Trump retweets false claim that 6,000 ‘fake Biden votes found in Arizona’
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Here’s a look at how deadly Covid-19 is, compared with several other causes of death in the US
Health experts say if Americans don’t get more serious about wearing masks and avoiding careless socializing, the rate of deaths will keep soaring this fall and winter. Here’s a look … Read More
The school chancellor says in a letter that the city’s infection rate is at a level that requires all students to transition to remote learning
Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted that schools are being closed out of “an abundance of caution.” “We must fight back the second wave of COVID-19,” he wrote in the tweet. … Read More
The US is in the throes of its biggest Covid-19 pandemic surge and toughest phase yet, experts say
At least 1,707 new Covid-19 deaths were reported Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s the highest daily death toll since May 14. And it’s only going to … Read More
These GOP governors long resisted masks and coronavirus rules. Now their states are in crisis.
This surge has pushed hospitals to the brink even as businesses have struggled to keep up a healthy work force. In response, several of these governors have acknowledged the failures … Read More
Biden wants masks mandated in every state. These are the ones that don’t require them
Most states already have some type of mask mandate, but some have no statewide rule — either leaving it as a recommendation or giving the authority to local officials. Two … Read More
US will draw down US troops to 2,500 each in Iraq and Afghanistan by January 2021, acting defense chief says
Miller said the withdrawal of 2,500 troops from both countries “does not equate change” to US policies or objectives. Currently there are approximately 4,500 US troops in Afghanistan and 3,000 … Read More
Interactive: Biden’s win was more decisive than you think
Joe Biden has won the electoral votes to dislodge Donald Trump from the White House, according to CNN projections, and will become the 46th President of the United States. On … Read More
The President announced that Christopher Miller would become acting secretary ‘effective immediately’
Esper’s increasingly tense relationship with Trump led him to prepare a letter of resignation weeks ago, an attempt to fashion a graceful exit in the widely expected event that the … Read More
Breaking down the barrage of false election claims from Trump
The President was no more factual on Thursday. As of 4 PM, Twitter had affixed a fact-check warning label to three of his tweets that day, making it nine labels … Read More
