Category: News


‘Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking:’ Takeaways from the VP debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris


It was almost a given that Wednesday’s debate in Salt Lake City between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris would be less chaotic than the slugfest in Cleveland between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/08/vp-debate-what-you-missed-mike-pence-kamala-harris-faceoff/5896940002/

VP debate 2020: Pence and Harris clash on coronavirus pandemic


A live TV debate between the candidates for vice-president ahead of next month’s US election has seen fierce clashes over the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54459078

Microsoft plan to increase Black representation in its U.S. workforce probed by Labor Department


Microsoft says the Labor Department is investigating whether its commitment to increase Black representation in its U.S. workforce is discriminatory in what some are warning is a broadside by the Trump administration against corporate initiatives to take on systemic racism following the death of George Floyd.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/06/microsoft-diversity-african-americans-black-department-of-labor-trump-george-floyd/5902478002/

Donald Trump’s COVID-19 treatment is similar to the average American hospitalized with coronavirus. Only faster.


President Donald Trump has had the best possible care for his COVID-19, his doctors have repeatedly assured America. “He’s on a routine regimen of COVID therapy,” his physician Sean Conley said Monday.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2020/10/06/donald-trump-covid-treatment-drugs-monoclonal-antibodies/3630609001/

Eddie Van Halen: Revered guitarist dies at 65 after cancer battle


Eddie Van Halen, revered guitarist and co-founder of the popular rock band Van Halen, has died of cancer, his son has announced.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54443394

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19


Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller has tested positive for the coronavirus, adding to a growing list of White House officials who have tested positive since President Donald Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/06/stephen-miller-white-house-senior-adviser-tests-positive-covid-19/5904016002/

Actor Rick Moranis randomly attacked in Manhattan


Rick Moranis, who starred in Honey I Shrunk the Kids is recovering after being attacked in New York City.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54396065

Air purifiers: A deep dive into the best ones, why you should buy one


Thousands of people have asked me about portable air purifier recommendations in the past few weeks, but the most urgent inquiry came from one of my own lifelong friend, 49-year old Patrick Bryson.

Trump flown to hospital after Covid-19 positive test


A feverish US President Donald Trump has been flown to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54396670