosted their immediate predecessors in the East Room for an unveiling ceremony, but sources told NBC News that modern ritual won’t happen between Trump and Obama. Trump, as he […]

Private industries have helped drop the cost of launching rockets, satellites and other equipment into space to historic lows. That has boosted interest in developing space – both for mining raw materials such as silicon for solar panels and oxygen for rocket fuel, as well as potentially relocating polluting industries off the Earth. But the […]

Since Little Richard died on May 9, he’s been rightly celebrated as one of the most exciting and influential performers in the canon of American popular music. But in most tributes, the full story of his artistic development has been slighted. This is a pity, because Little Richard’s music is deeply rooted in an underground […]

The closures of businesses and states throughout the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been stressful, costly and challenging for many. But the restrictions do not affect everyone equally. Particularly vulnerable are those with substance use disorders. With schedules disrupted, medical and psychological care curtailed and support networks shut down, the COVID-19 pandemic may […]

“Trump has decimated the foundation of independent oversight within the executive branch.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo openly admitted Monday that he asked President Donald Trump to fire the State Department inspector general—an official who is supposed to be independent from political influence—because he was not “performing a function in a way that we had tried to […]

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, who in the past has worked as a cardiologist for former Vice President Dick Cheney, said that President Donald Trump was vulnerable to dying from COVID-19 if he managed to contract it. Appearing on CNN, Reiner said that if Trump really has been taking unproven COVID-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine, it’s likely because he […]

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough identified the moment where President Donald Trump may have irreparably harmed his re-election chances. The “Morning Joe” host has been saying that elections are often won in the spring, when candidates establish their identities with voters, or have one established for them by their opponent. “Elections used to be won after Labor […]

Disgraced former American cyclist Lance Armstrong has revealed he first started doping from the age of 21, during his first season as a professional. “Wow, straight to the point, probably 21,” Armstrong replied when asked how old he was when he first doped as part of an ESPN documentary. The exchange with US journalist Marina […]

In a brutal column for the Daily Beast, Republican campaign consultant Rick Wilson derided Attorney General Bil Barr for becoming Donald Trump’s “pet attorney” — willing to to do the president’s bidding either overtly or through chicanery. As Wilson explained, “Donald Trump’s pet attorney general gave a potent reminder on Monday of why he is […]

President Donald Trump on Monday sent a four-page letter to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, threatening to permanently freeze U.S. funding to the United Nations agency in the midst of a global pandemic that has made international cooperation as crucial as ever. Trump’s letter, which he posted to Twitter Monday night, repeats […]

The wildfire season in the western United States is shaping up to be even more challenging this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced firefighters to rethink how they respond to disaster while also protecting themselves. “We’re focused on COVID-19, we’re focused on coronavirus mitigation, trying to do our best to suppress the […]

A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race to find treatments and vaccines. A drug being tested by scientists at China’s prestigious Peking University […]

Physicians, health care experts and the media spent considerable time focused on hospital capacity since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Nursing homes received less attention, until thousands of deaths revealed a shocking risk for older adults and those who care for them. Another sector receiving little attention are home care services – direct care […]