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Tracy Morgan Presents Award To Nurse Who Cared For Him After Bus Crash

Entertainment /

Comedian Tracy Morgan honored the nurse who helped care for him after his 2014 bus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, presenting her with the “Tracy Morgan Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation Nursing.” The 51-year-old gave Gina Domingo, a nurse working in the brain trauma unit at the Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, the […]

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Court Rules Congress Cannot Sue to Force Executive Branch Officials to Testify

Politics /

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that Congress could not sue to enforce its subpoenas of executive branch officials, handing a major victory to President Trump and dealing a severe blow to the power of Congress to conduct oversight. In a ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for executive branch secrecy powers

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In Rare Statement, Fed Chair Keeps Rate Cut on Table as Virus Risks Roil Markets

Finance /

The Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, in an attempt to soothe jittery investors, issued a short statement Friday afternoon reaffirming that the central bank would use its tools and “act as appropriate to support the economy.” While Mr. Powell said that the “fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong,” he also noted that “the

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John Turturro Explains Why The Obamas Credit Him For Their Relationship

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John Turturro played a role in Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date, and said Thursday that the former first couple let him know he “brought them together.” (Watch the video below.) After “The Jesus Rolls” actor comically dissected the habits of some 2020 Democratic presidential candidates on “The Late Show” Thursday, host Stephen Colbert turned

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When an Epidemic Looms, Gagging Scientists Is a Terrible Idea

Politics /

Many times in many countries, political leaders have tried to censor health officials and play down the risks of infection just as epidemics approached. This strategy has almost never worked, historians and former health officials said. And ultimately, if there are more deaths than leaders blithely predict, it destroys the reputations of the leaders themselves.

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