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Unrest Rages in Minneapolis Over Racially Charged Killing by Police

May 29, 2020 Focus Washington

Peaceful rallies gave way to a third night of arson, looting and vandalism in Minneapolis on Thursday as protesters vented their rage over the death of a black man seen on video gasping for breath […]

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U.S. to Issue Corruption, Drug Trafficking Charges against Venezuela’s First Lady

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Back in 2016, Yazensky Lamas, who was the bodyguard of the first lady of Colombia, Cilia Florez, was arrested and extradited to the United States where he was facing drug charges. The extradition of Lamas […]

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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Fires Back at Zuckerberg, Defends Fact-checking Trump Tweets

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey fired back at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who criticized the tech giant’s decision to fact-check President Donald Trump’s tweets about mail-in voting, Fox News informed. In a preview clip of his interview with Fox News’ Dana Perino, […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: A Hard Look at VP Candidates – China – Utah, New York – Social Distancing – Voting by Mail

May 28, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, May 28, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 42%Down 2 since Tuesday RON’S COMMENT: Over the past nine days, President Trump’s job approval has dropped from 45% to 42%…. Today’s […]

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Senate Dems Sound Alarm on ‘Captured’ Federal Courts as Trump, Republicans Keep Judicial Confirmations Coming

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Senate Democrats published a 50-plus page report Wednesday sounding the alarm over the rate at which Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump have confirmed federal judges during the President’s first term as Republicans are working on shepherding along even more lifetime-appointed federal judges, Fox News informed. […]

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Iran Rejects U.S. Cancellation of Nuclear Sanctions Waivers

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Iran says a U.S. move to cancel the last remaining sanctions waivers from the 2015 nuclear agreement will not impact its nuclear work, Voice of America reported. A spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said […]

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Pompeo Declares that Hong Kong is No Longer Autonomous from China, Threatening Trade with U.S.

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, a move that could jeopardize the special administrative region’s favorable trade relationship with the U.S. and open […]

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White House Says Trump to Sign an Executive Order on Social Media

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on social media on Thursday, the White House said, Fox News informed. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday she could not get ahead of […]

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Kayleigh McEnany Defends her Own mail-in Votes after Attacking Expanded Absentee Ballot Access

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended her decade-long record of voting by mail, arguing Wednesday that her public opposition to expanding mail-in voting for other people is not incompatible with her personal use of […]

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House Dems Adjourn without FISA Vote after Trump Announces Veto Threat

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

The House of Representatives adjourned late Wednesday without voting on whether to once again authorize advanced surveillance tools used by the law enforcement — a measure that had wide bipartisan support back in March, but which has drawn […]

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U.S. to Cancel Visas for Thousands of Chinese Grad Students

May 28, 2020 Focus Washington

The White House plans to cancel visas for thousands of Chinese graduate students affiliated with Chinese universities tied to the People’s Liberation Army, according to a report, Fox News informed. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the plan with President Trump during a […]

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Trump Administration Pursuing New Saudi Arms Sale, Menendez Claims

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The Trump administration is pursuing another arms sale to Saudi Arabia, a top Democratic senator Bob Menendez said Wednesday, amid a previous controversial arms sale coming under new scrutiny, The Hill writes. In an op-ed […]

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Pentagon Confirms ‘Long-Term’ Commitment With Saudi Arabia

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States remains committed to long-term defense contracts with Saudi Arabia, Pentagon spokesman Sean Robertson told Arab News sister newspaper Asharq al-Awsat in a statement. U.S. forces maintain “strong capabilities” in various regional operations, […]

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World’s Top 2,000 List Includes 40 Arab Companies, Aramco Ranked 5th

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

This year’s Forbes Global 2000 list saw the inclusion of 40 companies from the Arab world in the magazine’s ranking of the world’s top 2,000 companies, based on assets, profits, revenues, and market value, Zawya […]

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Tesla Cuts Prices in North America to Boost Demand

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Tesla has cut prices of its electric vehicles by as much as 6% in North America following a decline in auto demand in the region during weeks of lockdown that have now started to ease, […]

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Twitter Fact-Checks Trump Tweet for the First Time

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Twitter on Tuesday for the first time prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by President Donald Trump, warning that his claims about mail-in ballots were false and had been debunked by fact […]

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EU to Unveil Virus Recovery Plan

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

The European Union unveiling a massive coronavirus recovery plan worth hundreds of billions of euros to help countries rebuild their ailing economies, but the bloc remains deeply divided over what conditions should be attached to […]

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Research Finds Concerning Drop in U.S. Colorectal Cancer Screenings and Surgeries

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

New diagnoses of one of the deadliest cancers fell by one-third in March and April as U.S. physicians and patients halted appointments and screenings during the COVID-19 outbreak, Reuters reported. Research by the health data […]

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Trump Issues North Carolina an Ultimatum on Republican Convention

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave North Carolina’s Democratic governor a week to agree to host the Republican National Convention or face the prospect that Trump will take his event elsewhere, Reuters reported. Trump set […]

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Virus Takes Hold in Many Areas, as U.S. Nears 100,000 Deaths

May 27, 2020 Focus Washington

Optimism over reopening economies from business shutdowns to fight the virus spurred a rally on Wall Street, even as the official U.S. death toll approached 100,000, The Associated Press reported. Outbreaks are still climbing in […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Coronavirus Update – Michael Flynn – Minnesota – Tuesday Trivia

May 26, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, May 26, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 42% (Reuters) to 46% (Economist). Without these extremes […]

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China Plans to Use Coronavirus App to Track how Much its Citizens Sleep, Drink, and Smoke

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Chinese officials came with a proposal for making a coronavirus tracking app that will show how much people smoke, drink, exercise, and sleep. The app which was proposed by the eastern China city of Hangzhou […]

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Trump Displeased with China’s Attempt to Crack Down on Hong Kong

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

According to a White House statement, President Trump is displeased with the Chinese government’s latest attempt to crack down on Hong Kong. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was talking with the reporters as she said: “He […]

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Ilhan Omar: ‘I Do Believe’ Tara Reade’s Claims against Joe Biden

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., stated that she believes Tara Reade’s sexual-assault claim against presidential nominee Joe Biden, and that if it were up to her, Biden would not be the Democrats’ nominee for president, Fox News informed. “I do believe […]

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Trump Denies Interest in Moving Republican National Convention to Doral Property

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Monday rejected claims that he might want to hold this summer’s Republican National Convention at his resort in Doral, Fla., following his threat to move the convention from North Carolina if that state’s governor […]

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WHO Warns of New Wave in Areas Where COVID-19 Declining

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday, Reuters reported. The […]

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Actions made to combat the delta version should still be successful in combating the newly discovered omicron variation, according to World Health Organization officials.

WHO Pauses Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, Reuters informs. Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by Donald […]

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U.N. Command Says Both Koreas Violated Armistice Deal in DMZ Incident

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Both North and South Korea violated the armistice agreement that governs their shared border when their troops exchanged gunfire on May 3, the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. A multinational […]

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U.S. Drilling Industry Claims Offshore Ban Would Crush Government Revenues

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

A U.S. ban on new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, which presidential hopeful Joe Biden promised to enact if elected, would lead to hundreds of thousands of job losses and billions in lost […]

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California Outlines Pandemic Rules for Church Reopenings

May 26, 2020 Focus Washington

On Monday, California released a framework that will permit counties to allow in-person worship services – including limiting worshipers to 100 or less, taking everyone’s temperature, limiting singing and group recitations and not sharing prayer […]

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