The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic while states expand mail-in voting options for the …
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US President Donald Trump says he is considering pardoning former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden who is currently living in Russia after he leaked secret documents about US telephone and Internet surveillance in 2013. Trump’s comments followed his interview with the New York Post earlier this week in …
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Firefighters battled a massive blaze that prompted evacuations near the California and Nevada border on Saturday (August 15). Evacuation orders were placed for the Plumas and Lassen counties in north of California, as firefighters brave the erratic Loyalton fire that authorities warned could cause potential fire whirls. Dashcam video recorded …
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Thousands of user accounts for online government services in Canada were recently hacked during cyber-attacks, authorities said Saturday. According to Press TV, the attacks targeted the GCKey service, used by some 30 federal departments and Canada Revenue Agency accounts, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat explained in a press release. …
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The new coronavirus has so far infected 21,468,279 people and claimed the lives of at least 771,181 others across the world since it first emerged late last year, according to figures released by the Johns Hopkins University. The United Kingdom has imposed a 14-day quarantine for people arriving from France …
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Universal mail voting would make the US “a laughing stock”, President Donald Trump has said, as he continues his vocal opposition to postal voting. It comes after the US Postal Service (USPS) warned that millions of mail-in votes may not arrive in time to be counted in November’s election. A …
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In what could be a major breakthrough for novel coronavirus testing, the Food and Drug Administration has given emergency authorization for a new kind of saliva-based screening method Saturday, aimed at streamlining how samples are processed and cutting both cost and turnaround time. Developed by Yale’s School of Public Health, …
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Protesters gathered outside of US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s home in Washington DC to give him a “wake up call” and object to his support for President Donald Trump, as well as recent changes made within the postal system. Angry demonstrators marched to DeJoy’s DC condo on Saturday morning making …
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The department said it was prepared to file a lawsuit against Yale if the school, in Connecticut, did not take “remedial measures.” The Justice Department has accused Yale University of violating US civil rights law by illegally discriminating against white and Asian American applicants. The department’s finding on Thursday – …
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US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, says another Arab country is likely to establish relations with the Israeli regime following a normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates, as reports suggest Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia may be the next. In a joint statement issued by the White House on …
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The mayor of the second-largest U.S. city has joined a growing clamor among health experts and politicians for a radical shift in the nation’s coronavirus testing strategy – from an emphasis on the utmost accuracy to a focus on speed and simplicity. The concept envisions mass production and distribution of …
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President Donald Trump ordered ByteDance on Friday to divest the U.S. operations of its video-sharing app TikTok within 90 days, the latest effort to ramp up pressure on the Chinese company over concerns about the safety of the personal data it handles. “There is credible evidence that leads me to …
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The U.S. Postal Service is warning states coast to coast that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, even if mailed by state deadlines, raising the possibility that millions of voters could be disenfranchised. Voters and lawmakers in …
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Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, has been hospitalized in New York, sources told ABC News, a development confirmed by the White House. The details of his condition remain unknown though he is described by several sources as “very ill.” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany confirmed …
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday ignored a question during a White House briefing when a reporter asked if he regretted all the lying he has done while in office. “Do you regret at all all the lying you’ve done to the American people?” HuffPost reporter S.V. Dáte asked. “All …
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In her first two days as Joe Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris has fired off the campaign’s sharpest criticism of President Donald Trump’s shortcomings. She has vouched for Biden’s character on race and more. And the enthusiasm surrounding her historic candidacy has brought in a record $36 million, including contributions …
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The Republican president won the White House in large part due to his hard-line stance on immigration, a bedrock issue that animates his base. His administration has maintained that focus despite intense pressure to respond to the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak and nationwide protests against police brutality and racism that …
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No Iranian ships or gasoline cargoes have been seized, an unnamed official told Iran’s state news agency on Friday, following reports that four Iranian fuel cargoes had been transferred to other ships for transport to U.S. waters. “Iran, as it has repeatedly stated, will not tolerate any such hostile actions …
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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was blocking Democrats’ effort to include funds for the U.S. Postal Service and election infrastructure in a new coronavirus relief bill, in a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic. Congressional Democrats accused Trump of trying to …
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The US government is looking at easing regulations on shower fittings following complaints from President Donald Trump who has regularly railed against water conservation rules in his quest for “perfect hair.” On Wednesday the Department of Energy (DOE) said it was proposing to amend the definition of a showerhead to …
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