In a video posted online Monday, a group of people calling themselves “America’s Frontline Physicians” and wearing white medical gowns spoke in the context of the Supreme Court in Washington, sharing misleading claims about the virus, including hydroxychloroquine, which was an effective treatment against coronavirus and that the masks did …
Read More »Worsening coronavirus outbreaks in Florida and Texas add to bleak U.S. image
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida reported a record one-day increase in deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday, and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark, fueling fears that the United States was losing control of the outbreak and adding pressure on Congress to approve another massive aid package. FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical …
Read More »Trump ends press conference after defending prohydroxychloroquine doctor who says virus has ‘cure’
President Trump abruptly ended a tense press conference at the White House on Tuesday, after defending Dr. Stella Immanuel of Houston as “very impressive” for promoting hydroxychloroquine, just hours after Twitter deleted the President’s retweet from a video with Immanuel talking about the drug. On Monday, Trump retweeted a viral …
Read More »On a collision course with DC for years
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on October 2, 2019. Elif Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | fake pictures Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will finally come face to face with lawmakers seeking to question his company’s growing influence on Wednesday’s antitrust hearing. The hearing before the House of Representatives’ Antimonopoly Subcommittee, which will …
Read More »Yale Study Finds $ 600 Unemployment Bonuses Didn’t Lead to Less Work
Yale University economists found no evidence that weekly $ 600 unemployment benefits that Congress authorized in March reduced employment. The Chicago Fed also found a similar trend in June 2020. The findings directly challenge a claim frequently made by Republican lawmakers and members of the Trump administration that the additional …
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