A 5G logo is seen at a Huawei Authorized Experience Store on May 29, 2020 in Beijing, China. Qin Luyao | VCG | fake pictures Huawei reported a sharp slowdown in growth during the first half of 2020 as the company continued to see the impact of US sanctions and …
Read More »New York Times: Trump Considered Selling Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria, Says Former Acting Homeland Security Chief
“The president’s initial ideas were more like a businessman, you know,” Elaine Duke, who was acting DHS secretary when the hurricane hit the island in September 2017, told the Times. “‘Can we outsource electricity? Can we sell the island? Do you know or get rid of that asset?’ Trump said, …
Read More »House Democrats ask the Supreme Court to speed things up in Trump’s financial document cases
The court ruled Thursday that House committees could search for the documents, but sent the case to a lower court for further review of subpoenas. However, since judgments are normally not issued until 25 days after the Supreme Court ruling, that limits the amount of time the House has to …
Read More »Rising US Coronavirus Cases Cause Test Delays Nationwide As Labs Strive To Keep Up-To-Date
Wilma Thomas, right, registered nurse, and Ricky Vargas, medical assistant, process 50 to 65 patients per day for COVID-19 testing at AltaMed Health Services in Anaheim on Thursday, July 9, 2020. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The surge in US coronavirus cases has slowed laboratories …
Read More »Delayed use of Defense Production Law leads to continued shortage of protective equipment
The Department of Health and Human Services listed 19 companies that have received contracts under the Defense Production Act to produce emergency supplies, including 600 million N95 respirators and face masks. But experts say it is not enough and that the effort started too late. Only about half of the …
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