Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz on Friday complimented Joe Biden’s Democratic National Convention acceptance speech, saying the former vice president managed to change the story and draw the line between his party’s ideological factions. “The Democrats are trying to make this a referendum on Donald Trump, not on his policies, …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese owner of a bulk carrier that ran around Mauritius and spilled oil over rough waters and fragile coral reefs pulled more than 100 kilometers from a normal shipping lane, according to data from a maritime analysis company. A part of the Japanese-owned bulk company MV …
Read More »Kamala Harris and Barack Obama urge disgruntled Americans to vote
WASHINGTON – In back-to-back speeches Wednesday at the Virtual Democratic National Convention, former President Barack Obama and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris reach out to Americans who feel left out and alienated by the Trump administration, including voters who may not have a problem getting a vote and victims …
Read More »Cinemas reopen this weekend, but attendance is in question
A medical worker wearing a mask walks into the AMC movie theater in Times Square amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 7, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images On Friday, AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Marcus Corp and other major theater chains reopened their doors to the …
Read More »Top FDA official says he would resign if agency rubber votes an unproven Covid-19 vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Jacquelyn Martin | AP A top US health regulator that will help decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine has promised to resign if the Trump administration approves a vaccine before it is shown safely and effectively, Reuters has learned. Peter Marks, director of …
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