| Detroit lawyers say fraud allegations based on 'extraordinary failure to understand how elections function' Posted: 11 Nov 2020 04:18 PM PST  The city of Detroit has rejected claims of cheating brought by Trump supporters, stating in a court filing that the allegations made by a handful of election observers and one election worker were based on a lack of understanding the processes they were watching.
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| Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who could become Biden's attorney general, said breaking up Google should be 'on the table' Posted: 13 Nov 2020 03:57 AM PST  "In a serious monopolization action like this one, it's important that a breakup remedy be on the table," Sen. Amy Klobuchar said.
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| Michigan police officer on leave, probe launched after violent arrest Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:21 PM PST  Video shows several police officers appearing to strike the 25-year-old during a combative arrest.
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| Pro-Trump senator says Covid survivors should throw away their masks and ‘celebrate’ as he falsely claims they are immune Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:07 PM PST  US has recorded more than 100,000 Covid-19 cases every day for the last week
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| Melissa McCarthy Apologizes for Backing Anti-Abortion Group in Charity Drive: ‘We Blew It’ Posted: 13 Nov 2020 08:41 AM PST  Melissa McCarthy and HBO Max have announced that they're pulling their support for the evangelical nonprofit Exodus Cry as part of their "20 Days of Kindness" fundraising campaign."There's no other way to say it: We blew it," McCarthy said in a video posted to Instagram Thursday night. "We made a mistake and we backed a charity that upon further vetting stands for everything that we do not.""I want to thank everyone on social media who said, 'What are you doing? Are you sure you want to back this?'" McCarthy continued. "Because the answer is, 'No, we do not.'"> View this post on Instagram> > A post shared by Melissa McCarthy (@melissamccarthy)HBO Max launched "20 Days of Kindness" on Tuesday, tying it to World Kindness Day on Friday and the upcoming Thanksgiving release of McCarthy's new movie Superintelligence. But Exodus Cry stuck out from the other charities. The Daily Beast's Tarpley Hitt exclusively reported on Thursday that Exodus Cry frames itself as an anti-sex-trafficking group but in reality works to abolish sex work entirely. Its founder, Benjamin Nolot, has called abortion a "holocaust" and homosexuality "an unspeakable offense to God," Hitt noted. The group has spent years lobbying to criminalize the purchase of sex, and recently launched a champaign to shutter Pornhub.Why Are HBO and Melissa McCarthy Raising Money for an Anti-Abortion Group?In its own statement, HBO Max said they'd axed Exodus Cry from the fundraiser's roster: "We were made aware of the issues surrounding Exodus Cry and have removed them from the list of partners associated with the 20 Days of kindness campaign," a rep for the streamer told Entertainment Tonight. Exodus Cry, meanwhile, now has an extensive "Myths vs. Truths" page on its website. It includes a statement from Nolot, who claims that his outlook on queer people has evolved. "In the past I did not adequately recognize the impact of anti-marriage legislation on sexual minorities and I deeply regret the pain and offense that has caused," he wrote, in part. "I love, respect and advocate for the right of all people to be free from all forms of oppression... I want to make clear that I fully embrace the LGBTQ community as a group that deserves all of the rights that protect their dignity, safety and equality."As she concluded her video, McCarthy said she hopes that "20 Days of Kindness"'s previous affiliation with Exodus Cry will not affect the other charities involved in the campaign."We are so incredibly grateful for you ringing the bell and helping us be better," McCarthy said. "We're sorry for our mistake. Oh boy, are we sorry for it—can't believe that we missed it. And that's it... Let the kindness continue, and thank you. Thanks for your help. We really needed it."Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| After backlash, Alton Brown apologizes for 'flippant' Holocaust tweets Posted: 11 Nov 2020 02:10 PM PST  His followers were quick to call him out for the insensitivity of the comparison he made.
