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• As cases rise of rare COVID-linked illness in kids, Fauci warns much remains unknown

  12-05-2020 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  "The more and more we learn, we're seeing what this virus can do," Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a Senate hearing Tuesday.
  
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• Obamagate Is Not a Conspiracy Theory

  12-05-2020 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Those sharing Obamagate hashtags on Twitter would do best to avoid the hysterics we saw from Russian-collusion believers, but they have no reason to ignore the mounting evidence that suggests the Obama administration engaged in serious corruption.Democrats and their allies, who like to pretend that President Obama’s only scandalous act was wearing a tan suit, are going spend the next few months gaslighting the public by focusing on the most feverish accusations against Obama. But the fact
  
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• Putin's coronavirus crisis deepens

  12-05-2020 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  A fire in a hospital treating coronavirus victims claimed the lives of five patients and forced the evacuation of 150 people in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Tuesday, further testing the Russian government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic amid a growing crisis that has reached the Kremlin's inner circle.
  
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• Progressives may block Democrats' coronavirus bill after it leaves out payroll funding for small businesses

  12-05-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  House Democrats released a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Tuesday, which includes a combined $875 billion for state and local governments. But one progressive priority didn't make it into the bill's 1,815 pages, and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus say they'll disrupt a scheduled Friday vote on the bill to try to make sure it does.Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), as well as 58 other Democrats, had pushed for the HEROES Act to include what they called
  
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• Louisville police conducting a drug bust charged into Breonna Taylor's house and shot her 8 times. Her family says they were at the wrong address.

  12-05-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The family of the 26-year-old EMT has enlisted the help of prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
  
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• Should businesses be shielded from coronavirus lawsuits?

  12-05-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As parts of the country start lifting stay-at-home orders, a debate has sparked over whether businesses should be protected from liability if an employee or customer contracts the coronavirus.
  
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• Ahmaud Arbery: What do we know about the case?

  12-05-2020 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has drawn national attention. Here's what we know.
  
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• The Supreme Court just heard a pair of cases that could decide whether anyone will see Trump’s tax returns

  12-05-2020 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday met by teleconference to hear a pair of cases that will likely determine whether anyone sees Trump’s tax returns and related financial records.
  
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• Toobin identifies most important moment from Trump's Supreme Court case

  12-05-2020 23:21 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Kate Bouldan speaks to legal analysts about the Supreme Court's consideration of how far Presidential immunity extends into the case of Trump's financial records.
  
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• Rand Paul: Pandemic Response Marred by ‘Wrong Prediction after Wrong Prediction’

  12-05-2020 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senator Rand Paul said Tuesday that the response to the coronavirus pandemic has been hampered by “wrong prediction after wrong prediction” as he advocated for schools to reopen in the fall.“The history of this when we look back will be of wrong prediction after wrong prediction after wrong prediction,” Paul said during a Senate hearing Tuesday at which Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the Trump administration's coronavirus task force, testified.“I th
  
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• California restaurants can soon reopen for dine-in customers as part of a phased relaxing of shutdown restrictions

  12-05-2020 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There's no date set yet, but eating out will include disposable menus, and guests could be screened for symptoms upon arrival.
  
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• Austria's Kurz aims to lift border controls to Switzerland by June

  12-05-2020 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Austria aims to ease some border controls with Switzerland within days and to end all controls by June, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told Swiss broadcaster SRF on Tuesday, as countries push ahead with loosening COVID-19 restrictions."We are in a good exchange with the Swiss government," Kurz told the broadcaster in an interview."Our goal is that we can reach an agreement in coming days over a significant easing and that the border controls can be completely ended in June."
  
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• Congo president replaces chief of staff amid graft trial

  12-05-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has temporarily replaced his chief of staff Vital Kamerhe who is charged with stealing public funds, the president's spokesman said on Tuesday.Kamerhe, the most senior politician to ever face trial for graft in Congo, has been held at Kinshasa's Makala prison since his arrest on April 8.Kamerhe's supporters say the charges are politically motivated, aimed at stymieing his chances of challenging Tshisekedi at the next elections in 2023.
  
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• Afghan forces to resume offensive after infants, mourners attacked

  12-05-2020 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Afghanistan's floundering peace process appeared further in peril Tuesday, with security forces ordered to resume offensive operations after attacks targeted a maternity ward and mourners at a funeral.At least 14 people were killed -- including newborns and nurses -- when gunmen stormed the maternity hospital in Kabul early in the morning, officials said.Shortly after, a suicide blast in the country's restive east left two dozen mourners dead.
  
