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September 4, 2020
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Unemployment falls to 8.4% as employers add 1.4M jobs . . . U.S. employers added 1.4 million jobs in August and the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%, as the economy settled in for a slow recovery from the pandemic. The unemployment rate dropped below 10% for the first time since March as employees headed back to work. Still, joblessness remains historically high. The unemployment rate was 3.5% in February, a half-century low, just ahead of the
pandemic. “We are in the hole by millions, and the longer we stay in that hole, the more people will suffer,” said Martha Gimbel, economist at Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative. The numbers of workers seeking and receiving unemployment claims also remains elevated at historically high levels, though both fell in late August, the Labor Department said Thursday. Wall Street Journal
Drugs that fight obesity, diabetes may work as Covid therapy . . . Novo Nordisk, the Danish drugmaker, is exploring whether a new class of medicines that helps people lose weight and control diabetes also has potential in fighting Covid-19. Research shows people afflicted by obesity and diabetes often fare worse in trying to overcome SARS-CoV-2. Now initial analysis of electronic medical records shows that GLP-1
drugs, which help patients keep blood sugar levels in check, could be a “very meaningful therapy” in helping people with diabetes battle Covid-19, Novo Chief Scientific Officer Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen said. Bloomberg
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Trump team studies how to bust Biden during debates . . . The Trump team has been studying Biden’s idiosyncrasies in debates and other venues and preparing tactics for Trump, according to interviews with a dozen campaign aides, White House officials and outside advisers. Some have noticed the way he says, “C’mon, man,” whenever he feels frustrated, and they’re trying to identify words or phrases that trigger him to
“reboot,” as one person familiar with the planning described it. Essentially, Trump aides are looking for ways to trip up Biden in an effort to spur an incoherent or unsatisfactory response — bolstering a key Trump argument against Biden built around his age. Politico
Republicans credit Trump's intense outreach for growing Latino support . . . Republicans say President Trump’s decision to make Hispanic voters a priority is boosting his support with this critical bloc in public opinion polls. Trump received 28% of the Hispanic vote four years ago. But a fresh national poll from Quinnipiac University pegged the president’s support with this demographic at 36% — despite trailing Biden by 10 percentage
points overall, progress reflected in other surveys conducted over the summer. In swing states that will determine the outcome of the presidential race, that level of Hispanic support could push Trump over the top in a close race. Washington Examiner
Woman refuses to ask Biden a scripted question at Kenosha Q&A . . . So I gather the idea here is to have Joe Biden not look so bad by letting him know exactly what the questions are.
But this Kenosha, Wisconsin woman refused. She went into detail about problems plaguing the black community. I’m sure these problems exist, but I’m sure I disagree with her and the causes and the solutions. But she’s eloquent and sincere, unlike the Biden campaign, which is planting questions meant to look spontaneous. White House Dossier
Biden speaks with Jacob Blake, meets with family . . . Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of U.S. tumult over racial injustice and police brutality on Thursday, visiting strife-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin, and speaking by phone with the Black man shot there by
police. Biden’s made the trip to the city, the site of sometimes violent protests since Jacob Blake was shot in the back several times by a white police officer on Aug. 23, two days after President Donald Trump traveled there. The visits had starkly different tones. Biden met privately with Blake’s family on the grounds of the Milwaukee airport. Reuters
Democrat blasts Biden for meeting with "Farrakhan follower" Jacob Blake Sr. . . . Former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat who is a leader in Brooklyn's Jewish community, slammed his party's presidential nominee Joe Biden for choosing to meet with Jacob Blake Sr., citing reported anti-Semitic comments and racist comments about White people. In his opening remarks on "Tucker Carlson Tonight," host Tucker Carlson said
