Новости за 11.05.2020

It's a fact that Barack Obama "collaborated to invent the Russia collusion narrative," so now the former president is throwing mud on President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic to deflect attention, charged talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh. "None of this Trump-Russia collusion stuff could have happened without Obama knowing about it, Limbaugh told his listeners…

(CNBC) -- The Nasdaq Composite climbed for a sixth straight session on Monday as shares of major technology companies resumed their rally. The strength in big tech also lifted the S&P 500 into the green from losses earlier in the session. The tech-heavy index traded 1.1% higher and was headed for its sixth straight positive…

(CHRISTIAN POST) -- Several Ohio public schools have agreed to keep yoga outside their classrooms after more than 100 local pastors argued to state officials that coercing children to practice a "form of Eastern religion" is a violation of the First Amendment. The pastors who lead congregations in north-central Ohio made their objections to practicing…

President Trump called for the firing of NBC News anchor Chuck Todd after the network admitted to using a deceptively edited clip of Attorney General Bill Barr talking about the Michael Flynn case. On "Meet the Press" Sunday, a clip showed Barr saying "history's written by winners." It left out the context. Barr said a…

(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- In the age of COVID-19, students either dig online learning or they hate it, but the reasons for either usually have to do with learning preferences or comfort with technology. Not so for Cornell University’s Alecia Wilk. Writing in The Cornell Daily Sun, Wilk says virtual instruction is preferable because she…

(REUTERS) -- Twitter will add labels and warning messages on some tweets with disputed or misleading information about COVID-19, the company said on Monday, as part of a new approach to misinformation that will eventually extend to other topics. Twitter’s new labels will provide links to more information in cases where the risk of harm…

(WGBH) -- As many as two-thirds of the 280 Catholic parishes in Boston are working with the archdiocese to find a solution for their financial difficulties, according to church officials. Houses of worship across the commonwealth have been closed for close to two months since Gov. Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home advisory and closed non-essential…

  Twitter appears to be supressing an #ObamaGate hashtag promoted in tweets by President Trump that reference the new evidence implicating the former president in the Russia-collusion investigation. RedState noted a chart indicating that as #ObamaGate trended, Twitter began deleting tweets containing the hashtag. The hashtag apparently surpassed 2.5 million twice but was knocked down…

(FOX NEWS) -- The owner of a Massachusetts ice cream parlor closed its doors just one day after reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic in response to how angry customers mistreated a teenage employee. Mark Lawrence, who for 19 years has operated Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlour in Mashpee, a small town on Cape Cod, waited…

(SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE) -- A court document from 1996 shows former Senate staffer Tara Reade told her ex-husband she was sexually harassed while working for Joe Biden in 1993. The declaration — exclusively obtained by The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, California — does not say Biden committed the harassment nor does it mention…

In the wake of federal charges against Gen. Michael Flynn being dropped, actor James Woods says indictments should be issued "to the very top" of the Obama administration, and that Barack Obama himself should be concerned. "You bet he's concerned," the politically minded actor tweeted this weekend, with a hashtag of #SwampKing, apparently referring to…

While some states across America are beginning to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns, the Democratic governor of one major state is suggesting that mandated face masks and social distancing could go on indefinitely. Appearing Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker told host Jake Tapper that the current restrictions on businesses…

Health expert Dr. Anthony Fauci still plans to testify before a Senate committee this week, despite placing himself in a modified quarantine. On Saturday, Fauci announced that he had been exposed to someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will also continue to attend…

Georgia investigators are reviewing new video evidence as they try to piece together the events that led to the Feb. 23 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. On Thursday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that it had arrested Gregory McMichael, 64, and his 34-year-old son, Travis McMichael, and charged them with aggravated assault and the murder of Arbery. Arbery, 25,…

Congress has alloted $350 billion to small businesses for coronavirus relief and most Americans will receive a check for $1,200. In addition, Democrats, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., have been pressing for $1 trillion in handouts to state and local governments. That sets up a conflict with Republicans, who say the federal government…

(ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW) -- Two Douglas County churches say Gov. Kate Brown’s executive orders keeping their parishioners at home are unconstitutional. Covenant Grace Church in Roseburg and the Camas Valley Christian Fellowship have joined a lawsuit asking an Oregon court to prohibit the state from enforcing the governor’s ban on group gatherings. A handful of county…