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• Don’t Shrug at Obama’s Michael Flynn Scandal

  12-05-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  How would President Obama be reacting to the collapse of the case against Michael Flynn if Flynn were a black teen?Picture a racist white FBI agent who hates a black student and became enraged when that teen publicly insulted one of the agent’s close friends. Say the FBI sends two guys over to the teen’s house, claiming it suspects him of being involved in drug trafficking, and starts asking the kid questions in hopes that the kid will lie.Suppose the FBI does not read the kid his ri
  
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• California lawmaker on Tesla reopen: 'F*** Elon Musk'

  12-05-2020 23:00 via cnn.com
  
  California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D) voiced her frustration with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's announcement that the company would be "restarting production today against Alameda County rules."
  
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• GOP Sen. Romney rebukes Trump official for what he said at briefing

  12-05-2020 22:54 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) admonished HHS assistant secretary Admiral Dr. Brett Giroir for saying the US has done more testing than South Korea because of how early in the pandemic South Korea's tests were performed.
  
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• Economic adviser: Reopening economy a massive 'experiment'

  12-05-2020 22:52 via cnn.com
  
  Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Adviser at Allianz, explains why we have to learn more and analyze data to get reopening the economy right.
  
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• Trump ignores new warning signs in push to reopen the country

  12-05-2020 22:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Analysis: White House task force documents show testing, access to medical gear and treatments are still works in progress as the president declares victory.
  
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• Man who wore KKK hood as mask won't be charged

  12-05-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The man claimed the hood was not intended to be a racial statement, saying, "It was a mask, and it was stupid."
  
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• Democrats' $3 trillion coronavirus stimulus proposal includes more $1,200 checks, money for state and local governments

  12-05-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pelosi and the Democrats are putting forth a bill with more $1,200 checks for Americans and nearly a trillion dollars for state and local governments.
  
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• Cuomo: Ban COVID-related "handouts to greedy corporations"

  12-05-2020 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "No bailout boondoggles. Do not betray the American people again," Cuomo said Tuesday.
  
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• Pelosi unveils massive new coronavirus relief bill

  12-05-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The HEROES Act includes assistance to state and local governments, hazard pay for frontline health care workers and more.
  
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• Gunmen storm Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kabul, killing two newborns

  12-05-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Several doctors leapt to an adjacent building after at least three attackers wearing police uniforms entered the hospital, according to officials.
  
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• Coronavirus: Biden uses Trump’s words against him in new campaign ad

  12-05-2020 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Biden has released another campaign advert hitting out at Donald Trump, using his own words against him to scrutinise his handling of the coronavirus.The video shared on Mr Biden’s twitter plays out the timeline of the escalation of the pandemic in the US, montaging Trump’s interviews and conferences.
  
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• Schumer calls Biden denial of Tara Reade assault allegation ‘sufficient’

  12-05-2020 22:04 via politico.com
  
  The Senate minority leader’s comments continue a pattern of top Democrats standing by the former vice president heading into the election.
  
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• We Were Planning to Sell Our Home Before the Pandemic Hit. Now, the Real Estate Market May Never Be the Same

  12-05-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Drive-thru title signings and 3D open houses are part of the new reality of real estate.
  
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• California holds special election during pandemic to fill Katie Hill's seat

  12-05-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Katie Hill, a Democrat, resigned from the office last fall amid allegations of inappropriate relationships with staffers.
  
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• One of Elon Musk's most vocal supporters just wrote a 3,000-word op-ed slamming his opinions on the coronavirus and reliance on 'Tesla superfans'

  12-05-2020 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A writer who owns three Teslas has been criticized for "forwarding the rosy narrative" of the company isn't writing such a rosy narrative anymore.
  
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• Casinos in survival mode during pandemic

  12-05-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Caesars Entertainment Corp. missed quarterly revenue estimates on Monday as it shuttered its casinos amid nationwide lockdowns to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• On tape, Bolsonaro cites protecting his family in push to swap top Rio cop: source

  12-05-2020 21:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an April cabinet meeting that he needed to change Rio de Janeiro's chief of the federal police to protect family members under investigation, a person with knowledge of a video of the meeting told Reuters.The video was shown on Tuesday to investigators looking into accusations by former Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who resigned two days after the cabinet meeting, alleging Bolsonaro was trying to interfere in law enforcement for personal motives.The fre
  
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• Two cruise workers on Princess, Carnival ships dead in separate incidents unrelated to COVID-19

  12-05-2020 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two crew members have died in separate incidents unrelated to coronavirus, as thousands remain stranded on ships spread across the globe.
  
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• Supreme Court grills both sides in landmark battle over President Trump's financial records

  12-05-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The dramatic oral arguments may lead to landmark rulings on a president's immunity from investigation while in office and Congress' oversight powers.
  
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• New York Times journalist: Fauci hearing was terrifying

  12-05-2020 21:45 via cnn.com
  
  Christiane speaks with New York Times health and science reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr. about Anthony Fauci's Senate appearance and the U.S. response to coronavirus.
  
