Mandy Marquardt: Diabetic Olympic hopeful adapts to training in quarantine
Isolation isn’t a new concept for Olympic hopeful Mandy Marquardt. As a track cyclist she’s become inured to the discipline of a sport…
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‘If your child is hungry, you will eat your rulers to feed your children’
Tripoli, Lebanon (CNN) — A large bag of the thistly gundelia plant arrives at Um Ahmad’s door as it does nearly every day. Wearing a…
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Obama team fully vetted Biden in 2008 and found no hint of former aide’s allegation
When it became clear that Barack Obama would be the nominee of the Democratic Party in the spring of 2008, he commissioned a team of lawyers to begin…
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Tara Reade’s allegation against Joe Biden deserves full scrutiny
Former Vice President Joe Biden broke his silence Friday on the sexual assault allegation against him, offering an unequivocal denial. As expected,…
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We need to talk about Tara Reade
On Friday, Joe Biden finally responded to the accusation that he sexually assaulted an aide, Tara Reade, in the early 1990s. He said her charge was…
Continue ReadingA lawyer dressed as the Grim Reaper is haunting Florida beaches to protest their reopening
Most Floridians hitting the newly reopened beaches are trading stay-at-home sweatpants for shorts and swimsuits. But when he heads out, Daniel…
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Trump is fighting a public health crisis with denial and self-promotion
“Our death totals, our numbers, per million people, are really very, very strong,” President Donald Trump boasted on Thursday, despite…
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Fact check: New White House press secretary makes false claims in first briefing
At the first official briefing by a White House press secretary in 417 days, Kayleigh McEnany promised journalists, “I will never lie to…
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JPMorgan says its coronavirus relief loans were mostly small in amount and for tiny companies
A replenishment in the heavily criticized Paycheck Protection Program resulted in a firehose of small business lending from JPMorgan Chase, the…
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Expert report predicts up to two more years of pandemic misery
The new coronavirus is likely to keep spreading for at least another 18 months to two years—until 60% to 70% of the population has been infected, a…
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A real estate CEO made $1.6 million in the stock market in 8 days. He gave the money to his employees
You can buy a lot of things with $1.6 million: a fancy car, a big house and maybe even an early retirement. It’s a one-way ticket to the good…
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Despite Trump executive order, meat-processing plants struggle to stay open
Days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at keeping meat-processing facilities open amid the coronavirus pandemic, plants…
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Unemployment claims from Asian Americans have spiked 6,900% in New York. Here’s why
Ten days before New York issued a stay-at-home order, Truman Lam, 35, was already contemplating whether to close his restaurant Jing Fong, an icon in…
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License for New York funeral home where dozens of bodies were removed from trucks has been suspended
The New York State Department of Health has suspended the license of a Brooklyn funeral home where dozens of bodies were discovered in trucks…
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Biden denies sexual assault allegation: ‘This never happened’
Joe Biden released a statement Friday denying a former aide’s claims he sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, saying of Tara Reade’s…
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Trump grants ‘Operation Warp Speed’ a blank check to develop vaccine, source says
President Donald Trump has essentially given “Operation Warp Speed” a blank check as the team of government officials, scientists and…
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New White House press secretary vows not to lie but misleads on Flynn
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany promised at her first press briefing Friday that she will “never lie” but she did mislead in…
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Kid wins virtual talent show
Click here for updates on this story PLACER COUNTY, Calif. (KOVR) — When you can’t leave your home, sometimes…
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Ohio’s Republican governor intentionally takes slow approach as other states rush to reopen
Gov. Mike DeWine is testing the patience of Ohio. As stay-at-home orders expire in states across the country and several of his fellow Republican…
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Betsy DeVos sued for seizing wages from student loan borrowers during pandemic
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department were sued Thursday for allegedly continuing to collect on defaulted borrowers’ student loans…
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States and cities seek solutions to growing calls for rent relief
With millions of Americans unemployed and rent again due, state and city lawmakers are moving to come up with ways to keep people in their homes.…
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It’s an insane time for Trump to pick (another) fight with China
President Donald Trump has picked the worst possible time to relaunch his trade battle with China. The coronavirus pandemic is crushing the US and…
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In quest for vaccine, US makes ‘big bet’ on company with unproven technology
It almost felt like an episode of “Shark Tank.” One by one, vaccine developers at a White House roundtable convened by President Donald…
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Where did it go wrong for the UK on coronavirus?
The British government has claimed a win in its battle against coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock asserted on Friday that it had met a…
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Lawmakers demand Jeff Bezos testify on Amazon’s alleged misuse of data
House lawmakers are demanding that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testify before Congress, threatening to subpoena the world’s richest man following a…
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Jeff Bezos called to testify before House lawmakers
House lawmakers are demanding that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testify before Congress, threatening to subpoena the world’s richest man following a…
Continue ReadingAvril Lavigne honoring frontline workers with new music video ‘We Are Warriors’
Sitting at her home in Los Angeles watching the coronavirus pandemic sweep across the world, singer Avril Lavigne knew she wanted to do something.…
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Verona van de Leur: The star gymnast who reinvented herself as a porn actress
The simple act of cartwheeling at the age of five begins Verona van de Leur’s story, a childhood passion which in turn led to a desire to be…
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Mail on Sunday handed early court win in Meghan lawsuit
The Mail on Sunday has secured an early win in a lawsuit filed by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, over the British tabloid’s publication of a…
Continue ReadingNick Cordero’s wife says his lungs are ‘severely damaged’
Broadway actor Nick Cordero is continuing to fight after contracting Covid-19, his wife says. On Thursday Amanda Kloots posted an update about her…
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