On January 8 I asked The edgeThe scientific team must monitor the first reports of a new virus that had recently emerged in China. When I launched an article about that new virus The Washington Post On Slack, someone joked that 2020 got off to a good start, which clearly …
Read More »Republican Rep. Yoho resigns from non-profit board after insulting AOC
Republican Rep. Ted Yoho resigned on Saturday from the board of Christian anti-poverty organization Bread for the World days after he verbally attacked Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The non-profit organization announced that it “sought [Yoho’s] He resigns “after determining that his attack on Ocasio-Cortez did not reflect” the values of …
Read More »The New York Jets trade Jamal Adams with the Seattle Seahawks and earn two first-round picks.
After a seven-month contract dispute, the New York Jets agreed to trade safety safety Jamal Adams for the Seattle Seahawks for a package that includes first-round picks in each of the next two years. The Seahawks will send safety Bradley McDougald first-round picks in 2021 and 2022 and a third-round …
Read More »Barron Trump’s school may not reopen due to coronavirus despite President asking others to open
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The private school attended by Donald Trump’s son Barron can only partially reopen, or not reopen at all, even when the president threatened to withhold coronavirus relief funds from public …
Read More »Trump says Covid, who has killed 140,000 Americans, is “depressing” while bragging about being in “so many rap songs”
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Donald Trump has called the coronavirus a “slump” and “buffer” in his poll numbers, less than a week after the United States reached the grim milestone of 140,000 deaths. “We …
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