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| Humanitarian group: 20 migrants drown off coast of Libya Posted: 13 Nov 2020 01:56 AM PST |
| Portland City Commissioner Who Campaigned to Defund Police Called 911 on Lyft Driver Posted: 11 Nov 2020 02:29 PM PST  Portland's city commissioner, who campaigned to defund the police, called 911 last week on a Lyft driver who refused to close his window.Jo Ann Hardesty, who serves as Portland's city commissioner and has been a prominent voice advocating for defunding the police department in the wake of calls for police reform, has claimed that most 911 calls don't involve a real emergency, the Oregonian reported.As recently as last week, Hardesty expressed support for slashing the police department budget by another $18 million, a proposal that was voted down by the Portland City Council.The confrontation over the Lyft ride began with confusion between Hardesty and the Lyft driver about the pickup point, about which Hardesty expressed her frustration once she entered the vehicle. Shortly afterwards, she demanded that the driver roll up his windows, two of which were cracked to allow circulation as recommend by Lyft's new safety rules for the coronavirus pandemic. The driver explained this to Hardesty and rolled the windows up slightly, at which she became "ballistic," according to the driver, and ask that the windows be closed completely."So I made a decision, it would be in the best interest for both of us to cancel the ride," the Lyft driver, Richmond Frost, said.He pulled off the highway and attempted to drop Hardesty off at a brightly-lit Chevron off an exit. Hardesty, however, refused to exit his car, arguing that she did not want to be left at a gas station alone as a woman at night and in the cold.The driver threatened to call 911, after which Hardesty called 911 herself. Police informed her that a crime had not been committed. The driver then called 911 himself to file a complaint. He said he was unaware Hardesty was the city commissioner until after the incident."It is totally inappropriate to expect a woman to get out of a vehicle in the dead of night because any angry person demands it," Hardesty wrote in a complaint to Lyft."She was not a pleasant person," the driver said. "That has nothing to do with her political position as a Portland council person. I'm out here doing my job. She was very disrespectful to me, made me uncomfortable. I don't feel like I have to sit in a car for anyone to have to argue unrelentingly and be rude and abusive, telling me what I have to do in my own vehicle."
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| Trump trade adviser says White House is 'moving forward under the assumption there will be a 2nd Trump term' Posted: 13 Nov 2020 08:36 AM PST  White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro sees no reality in the very real election of President-elect Joe Biden.In a Friday interview with Fox Business, Navarro once again relayed President Trump and his supporters' refusal to accept the results of last week's election. "We're moving forward here at the White House under the assumption that there will be a second Trump term," Navarro said. He then outlined how the Trump campaign and the White House "seek verifiable ballots" and "an investigation into what are growing numbers of allegations of fraud" in the election, and declared anyone who believes Biden won to be operating under "an immaculate deception."> White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro: "We're moving forward here at the White House under the assumption that there will be a second Trump term ... We have, what appears in some sense to be, an immaculate deception." > > (FWIW, there will not be a second Trump term.) pic.twitter.com/qiVfAyZ5G9> > — The Recount (@therecount) November 13, 2020Biden has secured the electoral votes — and then some — he needed to win the 2020 election. His win margin in critical swing states Trump hopes to overturn is far wider than recounts have overturned in the past, and not a single election official across the U.S. found evidence of widespread voter fraud the Trump campaign is alleging.More stories from theweek.com 7 scathingly funny cartoons about Trump's refusal to concede Trump is reportedly 'very aware' he lost the election but is putting up a fight as 'theater' Texas senator suggests it's too soon to declare Biden the winner because Puerto Rico is still counting votes
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| Letters to the Editor: Joe Biden should read the L.A. Times before appointing Eric Garcetti to his Cabinet Posted: 13 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST  Eric Garcetti has been an ineffectual mayor of Los Angeles, readers say, making him a poor pick for Joe Biden's Cabinet.
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| Cracker Barrel apologized and removed a noose-like decoration hanging from the ceiling after a customer called the chain out Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:52 AM PST  The restaurant chain has said the decoration was "an antique soldering iron with an original wrapped cord." The decoration has since been taken down.
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| CNN team leaves Georgia Republican rally fearing it will become coronavirus superspreader event Posted: 11 Nov 2020 01:08 PM PST  The event was held to rally support for Senators Kelly Lofeffler and David Perdue ahead of their January runoff races.
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| The family of a woman decapitated by a loose fence is suing Arches National Park, saying an $8 padlock would have prevented her death Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:56 PM PST  Esther "Essie" Nakajjigo and her husband were driving out of Arches National Park in June when a gust of wind slammed a metal gate into their car.
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| Typhoon causes major flooding in Philippine capital Posted: 11 Nov 2020 06:52 PM PST  The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding in Manila on Thursday, trapping some people on rooftops and claiming at least one life in another part of the country.