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• Chevy's new Tahoe police cars include beefed-up off-road capabilities and wider doors to fit handcuffed passengers

  12-05-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 2021 Tahoe-based police cars can tow, are better-suited for off-roading, and have more cargo room.
  
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• Supreme Court appears headed for a split decision on Trump taxes, financial records

  12-05-2020 21:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  The cases involve efforts by House Democrats and a N.Y. prosecutor to obtain the president's documents.
  
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• Los Angeles County's stay-at-home orders are expected to be extended at least through July

  12-05-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles County, which has more than 32,000 coronavirus infections and accounts for more than half of California's COVID-19 fatalities, is expected to pump the brakes on re-opening, despite loosening some lockdown measures last week, the Los Angeles Times reports. There likely won't be any further rollbacks until at least the end of July, the county's Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during a Board of Supervisers meeting Tuesday.It's not written in stone that the county's stay-at-ho
  
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• The top US infectious disease expert said states risk triggering avoidable 'suffering and death', while the US President has urged businesses to reopen

  12-05-2020 21:40 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House's coronavirus task force, warned senators Tuesday that states and cities face serious consequences if they open up too quickly, urging states not to reopen until they know they have the capabilities to handle an inevitable uptick in cases once they relax stay-at-home orders.
  
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• Gentlemens' clubs, stripped of business during pandemic, are entitled to relief, judge rules

  12-05-2020 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “Simply put, Congress did not pick winners and losers in the PPP,” U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman wrote.
  
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• Star cyclist creates trophy room ... in his sauna

  12-05-2020 21:37 via cnn.com
  
  Trophy-winning sports stars often decide to have cabinets erected in their living rooms to have their spoils on display for all to see.
  
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• DOJ Won’t Release List of Obama Officials Who ‘Unmasked’ Flynn

  12-05-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Department of Justice is not planning to release a declassified list of Obama administration officials who were reportedly behind the “unmasking” of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to multiple reports.Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell handed over the list to Attorney General Bill Barr last week, after the DOJ dropped its case Flynn — who pled guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI — upon reviewing “newly di
  
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• Supreme Court arguments over Trump's tax returns point to ideological split decision

  12-05-2020 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Supreme Court continued its unprecedented work routine with an unprecedented case on Tuesday, hearing arguments over whether Congress and a New York prosecutor can access President Trump's financial records. And after a day of arguments broadcast live, it appears the justices are ideologically split on the case with an eventual decision coming down to Chief Justice John Roberts, The Washington Post reports.Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, who are on the liberal end of the Supreme Co
  
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• Nightly News: Kids Edition (May 12, 2020)

  12-05-2020 21:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Dr. John Torres explains what antibodies are and how they fight viruses like COVID-19, Kate Snow talks with a group of kids about how they’re feeling while continuing life at home and our friend Leo Kelly (better known as the “Shirley Temple King”) shares how he is helping others during the pandemic.
  
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• Restaurants in parts of California can open for sit-down dining

  12-05-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Restaurants in a half-dozen California counties can host sit-down dining, and shopping malls throughout the state can open for curbside pickup as coronavirus restrictions ease, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday."It's a mistake to over-promise what reopening means," said Newsom, who has hesitated to loosen restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus even as other states have done so.
  
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• Digestive issues were an early symptom of coronavirus for 5 children who needed hospital treatment, a study says

  12-05-2020 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A clinical report published in Frontiers showed is more evidence that children can critically ill with COVID-19.
  
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• Costco's Kirkland and other store brands are having a moment

  12-05-2020 21:22 via cnn.com
  
  Store-brand toilet paper used to be an unwanted second choice at the grocery store, often left behind as consumers stocked up on names they knew, like Charmin, Angel Soft, Scott and Cottonelle.
  
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• Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Moves to Phase 2 Testing, and Gets Fast-Track Approval from the U.S. Government

  12-05-2020 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FDA gave Moderna the go-ahead to test its vaccine candidate in hundreds of people
  
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• Family of Louisville woman killed by police in her apartment hires lawyer from Ahmaud Arbery case

  12-05-2020 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Benjamin Crump, an attorney representing Breonna Taylor's family, says Louisville police have not "taken responsibility for her senseless killing."
  
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• Astronauts get 'slimed' with Nickelodeon's goo -- in space

  12-05-2020 21:11 via cnn.com
  
  Nickelodeon sent their signature "slime" to astronauts on the International Space Station to perform experiments and have a little fun.
  
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• Doctor's video diaries give voice to heroes battling Covid-19

  12-05-2020 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Zevy Hamburger, an anesthesiologist at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, is sharing his experience in a series of diaries, giving a voice to healthcare heroes struggling with the everyday battle. CNN's Jason Carroll reports.
  
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