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White House senior adviser Stephen Miller has tested positive for coronavirus, adding to the growing list of Donald Trump officials who’ve contracted the disease within the past week. Miller confirmed his diagnosis in a statement Tuesday to NPR: “Over the last 5 days I have been working remotely and self-isolating, testing negative every day through yesterday. Today, I […]
Cardi B received backlash this week after she promoted a virtual fundraiser for Armenia. The post was shared amid Armenia’s escalating conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory. CBS News reports that over the past week, dozens of people have reportedly died and hundreds have been injured due to the clash. International leaders have since called for both sides to […]
Facebook has banned all QAnon accounts from its platforms. The social networking giant announced the move on Tuesday, following mounting pressure to effectively crack down on the far-right conspiracy movement. “Starting today, we will remove Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts for representing QAnon,” Facebook wrote in a press release. “We’re starting to enforce this updated policy today and are […]
This wasn’t a good week for Melania Trump even before it was revealed she had contracted coronavirus. The First Family’s diagnosis managed to overshadow cladestine recordings where she railed against the criticism of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, but new revelations from the same tapes have her back in the headlines. In the latest round of […]
Amid his publicity stunt-laden COVID-19 experience, Donald Trump—the constant coverage of whom surely benefits no one—is once again pushing false narratives about the virus that’s taken the lives of more than 209,000 Americans. In messages shared to his Twitter and Facebook pages on Tuesday, the frequent pandemic downplayer recklessly compared the coronavirus to the seasonal flu. “Many […]
2020 has seen a number of high-profile acts of protest in response to acts of violence by police. Players from both the NBA and the WNBA have been at the forefront of such protests, with many deciding to not take the court—or to walk away from entire seasons—in protest of recent police killings of George […]
After responding to a question about the future of musicians and artists in the UK, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has suggested people “in all walks of life” should look to find new opportunities. After unveiling an emergency job scheme last month, Sunak has now declined to provide assurances about people in creative industries keeping their jobs. Speaking to […]
Though Dr. Michael Ryan of the World Health Organization (WHO) declined during a recent special session to directly agree with the assessment that Donald J. Trump‘s reported COVID-19 diagnosis was “inevitable” given his general disregard for pandemic-appropriate behavior, one would be hard-pressed to approach anything nearing shock regarding the failed steak salesman’s current situation. Instead, […]
Donald Trump, who has been hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19, decided it would be a good idea to go out on Sunday afternoon for a short car ride to greet his supporters. Video shows a masked Trump inside an SUV waving and giving a thumbs up to people who gathered close […]
Donald Trump did not disclose that he tested positive for COVID-19 until after a second test was taken to confirm the results of the first, The Wall Street Journal reports. Sources told the publication that Trump knew that he was infected with the disease that has killed over 200,000 Americans after taking a rapid test when he […]