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| Beijing furious over Pompeo's Taiwan comments, warns of action Posted: 13 Nov 2020 04:29 AM PST  China will strike back against any moves that undermine its core interests, its foreign ministry said on Friday, after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Taiwan "has not been a part of China."
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| Dad: Teen, found dead in Malaysia, couldn't survive jungle Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:00 AM PST  The father of a French-Irish teenager who was found dead last year near a Malaysian jungle resort after vanishing on a holiday said Thursday that his daughter would not have had the stamina or instinct to survive for days in the jungle. Sebastien Quoirin told an inquest into Nora Anne Quoirin's death that the condition of the 15-year-old's body also didn't support the police theory that she ventured out of the family's cottage on her own, walked and hid in the forest.
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| Kayleigh McEnany refers questions to White House in Fox News appearance as Trump campaign adviser Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:34 AM PST  McEnany attempted to defend her latest Fox News appearance by falsely claiming it was protected by the Constitution
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| Mississippi lawmaker floats break up of union over Biden win Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:51 PM PST  GOP politician suggested forming 'own country' after president-elect's victory
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| Judge to weigh bond for father and son in Arbery slaying Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:09 AM PST  A Georgia judge is scheduled to consider bond requests by a father and son jailed on murder charges in the February shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.
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| Bernie Sanders takes aim at 'corporate Democrats' blaming progressives for House losses Posted: 13 Nov 2020 06:57 AM PST  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is joining the fight against Democrats blaming their left wing for a less-than-perfect election day.While Sanders is "very proud of the hard work that the progressive community put into electing Joe Biden," the results coming out of the House and Senate were "disappointing," he detailed in an op-ed published Thursday in USA Today. But "corporate Democrats" blaming "so-called far-left policies like Medicare-for-all and the Green New Deal for election defeats" are "dead wrong," Sanders continues.As Sanders notes, every one of the 112 co-sponsors of Medicare-for-all won their elections, and only one of the 98 co-sponsors of the Green New Deal lost their election. In contrast, the vast majority those who lost their seats did not support those progressive policies. "It turns out that supporting universal health care during a pandemic and enacting major investments in renewable energy as we face the existential threat to our planet from climate change is not just good public policy," Sanders remarked. "It also is good politics." Other progressive policies likewise won big in individual states, namely Florida's vote to increase the minimum wage and measures to legalize marijuana across several states.Sanders' rebuttal comes after House Democrats were projected to lose at least six seats from the House and so far failed to flip the Senate fully in their favor. Some moderate Democrats who narrowly retained their seats blamed "socialism" for the losses; Progressives in turn said the Democratic party needs to organize better to regain a stronger majority.More stories from theweek.com 7 scathingly funny cartoons about Trump's refusal to concede Trump is reportedly 'very aware' he lost the election but is putting up a fight as 'theater' Texas senator suggests it's too soon to declare Biden the winner because Puerto Rico is still counting votes
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| Officials expect up to 250,000 day-trippers for Saturday's SpaceX launch in Florida Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:21 PM PST  Thousands of spectators are expected as four astronauts are set for liftoff on Saturday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center.
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| Google is killing unlimited free storage for Photos, Docs, and Drive — but Pixel owners get an exemption Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:20 AM PST  Free unlimited Google storage has seven months to live. Starting June 1 2021, Google will cap free cloud photos and document storage, it said.
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| Korean girl group's panda stunt prompts anger in China Posted: 13 Nov 2020 01:29 AM PST  A publicity stunt involving South Korean girl group Blackpink and a cuddly baby panda has prompted outraged comments and calls for an apology from some in China. The endangered animals are native only to China, which claims ownership over all pandas loaned to foreign zoos, including those born abroad. The outrage over a video of group members cuddling the baby panda in Everland Zoo near Seoul may also reflect a growing awareness of animal welfare, with the China Wildlife Conservation Association among those raising their voices.
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| Over 130 Secret Service officers off sick or quarantining following Donald Trump's rallies Posted: 13 Nov 2020 08:35 AM PST  More than 130 Secret Service officers have been infected with coronavirus or quarantining after travelling with President Donald Trump on his campaign trips. The stricken officers account for 10 per cent of the president's core security team and their absence was described by one supervisor as "very problematic". Mr Trump held a flurry of rallies during the week leading up to the November 3 election. On November 2, he went on a total of five, including in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, and two stops in Wisconsin. According to the Washington Post, the Secret Service agency assigned five separate groups of 20 officers to each one, where they screened spectators and secured the perimeter around the president's events.
