Новости за 28.11.2020

During the 2020 presidential election, many of President Donald Trump’s critics — from liberals and progressives to Never Trump conservatives — warned that democracy itself was on the line in the United States and that Trump would become even more dangerously authoritarian during a second term. Trump was defeated by President-elect Joe Biden, but journalist […]

Authorities in Boston arrested an armed extremist at a train station on Thanksgiving. “A Boston man was arrested last night and charged with illegally carrying a loaded pistol. The defendant, who allegedly purchased a firearm and body armor, and material that could be used to assemble explosives, adheres to the anti-government/anti-authority sovereign citizen extremist ideology,” […]

There was some drama on Twitter on Friday when a four-term Republican congressman dunked on a Texas Republican who won a seat in Congress but has yet to be sworn in. It started when Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) urged President Donald Trump to pardon Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Rep.-elect Tony Gonzales (R-TX) called out […]

President-elect Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump in Wisconsin extended on Friday as Milwaukee finished their recount. The Trump campaign had to pay $3 million for the recount in Wisconsin. “Milwaukee County concludes its recount of the presidential election — one of two counties where Trump sought a recount in Wisconsin. The results: Biden’s lead, […]

The scandal over major corporations causing an overdose crisis expanded on Friday with a bombshell report in The New York Times. “When Purdue Pharma agreed last month to plead guilty to criminal charges involving OxyContin, the Justice Department noted the role an unidentified consulting company had played in driving sales of the addictive painkiller even […]

Companies are implementing their own plans to rapidly distribute coronavirus vaccines. “United Airlines Holdings Inc. on Friday began operating charter flights to position doses of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine for quick distribution if the shots are approved by regulators,” The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing “people familiar with the matter.” “The initial flights are […]

President Donald Trump fly directly from his private golf course to his vacation at Camp David as the leader of the free world continues to sulk after losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. “President Trump arrived at the his Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, at 10:59 am, marking his 417th day in office […]

The Pentagon is deploying a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf, CNN national security correspondent Barbara Starr reported Friday. “The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is being moved back into the Persian Gulf region along with other warships to provide combat support and air cover as US troops withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan by January […]

The coronavirus is clouding “Black Friday” much as it has overshadowed 2020 in general, but some leading experts still expect strong overall sales even as shopping patterns are altered. The more bullish case for the holiday shopping season cites robust demand for bigger-ticket items such as home improvement projects, new computers and home fitness machines […]