President Donald Trump lied about a wide variety of topics — including health care, the economy and the coronavirus pandemic — during Tuesday’s presidential debate. But he was especially dishonest on the subject of voting by mail. Almost every single claim Trump made during the debate segment about the integrity of the election was inaccurate […]
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#ElectionDay: The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip 5 weeks from Election Day
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court over the weekend is likely to further nationalize the fight for control of the Senate, with Republicans looking to defend a majority that was very much at stake well before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. There’s no question the court battle has already […]
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Study finds, 1 in 3 parents won’t get flu shots for their child during Covid-19
One-third of American parents have no plans to get their children vaccinated for the flu this year, according to the National Poll on Children’s Health released Monday, despite the very real possibility their child could also catch the deadly Covid-19. In addition, two-thirds of parents don’t believe getting a flu shot for their child is […]
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#Election2020: Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crises
In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could be a pivotal moment in a race that has remained stubbornly unchanged in the face of historic tumult. The Tuesday night debate will offer a massive platform for Trump and Biden to outline their […]
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#Election2020: Strongly predict the malarkey of Trump-Biden debate for cash
Will “Sleepy Joe” be the first derisive nickname President Donald Trump bestows upon Joe Biden? Will either candidate wear a mask onstage? How many times will Biden say “Barack Obama?” Will Trump say “fake news” or “China” more often? And will there be a “malarkey” anywhere? Some of the country’s largest sports betting companies are […]
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CDC was pushed to play down the risks of Covid-19 in reopening schools, former Pence staffer says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was pushed to play down the risks of the coronavirus pandemic in reopening schools for in-person classes, Olivia Troye, a former top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, confirmed to CNN Monday. She called a New York Times story about the pressure campaign accurate. Situation was a […]
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Find out which countries are welcoming US tourists back
Once one of the world’s most powerful travel documents, the might of the US passport has shriveled during the Covid-19 pandemic. With US coronavirus cases around the 6.6 million mark, many nations continue to view America with trepidation. The European Union has omitted the United States from its list of countries whose tourists may visit. […]
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#Election2020: Judge orders Georgia to have paper poll book backups
A federal judge ruled on Monday that every polling place in Georgia must have at least one updated paper backup list of eligible voters to help keep long lines from forming on Election Day if electronic pollbooks used to check in voters malfunction. The “narrowly tailored” order directs state election officials to “provide at least […]
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Trump campaign micro-targeted Black Americans disproportionally ‘to deter’ them from voting in 2016 election, Channel 4 reports
In 2016, Donald Trump’s campaign targeted 3.5 million Black Americans with negative ads about Hillary Clinton to try and deter them from voting in the last presidential election, according to a new report from the UK’s Channel 4 News. Using a database collected in part by the company Cambridge Analytica, the Trump digital campaign team […]
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Biden paid nearly $300,000 in federal income taxes in 2019
Joe Biden on Tuesday released his 2019 tax returns, which show he and his wife, Jill, paid nearly $300,000 in federal income tax last year and had an adjusted gross income of about $985,000. Biden’s release of his 2019 tax returns come hours before the first presidential debate and two days after The New York […]
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Nordstrom will no longer sell fur and exotic animal skins
Nordstrom is teaming up with the Humane Society in a commitment to ban real fur and exotic animal skins in its stores and online — but the change won’t take effect until the end of 2021. This move will make Nordstrom the first US-based retailer to ban exotic animal skins, according to Kitty Block, the […]
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#Election2020: There’s a historic insurrection against Donald Trump happening within the GOP
There’s a revolution happening within the GOP right under our noses. The latest sign came Sunday, when former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge penned an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer making clear his intent to vote for former Vice President Joe Biden over President Donald Trump in November. “He lacks the empathy, integrity, intellect and maturity […]
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Back to the Finals: Heat oust Celtics, move to title series
It was exactly one year ago Sunday when Jimmy Butler walked into the Miami Heat practice gym, took a seat on a makeshift stage and said he wanted to be part of the team’s next title run. He’ll have that chance. The Heat are going to the NBA Finals — surprising many, perhaps, but not […]
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She marched in Selma as a young girl. Now she’s seeing history repeat on voting rights
Joanne Bland was an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Selma, Alabama, when she marched into history, joining hundreds of activists on the Edmund Pettus Bridge for a demonstration that turned into one of the bloodiest confrontations of the civil rights movement. Baton-wielding state troopers and horse-mounted members of the sheriff’s posse, plunged into the peaceful crowd that […]
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Trump in 2011 said lower-income Americans should have to pay taxes
Donald Trump in a 2011 interview said even Americans who don’t earn much should have to pay something in taxes to be “part of the game.” Trump made the comments in a radio interview with conservative host Sean Hannity reviewed by CNN’s KFile in which the two discussed Occupy Wall Street protesters’ criticism that the […]