Sep 27, 2020

Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance - The New York Times

Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance - The New York Times: The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.

Sep 19, 2020

Coronavirus: US death toll hits 200,000 | The Independent

Coronavirus: US death toll hits 200,000 | The Independent: More than 6.7 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 have also been recorded

A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to Trump intercepted by law enforcement - CNNPolitics

A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to Trump intercepted by law enforcement - CNNPolitics: A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to President Donald Trump was intercepted by law enforcement earlier this week, according to two law enforcement officials.

Amy Coney Barrett emerges as a front-runner to fill Ginsburg Supreme Court seat

Amy Coney Barrett emerges as a front-runner to fill Ginsburg Supreme Court seat: Though any confirmation fight in the midst of a presidential election will be hard fought, the battle is expected to be amplified if Barrett is picked, because of her track record.

Senior flu shots: Why a high-dose vaccine is more effective - Insider

Senior flu shots: Why a high-dose vaccine is more effective - Insider: Because seniors have a weaker immune system, their bodies may not produce enough antibodies from the normal flu shot to properly fight off infection.

Democrats have a weapon to thwart a rapid Ginsburg replacement - Los Angeles Times

Democrats have a weapon to thwart a rapid Ginsburg replacement - Los Angeles Times: If Republicans insist on replacing Ginsburg before a new president is in place, Democrats should vow to expand the court should they win the Senate and White House.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish: Not to have Donald Trump choose replacement

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish: Not to have Donald Trump choose replacement: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her granddaughter her dying wish was not to be replaced until a new president is elected, her granddaughter said.

Sep 9, 2020

Bob Woodward book 'Rage:' Trump admits to concealing true threat of coronavirus - CNNPolitics

Bob Woodward book 'Rage:' Trump admits to concealing true threat of coronavirus - CNNPolitics: President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."

Opinion | The Electoral College Will Destroy America - The New York Times

Opinion | The Electoral College Will Destroy America - The New York Times: And no, New York and California would not dominate a popular vote.

2020 election polls: Trump leads Biden in AZ, FL, MI, NC, PA and WI

2020 election polls: Trump leads Biden in AZ, FL, MI, NC, PA and WI: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin after the 2020 nominating conventions.

Sep 2, 2020

Khmer Rouge's chief jailer, guilty of war crimes, dies at 77

Khmer Rouge's chief jailer, guilty of war crimes, dies at 77: The Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, who admitted overseeing the torture and killings of as many as 16,000 Cambodians has died.

Aug 22, 2020

Colleges Try and Fail to Stop Campus Partying To Slow Covid Spread - The New York Times

Colleges Try and Fail to Stop Campus Partying To Slow Covid Spread - The New York Times: Coronavirus outbreaks at colleges reopening for fall classes underscore the difficulties of policing student behavior.

What does tourism in D.C. look like now? - The Washington Post

What does tourism in D.C. look like now? - The Washington Post: As the nation’s capital slowly reopens, here’s what visitors can see, eat and do.

Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris, a match made in Hollywood (literally) - The Washington Post

Doug Emhoff and Kamala Harris, a match made in Hollywood (literally) - The Washington Post: If entertainment attorney Doug Emhoff had a slogan for his role in wife Kamala Harris’s campaign, it would be: I’ve got you.

National Zoo welcomes panda cub, an unexpected arrival from aging Mei Xiang - The Washington Post

National Zoo welcomes panda cub, an unexpected arrival from aging Mei Xiang - The Washington Post: Mei, at age 22, is the oldest giant panda in the United States to give birth.

How Navalny combined protests and anti-corruption campaigns to take on the Kremlin - The Washington Post

How Navalny combined protests and anti-corruption campaigns to take on the Kremlin - The Washington Post

Opinion | Trump relies on grifters and misfits. Biden is bringing the A Team. - The Washington Post

Opinion | Trump relies on grifters and misfits. Biden is bringing the A Team. - The Washington Post: Seldom are competence and ethics strong selling points to voters. But during their many years of service, Biden and his aides have been commendably scandal-free.

California wildfires rank among state’s largest on record - The Washington Post

California wildfires rank among state’s largest on record - The Washington Post

Amid the pandemic, motels stage a major comeback - The Washington Post

Amid the pandemic, motels stage a major comeback - The Washington Post

Coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years - WHO head - BBC News

Coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years - WHO head - BBC News: WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "we have the technology to stop it".

Aug 20, 2020

Trump must give his tax returns to NY prosecutor, judge rules

Trump must give his tax returns to NY prosecutor, judge rules: Donald Trump cannot block a prosecutor's subpoena for eight years of his tax returns, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, in the latest setback in the U.S. president's longstanding effort to keep his finances under wraps. U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan rejected Trump's claims