Новости за 03.12.2020

The Trump administration is suing Facebook over allegations that the tech giant discriminated against U.S. workers by creating recruitment processes that favored temporary visa holders, ...

A Namibian candidate named Adolf Hitler Uunona won a regional election in the nation’s northern Oshana region by a commanding margin.Uunona denied any ideological common ground with the Nazi chancellor, telling the German newspaper Bild, "That I...

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) will be the first African American chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, winning a caucuswide vote on Thursday to secure the top spot of the panel. Meeks, who was the third-ranking member of the committee...

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) on Thursday was elected the next chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) - a position she called an "honor of a lifetime."Beatty will serve as the 27th chair of the caucus, which wa...

After a mysterious metal monolith recently appeared in Utah and was promptly disassembled, another was spotted in Romania. Now, a third such obelisk has popped up - this time on a mountain in Southern California.Th...

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton are getting "Gutsy,” poised to host a new docuseries based on their book "Gutsy Women."The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, along with her 40-year-old author daughter, will also executive produce the series for Apple...

A new advertisement for Match.com making fun of the year 2020 has gone viral online.The ad opens with a scene of Satan in hell, sitting on his fiery throne apparently depressed at a lack of success finding love....

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday refused to halt its previous ruling rejecting a last-ditch GOP bid to prevent further action on the certification of the 2020 election results in the state.Pennsylvania Go...

A group of Republican senators introduced a bill Thursday designed to protect government workers and their information as they work from home during the coronavirus pandemic.The legislation, dubbed Public Servant Protection Act, gives all government...

Kelly Dodd, a cast member of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” expressed remorse on Wednesday for saying earlier this year that the coronavirus pandemic was "God's way of thinning the herd."Dodd appeared virtually on “Watch What Happens Lives...

Calls by attorneys Lin Wood and Sydney Powell for Georgia voters to boycott two crucial Senate runoffs in January are sparking panic among Republicans, who fear that the duo's remarks could cost them much-needed votes....

Although the media has made improvement in its inclusiveness, women remain underrepresented, receiving only 38 percent of screen time despite making up 52 percent of the population, according to a report released by Nielsen on Thursday....

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday attempted to get the Senate to immediately pass his bill to make President Trump’s payroll tax deferral optional for federal workers and military members, but Republicans blocked the effort.Van Hollen’s bill...

Pfizer chairman Albert Bourla told Dateline host Lester Holt that the pharmaceutical company was "not certain" if the vaccine prevented the coronavirus from being transmitted, saying, "This is something that needs t...

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) said she is no longer in the running to become Health and Human Services Secretary for President-elect Joe Biden."I am not going to be President-elect Biden's ...

Warner Bros. will release its entire 2021 film slate to HBO Max and theaters simultaneously, the studio announced Thursday.“No one wants films back on the big screen more than we do,” said Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) held talks on Thursday about reaching a COVID-19 relief deal before Christmas, with both expressing a desire to quickly pass legislation,...

Democrats up and down the ballot were buoyed this year by a spike in turnout among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Americans, reaping the benefits of a concerted, years-long effort by the party to make inroads...

Retail giant Walmart on Thursday announced it will give $700 million in bonuses to its 1.5 million U.S. employees amidst calls from retail workers to have hazard pay reinstated.The Washington Post notes that Walmart has managed to maintain a steady...

Wisconsin's top court turned away a lawsuit from President Trump that sought to have the state's election results decertified, yet another blow to Trump's long-shot legal efforts to undo President-elect Joe Bid...

It’s no secret Latinos of all age ranges are suffering disproportionately from the coronavirus pandemic, but as we head into winter, it’s important to remember that our abuelas and tios are particularly vulnerable to the physical and mental health...

The United States has a history of coming together and innovating its way out of challenges. In the early days of the space race, threatened by Soviet-space supremacy, our scientists and researchers sent the first humans to land on the moon. Faced...

Rep.-elect Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday that the notion of figures such as former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former Broad Foundation President Bruce Reed serving in the Biden administration “makes my skin crawl.”Bowman...

Republicans staged a protest against proxy voting Thursday by making a motion to adjourn the House, a move they're hoping will put Democrats in a bind.Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), head of the conservative Freedom Caucus, introduced the...

President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday officially tapped former Obama administration official Brian Deese to lead the National Economic Council, his latest announcement to round out his economic team.Deese, who was widely expected to get the role,...