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| Plane crashes into Los Angeles neighbourhood Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:34 PM PST  The FAA says the plane crash occurred during its final approach to the nearby airport
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| Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Nevada Posted: 13 Nov 2020 03:41 AM PST  The quake struck about 20 miles southeast of the town of Mina at a depth of almost four miles.
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| Dutch Police Urge an End to ‘Pedo-Hunting’ After Retired Teacher, 73, Dies in Teen Mob Attack Posted: 13 Nov 2020 07:02 AM PST  At the end of October, a 73-year-old man was beaten so badly by a group of teenagers in the Dutch city of Arnhem that he later died of his injuries. Dutch police say it's the latest and most serious example of "pedophile hunting," which is sweeping the country.According to local police, the man, who was a retired teacher, was in an online chatroom where he agreed to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex. The man knew the boy was a minor, authorities say, but there was no evidence that he'd had past sexual contact with underage boys. The man traveled to an agreed meeting point on Oct. 28, where he was ambushed by the group of teenagers. He died in hospital a few hours later.Seven teenagers have been arrested. According to BBC News, the attorney of the 15-year-old who the man intended to meet said that his client had hatched the plan of hunting pedophiles "out of boredom in this corona time." The teenagers' legal representatives have argued that they only planned to confront the man, and didn't plan to attack him. They claim the situation got out of hand after the man fell awkwardly.But Arnhem is far from an isolated incident. Reports say there have been 250 incidents involving so-called pedophile hunters in the Netherlands, and Dutch police, following the death, are begging for it to stop.According to BBC News, East Netherlands regional police chief Oscar Dros has ordered Dutch citizens to "stop pedo-hunting; stop detaining; stop provoking—leave this to us." The practice has been banned by police and public prosecutors, but is still taking place. Dros said he'd seen incidents when targets have been forced off the road, physically assaulted, and publicly shamed on social media.The Dutch police chief said the groups' efforts are misguided because "the evidence these citizens believe they have is often paper thin." He couldn't name one example of a hunt leading to a sex crime conviction.The hunters largely coordinate their efforts on Facebook, where group with names like pedohuntnl have reportedly gathered up thousands of members. One group member told the Dutch NOS network that they just wanted to "protect children," and said that men descend on underage chat room members in the full knowledge that they are minors.People gathered in Arnhem to pay tribute to the man earlier this week. According to reports, he had multiple children and grandchildren, and his neighbors described him as a kind and friendly man.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Biden wins Arizona, cementing US election lead Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:15 PM PST  Joe Biden has won the state of Arizona, US networks said late Thursday, further cementing his lead in the Electoral College and flipping the state Democratic for the first time since 1996.
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| 'Defying the odds': 51-year-old woman gives birth to her own granddaughter Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:16 PM PST  Julie Loving, 51, carried her daughter's child through gestational surrogacy. After a Nov. 2 delivery, everyone is doing "fantastic and healthy."
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| The CDC issued new advice saying cloth masks protect the wearer from COVID-19 infection. It's not that simple. Posted: 11 Nov 2020 10:00 AM PST  In a shift, the CDC now says face masks perform 2 functions: keeping viruses from spreading, and protecting healthy individuals from exposure too.
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| Mexican prosecutors accuse ex-president of directing graft: newspaper Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:41 AM PST  Ex-Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto ordered aides to bribe lawmakers to enact reforms in the benefit of foreign firms, according to a document from the attorney general's office published Thursday by daily newspaper Reforma. The document, a request for an arrest warrant for an especially powerful former minister in Pena Nieto's 2012-2018 administration, describes the former president as running "a state within a state" that employed "its own system of criminal power" centered on distributing bribes from scandal-plagued Brazilian builder Odebrecht. The arrest warrant request for Luis Videgaray describes more than 121 million pesos ($6 million) in bribe payments allegedly distributed to key members of Congress to ensure passage of a sweeping energy opening to private companies, according to the newspaper.
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| New Jersey governor pleads with Covid-fatigued residents to choose inconvenience over death Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:46 PM PST  "You know what's really uncomfortable and annoying? When you die," a blunt Gov. Phil Murphy said.
