Top Trump officials pushed the Covid-19 lab-leak theory. Investigators had doubts.
New documents and interviews show how the president and his senior aides cherry-picked evidence and sidelined the government’s own virus sleuths.
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After Criticizing Trump, GOP Senate Candidates Now Desperate For His Endorsement
GOP Senate candidates across the country are hoping the former president forgets their past attacks.
I’ve Noticed the No-Strings-Attached Sex I Love has an … Unexpected Effect on Men
I really don’t want to cuddle.
13 Progressive Groups Urge Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire
“President Biden must have the opportunity to nominate a successor without delay,” reads their ad.
Disaster Capitalism: Puerto Rico Plunged into Darkness After Privatization of Electric Utility
More than 1 million people in Puerto Rico were left in the dark this month after power transmission and distribution for the island was taken over by a private company under a 15-year contract. Much of Puerto Rico lost power after a fire at an electrical substation caused a massive blackout just days after the private U.S.
NATO Ramps Up Rhetoric Against China & Russia. Is Biden Leading the U.S. into a New Cold War?
China says NATO is adopting a “Cold War mentality” after the military alliance singled out China and Russia for criticism during a summit in Brussels. In its final communiqué, NATO leaders said, “China’s stated ambitions and assertive behavior present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order.” NATO leaders also criticized Russia and called on Moscow to withdraw troops from Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova.
NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Released from Prison as Family Pushes Biden to Pardon Her
Former National Security Agency contractor Reality Leigh Winner was released from prison Monday to serve the rest of her sentence in a halfway house. We get an update from the lawyer handling her commutation and pardon process. Winner was arrested in 2017 under the Espionage Act for leaking classified government information about Russian interference in the 2016 election to reporters at The Intercept.
America’s ‘Great Chief Justice’ Was an Unrepentant Slaveholder
John Marshall is America’s most important jurist. Biographers are universally laudatory of the “Great Chief Justice.” A recent documentary about him (in which I am interviewed) is subtitled The Man Who Made the Supreme Court.This icon of jurisprudence is central to America’s constitutional development. For nearly three and a half decades, longer than any other chief justice, he led the Court and shaped constitutional law.
Help! My Boyfriend Gets Really Depressed Whenever He Loses a Video Game.
I do not think it’s healthy to find a video game this important to self-esteem.
Dear Care and Feeding: My In-Laws Called My Culture “Backwards”
Parenting advice on racist in-laws, maternity leave, and potty humor.
New Alzheimer’s drug could be ‘devastating’ for Medicare
Aduhelm is the first drug to target Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years and will have cascading effects on health care costs.
The Yellow Star Anti-Vax Lady Shows How Nashville Has Changed
The scandal was absurd, but the problems are broader than that.
An Interview With a Man Who Rented a U-Haul Instead of a Rental Car Because It Was Cheaper
“It wasn’t like driving a Ferrari. For someone who’s not great at parking, I wouldn’t recommend it.
The Most Important Thing to Know About Inflation Right Now
It’s not what the pundits think. It’s what the money guys are doing.
Who Gets the Streets Now?
The restaurants who needed them to survive? The humans who endured the pandemic city? Or their old owners, cars?
G-7 nations call for thorough probe of Covid origins in China
They push for a “timely, transparent, expert-led, and science-based WHO convened” investigation.
IMF chief: 1 billion vaccine doses only a start
“This is a moral imperative,” Kristalina Georgieva said.
A pricey new drug that may not work? Why drug pricing critics are staying quiet.
Few lawmakers have criticized the $56,000-per-year price tag that shocked many experts, even as Democrats weigh a drug pricing overhaul.
FDA tells J&J to scrap 60 million vaccine doses made at troubled plant
The agency also cleared 10 million doses for use.
Soaring prices draw both shrugs and screaming in Washington
A continued inflation spike could make it a lot harder for the president to push through trillions of dollars in additional federal spending.
Biden’s back door to wage hikes
Income growth has been relatively strong, particularly in the last couple of months, despite disappointing overall job growth.
Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows
It’s a stunning reversal for a brand that once lured the rich and famous willing to pay a premium to live in a building with Trump’s gilded name on it.
‘Hard to love it’: Modest job gains leave lingering doubts about recovery
The figure will provide some relief to the White House after the April report, but it’s well short of the pace predicted by many economists earlier this year.
Biden’s budget blowout predicts years of Obama-level tepid growth
Some analysts suggested that the administration is essentially admitting that its proposed surge in federal spending won’t actually boost the economy much at all.
Why Germany’s Apology for Its 1904-1908 Genocide in Namibia Does Not Go Far Enough
Germany has apologized for its role in the first genocide of the 20th century, which took place in Namibia, a former colony then known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German colonizers killed tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people in Namibia. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas officially described the massacre as genocide and outlined an offer of more than $1.34 billion in development aid to the Namibian government.
“Julian Is Suffering”: Family of WikiLeaks Founder Assange in U.S. to Demand His Release from Prison
The U.S. State Department is pushing to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Britain, where Biden is now meeting with leaders during the G7 summit. A U.K. judge blocked Assange’s extradition in January, citing serious mental health concerns. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison if brought to the U.S., where he was indicted for violations of the Espionage Act related to the publication of classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes.
Old Ted Cruz Tweet Comes Back To Haunt Him At The Worst Possible Time
The Texas senator’s attempt to dunk on California is looking really awkward now.
News Roundup: Senate still stalled; G7 promises; ICE propaganda office scrapped
In the news today: The G7 nations agree to steep cuts in carbon emissions, but offer few details on how to reach that goal. The Senate continues to vigorously and self-importantly do nothing. And the Biden administration scraps both a white nationalism-themed Trump propaganda project and the redirection of $2 billion in military construction funds towards Trump’s Big Border Erection.