Month: May 2020

A judge has rejected the request of convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to be let out of prison to research a coronavirus treatment, noting that probation officials viewed that claim as the type of “delusional self-aggrandizing behavior” that led to his conviction.U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto said in a nine-page ruling Saturday that the man…
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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins sparred with President Trump on Sunday for the second time in a week, this time on Twitter, after the president called her a “CNN Faker” over video showing her removing her mask while inside the White House briefing room.Trump…
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LOS ANGELES — Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into a warehouse explosion in downtown Los Angeles that injured 11 firefighters Saturday, multiple law enforcement sources said.Investigators with the city's fire and police departments — as well as the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — are looking into a business connected to…
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Former President Barack Obama slammed U.S. politicians for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic at a virtual commencement address to graduating high school seniors across the country on Saturday night."Doing what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy, that’s how little kids think. Unfortunately a lot of so-called grownups, including some with fancy titles, important jobs,…
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While many U.S. national parks have temporarily closed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, one remote national park in Hawaii must remain operational—for its residents, not for visitors. Kalaupapa National Historical Park sits on a secluded peninsula, separated from the rest of the island of Molokai by a two-thousand-foot-tall wall of cliffs. Unlike other…
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David Gura2h ago / 11:53 PM UTCThe U.S. economy won't recover "until people feel confident that they are safe," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Sunday, in an interview with CBS News's "60 Minutes." “The sooner we get the virus under control, the sooner businesses can reopen,” he said. While Powell anticipates that economic conditions could improve…
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