1 President Trump attacked Dr Anthony Fauci as « a disaster » and said people were « tired » of hearing about the coronavirus and wanted to be left alone
During a call with campaign staff, Mr. Trump also called Dr Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease specialist, a « nice » guy, but said, « He’s been here for 500 years, » adding, « Every time he is on TV he there is always a bomb, but there is a bigger bomb if you shoot him This guy is a disaster «
The US has seen more coronavirus cases – more than 8 million – and more deaths – nearly 220,000 – than any other nation in the world Dr Fauci, in a “60 Minutes” interview broadcast on Sunday, dismissed the president’s assertion that the end of the pandemic was imminent
Separately, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was still in negotiations with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over an economic stimulus bill But stocks fell as hopes lawmakers would able to adopt a measure continued to dry up
They are looking to increase registrations in three critical states – Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania – and a strong turnout from those voters to help propel President Trump to a second term But nationally, the president is lagging behind in the polls
Florida opened its polls for early voting today, with long lines, and Wisconsin begins its early period tomorrow Both are considered must-see states for Mr. Trump Other states that will open at least some polling stations this week are Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, North Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia Above, the first voters in North Carolina last week
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Lower courts had ruled that the two policies – one requiring at least 60,000 asylum seekers to stay in Mexico, the other embezzling $ 2.5 billion in Pentagon money for a border wall – were illegal
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But the Supreme Court allowed them to remain in effect pending appeals Above, a border wall under construction in Arizona
The arguments in both cases will not be heard until after the November M elections Trump loses election, new administration may take action to make cases moot
The six military intelligence officers have been charged with hacks on the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea and the 2017 elections in France, as well as hacking aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, responsible for billion dollars in damage
Justice Department prosecutors said the suspects were from the same Russian unit that carried out one of the Kremlin’s major operations to interfere in the 2016 US election, the theft of Democratic emails Above center, John Demers, Deputy Attorney General, announces indictments
The Russian government is unlikely to hand over the six officers for prosecution But the charges could restrict their travel, and they could be arrested if they enter a country ready to hand them over to the US
Almost three weeks after the start of the school year in person, the results confirmed only 18 positive Covid cases – 13 staff and 5 students – out of 10,676 random tests
Peaks in Brooklyn and Queens introduced new closure restrictions, including shutting down more than 120 public schools as a precaution Above, students outside a Brooklyn high school this month here But overall, the country’s largest public school system is an unexpected bright spot, at least so far, and could serve as a model for the country
Elsewhere, countries in Europe have announced new restrictions in a bid to end a second strong wave of the virus, as global number of cases surpasses 40 million Cases have been detected in almost every country in the world, and at least 11 million people have died
6 A wave of anger swept through France following the beheading of a high school teacher
French police have carried out dozens of raids against individuals associated with radical Islamists, and the government has pledged to shut down Muslim aid organizations and deport foreign nationals showing signs of radicalism
Samuel Paty, a teacher in a suburb north of Paris, was assaulted in the street on Friday after showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class during a discussion on free speech The suspect, a Chechen refugee from 18 years old, was shot dead by the police
Thousands of people took to the streets of France this weekend to show their horror at the murder Above, a tribute to the professor in Paris on Sunday
CVS Health has announced plans to hire 15,000 workers for expected increases in US coronavirus and influenza cases during the fall and winter months More than 10,000 will be licensed pharmacy technicians
At a milestone for the travel industry, Sunday was the first time since mid-March that more than a million people have passed through US airport checkpoints But US airlines still lose billions dollars per month as they brace for much lower demand this winter
And the $ 9 of ConocoPhillips’ $ 7 billion acquisition of Concho Resources of Texas seems to indicate that the company’s consolidation is accelerating This is the biggest oil deal announced since the pandemic forced the industry at its biggest drop in more than three decades
8 George Floyd’s murder sparked a racial reassessment in Kappa Alpha, one of the largest and oldest college fraternities in the country
The fraternity has long been criticized for its embrace of Robert E Lee, the Confederate General, as its « spiritual founder »
But after the Minneapolis murder, members of the University of the Southwest branch demanded that the fraternity drop its association with Lee and investigate the racial harm they allegedly inflicted on Kappa Alphas
Instead, the national fraternity organization has suspended the chapter for its critics Above, the Southwestern Frat House in Georgetown, Texas
« The Dead Are Arising » is not a tribute to Malcolm X (above, at a rally in Harlem in 1962), nor a consecration of his accomplishments But « no one has written a story more poetic ‘of the life of the black activist as Les Payne in this biography, according to our book review
« What Becomes a Legend Most » is Philip Gefter’s new « wise and hot » book about Richard Avedon, the fashion photographer Writes our review, Dwight Garner: Avedon « knew everyone and photographed everyone, and part of the fun of this biography is watching the rich spectacle of life »
This tiny nocturnal Asian primate has glowing saucer eyes, a button-down nose and a plump, fuzzy body
But the slow loris is also one of the few poisonous mammals in the world It contains a vicious bite, full of venom that rots the flesh of the recipient A new study shows that its most frequent target is neither a predator nor prey, but other slow lorises
« If the killer rabbits in ‘Monty Python’ were a real animal, they would be slow lorises – but they would attack each other, » said lead researcher.
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