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| Rep. Matt Gaetz did more than like Tiffany Trump’s tweet. The Internet struck back Posted: 13 Nov 2020 07:53 AM PST  Pro tip to lurkers: Look at the post, digest the content and move on.
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| Bridge in North Carolina collapses live on air while a reporter stands just feet away Posted: 13 Nov 2020 08:52 AM PST  'This bridge is literally sinking. Take a look at the ground, you can see it caving in,' says Amber Roberts
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| Letters to the Editor: Armenians aren't in a 'conflict.' They're fighting for their survival Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST  Armenians have documented war crimes against them by Azerbaijani forces. The media need to stop portraying this as merely a "conflict."
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| Rep. Denver Riggleman: ‘I haven’t made a whole lot of friends in the QAnon community’ Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:24 AM PST 
Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., joins Yahoo News Senior Political Correspondent Jon Ward to discuss President-elect Joe Biden, QAnon and why some of his fellow Republicans are afraid to publicly denounce baseless conspiracy theories. Riggleman, a former Air Force officer and NSA contractor, tells Yahoo News that there is "no way" he'll stay in the Republican Party if elected officials continue to turn a blind eye to theories he says are based on "anti-Semitic tropes" to appease their base.
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| How police handled a DC stabbing is yet another sign of how law enforcement favors extremist group Proud Boys Posted: 13 Nov 2020 05:34 AM PST  The far-right Proud Boys brag they're close with police. Last week, Washington, D.C., police echoed their claim about a stabbing, only to retract it.
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| Acting DHS chief Chad Wolf is reportedly planning a 'boondoggle' December tour of Latin America, a coronavirus hotspot, for no apparent reason Posted: 13 Nov 2020 02:47 AM PST  Latin America is currently home to one in three global coronavirus deaths. The Washington Post first reported on the intended trip.
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| Fellow Governor Blasts Kristi Noem for Letting COVID Run Rampant Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:09 PM PST  In the wake of a superspreader motorcycle rally and other nearly maskless mass gatherings such as a buffalo roundup, South Dakota has itself become a superspreader.And at a press conference this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem partly responsible for a COVID-19 surge in his state that is now forcing him to impose new restrictions. He pointedly cited this summer's Sturgis motorcycle rally."Absolutely unnecessary," Walz said of the rally.Walz added that the largely maskless 200,000 who attended the rally in August had then spread the virus to Minnesota and across the nation. He observed that Noem continues to dismiss even the idea of a mask mandate. (He imposed one in July.)Walz may not have known about another big South Dakota event. After Sturgis, Noem had proceeded to host the Governor's Buffalo Roundup at Custer State Park on Sept. 25. That largely maskless crowd of 20,000—up 1,000 from last year—began lining up hours before the event, standing less than the recommended 6 feet apart. They continued to largely ignore social distancing after they were admitted to a roped-off area. They crowded shoulder to shoulder at the perimeter's edge to watch horseback riders herd 1,450 buffalo into a fenced-in section of Custer State Park. They looked on as the buffalo were examined and vaccinated, since herd immunity does not work even for herds.Noem once again proved to be a model of what not to do as she stepped before the crowd without a mask. She hugged a number of maskless officials before taking to the podium to say a few words.Also maskless, Walter Panzirer of the Helmsley Charitable Trust spoke of the interpretive visitor center his non-profit is building near the buffalo corral. The foundation was founded by Leona Helmsley, the hotelier and felon known as "the Queen of Mean." She was famous for having evicted her son's widow from a family-owned house the day after the funeral. She once remarked to a maid that "taxes are for the little people." The IRS took a different position and she spent 16 months in federal prison.But there is no denying that the foundation bearing her name has done considerable good, especially in outlying areas with inadequate medical care. Panzirer nonetheless should have perceived some irony in what he said to a crowd that was largely ignoring the recommended precautions in a pandemic."We believe in rural health care," he said.The statement became no less jarring as he went on to say that the interpretive center would contribute to public health by encouraging people to get out and enjoy nature. He gestured to the surrounding hills, a vast, deserted expanse that made it only more nonsensically reckless for so many people to gather so close together. He could have made an immediate and cost-free contribution to public health simply by putting on a mask and telling everyone else to do the same while establishing social distancing.Noem could have done so that very day for the whole state, thereby preventing thousands of infections. She instead let the virus spike in South Dakota to where it is becoming a spreader state. She has repeated baseless doubts