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A real-life “Super Mario” game — where players jump to collect coins — and a “Mario Kart” ride will open next spring at Universal Studios Japan, as gaming giant Nintendo makes its first foray into theme parks. The new area of the amusement park in the western city of Osaka was originally planned to open […]

The high cost of treating COVID-19, its long-term health complications for those who recover, and the economic ramifications of the pandemic are driving home the value of the protections created under the Affordable Care Act — and how much trouble many Americans will find themselves in if the law is overturned.A week after the presidential […]

OCILLA, Ga. — The drive from the immigrant detention center took just five minutes. Passing the courthouse and the sheriff’s office, the Chicken Delite and the Piggly Wiggly, jail vans quickly delivered their shackled passengers to Irwin County Hospital.Dr. Mahendra Amin was waiting for them.Women in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the Irwin County […]

An “extremely dangerous” hurricane bore down Tuesday on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, where the military was mobilized and tens of thousands of tourists were evacuated from hotels in top beach resorts. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified in the Caribbean to reach Category 4 status, the second-highest, and was on course to hit the Yucatan Peninsula by early […]

Earlier this year, the pandemic swept across the country, killing 100,000 Americans by the spring, shuttering businesses and schools, and forcing people into their homes. It was a great time to be a debt collector. In August, Encore Capital, the largest debt buyer in the country, announced that it had doubled its previous record for […]

For once in their rollercoaster US presidential election, principals Donald Trump and Joe Biden yield the spotlight Wednesday to Vice President Mike Pence and the Democrat seeking his job, Kamala Harris, as they debate for the first time. With Trump infected with the coronavirus that has already killed more than 210,000 Americans, the Pence-Harris showdown […]

DETROIT — A 36-year-old woman is suing the city of Detroit and the Michigan Department of Corrections in federal court, alleging violations of her religious expression and freedom after being forced to remove her hijab while taking a booking photo last year at the Detroit Detention Center.Zainab Chabban is represented in the lawsuit by the […]

In western Wisconsin, where family-run dairy farms dot the rolling green hills and eagle-watchers peer into the sparkling marshland, signs for Donald Trump and Joe Biden stand directly across each other on neighbors’ yards. In a polarized United States where Democrats and Republicans increasingly self-segregate, this stretch of the Upper Midwest alongside the Mississippi River […]

South Bend (United States) (AFP) – The University of Notre Dame, one of America’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning, is bullish on mask-wearing and social distancing to fight the coronavirus.Now, its president, the Rev. John Jenkins, is under fire after attending a notorious White House event with President Donald Trump at which both precautions […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s 10 Democrats demanded an explanation Tuesday for why President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee didn’t disclose a newspaper ad to them that carried her signature and called for an end to the “barbaric legacy” of Roe v. Wade.The Democrats, led by Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., made the demand […]

PALM BEACH, Fla. — It’s located in one of the most envied and desirable towns in the world, and yet a seemingly well-priced 14,000-square-foot mansion for sale here is languishing, despite its six bedrooms, seven baths, a large swimming pool and frontage along the Intracoastal Waterway.That mansion in Palm Beach belonged to the late, disgraced […]

PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s campaign challenged Philadelphia’s new satellite election offices in court Tuesday, arguing that its representatives should have the right to observe what happens inside the locations where voters can request and submit mail ballots.Trump campaign lawyer Linda Kerns accused the City Commissioners, who run elections, of twisting Pennsylvania state law to […]

New York (AFP) – How healthy is Donald Trump, really? Contradictory and incomplete information from officials since the president contracted coronavirus confirms that the health of the White House incumbent is a well-kept secret.Analysts also say Trump has displayed a savvy use of digital tools to try to steer coverage of the first major presidential […]

The political organization representing CEOs at some of America’s top companies warned the decision by President Donald Trump to suspend stimulus negotiations will “worsen and prolong” the financial crisis facing America. “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill […]

President Donald Trump spent his Tuesday evening in a Twitter meltdown, writing or retweeted more than 40 messages after the sun set. Conservative writer Charlie Sykes wondered what was going on. “Trump’s Twitter feed is extra-deranged tonight,” Sykes tweeted. “Theories?” Sykes received a number of submissions. Here’s some of the suggestions he received: pic.twitter.com/AliKX8lrS8 — […]

MSNBC anchors worried about President Donald Trump’s mental state on Tuesday evening. During the handoff between their shows, anchors Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell discussed fears over Trump’s mental health as he takes powerful steroids after contracting COVID-19. “I don’t usually pay attention to what the president says, just as a matter of course, like […]

President Donald Trump attempted to restart coronavirus stimulus talks — after having shut down discussions earlier in the day. “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business,” Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon. […]

On Tuesday, in response to President Donald Trump’s photo-op returning from Walter Reed Medical Center, the Lincoln Project released a new ad — seizing on the jokes made by other commentators comparing the stunt to the famous scene from the musical “Evita” where a terminal Eva Perón confronted the Argentinian people grieving over her illness. […]

The host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Tuesday released exclusive new video from the group Republican Voters Against Trump. The ad features Michael Hayden, the retired four-star Air Force general who served as the director of both the the National Security Agency (NSA) and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the George […]

On Tuesday night, following President Donald Trump’s announcement via Twitter that he was closing the door on any additional COVID-19 stimulus talks until after the election, the markets went into crisis mode, with the Dow Jones closing 375 points lower. But markets were not the only things suffering at the news from the president. According […]

On CNN Tuesday, anchor Erin Burnett grilled President Donald Trump’s deputy communication’s director Brian Morganstern about why the president abruptly pulled the plug on COVID-19 stimulus talks. “The president has been talking about stimulus. Today he ordered to end talks with the Democrats on a coronavirus stimulus package,” said Burnett. “The reason that this is […]

The Daily Beast‘s Sergio Gonzales is one of Sen. Kamala Harris’ (D-CA) former staffers with inside knowledge of what’s ahead for the first vice presidential debate – and it’s not promising for the other guy. In his editorial, “Here’s How Kamala Harris Will Expose Mike Pence’s American Hellscape,”Gonzales wrote, “Vice President Mike Pence lives in […]

CNN’s Anderson Cooper appeared visibly nonplussed by President Donald J. Trump’s recent showmanship on the balcony of the White House after his exit from Walter Reed Medical Center. The president immediately took off his mask at the peril of staffers and photographers in close proximity. When asked about the Trump’s health and COVID-19 status, doctors […]

As President Donald Trump continues the struggle to recover from his case of COVID-19, he sent entirely mixed messages on Tuesday that left some questioning whether he retained full control of his faculties. First, as I reported earlier, Trump torpedoed negotiations with congressional Democrats over a potential stimulus bill on Tuesday afternoon, saying that he would wait […]

On Tuesday, former CIA Director John Brennan tore into President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, alleging that he is abusing his declassification power to selectively leak documents to support President Donald Trump’s “Deep State” narratives. “John Ratcliffe is anything but an intelligence professional,” said Brennan. […]