Новости за 08.08.2020

A new “Dirty Dancing” movie is in development, with Jennifer Grey expected to reprise her iconic role as Frances “Baby” Houseman after more than three decades. The original 1987 romantic smash hit about a teenage girl who falls for her summer camp dance instructor propelled Grey and co-star Patrick Swayze to global fame. Its climactic […]

The prime minister of Mauritius has declared a state of environmental emergency and appealed to France for urgent assistance as oil from a grounded cargo ship spilled unabated into the island nation’s protected waters. Rough seas have hampered efforts to stop fuel leaking from the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, which ran aground two weeks ago, […]

A new ad from progressive PAC MeidasTouch draws upon years of video footage to expose Donald Trump as a racist, going back to him calling for the execution of the Central Park Five — who were found innocent — to his present-day dog whistles to racists to support his re-election campaign. The ad, called “Vote […]

The June 6 edition of the German newsweekly Der Spiegel described Donald Trump as a “fire devil” and a president who “sets fire to his country.” The English edition of Der Spiegel continues with this damningly accurate description of America in the Age of Trump: Should we be worried about the United States? Is a fundamental […]

Very much a student of New Deal economics, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has often stressed that helping the unemployed during an economic downturn not only helps those who are out of work — it also benefits the economy on the whole. Krugman made that point many times during the Great Recession, and in […]

Government watchdogs, Democratic lawmakers, and pro-democracy advocates declared it a “Friday Night Massacre” for the U.S. Postal Service after news broke in a classic end-of-the-week dump that Louis DeJoy—a major GOP donor to President Donald Trump and the recently appointed Postmaster General—had issued a sweeping overhaul of the agency, including the ouster of top executives […]

A novel coronavirus outbreak at a Missouri City nursing home, outside of Houston, has killed 17 residents, according to data from state officials. City officials issued a press release this week raising alarm over 19 deaths that they said occurred at the Paradigm at First Colony Nursing Home but nursing home officials told The Texas […]

Citing “evidence of fraud, waste, and abuse,” a congressional subcommittee investigating the federal government’s purchase of $646.7 million worth of Philips ventilators has asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to launch its own investigation of the deal. The House subcommittee launched its review after ProPublica stories in March […]

As President Donald Trump loses ground with evangelicals realizing he’s not actually a Christian, the right-wing has scrambled with the only strategy they have: try to claim Joe Biden, a devout Catholic, is somehow not a Christian. “Nobody ever would ever even think possible because he’s following the radical left agenda,” said Trump in Ohio. […]

President Donald Trump had a difficult Friday while on vacation at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was unable to reach a deal on the stimulus package. So Trump lied on Twitter about the position of Democrats. But that did nothing to change the dynamics of […]

Shocking video was posted to Twitter on Friday by a storm chaser in Canada. “A tornado has touched down in southwestern Manitoba near Virden,” the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports. “The funnel cloud was documented and posted to social media by several people in the area, including storm chaser Aaron Jayjack, who shot video of himself […]

During a bizarre Friday evening press conference at his private golf club in New Jersey, President Donald Trump vowed to protect Americans with pre-existing conditions. President @realDonaldTrump is pursuing a major executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover all pre-existing conditions. pic.twitter.com/dXMJgjmo0w — The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 8, 2020 Of course, Trump does […]

As President Donald Trump loses ground with evangelicals realizing he’s not actually a Christian, the right-wing has scrambled with the only strategy they have: try to claim Joe Biden, a devout Catholic, is somehow not a Christian. “Nobody ever would ever even think possible because he’s following the radical left agenda,” said Trump in Ohio. […]

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was the first potential running mate known to have had a meeting with former Vice President Joe Biden, the Associated Press reported Friday evening. Whitmer is reportedly one of the leading candidates to join presumptive Democratic Party nominee Biden’s ticket. Other potential running mates include Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Rep. Karen […]

President Donald Trump made lots of promises at a Friday evening press conference, but did not take any action. The president made the comments from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, where he arrived on Thursday for an extended weekend. He held the press conference while allowing members of his private club to serve as an audience for […]

Donald Trump received loud applause from the members at his private club who had gathered as an audience for his presidential address. Trump was asked why the audience at Bedminster Golf Club was not social distancing, with many seen without maks. The leader of the free world replied that the event — officially announced by […]

The president announced a press conference at his Trump National Golf Club Bedminister on Friday night. MSNBC anchor Joy Reid has shocked to learn Trump was allowing members of his private golf club to watch the press conference. .@joyannreid: "Did you just say members of (Trump's) country club … are assembling to play the audience […]

The leader of the free world will be holding a rare, Friday evening news conference while vacationing at his private, members-only golf course in New Jersey. The president arrived at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on Thursday evening and spent Friday there while White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Munchin “did not […]

One of President Donald Trump’s most prominent evangelical supporters was mocked online after being asked to “take an indefinite leave of absence” by Liberty University. “Jerry Falwell Jr. will take an indefinite leave of absence from Liberty University after posting a racy photo to social media from his vacation where his pants were unzipped, his […]

CC BY-ND Anyone who’s tending a garden right now knows what extreme heat can do to plants. Heat is also a concern for an important form of underwater gardening: growing corals and “outplanting,” or transplanting them to restore damaged reefs. The goal of outplanting is to aid coral reefs’ natural recovery process by growing new […]

One week after enhanced unemployment benefits expired, the White House on Friday failed to reach a deal with Congress on the next round of coronavirus stimulus. While on vacation at his private Trump National Golf Club Bedminister, the commander-in-chief is reportedly considering executive action. “President Trump signaled on Friday that he planned to forge ahead […]

After Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. posted photos of himself with unbuttoned pants, holding up the shirt of a woman that wasn’t his wife, and holding a dark liquid in his hand, he was attacked for hypocrisy while breaking the code of conduct and ethics for the university. It’s one of many decisions over […]

Speaking to MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on Friday, two foreign policy experts explained the shocking ways in which President Donald Trump has ignored the continued attacks on the American election at the hands of Russia. Trump has spoken to Vladimir Putin five or six times since it was discovered that Moscow was paying bounties for the […]

The White House was unable to reach a deal on coronavirus pandemic stimulus on Friday, one week after enhanced unemployment benefits expired. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), but no deal was reached. “Pelosi and Schumer […]