April 29, 2020 10:50 PM ET Fox News host Tucker Carlson called documents released Wednesday from the FBI investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn “shocking.” Emails and handwritten notes appear to show how the senior leadership of the FBI were determined to prosecute Flynn — even if it meant they had to entrap…
Archives for April 2020
Tucker Carlson: If The FBI Can Set Up Michael Flynn, ‘What Chance Do The Rest Of Us Have?’
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Here’s What To Know About Biden Accuser Tara Reade And Her Sexual Assault Allegation
April 30, 2020 by
Former Senate staffer Tara Reade has accused 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993. Biden has denied the allegations through a spokeswoman but has not personally addressed the allegation. Since Reade came forward with her allegations in March, two more people have corroborated details of her story and a video of…
China says it has no interest in meddling in U.S. presidential election
April 30, 2020 by
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has no interest in interfering in the U.S. presidential election, it said on Thursday, following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters during a daily briefing that the…
Fauci says leak concerns fueled his White House revelation of Gilead drug results
April 30, 2020 by
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Concerns over leaks compelled the top U.S. infectious disease official to reveal data on Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental drug remdesivir, the first in a scientifically rigorous clincial trial to show benefit in treating COVID-19. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci attends a coronavirus response meeting between U.S.…
The devil’s in the detail for junk debt investors facing coronavirus defaults
April 30, 2020 by
LONDON (Reuters) – Before the coronavirus, investors hungry for returns piled into risky corporate loans and bonds with precious little protection for creditors. Now they’re frantically scouring the terms to see just what firms can get away with to survive the fallout. FILE PHOTO: A board at the New York Stock Exchange shows the state…
As Lebanon’s crisis deepens, politicians trade blame
April 30, 2020 by
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese politicians who have led their country into financial disaster are squabbling over who is to blame, stirring up old rivalries that may spell even deeper trouble ahead. Lebanon faces its gravest threat since the 1975-90 civil war as its currency sinks, inflation spirals and protesters return to the streets, angered by…
Rice: Pandemic an ‘Opportunity’ to Make Sure Every American Has ‘Access’ to the Ballot by Mail
April 30, 2020 by
Wednesday on CNN, former Obama administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the coronavirus pandemic was an “opportunity” to ensure every American could vote by mail. Anchor Wolf Blitzer asked, “You’ve written an article, an opinion op-ed in The New York Times, and you say it’s not enough to just get back to normal. You also…
Ted Cruz Bill Would Ban the Pentagon from Helping Studios Censor Films to Appease China
April 30, 2020 by
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) accused Hollywood of being “complicit in China’s censorship and propaganda in the name of bigger profits.” He has legislation that would prevent the Pentagon from working with film studios working to accommodate the censorious demands of the Chinese state. The legislation, called “The Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, Protecting Talkies Act” (SCRIPT Act), would…
Coons: Biden Allegations ‘Fully Investigated’ by Press, Which ‘Found There’s Nothing There’
April 30, 2020 by
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that the sexual misconduct allegations against 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden have been “fully investigated” by the New York Times, Washington Post, and Associated Press and those outlets “have concluded that there was no substance to these allegations.” Coons said that he…
Teachers’ Union: Scream Bloody Murder if Schools Reopen Prematurely
April 30, 2020 by
Teachers’ union heads are condemning President Donald Trump’s suggestion that schools in some areas of the nation consider reopening prior to summer. The union leaders said if schools reopen without approval of medical experts, they will push for strikes. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), told her members, “You scream bloody…
Tesla’s Elon Musk rails against government coronavirus mandates
April 29, 2020 by
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Elon Musk summed up his feeling and “outrage” about the government-mandated U.S. coronavirus closings and restrictions every American is dealing with as “fascist” during a cuss-filled rant on the company’s earnings call Wednesday evening.”The extent of shelter in place or frankly what…
Biden asked about sexual assault in the military, says survivors should be ‘supported,’ abusers ‘held accou…
April 29, 2020 by
During a virtual fundraiser on Wednesday evening, former Vice President Joe Biden was asked about sexual assault — in the military.Following his virtual women’s town hall, where he notably was not asked about the sexual assault allegation made by former Senate staffer Tara Reade, a woman named Nancy Parrish, who is an advocate of combating sexual assault…
Rose McGowan lashes out at Democrats, media: ‘Now I know too much’
April 29, 2020 by
Actress Rose McGowan posted a teary-eyed selfie along with a missive lamenting the Democratic establishment and the media Wednesday night following the fallout from sex assault allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden.McGowan – a victim of the convicted rapist and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein — has for weeks excoriated Democratic politicians, media outlets and…
New Jersey to reopen state and county parks, governor announces after protests over coronavirus restrictions
April 29, 2020 by
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.In one of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, parks will reopen this weekend.New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced the change Wednesday on Twitter after hundreds of protesters gathered in Trenton, upset with the Garden State’s near-lockdown orders. New Jersey…
Trump says coronavirus will be ‘eradicated’ | TheHill
April 29, 2020 by
President TrumpDonald John TrumpMeat and poultry industry groups applaud Trump for keeping processing plants open FBI releases documents showing Roger Stone, Julian Assange communications Approval for Trump’s handling of coronavirus drops 10 points: poll MORE said Wednesday that the novel coronavirus would eventually be “eradicated” with or without a vaccine so that Americans and businesses…
