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Archives for August 2020

‘Has The Science Changed That Dramatically In One Week?’: Chris Wallace Pushes Back On Biden Campaign

August 30, 2020 2:17 PM ET “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace pushed back Sunday on former Vice President Joe Biden’s sudden pivot to in-person campaigning. Wallace spoke with Biden’s deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield, who said that the campaign was simply “following the science” with regard to a return to a more traditional campaign…

Trump’s Executive Orders Will Make Prescription Drugs More Affordable

The existing drug system sounds like something out of The Godfather. Now the president is taking it on. U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders on prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium at the White House on July 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed a series of four executive orders aimed…

Bernie Sanders Calls on Progressives to Ensure Joe Biden Becomes the ‘Most Progressive’ President Since FDR

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is encouraging progressives to rally behind Joe Biden (D) and emphasizing their role in ensuring that the Democrat Party’s presumptive nominee becomes the “most progressive president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.” Speaking at Monday’s People’s Action Rise Up 2020 Get Out the Vote launch, the former presidential hopeful urged progressives — many…

U.S. Services Sector Shows Surprising Strength in July, Survey Shows

The rebound of the U.S. services sector continued with a stronger than expected growth in July, a survey of businesses indicated Wednesday. Institute for Supply Management’s index of nonmanufacturing companies climbed up to 58.1 from 57.1 a month earlier, the second consecutive month of growth. Economists had forecast a slip to 55 for the index.…

Fox News’ Chris Wallace Grills Lara Trump on RNC ‘Super-Spreader Event’

President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention, presented unethically and unsafely to the country in front of a huge crowd at the White House last Thursday, was meant to project a show of force against the Democrats’ virtual convention the week before. And yet the TV ratings for the RNC were down compared to the DNC across…

I Made My Own Kombucha At Home With This All-In-One Kit — & It Was Shockingly Easy

every time I go grocery shopping. Health food is expensive, so needless to say, it wasn’t ideal when I got hooked on Kombucha. After a few years of dropping $6 on every 16-ounce bottle, I realized something had to give. Every year, I participate in a Secret Santa exchange with my partner’s massive family; we all…

‘The ancestors spoke through Chadwick Boseman,’ says Black Panther director

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has hailed the film’s star Chadwick Boseman following his death from colon cancer.”In African cultures, we often refer to loved ones that have passed on as ancestors,” he wrote, praising Boseman’s artistry by stating: “The ancestors spoke through him.” Boseman died aged 43 at home in Los Angeles with his…

Alaska Airlines Doubles Down on Mask Mandate: ‘No Mask, No Travel, No Exceptions’

Alaska Airlines announced its intention to crack down on its mask mandate, requiring all travelers ages two and up to wear a mask or face covering at both the airport and on the aircraft, with “no exceptions.” While Alaska Airlines issued a mask mandate in May and acknowledged that the “overwhelming majority of guests have…

Ten militants and five civilians killed in east Congo violence: army, local leader – Reuters

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Ten Islamist militants were killed after they ambushed an army convoy in eastern Congo on Friday, according to the military, while a community leader said five civilians were killed by members of the same rebel group soon after. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan armed group operating…

WSJ: Florida Teen Behind Twitter Hack Tricked Employees into Believing He Was a Coworker

The Wall Street Journal recently outlined the allegations against a Tampa teenager accused of being the mastermind by a recent major Twitter hack and explains how the teen allegedly fooled Twitter’s employees. In a recent article, the Wall Street Journal outlines how a Florida teenager allegedly convinced Twitter employee that he was a co-worker in order…

ESPN Subscriber Losses Accelerate as Network Returns to Woke Programming

The subscriptions and revenues for ESPN are plummeting at an increasingly fast rate, as the network has replaced its sports coverage with leftist propaganda. Analyst Rich Greenfield recently looked at Disney and ESPN’s reports and found very troubling numbers for the sport network and its parent company. ESPN’s loss in subscribers is also shocking for…

Hurricane Laura: Donald Trump visits storm-lashed Louisiana and Texas

Donald Trump got a first-hand look on Saturday at hurricane damage to south-west Louisiana, two days after Hurricane Laura roared in off the Gulf of Mexico with winds up to 150mph, killing at least 15 people, knocking out power and causing extensive flooding and lack of running water across several towns.After arriving at Lake Charles…

Buccaneers’ Bruce Arians, NFLPA exec DeMaurice Smith trade barbs over value of protests

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians and NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith traded barbs Friday over the value of protesting.Arians made known Thursday he thought taking action was more important than protesting as teams canceled practice in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.BUCCANEERS HEAD COACH BRUCE ARIANS: ‘I DON’T KNOW IF PROTEST…

Adriana Cohen: Biden unfit to be president if he won’t debate Trump

If former Vice President Joe Biden backs out of participating in the upcoming presidential debates, then he’s unfit to occupy the Oval Office. It’s that simple.The American people expect — and deserve — to hear from presidential candidates and learn where they stand on a multitude of important policy issues affecting our lives. We need…

Trump Sells a Story of American Redemption

Left with an economy and country in crisis, the president went for a theme last night of comeback and renewal.TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump sits after a meeting with governors-elect in the Cabinet Room of the White House December 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read…

