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Global pandemic, here we come? Deadly Chinese coronavirus arrives in US as Russia, India & others boost border screenings The deadly pneumonia-like illness that has sickened hundreds and killed nine in and near Wuhan, China has turned up in the US, despite precautions, as China’s neighbors ratchet up screening efforts to prevent a global pandemic. A Snohomish County, Washington man has become the first officially confirmed new coronavirus case in the US. Local officials have not named the man, who is said to be very sick. He was hospitalized with pneumonia last week after returning from the Wuhan region, where the illness has already claimed six lives, according to Chinese authorities. It’s not immediately clear how many other Americans may have...

Florida man stabs & kills ‘pro-Trump’ boss, drapes American flag over his body A Florida construction worker outspokenly critical of President Donald Trump has been accused of killing his pro-Trump boss during a heated debate over politics, and using a brand-new Old Glory to cover the corpse. Mason Trever Toney, 28, was arrested Monday on charges of murdering his boss William Knight, also 28, at a construction site in central Florida’s Orange County. Knight was described as a “proud and outspoken American” who was open about his support of Trump, according to the arrest affidavit filed by sheriff’s deputies. Toney, on the other hand, had spoken in the past about his distaste for the Trump administration and even claimed the government was out to...

Trump meets Khan, reiterates unwarranted offer to ‘help’ Pakistan & India over Kashmir US President Donald Trump has again floated the idea that Washington could referee talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the dispute over Kashmir, but Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan didn’t appear to bite. Trump reiterated the offer at a meeting with Khan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, calling the PM his “friend” and making yet another attempt to insert the US into the Kashmir row. “We're talking about Kashmir ... if we can help, we certainly will be helping. We've been watching that and following it very, very closely,” Trump said. Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Media Talk with US ...

‘I’ll straight up get armed’: Yet another Bernie staffer caught spouting extremist ideas, is there a problem in the campaign? A video exposing the extreme viewpoints of yet another staffer of the Bernie Sanders campaign has some questioning whether there is a growing issue inside the Vermont senator’s ranks. A video released on Tuesday by Project Veritas reveals a man identified as Martin Weissgerber, a paid field organizer for the Sanders presidential campaign in South Carolina, fantasizing about sending Republicans to “reeducation camps” and Sanders dissolving the Senate and House of Representatives should he become president. “Do we just cease — do we just dissolve the Senate, House of Representatives, the judicial branch, and have someone like B...

Protests continue in Beirut after Lebanon forms new Hezbollah-approved government Even after the formation of a new government in Lebanon, heated demonstrations in the streets of Beirut show no signs of slowing down, with protesters continuing to trade blows with security forces in on-and-off clashes. The ongoing unrest comes as a new government was announced on Tuesday, following the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and amid the worst economic crisis Lebanon has faced in decades. An agreement reached between Hezbollah and its allies in parliament made Hassan Diab the new prime minister, and created a fresh cabinet consisting of 20 members. //www.youtube.com/embed/UTwX5JTMMP4 The demonstrations...

Trump’s 2nd travel ban may include Belarus & Myanmar, as well as more Muslim countries US President Donald Trump is considering expanding his controversial travel ban to seven more countries, five of which are majority Muslim and two that are not, according to reports citing insider sources in Washington. Trump, who is currently in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in Davos, told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday he was considering adding more countries to the list, but gave no further details. According to “two people familiar with the matter” who spoke with Politico, however, countries that should brace for restrictions are Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. SCOOP (with the usual caveat tha...

‘Russian spies’ in Davos: A scandal or clickbait-chasing nothingburger? What better way to spice up a snoozy meeting of world elite at a posh Swiss resort than a story of Russian spies? And if details show it’s old with nothing to it, that hasn’t stopped conspiracy-mongers and attention hungry media. “And then the plumber pulled out a diplomatic passport,” blares (in German) the headline in Sunday’s Tages Anzeiger. The Zurich-based daily offered a lurid story of two Russians with diplomatic documents that Swiss authorities hassled way back in August, and ultimately released because, well, they hadn’t done anything to warrant prosecution.  At least one of them “pretended to be a plumber,” the paper proclaims, scandalized, to the delight of Russia con...

Victim of PC culture or clever PR stunt? KFC apologizes over ad featuring boys staring at woman’s breasts KFC has been forced to apologize for airing an ad showing two young boys gawking at a woman’s semi-exposed breasts after a local group complained that it was “sexist” and the video went viral. The 15-second-long ad for the Zinger Popcorn Box — which was posted to KFC Australia’s YouTube channel and has been airing on TV for weeks — shows a scantily-clad woman adjusting her breasts and checking out her reflection in a car window. The window rolls down to reveal two googly-eyed boys and their disapproving mother staring at her before she asks, “Did someone say KFC?” In an era where people seemed to be perpetually offended by one thing or another, ...

‘How could we have known?’ Clinton claims ignorance on Weinstein accusations despite numerous warnings to campaign Hillary Clinton feels no guilt about taking money from one of her most famous donors, disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. She claims she was clueless about his alleged sexual misconduct, but others suggest a different story. “How could we have known?” former secretary of state and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the Hollywood Reporter in a Tuesday interview when asked about taking money from movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who is currently on trial for rape. The ‘Pulp Fiction’ producer was “outed” in 2017 when the New York Times published a story detailing numerous accusations of sexual misconduct by Weinstein over ...

'When he punched me, my nose exploded': Woman says attack by Sergey Kovalev left her needing a plate and four screws in her neck A woman has accused Russian boxing superstar Sergey Kovalev of punching her, saying she needed a metal plate and four screws to be inserted into her neck to repair the damage. Jamie Frontz told U.S. gossip outlet TMZ Sports that Kovalev had struck her after she rejected his advances following an initial meeting at the opening of a boxing gym in California in 2018. According to Frontz, the pair were making out on the couch when she felt him become aggressive, so she pulled back. Her dog, sensing a problem, jumped between the pair to protect her, and Kovalev pushed it to the floor, then kicked it in the chest. Then, she said...