that Blake Sr., whose son was shot several times by police in Wisconsin, once asserted that "I'm with [Louis] Farrakhan 100%", posted a picture of Jesus Christ in an offensive setting -- and according to Carlson has referred to White people as "crackers" and African American supporters of President Trump as "coons." Fox News
Trump denies he called US service members buried in France "losers' and "suckers' . . . President Trump on Thursday angrily denied a report in The Atlantic that he denigrated U.S. service members, calling it “fake news” and a “disgrace” and suggesting the author and his sources are “liars.” "If they really exist, if people really exist that would have said that, they’re low lifes and they’re liars. And I would be willing to swear
on anything that I never said that about our fallen heroes. There is nobody that respects them more,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews after a campaign stop in Pennsylvania Thursday evening. The Hill
White House seeks to clarify Trump remarks on voting twice . . . White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany insisted Thursday that President Trump was not suggesting people “do anything unlawful” when he encouraged voters to test the system by voting both by mail and in person. In an interview on Fox News, McEnany said that Trump was telling voters to “verify” that their mailed ballot is counted in the upcoming November
election when he made the remarks during a trip to North Carolina on Wednesday. The Hill
Man fired for wearing Trump 2020 hat . . . Dave Sunderland said he had been wearing Donald Trump hats to work at Newport News Shipbuilding every day for nearly four years. He wore them — most recently one that said "Trump 2020" — from his car to his work site inside the gates, he said, and sometimes for a short safety meeting at the start of his shift. Sunderland, 55, was fired last week after refusing to remove his hat before the safety
meeting. He said the human resources department told him he violated a policy barring yard workers from "campaigning" while on the job. "I wasn't campaigning," Sunderland said. "I wore a ball cap." Richmond Times-Dispatch
GoFundMe for owner of salon visited by Pelosi raises over $115,000 . . . A GoFundMe campaign set up to help the owner of the salon visited by Nancy Pelosi has raised more than $115,000 in just 24 hours. Erica Kious, the owner of eSalon SF, said she has received death threats in the wake of exposing the House Speaker's trip to her business on Monday. After footage of the Democrat's trip went viral a day later Kious told
Tucker Carlson Wednesday that her business was 'done'. Now a fundraiser - set up by former Nevada State GOP chairman Amy Tarkanian - has raised $115,125 as of Thursday evening to help Kious 'to pay off any debts from the business that she is forced to shut down, expenses to relocate and
reopen in a new location'. Daily Mail
Instead of taking responsibility for what she did, Pelosi has moved to destroy the spa owner.
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Op-ed suggests suggests war on Election Night if Biden does win by landslide . . . A Washington Post op-ed published Thursday suggested Americans should prepare for war if the election result is anything but a landslide for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The op-ed, titled “What’s the worst that could happen?” is written by
Rosa Brooks, a law professor at Georgetown University. In it, Brooks notes that the Transition Integrity Project, which she co-founded, “built a series of war games,” gathered participants “and asked them to imagine what they’d do in a range of election and transition scenarios. A landslide for Joe Biden resulted in a relatively orderly transfer of power. Every other scenario we looked at involved street-level violence and political crisis,” according to Brooks. Daily Caller
More than a dozens profs at US universities have been arrested for China ties . . . More than a dozen students, researchers, and professors at American universities have been arrested in the last year on charges related to lying about their ties with the Chinese government, often while accepting US-taxpayer-funded grants. The Justice Department has focused much effort on investigating individuals with ties to the Chinese Communist Party who
use their positions on American campuses to benefit Beijing, often by recruiting talent or stealing intellectual property. Between 2019 and 2020, at least 14 people were arrested on related charges. Daily Caller
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Trump administration pulls $62M from WHO . . .
