FEBRUARY 22, 2020
President Donald Trump held out on Thursday the possibility of the announcement of a"tremendous deal" on trade during his upcoming visit to India, but took it back in the same breath, saying the two sides may "slow it down" for now and do it after the November election in which he is seeking a second term. ...
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign event at Valley High School in Santa Ana, Calif., Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Friday he was briefed by U.S. officials “about a month ago” that Russia has been trying to help his campaign as...
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Democratic Presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. - John Bazemore/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS
Michael Bloomberg said Friday that he is now willing to release women from three non-disclosure agreements related to offensive comments they say he made -- after refusing to do so at Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate.
“Bloomberg LP has identified 3 NDAs signed over...
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
American intelligence agencies concluded that Russia, on the orders of President Vladimir V. Putin, interfered in the 2016 presidential election. - Emmanuel Dunand/AFP — Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter...
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Earlier this month, 47 new papers were published in a special supplement of The Astrophysical Journal, analysing data from the first three flybys of the Parker Solar Probe, NASA’s historic mission to the Sun. The probe, launched on August 12, 2018, completed its fourth close approach — called perihelion — on January 29, whizzing past at about...
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Hayden Maynard for The Washington Post
Margaret Cudia thought her Ring doorbell camera was “the best thing since sliced bread.” She loved watching the world pass by through her suburban New Jersey neighborhood, guarding vigilantly for suspicious strangers and porch pirates from the comfort of her phone.
She hadn’t expected the camera also might capture awkward moments closer...
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
George Soros called for Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's respective CEO and COO, to be "removed from control" in a letter published in Financial Times.
The liberal billionaire, who has long been a vocal critic of Facebook's head executives and is the subject of many fabricated conspiracy theories peddled on the platform, reiterated the claim that Zuckerberg is...
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
A string of US companies have been cautioning investors that first-quarter sales could take a hit from the spread of coronavirus. Apple just made it all more real.
The $1.4 trillion company put out an investor update Monday, warning that it no longer expects to meet the revenue guidance provided last month.
Notably, the company isn't just concerned about...
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Ron Dantowitz took this image in Bonita Springs, Florida, during the June 2003 Mars occultation event.
It's like David Copperfield with the Statue of Liberty, only better.
The moon is scheduled to perform a magic trick on Tuesday morning when it will make Mars disappear. Don't worry. It's only temporary.
Skywatchers in North America will have a shot at witnessing...
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg gives the thumbs up as he embarks on his bus after speaking to supporters at the Viva Villa restaurant in San Antonio, Texas on January 11, 2020.
Mike Bloomberg on Sunday released plans to shore up Americans' retirement, promising to increase Social Security benefits and create a government-backed savings plan for workers...
