The head of the World Health Organization called the accusations “false and unacceptable” by the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, who reportedly said that the health official had reached an agreement with China that influenced the body’s decisions. The answer comes after months of criticism from the administration …
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As Trump calls schools to reopen entirely, his son’s school says he won’t
WASHINGTON – The school attended by President Trump’s son will not reopen in September due to the coronavirus pandemic despite the president’s insistence that students across the country return to classrooms in the fall. St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, a private school in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, said in a …
Read More »Charges dropped against Red Bull heir for police officer’s death
Image copyright EPA Screenshot Vorayuth was initially arrested after the incident, but has since failed to appear for charges Charges against Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhaya have been dropped for the 2012 murder of a police officer. Mr. Yoovidhaya was accused of hitting the officer with his car in the …
Read More »Coronavirus clash gives Mitch McConnell his ‘toughest challenge as majority leader’
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, has been in trouble before, but internal party divisions over coronavirus aid and an unpopular president may have put him at his worst as leader republican. In one wing, he faces a riot of conservatives who are totally against new spending and …
Read More »Blaming China: Trade deal “means less to me now,” says Trump | News
President Donald Trump said the trade deal with China means “much less to me” because of what he called China’s role in the spread of the coronavirus. The president, in a briefing on the White House coronavirus on Thursday night, again complained that the United States had to shut down …
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