The Trump administration pulled $62 million in funding from the World Health Organization on Wednesday and is taking further steps to withdraw from the body, which the United States accuses of helping China obfuscate information about the coronavirus pandemic. The United States is on track to cut its funding and personnel from
the agency before July 2021, when President Donald Trump's order earlier this year ending the U.S. relationship with WHO is set to begin, according to senior administration officials working on the matter. Washington Free Beacon
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hospitalized with Covid-19 . . . Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has beenadmitted to a hospital in Milan with symptoms of Covid-19 after testing positive this week. The 83-year-old leader of the Forza Italia party
had been isolating at his home near the Italian financial capital. His admission to the San Raffaele clinic is a precautionary measure and Berlusconi’s medical condition is not a cause for concern, a spokeswoman for the media mogul said Friday. Bloomberg
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DOJ to file antitrust charges against Google in coming weeks . . . The Department of Justice could file antitrust charges against Google in the coming weeks after Attorney General Bill Barr set a deadline to wrap up work on the case by the end of September. Career lawyers said they needed more time to build a strong case against one of the world's most wealthy companies but their requests were shot down by Justice
Department officials. Some of the 40-odd lawyers working on the investigation into Google's parent company Alphabet have voiced concern that the case is being pushed through before November so that it will be regarded as a win for the Trump administration. Daily Mail
Stocks post biggest rout since June as tech sinks . . . U.S. equities tumbled by the most in almost three months as the rotation away from high-flying tech stocks gained steam, with investors questioning the sustainability of lofty valuations. The S&P 500 Index retreated from a record high and fell more than 3.5%, its biggest drop since early June, amid declines in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook. The Nasdaq 100 sank 5%, its largest
decline since March. European stocks erased gains and finished more than 1% lower. Bloomberg
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Suspect in Portland shooting killed by police during arrest . . . Police shot and killed an anti-fascist activist on Thursday as they moved in to arrest him for the alleged fatal shooting of a right-wing activist in Portland, Oregon, last weekend, officials said. Michael Reinoehl, 48, was wanted on a charge of murder when members of a fugitive task force shot him dead in Olympia, Washington after he left an apartment building and
got in a car, according to police. “The suspect produced a firearm, threatening the lives of law enforcement officers,” a U.S. Marshals Service spokesman said in a statement. Reuters
Testosterone injections can trigger drastic weight loss in obese men . . . Testosterone injections can trigger drastic long-term weight loss in obese men, a German study has found. Men with an average weight of 251 pounds saw their weight drop by 60 pounds over a decade while having the jabs every three months as part of a study. Their body mass index went from the 'severely obese' category, of 36.8, to 'overweight',
at 28.8, just four points off the healthy weight range. In comparison, men who were not given the testerone therapy saw their weight increase by almost a 13 pounds. They were also more than four times more likely to die during the follow-up period, particularly of heart attacks and strokes, and almost all had type 2 diabetes. Daily Mail
Discover blocks donations to site raising money for defense of Kyle Rittenhouse . . . Discover Financial Services has blocked customers from making donations on a Christian crowdfunding site that was raising money for accused Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse, a report said. GiveSendGo has raised more than $380,000 for the 17-year-old, who has been receiving support in some conservative circles who claim he acted in self-defense
when he fatally shot two protesters with an AR-15 style rifle during a chaotic night following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Fox Business
So he's not entitled to a trial?
NRA's former No. 2 describes decades of fraud . . . The NRA's former second-in-command has a message for the New York attorney general who has launched an investigation into the powerful gun lobby. It's worse than she thinks. "She's only at the tip of the iceberg," said Joshua Powell, former chief of staff to Wayne LaPierre, the longtime head of the National Rifle Association. "When she sees below the water line, what she'll find is
decades of fraud, corruption, no-bid contracts to the tune of not tens of millions but hundreds of millions of dollars. It's far worse than, in my opinion, what she has on paper at this point." USA Today
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Protestors appear outside Pelosi SF home, hang blow-dryers . . . Protesters descended upon House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home Thursday, hanging blow-dryers and curlers from a tree. Angry that Pelosi violated coronavirus restrictions to have her hair done at a local salon — still closed to the public by local and state orders — they gathered to voice their disappointment. The protesters said they were
not salon employees anxious to return to work, but rather customers who felt they also deserved the chance to have their hair or nails done. Daily Caller
We want our blow-outs and we want them NOW.
GWU black history professor pretended to be black . . . A professor of Black history at George Washington University admitted Thursday that she has been pretending to be Black for decades.
In a Medium post titled “The Truth, and the Anti-Black Violence of My Lies,” Jessica Krug admitted that she is a White Jewish woman raised in Kansas City who has escalated her claims to be Black throughout her adult life — “North African Blackness, then US rooted Blackness, then Caribbean rooted Bronx Blackness.”
Washington Times
If she'd pretended to be Native American should could run for president.
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