The president acted against social media companies after Twitter attached a fact-check label to two of his baseless claims. By Nick Visser, HuffPost US President Donald Trumpsigned an executive order Thursday that could weaken legal protections for social media companies, days after Twitter labeled two of his misleading missives with a fact-check addendum. The move, which may expose […]
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One Of The First California Counties To Reopen Is Closing
“We now have a serious problem,” Lassen County’s public health officer said of the new coronavirus outbreak. By Lydia O’Connor, HuffPost US Lassen County, a county of 30,000 people in the far reaches of Northern California, was one of the first places in the state to reopen in early May. But this week, it became […]
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Right-Wing Radio Reaches Tens Of Millions. Its Coronavirus Conspiracies Are
Talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh have spread wild misinformation about the virus as they defend Trump’s botched response to the pandemic. By Nick Robins-Early, HuffPost US ILLUSTRATION: DAMON DAHLEN/HUFFPOST; PHOTOS: GETTY Since Rush Limbaugh received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February, the right-wing radio star has inaccurately compared the coronavirus to the common cold, praised anti-lockdown protests, accused Democrats […]
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1 Dead As Minneapolis Protests Rage For Second Day After
The demonstrations turned violent in some areas after officers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters near a police station. By Nick Visser, HuffPost US Protests erupted in Minneapolis for the second day in a row on Wednesday, spilling into the early hours of Thursday morning, over the death of George Floyd, a […]
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More Than 40 Million Americans Have Sought Jobless Aid Amid
The job cuts reflect an economy that was seized by the worst downturn since the Great Depression after the virus forced the widespread shutdown of businesses. WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession […]
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Europe’s Grand Reopening Begins With a Whimper
Hopes that reopening restaurants and bars would provide an economic boost have been dashed as customers stay away and businesses fight for survival. By Sasha Belenky, HuffPost US Last week, bars, restaurants, cafes and pizzerias across Italy threw open their doors, inviting the public to celebrate the end of two months of confinement and start […]
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Pennsylvania Democrats: GOP Lawmaker’s Positive COVID-19 Test Kept Secret For
“They yelled and screamed about it being safe for others across the state to gather, while they were testing positive,” state Rep. Brian Sims said. By Nick Visser, HuffPost US Democrats in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives were outraged Wednesday after learning one of their Republican colleagues had tested positive for the coronavirus and they weren’t […]
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India coronavirus: Trouble ahead for India’s fight against infections
GETTY IMAGES : India has more than 150,000 reported infections Soutik Biswas India correspondent On the face of it, things may not look bad. Since the first case of coronavirus at the end of January, India has reported more than 150,000 Covid-19 infections. More than 4,000 people have died of the infection. To put this […]
The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It has seen more fatalities than any other country, while its 1.69 million confirmed infections account for about 30% of the worldwide total. The first US infection was reported in Washington state on 21 January. Globally there have been 5.6 […]
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Asian stocks turn red as Hong Kong tensions sour mood
Stanley White, Koh Gui Qing TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares erased gains and the yuan languished on Thursday on growing worries China’s planned security law for Hong Kong would spark a broader diplomatic confrontation with the United States. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.35%, having been in positive territory earlier in […]