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by Catherine Smith   The Daily Caller reports, New York City could see up to half its restaurants and bars close permanently in the next six months because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new audit released Thursday from the New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. “New York City’s bars and restaurants are the lifeblood of our neighborhoods. The industry is challenging...
by John Solomon   “I think I’ll be back soon,” President Trump said Saturday evening in a four-minute video from Walter Reed Medical Center, where the president is being treated for COVID-19. Seated at a desk flanked by flags, the president offered words of guarded confidence, optimism and reassurance — about his own heath and the state of the larger national and international...
  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tweeted Saturday that he’s checked himself into a hospital, hours after he announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Christie said that after consulting with his doctors, he went to Morristown Medical Center on Saturday afternoon. He said he’s only experiencing mild symptoms. “Due to my history of asthma, we decided this is an...
by John Solomon   At least a half dozen attendees at last weekend’s White House announcement of Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court have tested positive for the coronavirus. Most of those who became infected announced their diagnoses on Friday, hours after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump announced they had tested positive for COVID-19 and were quarantined. The...
by Mary Rose Corkery   A Chinese government spokesperson denied allegations that China forcibly sterilizes their Uighur Muslim population, calling it a “fabrication” in a Thursday statement. The spokesperson for the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations accused Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “fabricating lies against China and creating political confrontation” in a statement released during the United...
by Benjamin Zeisloft   Palm Beach Atlantic University disinvited alumnus Seth Dillon — the CEO of Christian satire outlet The Babylon Bee — from participating in a speaking event and interview at its chapel, instead changing the location to the school’s library. The university had scheduled Dillon to participate in an interview at its chapel on the morning of September 30. However, PBA community...
by Mary Rose Corkery   Nearly 20,000 Amazon staff members have either tested positive for the coronavirus or were presumed positive between March and September, the company announced Thursday. Amazon said 19,816 staff members tested positive for the virus or were presumed positive, according to a company blog post. The company predicted that from March 1 until Sept.19, 33,952 staff members would either test positive or be presumed...
by Jake Dima   Nearly two dozen Republican attorney generals urged the Senate to hold confirmation hearings and ultimately place Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett before the November election. A total of 22 AGs signed the Wednesday letter addressed to U.S. Senators recommending Barrett’s “prompt” confirmation to the high court. “We, the undersigned Attorneys General of our States, write to urge the Senate to...
by Alex Nitzberg   Memory sticks that are used to program Philadelphia voting machines have been stolen along with a worker’s laptop, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The outlet reported that assurances have been made that the thefts from a city warehouse will not impair the integrity of the elections. “We are confident that this incident will not in any way compromise the...
by Mary Rose Corkery   The editor-in-chief of a Chinese state-run media outlet said in a tweet Friday that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump “paid the price” for downplaying the coronavirus pandemic after both tested positive. “President Donald Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19. The news shows the...

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