about the efficacy of masks and continued to demonstrate the destructive power of a bad example.RNC Speaker Kristi Noem Is a Master of COVID DelusionOn Saturday, Noem demonstrated that her nonfeasance in the face of a pandemic was not the result of an inability to take decisive action. She and her family joined the bidding at the buffalo auction that follows the round-up. The Noems are said by a person involved in the auction to have acquired five. One or two were females, a mix that would allow the Noems to start their very own herd.As the virus continued to spike, Noem was perpetually out of state, assisting the Trump campaign in herding his followers. She described her state as an example for the whole nation, even the world, to follow in addressing the pandemic."I appreciate that President Trump gave me the flexibility to do the right thing in our state," she told ABC News. "He let me do my job."She began an online campaign to raise funds to support Trump's effort to contest the election. Never remind that the money went directly into her own election coffers. She no longer immediately said she was not interested when people asked if she is contemplating a presidential run in 2024.The virus spiked ever higher in South Dakota, trading off with North Dakota over which had the nation's highest per capita rate of new cases and deaths. Both states border Minnesota, but Walz placed particular blame on Noem when he announced on Monday that the rising number of new cases in his state was forcing him to impose a variety of new measures, including a reduction in the capacity of restaurants and in size of gatherings of whatever kind, to 50, and then down to 25.He made it known he was offended by the political roadshow Noem undertook while her state's COVID-19 cases spiked."And this one's a little bit personal because the governor of South Dakota has taken to traveling to other states and criticizing others—now at a time when that state's hospital capacity is overwhelmed," Walz said.A Noem spokesman insisted that Walz had it wrong, that South Dakota hospitals are only 66 percent full. The spokesman also offered an interpretation of remarks U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams made on Tuesday while visiting a mass testing site at the National Guard Armory in Pierre, South Dakota."I'd also point you to the surgeon general's comments yesterday that South Dakota shouldn't have a mask mandate," the spokesman said.That is not quite what Adams said. He devoted almost the entirety of his remarks to the necessity of wearing a mask, stating states should do "whatever it takes," noting that studies show mandates work.And here is what Adams did say about South Dakota and masks:"You don't have a mask mandate here. But what I would say to people of South Dakota is you really shouldn't need a mandate to do the right thing for your community, your family, and your friends."He was not saying South Dakota should not have a mask mandate, only that it should not need one. He could not have been clearer when he described the COVID-19 situation in South Dakota without a mandate."Out of control," he said.No wonder Noem did not meet with Adams. Her spokesman said she was busy with the budget. That was in keeping with her unwillingness to sacrifice business for lives. On Wednesday, she continued to make her priorities clear with a tweet in all caps."GREAT NEWS!She then solved the mystery of what it could possibly be in a state reporting 1,202 new COVID-19 cases that day."South Dakota's Sales & Use tax receipts are 8% higher than a year ago."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Trump plans “vote-count rallies” to “wreck” Fox News in bid to launch competing network: report Posted: 12 Nov 2020 08:32 PM PST  Trump reportedly considers launching a "cheaper" streaming-only MAGA platform over an "expensive" cable channel
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| Harvard admissions didn’t discriminate against Asian-Americans, appeals court finds Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:00 PM PST  Affirmative action narrowly survived in the Supreme Court last time around, but that was before the Trump administration appointed three justices
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| Alaska congressman who ridiculed coronavirus now says he has COVID-19 Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:59 PM PST  The Alaska congressman who once ridiculed the seriousness of the novel coronavirus, calling it the "beer virus," said on Thursday he is now infected with it. The announcement by Representative Don Young comes as the state's governor on Thursday warned that health-care and public-safety systems were at risk of being overwhelmed by the rapid spread of the virus across Alaska. Young, the 87-year-old Republican who is Alaska's sole U.S. House of Representatives member, made the announcement on Twitter.
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| Another man charged in 'Sweetie Pie's' murder-for-hire case Posted: 12 Nov 2020 07:51 PM PST  James Timothy Norman, who has already been charged, is the uncle of the person killed and both appeared on the show "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's."
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| Fact check: Kamala Harris proposed extended school days in 2019 bill Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:26 PM PST  While Kamala Harris proposed in 2019 that school days be extended to 6 p.m., it is not part of the current Biden-Harris education plan.
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