Early trial results for potential coronavirus treatments expected in three weeks, WHO says…
February 20, 2020
One trial combines HIV drugs Lopinavir and Ritonavir, while the other is testing U.S.-based biotech Gilead Sciences' antiviral Remdesivir.
U.S. agency that handles Trump’s secure communication suffered data breach…
February 20, 2020
The U.S. defense agency responsible for secure White House communications said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday that was sent to people possibly affected. The letter, dated Feb. 11, 2020, says that between May and July 2019, personal data may have been compromised “in a data breach” of a system hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
George Papadopoulos Interview WIth John Solomon – Part 1 just released…
February 20, 2020
Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison
February 20, 2020
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, took a firm stance toward the Republican operative, faulting him for the actions that led to the charges. She sentenced him to 40 months in prison. “Mr. Stone lied,” Jackson said in court. She also said Stone injected himself “smack” into a political controversy and was not “persecuted.” Stone chose not to speak when given the opportunity... During Stone’s sentencing hearing, President Trump himself weighed in, questioning the “fairness” of prosecuting his former associate. It follows widespread speculation of a possible pardon for Stone.
“They say Roger Stone lied to Congress.” @CNN OH, I see, but so did Comey (and he also leaked classified information, for which almost everyone, other than Crooked Hillary Clinton, goes to jail for a long time), and so did Andy McCabe, who also lied to the FBI! FAIRNESS?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2020
Former Prosecutor Anon Sent Us This Tip:
"Judge stayed the sentence pending Stone's appeal. This normally is done when the Judge knows that there is a substantial issue on appeal which will likely result in the conviction being reversed. Will undoubtedly happen here due to juror misconduct."Florida feds knew of New York victim in Epstein indictment 11 years earlier…
February 20, 2020
Vatican set to open Pope Pius XII’s secret WWII archives…
February 20, 2020
The archive will be opened on March 2. Some Jewish groups and historians have said Pius, who was pope from 1939-1958, stayed silent during the Holocaust and didn’t do enough to save lives. His defenders at the Vatican and beyond say he used quiet diplomacy and encouraged convents and other religious institutes to hide Jews.
Hospitals across the US prepare for coronavirus outbreak to become global pandemic…
February 20, 2020
"This is the time to open up your pandemic plans and see that things are in order," Dr. Anne Schuchat, a top official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urged hospitals last week... "For instance," she continued, health-care providers need to plan for a "surge at a hospital, the ability to provide personal protective equipment for your workforce, the administrative controls and so forth that you might put place in a health care setting."
Macron Ends Unsupervised Imam Program Over Risk Of ‘Separatism’!
February 20, 2020
With Emmanuel Macron's popularity in freefall and his allies taking hits, the French President has yet again attempted to appease France's growing populist movement - announcing on Tuesday that he would end a program which allowed foreign countries to send imams and other religious teachers in order to crack down on "separatism."
Victoria’s Secret to Be Sold at $1.1 Billion Valuation, WSJ Says…
February 20, 2020
Sycamore Partners is expected to buy 55% in Victoria’s Secret in a transaction that with L Brands and retain 45% in a separate firm that will include the young-adult focused Pink chain, according to the newspaper. L Brands’ billionaire founder Leslie Wexner will step down as chairman and chief executive officer, WSJ said. The deal could be announced as early as Thursday... The Columbus, Ohio-based firm has struggled to mend an image tarnished by allegations of misogynistic culture under Ed Razek, its controversial former chief marketing officer, as well as lingering questions about Wexner’s relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Wexner says Epstein defrauded him.
Leaked Document Shows How Big Companies Buy Credit Card Data on Millions of Americans…
February 20, 2020
The findings come as multiple Senators have urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Envestnet, which owns Yodlee, for selling Americans' transaction information without their knowledge or consent, potentially violating the law.
"Let me be blunt. This is bullshit 'anonymization,'" Nicholas Weaver, a senior researcher at the International Computer Science Institute at UC Berkeley, told Motherboard...
Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system…
February 20, 2020
A leaked demo features bright red and orange badges for tweets that have been deemed “harmfully misleading."
Ilhan Omar DID marry her brother, reveals Somali community leader…
February 20, 2020
Osman, who runs a popular Facebook blog called Xerta Shekh, which comments on Somali issues, said that Omar kept her marriage to Elmi quiet, with no one from the Somali community invited to the wedding. He explained: 'When [Hirsi] and Ilhan got married, a lot of people were invited. It was a big Islamic wedding uniting two large clans in the Minneapolis community. 'I would say there were 100-150 people there.' But, he said: 'When she married Elmi, no one even knew about it.'
President Trump’s approval rating among small business owners hits all-time high of 64%, survey reveals…
February 20, 2020
Google AI will no longer use gender labels like ‘woman’ or ‘man’ on images of people to ‘avoid bias’…
February 20, 2020
In an email to developers on Thursday morning, seen by Business Insider, Google said it would no longer use "gendered labels" for its image tags. Instead, it will tag any images of people with "non-gendered" labels such as "person." said it had made the change because it was not possible to infer someone's gender solely from their appearance. It also cited its own ethical rules on AI, stating that gendering photos could exacerbate unfair bias.
Trump shares clip of Fox host Tucker Carlson suggesting he pardon Stone…
February 20, 2020
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 20, 2020
DeVos goes one-on-one with Maria on revision of Obama-era rule
February 20, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos gives updates on the Education Department's investigation into Harvard University and Yale University's dealings with foreign funding and the education departments budget.
Bolton: My testimony wouldn’t have changed anything…
February 20, 2020
Former national security adviser John Bolton defended his decision not to testify in the impeachment process against President Donald Trump, adding he didn't believe the result would have been any different if he had. "People can argue about what I should have said and what I should have done," Bolton said Wednesday during a lecture at Vanderbilt University. "I would bet you a dollar right here and now, my testimony would have made no difference to the ultimate outcome.
People in Florida have tested positive for exposure to blue-green algae toxins just from breathing air around it, and scientists are ramping up studies into how toxic algae blooms affect long-term health…
February 20, 2020
To accomplish that goal, residents on Florida's Atlantic and Gulf coasts are getting nasal swabs and urine and blood tests to detect signs of the algae toxins -- called microcystin in blue-green algae and brevetoxin in red tide algae.
Schaefer said scientific studies have shown for years that the toxins found in algae are associated with liver damage and liver disease, along with skin rashes, headaches and troubled breathing...
‘Unprecedented crisis’ declared in South Korean city over coronavirus…
February 20, 2020
Kwon Young-jin said the city was facing “an unprecedented crisis”, with 49 reported patients traced to an infected individual who had attended a local church. It comes as the Japanese government confirmed the death of two citizens, both in their 80s, who contracted the virus while aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship...
Iranians who died from coronavirus had no contact with people from China — Health Ministry…
February 20, 2020
"The committee for the investigation of infectious diseases in the Health Ministry is currently trying to learn how the coronavirus was transmitted to those infected in Qom. It was likely transmitted through one of the travellers who came from (one of) the neighbouring states, although we cannot confirm the place of transmission," Mardani said...