Trump says he plans to resume travel next week with trip to Arizona | TheHill
April 29, 2020 by
President TrumpDonald John TrumpMeat and poultry industry groups applaud Trump for keeping processing plants open FBI releases documents showing Roger Stone, Julian Assange communications Approval for Trump’s handling of coronavirus drops 10 points: poll MORE on Wednesday said he plans to resume traveling next week with a trip to Arizona after spending the past month…
Tucker Carlson: Media Is Colluding With Power By Banning ‘Harmful Misinformation’
April 29, 2020 by
April 29, 2020 8:12 AM ET Fox News host Tucker Carlson accused an increasing number of media outlets Tuesday of not “challenging” but “colluding” with authoritarian powers that want to censor what people watch and read during the coronavirus crisis. Social media giants like Facebook, Google and YouTube are routinely removing information and videos that…
DC police change Tara Reade’s sexual assault complaint from active to inactive: report
April 29, 2020 by
April 29, 2020 3:13 PM ET The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department changed the status of a complaint against 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden from active to inactive, One America News Network reported Wednesday. The network’s Richard Pollack reported Wednesday afternoon that the D.C. police department appears to have closed its investigation into Tara Reade’s…
Irrfan Khan, ‘Life Of Pi’ And ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Actor, Dead At 53
April 29, 2020 by
April 29, 2020 12:24 PM ET Bollywood star turned Hollywood actor Irrfan Khan has died. Khan was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital Wednesday with a colon infection, according to a report published by the New York Post. He was 53 years old at the time of his death. “Irrfan was a strong soul,…
Fauci, Trump And NIH Say Drug Remdesivir Shows Positive Signs In Treating Coronavirus
April 29, 2020 by
April 29, 2020 12:55 PM ET President Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci both praised the drug Remdesivir during a press availability Wednesday at the White House. The drug produced by Gilead Sciences is not a “knock out” cure, Fauci told reporters in the Oval Office, but showed several hopeful signs in a newly completed…
Joe Biden Accuser Tara Reade Slams Time’s Up Movement For Making Sexual Assault A ‘Partisan Issue’
April 29, 2020 by
April 29, 2020 3:18 PM ET Presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s sexual assault accuser has slammed Hollywood’s Time’s Up movement for making sexual assault a partisan issue. Reade accused the movement organizers of staying silent after she made sexual assault allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden, according to an interview published Wednesday by Fox News.…
Trump, Fauci see hope with Gilead’s drug in coronavirus fight
April 29, 2020 by
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday greeted as good news reports that a Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug might help fight the coronavirus, and infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said data shows it appears to help patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Fauci, though, told reporters during a White House meeting with Trump…
Shares jump on coronavirus drug hopes, oil surges
April 29, 2020 by
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock markets surged on Wednesday following encouraging news for an experimental COVID-19 treatment and some positive earnings reports, while beaten-up oil prices soared. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City,…
Parallel lives: Twin-brother ER doctors fight COVID-19 in New York, Miami
April 29, 2020 by
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Emergency room doctor Michael D’Urso has had some bleak days on the front lines of New York City’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Intubated patients sometimes spend days waiting for beds in overcrowded intensive care units. Seemingly stable patients suddenly start deteriorating rapidly. On one recent shift, 15 of 23 nurses…
Italy pledged aid to 2.3 million workers. Just 29,000 have got it
April 29, 2020 by
ROME (Reuters) – Looking to save lives and stop the coronavirus by shutting down the nation, the Italian government told workers in March: you stay home and we will pay most of your lost wages. FILE PHOTO: Caritas volunteers wearing face masks hand out free food to a man amid economic hardship as Italy struggles…
COVID-19 patients respond positively to remdesivir in major US trial – Breitbart
April 29, 2020 by
Washington (AFP) – Gilead Science’s remdesivir, one of the most highly anticipated drugs being tested against the new coronavirus, showed positive results in a large-scale US government trial, the company said Wednesday. “We understand that the trial has met its primary endpoint and that NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) will provide detailed…
Anthony Fauci Praises Study on Remdesivir’s Effectiveness v. Coronavirus
April 29, 2020 by
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said that a Gilead Sciences study showing potential for treating the coronavirus with remdesivir was “quite good news.” “The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut significant positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery,” Fauci said. The NIH announced Wednesday that the data from a clinical trial showed that…
Jon Karl: ‘No Question’ Joe Biden Will Have to Address Assault Allegations
April 29, 2020 by
Appearing Wednesday on the Fox News Channel, ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jon Karl said there is “no question” that former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee, will have to address allegations of sexual assault from his former Senate staffer Tara Reade. “When I go into that briefing room I’m not asking questions…
Stacey Abrams, Other Dems Mimic Biden Talking Points on Tara Reade
April 29, 2020 by
During an appearance on CNN on Tuesday night, activist Stacey Abrams seemed to closely follow leaked talking points from the Joe Biden campaign regarding sexual assault accusations made by Tara Reade. When asked by Don Lemon about the accusations, Abrams replied: I believe that women deserve to be heard and I believe that they need to…
New York Times says Biden camp’s talking points ‘inaccurately’ describe their Tara Reade reporting
April 29, 2020 by
The New York Times rebuked the Biden campaign on Wednesday, telling Fox News that the reported talking points that have been circulated to prominent Democrats “inaccurately” describe the paper’s reporting on the candidate’s accuser Tara Reade.”Buzzfeed reported on the existence of talking points being circulated by the Biden campaign that inaccurately suggest a New York Times investigation found that Tara…