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Navy Scrambles Airborne Command Post After Trump Announcement

“It's a message to the small group of adversaries with .” – Tim Hogan, intelligence expert Oct 2, 2020 Fox News – A pair of Boeing E-6B Mercury planes were detected flying along both coasts of the U.S. mainland early Friday by aviation enthusiasts -- just around the time President Trump announced he and first lady Melania Trump were diagnosed with coronavirus. The Pentagon and U.S. Strategic Command did not immediately respond to calls and an...

Trump-Haters Gloat; “Pelosi Could Be President!”

"He failed to protect the country. He couldn't even protect himself." – George Conway Oct 2, 2020 Fox News – While many on social media sent well wishes to President Trump and first lady Melania Trump early Friday after the president confirmed they had both tested positive for the coronavirus, others took the time to criticize or make negative comments. "Tonight will reveal where we all think the line is comedically," director Judd Apatow, who is...

Party Time! FL Gov. Lifts All Restrictions, Nixes Fines

Sep 25, 2020 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida on Friday, and banned local fines against people who refuse to wear masks as he seeks to reopen the state's economy despite the spread of the coronavirus. The Republican governor's order unleashed fresh debate in the politically divided state, where pandemic responses have become intertwined with the upcoming presidential election. DeSantis, a major ally...

Florida Family ‘Outs’ Hospital That Falsely Labeled Dad’s Death As Covid-Related

"You’re not going to believe this ... they listed daddy’s death as COVID-19" Man’s death wrongly recorded as COVID death, UF Health responds Sep. 23, 2020 GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A family in North Central Florida is demanding answers after their father’s passing was falsely labeled as a COVID-19 death. This comes after he died just a few weeks ago at UF Health Shands. Bill Horne owned a photography studio in Gainesville for over 50 years, his daughter Pam said....

Florida Healthcare Ranks Near The Bottom, And We Found Out Why

"The state spends $19 a person on public health, or about 51 percent of the national average." A new Commonwealth Fund analysis ranks Florida’s health system among the worst in the nation, finding, among other things, that the state spends $19 a person on public health, or about 51 percent of the national average. The report shows that 15 percent of white Floridians were uninsured, according to 2018 census data, compared to 21 percent of Black...

Wells Fargo CEO: Blacks Are Simply Not Qualified For Top Bank Jobs

“There is a very limited pool of Black talent.” Sep 23, 2020 | AP, NEW YORK - Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf apologized Wednesday for comments he made about the difficulty of finding qualified Black executives. Scharf said that “there is a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from” in corporate America. The memo to employees was written in June, but became public this week. The comments and similar statements made in a Zoom meeting, reported by...

Fauci: ‘No Guarantees’ New Vaccine Will Be Safe Or Effective

"We feel cautiously optimistic that we will be able to have a safe and effective vaccine, although there is never a guarantee of that." – Dr. Anthony Fauci US experts vow 'no cutting corners' as vaccine tests expand WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top U.S. health officials sought Wednesday to assure a skeptical Congress and public that they...

Pot-Smoking Moms Have Misbehaving Kids: Study

"Cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with adverse childhood outcomes." Increases in special ed, juvenile delinquency, kids on meds: is this the price of legal pot? Sep 23, 2020 Insider – As cannabis becomes more widely accepted in the US, recreational and medical use are becoming more common across the general population — even more so among pregnant women. Self-reported cannabis use among pregnant women has more than doubled in the past 15 years, increasing from 3.4%...

eBay Workers Sent Porno Mags In Man’s Name To Neighbor’s Address

eBay workers who sent spiders to couple and porn to their neighbor to plead guilty BOSTON (AP) — Four former eBay Inc. employees have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in a campaign of intimidation that included sending live spiders and cockroaches to the home of a Massachusetts couple who ran an online newsletter critical of the auction site, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. "Four former employees of #eBay are scheduled to plead guilty on...

Cruz Blocks Ginsburg Honor Over ‘Dying Wish’

Sep. 22, 2020 The Texas Tribune — A ceremonial resolution honoring the life of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg failed in the Senate on Tuesday after U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz objected to language his Democratic counterparts added noting her dying wish that a successor not be chosen until after the presidential inauguration early next year. Cruz said in his floor remarks, referring to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer: "Unfortunately, the Democratic leader...

Florida Man Gets Slap On Wrist For Importing Man-Eating Reptiles

Sep 22, 2020 | AP – A Florida man has been sentenced to 90 days of home detention and 288 hours of community service for his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were stuffed into socks and concealed inside electronics to be smuggled from the Philippines to the United States. Akbar Akram, 44, was sentenced earlier this month in Tampa federal court. He pleaded guilty in January to one count of...

‘Uncle Ben’s’ Rice Goes The Way Of ‘Aunt Jemima’

"Several companies have retired racial imagery from their branding in recent months, a ripple effect from the Black Lives Matters protests over the of George Floyd and other African Americans." Another iconic American brand has been 'canceled' by corporations bowing to BLM Sep 23, 2020 NEW YORK (AP) — The Uncle Ben's rice brand is getting a new name: Ben's Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday for the 70-year-old brand, the latest company to...

Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell Met Secretly For ‘Intimate Dinner’: Report

New York Post – Bill Clinton secretly met socialite-turned-accused sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell for an “intimate” dinner in 2014 — well after allegations that she and perv pal Jeffrey Epstein had abused at least one teen, a report said Tuesday. The former president joined Maxwell — who is now cooling her heels in a Brooklyn jail cell on charges involving the alleged sex abuse of young women — and a small group of friends for the...

When Dolphins Attack: Bloodied Florida Man Warns Swimmers

“Dolphins are not little play things.” Swim with dolphins? We'll pass. Sep 22, 2020 CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) – It was shortly before noon when Eddie Lynch went out for a swim when he noticed a large dolphin swimming next to him and then he stopped. So did the dolphin. For a moment the two were face to face. “And, uh, I said I gotta get out of here,” said Lynch. “And I started turning my body this way...

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