Daniel Cameron, Breakout Star of the Republican Convention

Meet the 34-year-old Kentucky attorney general, who was a noted contrast to an otherwise drab second evening. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)“When I was growing up, it was hard to imagine a guy who looked like me that…

For Few Destinations, Tourism Doing Better Than Ever…

The pandemic pummeled tourist hubs across the country this summer as families shunned the usual vacation hot spots, canceling flights and scrapping plans for beach getaways. But for some rustic destinations within a day’s drive of big U.S. cities, the coronavirus crisis unleashed a boom. Garrett County, Md., suffered with the rest of the country’s…

Douglas MacKinnon: ‘Election Day’ asteroid – not a political omen, but it is a warning

Have you heard about the “Election Day” asteroid?NASA is predicting it will give the Earth a very close shave the day before the presidential election. And while it is not being sent by a “Higher” or evenly “Heavenly Power” smiting us for either reelecting President Donald J. Trump or the prospect of a President Joe Biden, it is…

FACT CHECK: Video Claims To Show Oil Rig Battered By Hurricane Laura

A video shared on Facebook purportedly shows an oil rig evacuated during Hurricane Laura. Verdict: False The video, which dates back to 2015, shows an installation being battered by a storm in the North Sea. It appears to have been mirrored and stretched. Fact Check: Nearly 300 oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of…

UAE Officially Ends Boycott On Israel Following Peace Deal

August 29, 2020 10:21 AM ET The United Arab Emirates formally ended its boycott against Israeli goods on Saturday, roughly a week after signing a U.S.-brokered peace deal with the country, the Associated Press reported. UAE leadership released the decree allowing trade between the two nations on Saturday, with it also laying down a process…

This Is the Only Hoodie You Can Wear to a Beach and to Work

work from home loungewear for the hotter months: shorts and tees and henleys. But as the temperature has shifted, I’ve noticed my comfortable cool weather wear has been lacking. Recently, I came across Rhone’s Bolinas Beach Poncho, which is perfect for the both in-between seasons and an air conditioned home, as well.Rhone’s Bolinas Beach Poncho…

Esper’s Lame Attempt to Save Money Off the Backs of Troops and Families

Hey Mr. Secretary, there are billions the Pentagon can target without cutting military health care.To deal with what he believes will be either a flat or declining defense budget, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper this year initiated a cost-cutting review of what he calls the Department of Defense’s “fourth estate.”These consist of the defense-wide agencies…

Trump’s Land of Opportunity and Darkness

The Republican convention returned to roots on policy and put on quite the show. But it may be the rioters who decide Trump’s fate. U.S. President Donald Trump (C) reacts as he stands with his family members after delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House…

EAST-AFNET 4: Early Rhythm Control in AF Gains New Life

Initiation of rhythm control with antiarrhythmic drugs and/or ablation in patients with early, recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation led to a significantly lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular outcomes, compared with a rate control strategy, during more than 5 years of follow-up. The results, from the large randomized EAST-AFNET 4 trial, were presented by Paulus Kirchhof,…

Kyle Rittenhouse Lawyers: He Is No Racist; Exercised Right to Self-Defense

Lawyers for Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who allegedly shot three and killed two people during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this week, issued a lengthy statement Friday evening after delaying his extradition from Illinois to face trial for murder. “Kyle did nothing wrong,” attorney John Pierce of Pierce Bainbridge wrote. “He exercised his God-given, Constitutional,…

Donald Trump: ‘Protesters, Your Ass’ — These Are Anarchists

President Donald Trump criticized Democrat protesters in America’s major cities at a campaign rally in New Hampshire on Friday. The president also criticized the corporate media and leading Democrats for repeating that they were “mostly peaceful protests” despite reports of rioting, arson, and looting. “Protesters. You know what I say? ‘Protesters, your ass!’ I don’t…

13th arrest over abduction of three brothers as hunt continues for father

Police have arrested a 13th suspect over the disappearance of three young brothers kidnapped by their father from a foster home in south London.The 31-year-old man held by police was taken to a south London police station on suspicion of conspiracy to abduct a child. Detectives continue to hunt for Imran Safi, who abducted his…

Secret Weapon For Dieters: Consuming Capsules Made From Own Feces…

Doctor: “This study is the first of its kind to prove in humans that preservation of an ‘ideal’ gut microbial composition can be used at a later time point to achieve metabolic benefits.” BEER-SHEVA, Israel — Over the years, we’ve seen a slew of outlandish ways that dieters try to facilitate and maintain weight loss. A…

JFK grandson may be last hope for Kennedy political dynasty…

He’s the tall, dark, and handsome princeling of American politics. But will John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg ever actually enter the arena? Twitter had a meltdown after Jack, as the 27-year-old is known, appeared with his mother at the Democratic National Convention in a video pushing for the election of Joe Biden to fulfill the words…

Sterling jumps to eight-month high ahead of Bank of England speech – business live

10.10am EDT10:10 Closing summary: Bailey says central banks have firepower left “Go big (and fast) or go home” is the the message from Andrew Bailey when assessing the use of quantitative easing to fight crises. The Bank of England governor gave little in the way of indications about short-term policy responses or any details on…

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