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US Cases Doubled To 20 Million In Just 54 Days

PBS NewsHour reports: The U.S. continued to surpass other countries in COVID-19 cases as it reached 20 million at the start of the new year, according to data kept by Johns Hopkins University. America exceeded the mark Friday, less than a week after the country reached 19 million cases. COVID-19 deaths have also increased in the country, now totaling more …

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Anthony Fauci “Disappointed” By Vax Rollout [VIDEO]

CNBC reports: “We would’ve liked to have seen it run smoothly and have 20 million doses into people today, by the end of the (year) 2020, which was the projection. Obviously, it didn’t happen and that’s disappointing,” Fauci said Thursday on NBC’s “TODAY” show. “Hopefully, as you get into the first couple of weeks in January, the gaining of momentum …

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US Again Breaks Daily Record With 3903 COVID Deaths

The Hill reports: As 2020 comes to an end, the United States broke the record for coronavirus deaths for the second consecutive day. The country reported at least 3,903 COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday, according to The Atlantic’s COVID Tracking Project. The previous fatality record was recorded just the day before, with 3,725 deaths reported on Tuesday. Across the country, …

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Census To Miss Deadline On US House Apportionment

NPR reports: Saddled with delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic and last-minute changes by the Trump administration, the first set of 2020 census results will not be ready for release by Thursday’s year-end deadline for numbers that determine representation in Congress and the Electoral College for the next decade. Under federal law, the commerce secretary, who oversees the bureau, is …

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DeVos: Stop Teaching “Anti-American Fake History”

The sister of a bloodthirsty mercenary writes for Fox News: This pandemic has laid bare a number of things about American education, not the least of which is that it’s not entirely American; in too many places, students are taught outright anti-American material. Look no further than the infamous 1619 Project launched by The New York Times. It’s a debunked …

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Mnuchin: $600 Checks Will Start To Go Out Tuesday

CNBC reports: The Trump administration began sending stimulus payments of up to $600 to millions of Americans Tuesday evening as part of the recently passed Covid relief bill, the second such direct payment to Americans amid historic unemployment and ongoing business closures. The second round of payments will be distributed automatically in the following breakdown: up to $600 for eligible …

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Giroir: All Who Want A Vax Should Get One By June

“We are clearly on schedule. 20 million vaccinations distributed by the first week in January, we expect another 30 million in January, another 50 million in February. “And with the current contracts, even with just the vaccines we have right now, we still expect that any American who wants a vaccine can be vaccinated by June. That’s really very exciting. …

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Couple Bought Mansion With Fraudulent $7M Bailout

The New York Daily News reports: A couple who lied about their business in order to score a $7.2 million PPP loan in late May used the funds to buy a $3.5 million, seven-bedroom house, and several expensive cars, according the federal government. Don Cisternino and his partner, Lori Quasky, allegedly claimed their company, MagnifiCo, had an average monthly payroll …

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Millions Of Xmas Packages Weren’t Delivered In Time

Tribune News Service reports: USPS is facing a historic volume of mail, which is swamping the postal service and other carriers as the pandemic drives people to shop online. According to the Washington Post, almost 19,000 of the agency’s 644,000 workers are under quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus. Some are criticizing Postmaster Louis DeJoy, who cut costs and did …

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Queens Man Bought Bentley With $2 Million Bailout

More Trumpian vetting by the Treasury Department: A Brooklyn man faces up to 20 years in prison after being accused of fraudulently securing $1.9 million in forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, using a portion of the funds to buy the most recent Bentley and Escalade vehicle, according to federal authorities. Leon Miles is accused of applying to the …

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US Closes $2B Deal For 100M More Pfizer Vax Doses

Politico reports: Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech will supply 100 million more doses of their coronavirus vaccine to the United States by this summer after protracted negotiations over how much the companies could deliver, The $1.95 billion agreement doubles the overall U.S. order for the vaccine to 200 million doses. Pfizer and BioNTech said they can supply 70 million …

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White House Staffers Receive Departure Instructions

Politico reports: Staffers in the Executive Office of the President were informed Tuesday that they “will start departing” on the week of Jan. 4, according to an email from the White House Management Office. Staffers were notified that they would receive a “comprehensive checklist” in the coming days and directed to “take inventory of your office space.” Other bullet points …

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US Close To Deal On Tens Of Millions Pfizer Doses

The Associated Press reports: The U.S. government is close to a deal to acquire tens of millions of additional doses of Pfizer’s vaccine in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the deal is under discussion and could be finalized shortly. …

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DOJ Sues Walmart Over Alleged Role In Opioid Crisis

Via press release from the DOJ: In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice has alleged that Walmart Inc. unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis. The complaint alleges that this unlawful conduct resulted in hundreds of thousands …

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US Adds 1M New Cases In Six Days, Passes 18M

Reuters reports: Total U.S. COVID-19 cases surpassed 18 million on Tuesday as health officials tried to tamper fears about a new, highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom. The latest million cases were recorded in just six days, according to a Reuters tally, as U.S. COVID-19 fatalities approach 320,000, the most in the world. Some U.S. health …

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Russia Hacked Dozens Of Top Treasury Dept Accounts

CBS News reports: Email accounts used by the Treasury Department’s senior leadership were compromised by suspected Russian government hackers who carried out a massive cyber-espionage campaign against several U.S. federal agencies, according to Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. The ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee said the “full depth” of the Treasury hack “isn’t known.” Senate Finance Committee staff …

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Barr Contradicts Trump, Blames Russia For Hack Attack

The Hill reports: Attorney General William Barr on Monday said that Russia is likely behind the unprecedented hack into multiple federal agencies and thousands of private entities, becoming the second senior administration official to place the blame on Moscow in contradiction to statements by President Trump. The attorney general said that he agrees with the assessment by Secretary of State …

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Trump Admin Mulls Immunity For Saudi Crown Prince

Well, of course they’re thinking about it: The U.S. government is weighing a request to declare Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immune from a federal lawsuit accusing him of targeting for assassination a former top intelligence officer who could disclose damaging secrets about the prince’s ascent to power, according to legal documents related to the case. A State Department recommendation …

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Mnuchin: Stimulus Checks Will Go Out Next Week

Politico reports: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a new round of economic stimulus checks will start being sent out next week — much faster than its previous batch of checks. “People are going to see this money the beginning of next week,” he said in an interview Monday with CNBC. “Much needed relief — and just in time for the …

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Barr: No Special Counsel To Investigate Hunter Biden

The Washington Post reports: Attorney General William P. Barr said Monday that he does not plan to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of the president-elect. “I think to the extent that there’s an investigation, I think that it’s being handled responsibly and professionally currently within the department,” Barr told reporters at his final news conference …

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