A senior health official from the Trump administration says it is unclear whether it will be safe to hold the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Jacksonville next month, as Florida sees a record number of coronavirus cases. Sunday’s comments came a month after Republican officials moved the event from North …
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Republican lawmakers say they have little or no idea what President TrumpDonald John Trump protesters tear down the Christopher Columbus statue on Baltimore Independence Day star Bill Pullman, urging Americans to wear a “mask of freedom” on July 4.The agenda would be if he wins a second term, making it …
Read More »FDA commissioner declines to endorse Trump’s claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are ‘harmless’
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn declined to endorse Donald Trump’s claim that 99 percent of Covid-19 cases in the United States are “totally harmless,” a Even …
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Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Institute of Global Health, on Sunday attributed an increase in coronavirus cases across much of the nation to a combination of premature reopens, lack of testing infrastructure, and unclear messages about measures of caution. “We got here because … I think we opened …
Read More »Amid the monument fury, Trump seeks the “garden” of American heroes
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has a vision for his second term, if he wins one, of establishing a “National Garden of American Heroes” that will honor some of the most prominent figures in the history of the United States, a collection of ” the best Americans will always live. …
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