US Department of Health and Human Services ADM Brett P. Giroir testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the Trump Administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Capitol Hill, Washington , DC, June 23, 2020. Kevin Dietsch | Pool via Reuters Closing indoor bars and getting almost everyone …
Read More »Barr criticizes American technology for becoming ‘Chinese influence pawns’
United States Attorney General William Barr speaks about the shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Washington, DC. Michael Brochstein | Barcroft Media | Reuters In a general speech Thursday, United States Attorney General William Barr criticized American tech giants Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple and Cisco, as well as …
Read More »Netflix (NFLX) Q2 2020 earnings
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings delivers a keynote address on January 6, 2016 at the CES 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robyn Beck | AFP | fake pictures Netflix reported its second-quarter 2020 earnings after the bell on Thursday, the full first quarter to reflect the impact of …
Read More »Mosquitoes fly free as health departments focus on viruses
Sprayer, bloated welts, citronella. It is mosquito season. And in a typical year, the Delaware County Health Department in Ohio would put up more than 90 mosquito traps per week – black tubs of standing water with nets designed to catch small insects. But this year, due to COVID-19, the …
Read More »US State Department Expresses Concern Over Repressive Measures Against “Last Dictator of Europe”
Hundreds of people have reportedly been violently dispersed and arrested in Belarus amid protests over the exclusion of candidates running against Alexander Lukashenko. Journalists were among those detained. “We are deeply concerned by recent reports of mass arrests and detentions of peaceful activists and journalists, following the disqualification of two …
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