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Big Banks Call for Wall Street Deregulation to “Fight Coronavirus”

mintpressnews.com - As coronavirus panic hits the U.S., a financial lobbying group is attempting to use the crisis to push through the deregulation of its industry. The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), a Washington-based lo…

Coronavirus: thousands stranded on Grand Princess cruise ship after 21 cases confirmed

theguardian.com - Nearly half of the 46 people tested for coronavirus onboard the Grand Princess cruise ship moored off San Francisco have returned a positive result, vice president Mike Pence has said, and the fate o…

Here's why Chinese scientists say there's a second, more dangerous coronavirus strain

latimes.com - The global outbreak that has sickened nearly 100,000 people across six continents may actually be fueled by two variants of the same coronavirus: one older and less aggressive and a newer version who…

Coronavirus Alarm Blends Yellow Peril and Red Scare

fair.org - As an Asian-American, I’m not surprised that there are numerous reports surfacing of racist and xenophobic responses arising in the US (and elsewhere) as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, where “…

Trump picks Mark Meadows to be new White House chief of staff

washingtonpost.com - Rep Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), a staunch ally of President Trump’s, is headed to the White House to become the chief of staff. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) By Seung Min Kim and close Seung Min Kim Whit…

The New Idlib Ceasefire Forces Turkey-Backed Extremists to Fall Back

mintpressnews.com - Mideast Discourse — Turkey increased its military invasion of Syria last month to prevent the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) from liberating Idlib province from the occupation of terrorists, who are supporte…

Virginia lawmakers pass lowest insulin price cap in nation at $50 a month

thehill.com - Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill that will force insurers to cap insulin costs at $50 a month, sending the bill to Gov. Ralph Northam's (D) desk for signature. The Virginia General Assembly pass…

"People Are Being Hunted Down” – ICE Launches Rights-Busting Onslaught Against Sanctuary Cities

mintpressnews.com - Operation Palladium has begun. Hundreds of agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have entered New York and other sanctuary cities in a fresh attempt to round up undocumented immigrant…

'This is our feminist spring': millions of Mexican women prepare to strike over femicides

theguardian.com - Dalilah Loza is 15 and dreams of being an orthodontist, or an economist - perhaps even a photographer. But most of all she wants to be the voice of her mother. “I’m the only one who can speak for her…

Espionage Act Reform Bill Would Protect Journalists Like Julian Assange

mintpressnews.com - Shadowproof — Under legislation proposed in Congress, the United States government would not be able to prosecute journalists like WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange who publish classified information.…

Jared Kushner Cashes in on Investment Thanks to Tax Breaks He and Ivanka Trump Lobbied to Pass

lawandcrime.com - Presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner last month sold his stake in a company that invested in Opportunity Zones, a designation created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This means Kushner will be…

Media Malfunction as Sanders Notes Positive Aspects of Latin American Socialism

fair.org - When 60 Minutes (2/24/20) asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about his past support for aspects of Cuba’s socialist revolution, as well as for Nicaragua’s 1979–90 leftist Sandinista government, Sanders respon…

As the U.S.-backed government in Bolivia unleashes a wave of political persecution, the Trump administration remains silent

washingtonpost.com - Interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez delivers a speech during the celebration of Plurinational State Day on Jan. 22 at the Palacio Quemado in La Paz. (JORGE BERNAL/AFP/Getty Images) By Lucien Chau…

'It isn't Mad Max': Police warning after shoppers brawl over toilet paper in Sydney

theguardian.com - NSW police had to be called to a western Sydney supermarket on Saturday morning after a fight broke out among three women over toilet paper. On Saturday afternoon NSW police asked the women involved …

Saudi Arabia detains three royal family members in latest crackdown

theguardian.com - Saudi authorities have detained three royal family members including two senior princes, according to US media reports, signalling the crown prince is further tightening his grip on power. Prince Ahm…

With spreading virus comes fears -- and lots of stockpiling

apnews.com - NEW YORK (AP) — As an Arizonan, Gregory Cohen has never had to stock up ahead of a hurricane or other natural disaster. But fear of the new coronavirus has led the 51-year-old attorney to run up a he…

Trump Declares Mission Accomplished on Containing Coronavirus

nymag.com - The Trump administration’s strategy on the coronavirus from the outset has focused relentlessly on the stock market, treating the virus as a partisan plot by Democrats to stoke panic. Trump has, acco…

Trump Says Coronavirus Will Help the Economy by Stopping All Travel

nymag.com - Last night, President Trump made an attempt to reassure the public on the state of the economy. It was not very reassuring. His answer implied that, however low your assessment of his grasp of the ec…

New York’s Governor Cuomo requires insurers to waive cost sharing for COVID-19 tests – TechCrunch

techcrunch.com - In a move that other states might want to emulate, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said that the state’s Department of Financial Services is requiring health insurers in the state to waive co…

Is the U.S. Fracking Boom Based on Fraud? | naked capitalism

nakedcapitalism.com - Yves here. It really is remarkable how super low interest rates have led investors on a widespread basis to pour money down ratholes. Unicorns is one. Another has been fracking, which despite being a…

Coronavirus: Kids About as Likely as Adults to Become Infected; What Happens When School Closures Become Widespread? | naked capitalism

nakedcapitalism.com - Early on, I repeated an assumption about coronavirus that proved to be incorrect, that children weren’t very susceptible to becoming infected and hence weren’t prime transmitters the way they were fo…

Exclusive: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing

theatlantic.com - Even in an emergency, laboratories cannot be spun up immediately. The University of Washington, which appears to have the country’s largest testing capacity outside of California—it can test up to 1,…

Publisher cancels Woody Allen memoir after backlash

news.yahoo.com - New York (AFP) - A leading publisher on Friday scrapped plans to release the autobiography of filmmaker Woody Allen, who has long been accused of molesting his daughter, following an outcry and a sta…

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