President Donald Trump did another interview with the Fox News show “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday morning. As usual, he treated viewers to a dizzying quantity of false claims. His dishonesty was centered on his now-familiar array of recent favorite topics: the coronavirus pandemic, mail-in voting, protests, China, and former Vice President Joe Biden. We’re…… MORE
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Fauci says US has suffered from pandemic ‘as much or worse than anyone’
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that the United States has suffered “as much or worse than anyone” from the coronavirus pandemic, a sentiment that contrasts sharply with the tone President Donald Trump has struck as the crisis drags on. Speaking to CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta during a Harvard T.H. Chan School of…… MORE
Fact Check: With vote by mail expansion, can Nevada voters cast ballots after Election Day?
President Donald Trump reversed his stance on voting by mail Tuesday when he tweeted that doing so in Florida is “safe and secure.” When asked about the reversal later Tuesday afternoon, Trump seemed to imply that Republican-run states with existing mail-in voting programs were up to par, but Democratic states establishing or expanding mail-in voting…… MORE
UConn becomes first school in college football’s top division to cancel 2020 season
The University of Connecticut has canceled its 2020 football season amid growing concerns surrounding Covid-19. With Wednesday’s announcement from the school, the Huskies became the first FBS team to suspend its program due to the global pandemic. “After receiving guidance from state and public health officials and consulting with football student-athletes, we’ve decided that we…… MORE
A woman in Texas is praying every night below her husband’s hospital window as he fights the coronavirus
If you ask Michelle Gutierrez, there’s nothing more powerful than love and prayer — that’s why when her husband, David, who’s battling coronavirus, was put on a ventilator, she knew exactly what to do. Every day for the past two weeks, Michelle has been visiting her husband at St. Luke’s hospital in Houston, Texas. Even…… MORE
Texas scientist and mother of two killed during her regular morning run
A 43-year-old scientist and mother of two was found dead near a creek in Plano, Texas, on Saturday morning after going out for her regular morning run, police said. Sarmistha Sen had gotten up early for a run and at some point in time came across her attacker, according to Plano Police Department public information…… MORE
Neil Young takes Trump’s reelection campaign to court for copyright infringement
Rock & Roll legend Neil Young has sued President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign for copyright infringement over its use of two songs at the President’s political rallies and events. “This complaint is not intended to disrespect the rights and opinions of American citizens, who are free to support the candidate of their choosing,” Young’s lawyers…… MORE
Oprah sends 500 CEOs and leaders copies of ‘Caste,’ which compares America’s racial hierarchy to India and Nazi Germany
Oprah says her latest book club pick “might well save us.” So the media mogul is sending 500 copies to the nation’s governors, mayors, CEOs and college professors. The book is “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Isabel Wilkerson. Oprah announced on Tuesday that it was her latest…… MORE
Mississippi’s governor just mandated masks in public gatherings and school. The state is top 5 for coronavirus cases per capita
Mississippi for weeks has been punching above its weight in the wrong coronavirus statistics. After a summer surge, the state with a relatively low population now has the fifth-highest recorded case count per 100,000 people, behind only Louisiana, Arizona, Florida and New York. It also has the nation’s highest test positivity rate, at a weekly…… MORE
Covid-19 patients may develop skin rashes and discoloration, studies find
As Covid-19 started to spread across the United States earlier this year, dermatology offices began to see suspicious signs on some patients’ skin: Red or purple toes, itchy hives, mottled bumps on fingers, a lacy red rash that spread across legs and arms. But were those truly associated with the novel coronavirus? After all, many…… MORE