And the “Full Frontal” host was furious with what she saw. “Tying coronavirus to China and Chinese people isn’t just a racist dog whistle, it’s a whole racist orchestra,” said Bee, after airing a montage of Fox hosts blaming the pandemic on the Chinese. “It’s a mighty, mighty racist bosstone, which brings me to this […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Restaurant, pub and cafe chains employ tens of thousands of people across the UK Hotel, cafe and dining chains will fail and jobs will go if the government does not do more to help the industry, a trade group has warned the chancellor. In a letter to Rishi Sunak,
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The shock waves from the coronavirus outbreak rattled sports for another day as two rites of spring, the Masters and Boston Marathon, were postponed. There was at least some relief Friday that those events are expected to take place later in the year, unlike the stunning announcement the day before that the NCAA was canceling
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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday signed an emergency declaration over the coronavirus pandemic, unlocking certain government powers to deal with the public health challenge. Here’s a breakdown of what that means on a legal and practical level. What is emergency power? It’s special authority that a president can unlock and use in exigent circumstances.
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Thousands of visitors crammed rides, treats and fun into the final hours Disneyland remained open before closing because of the coronavirus By AMY TAXIN Associated Press March 14, 2020, 4:45 AM 4 min read ANAHEIM, Calif. — The trip to Disneyland was a special vacation for a 4-year-old girl and her three cousins from Mexico
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ELK GROVE, Calif. — Kiyana Esco needs free school lunches and breakfasts to feed her six children. But with schools shutting down over coronavirus concerns, she’s scrambling to pick up the meals, care for her kids and keep her job. Esco, a single mother who was just promoted to manager at a Dollar Tree, fears
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Viewers looking for overheated analysis of President Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday about his plan to combat the coronavirus outbreak found it on CNN. Anchor Don Lemon sparked a verbal smackdown with John Kasich, the former GOP governor of Ohio who is now a CNN contributor. (See the clip below.) Lemon criticized Kasich, who ran for the
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NASCAR and IndyCar reversed course Friday and pulled the plug on racing this weekend, with IndyCar also suspending its season through the end of April due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. NASCAR called off Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and next weekend’s events at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Both events were already scheduled to be
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For Joseph R. Biden Jr., campaigning these days means virtual fund-raisers. Field offices shuttered. And rallying support by live stream, a tactic vulnerable to severe technological difficulties, as he discovered on Friday evening. As the sound cut in and out and the audio often came out garbled, Mr. Biden sought to host what his campaign
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Architects of the UK’s “nuanced” approach: Sir Patrick Vallance (left) and Prof Chris Whitty (left) Many countries are taking tough measures to crack down on the spread of coronavirus, including school closures, an end to mass gatherings and severe travel restrictions. But the UK has adopted relatively modest control measures.
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