Новости за 13.06.2020

Trump re-election campaign manager Brad Parscale has created quite a stir on social media after first claiming 200,000 – and then, just a few hours later 300,000 people have already signed up to attend President Donald Trump’s first MAGA rally since the shutdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “Trump #MAGA Rally in […]

The “Justice for George Floyd” protests have been having a major impact all around the United States — even in the Deep South, where symbols of the Confederacy are being removed from public property. Discussing the impact of the protests in his New York Times column, liberal economist Paul Krugman asserts that far-right “reactionaries” are […]

The “Justice for George Floyd” protests have been having a major impact all around the United States — even in the Deep South, where symbols of the Confederacy are being removed from public property. Discussing the impact of the protests in his New York Times column, liberal economist Paul Krugman asserts that far-right “reactionaries” are […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, indirectly parted ways with President Donald Trump on Thursday when he defended the World Health Organization (WHO). “The WHO is an imperfect organization. It certainly has made some missteps but it has also done a lot of good,” Fauci told Rosemary Barton […]

Private jet companies have received hundreds of millions in bailout funds under the coronavirus relief bill approved by Congress earlier this year, according to a watchdog group. The Treasury Department has doled out nearly $300 million in bailout funds to 70 private jet companies, according to TrumpBailouts, a website launched by the progressive watchdog Accountable.US […]

On CNN Friday, Oklahoma reverend and Women’s March activist Sheri Dickerson slammed the police procedures of Oklahoma City in reference to the new video from a fatal arrest in 2019 showing Derrick Scott screaming “I can’t breathe,” and one officer replying “I don’t care.” “The officers, as I said, were cleared of any wrongdoing,” said […]

On CNN Friday, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter laid into police unions for attacking calls for public accountability and shielding bad officers from oversight. “We just learned today, Mayor, former police officer Derek Chauvin could still receive his pension even if he’s convicted in George Floyd’s murder,” said anchor Wolf Blitzer. “Does that sound like […]

Progressive challengers against two incumbents in Congress received the backing of The New York Times in an editorial published online on Friday evening. “At a time when millions of voices are calling out for peaceful change, New Yorkers can make an immediate difference with this year’s primary elections,” the editorial board wrote. “The nation badly […]

On CNN Friday, anchor Don Lemon tore into President Donald Trump’s handling of race relations — and said the president is increasingly on his own, on a losing side. “The president seems to be embracing division rather than unity right now. A source tells CNN he thinks stoking cultural wars is a solid political strategy,” […]

President Donald Trump is stuck between a rock and a hard place as he struggles to find a response to the crises facing America. “With less than five months before voters head to the polls, President Trump finds himself in an uncertain position: caught between advisers urging him to calm a country in the grips […]

On Friday, Politico’s Bianca Quilantan reported that a federal judge in Washington has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new restrictions on emergency coronavirus relief grants. The rule, which had just been finalized, rolls back colleges’ ability to distribute these grants to undocumented students. Washington state led the legal action against the […]

The Torrance Police Department has identified a woman they believe is responsible for a racist rant in a city park. “We don’t play games here anymore,” the woman said in the video. “Next time you ever talk to me like that you’re going to get your ass kicked by my family. They’re going to f*ck […]

“These findings expose the extent of precarity in developing countries, but also the fragility of poverty reductions to any economic shock.” The number of people living in poverty around the globe could eventually top one billion as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to researchers at Kings College London and Australian National University. Those […]

On Friday, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift condemned Tennessee’s monuments to white supremacist figures in a lengthy Twitter thread. Swift, who has a larger Twitter presence than President Donald Trump by follower count and whose musical career began in Nashville, focused on monuments to two specific historical figures: white supremacist newspaper editor Edward Carmack, and founding KKK leader […]

Several athletes at the University of Texas at Austin are refusing to participate in recruiting incoming players or show up at donor-related events if university and athletics officials fail to respond to a list of demands geared toward supporting black students, according to a statement released on Twitter on Friday. Brennan Eagles, a sophomore wide […]

Critics slammed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday after he called on supporters to film videos inside their local hospitals to prove they have not been overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. The far-right leader urged his backers Thursday to “find a way to get inside and film” to see whether intensive care units are in fact […]

On Friday, Politico reported that former Vice President Joe Biden is coming out in support of removing Confederate officers’ names from U.S. military bases — setting up a stark contrast to President Donald Trump. “The names affixed to our military installations must honor the diverse heritage of leadership and sacrifice in our country’s history,” said […]

The Trump administration just moved to roll back hard-fought Obama-era healthcare non-discrimination protections for transgender people, just as coronavirus cases are surging in at least 21 states. The timing, too, is notable. While the President does not recognize LGBTQ Pride the move comes in the middle of the month devoted to celebrating and honoring the […]

Legendary US folk singer Bob Dylan said he was “sickened” to see unarmed black man George Floyd “tortured to death” by a white police officer in his home state, in a rare interview published Friday. Dylan spoke to The New York Times the day after Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, which has sparked mass anti-racism protests […]