Новости за 01.11.2020

MIAMI — On the last weekend of early voting, a critical period for Florida Democrats counting on a swell of turnout from Black and Hispanic voters, vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris urged voters to choose the candidate that says “Black Lives Matter.”Harris visited South Florida in a final swing through the state, where latest […]

At the end of January, a little after the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the United States, the New York Stock Exchange hit an all-time high, and Donald Trump’s biggest concern was the impact of Boeing’s woes on the economy. “The American Dream is back, bigger, better and stronger than ever before,” the US […]

Donald Trump, tragically occupying the office of president of the United States, possibly has uttered the ugliest words of an ugly career defacing the national stage. And they barely led the news anywhere. Trump has been claiming at his super-spreader rallies for the past week that American doctors are profiting from the death of COVID-19 […]

MIAMI — Andres and Miguel left Cuba, the only home they had ever known, in spring 2019. Cuban police had told Andres, a factory employee, and Miguel, a farmer, that they would be “disappeared” and jailed if they didn’t support the government or participate in political activities.So they flew to Central America, and walked and […]

Predictions about whether President Donald Trump or his challenger Joe Biden will win the election are heating up, but it’s the electoral college that will decide. Trump lost the popular vote in 2016 by about 3 million votes but won the electoral college, which is why it’s so important to keep an eye on the […]

Hackers are stepping up attacks on health care systems with ransomware in the United States and other countries, creating new risks for medical care as the global coronavirus pandemic accelerates.  Alerts from US authorities and security researchers highlight a wave of cyberattacks on hospitals coping with rising virus infections. An unusual warning this week from […]

He was attempting to land Democrat Joe Biden an electoral slam dunk, but former president Barack Obama nailed a 3-pointer instead. Literally. On the campaign trail Saturday at a high school gym in Flint, Michigan, Obama, who is known for his skill on the court, was passed a basketball as he left the room. The […]

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England, which will join several European countries in imposing the measure for a second time, as Slovakia took a different tack and began testing its entire population. Global infections are fast approaching 46 million, with close to 1.2 million deaths, and Europe […]

Donald Trump visits five swing states Sunday in a punishing finale to a frantic weekend sprint against challenger Joe Biden just days ahead of the US presidential election. The candidates and their top surrogates barreled through crucial states in the industrial Midwest and coastal southeast on Saturday, pressing closing arguments. Trump will rally voters Sunday with […]

SEATTLE — Two weeks after his 18th birthday, DeeJay Dallas registered to vote in Georgia on Sept. 29, 2016. The Seahawks’ rookie running back was eager to participate in the electoral process again this year, and Georgia state records show his absentee ballot was accepted there Oct. 27.“Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat or […]

“If I’m asked to serve, I’ll serve,” the senior partner said coyly. We were at one of Washington, D.C.’s Michelin-starred restaurants, treated to a multi-course dinner as a thank-you to me and another associate for our hard work on a recent case. The other junior associate, who, like me, was a self-professed liberal woman in […]

On Saturday, writing for The New York Times, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz warned that many people’s taxes are about to go up. But it’s not because Joe Biden’s campaign plan raises taxes, as President Donald Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed. It’s because the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — the controversial tax cut […]

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tx., who currently finds himself in an unusually competitive race against Democratic opponent MJ Hegar, previously falsely represented himself as a graduate of Oxford University in England in the run-up to his successful election to the Texas Supreme Court, press and public records show. In the eight months before Cornyn’s 1990 election to the state’s […]

John Mulaney returned to “Saturday Night Live” to host the final show before the 2020 election with music act The Smiths. It was the fourth time the former SNL writer had hosted the show — despite having never been a cast member. The cold open featured a confident Joe Biden, portrayed by Jim Carrey, giving […]

Public feuding broke out on Saturday between two of the most critical doctors involved in America’s COVID-19 pandemic. It started when Dr. Tony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious-disease expert, criticized controversial neuroradiologist Dr. Scott Atlas in an interview with The Washington Post. “I have real problems with that guy,” Fauci said. “He’s a smart guy […]

President Donald Trump gave his fourth campaign rally of the day in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. “It is bitter cold here. Attendees are bundled up, some are wrapped in blankets,” White House pool correspondent Gabriella Orr reported. Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason posted video of the crowd as Trump was taking the stage to the sound […]

For 18 days of early voting, Harris County residents waited in line, had their identities verified by poll workers, and cast their votes in a presidential election that has seen record-breaking early turnout. But for the nearly 127,000 people who did so at drive-thru polling places instead of in traditional indoor sites, many are now […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday night praised his supporters who almost ran a Biden bus off the road in Texas. “Did anybody see the picture of that crazy bus driving down the highway and they’re surrounded by like, hundreds of cars? They’re all Trump flags all over the place,” Trump said at his fourth Pennsylvania […]

The group of former top GOP political strategists seeking to oust President Donald Trump and his supporters is making a big, last-minute push in red-state Senate races. “With just three days left until the election, President Trump’s enemies are seeing new opportunities in staunchly red states. The Lincoln Project, a conservative-led political action committee dedicated […]

Former President Barack Obama appeared to be having a great time while on the campaign trail for his former vice president on Saturday. The former president posted video to Twitter showing him being passed a basketball and nailing a three-point shot with nothing but net. “Oh,” the crowd exclaimed. “Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,” Joe […]

The nation’s leading infectious-disease expert gave a blunt assessment’s of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 failures in a bombshell new interview with The Washington Post. “We’re in for a whole lot of hurt. It’s not a good situation,” Fauci told the newspaper. “All the stars are aligned in the wrong place as you go into the […]

President Donald Trump has repeatedly complained about the Department of Justice not persecuting and locking up his political opponents. It appears his supporters have received the message. On Saturday, Barr’s house outside Washington, DC was met with protesters. “It’s come to this: A neighbor reports that AG William Barr’s house in McLean is being picketed […]

Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump during a campaign event for the Biden/Harris ticket in Detroit. “What’s his obsession with crowds anyway? He’s still talking about his inauguration crowd being small…does he have nothing better to worry about? That was four years ago! What kind of trauma did he go through? Did […]

During a Saturday campaign swing through Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump announced a major honor. “Pres met on arrival in Butler PA by legendary college football coach Lou Holtz, who Trump announced will be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor he can bestow,” CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reported Saturday. […]

Donald Trump put on an uncommonly sad face at his rally today in Pennsylvania, and it’s triggering his minions’ fear that the monarchy is in jeopardy. Their fears may not be irrational, based on early accounts of the rally’s dour tone from reputable sources. Trump was speaking from Newton, PA, the first of four rallies […]