Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID,) said some parts of the country, such as New York, are “doing really well” and had the situation “under control.” However, this did not apply to the nation as a whole. “As a country, when you compare us to other countries, I don’t think you can say we’re doing great. I mean, we’re just not,” Fauci told FiveThirtyEight’s PODCAST-19....
“You know that metaphor that people say, ‘If you’re going for a touchdown, don’t spike the ball at the 5-yard line. Wait until you get into the end zone,’” Fauci told NBC News’ Chuck Todd during an appearance on the network’s Meet the Press program Sunday morning. Noting the inclination to lift public health orders aimed at curbing transmission of the respiratory disease, in response to a general downturn in daily diagnoses, the expert warned, “We’re not in the end zone yet....
Wray was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about congressional oversight of the FBI. Wray’s hearing was considered a preview of what former special counsel Robert Mueller is likely to face when he appears before lawmakers on Wednesday to answer questions on the Russia probe. The FBI director told lawmakers that he considered “homegrown violent extremists” to be the greatest threat to the United States....
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest warrant for Laundrie in a statement issued Thursday. The warrant was issued by the U.S. District Court of Wyoming, the FBI’s Denver office said. “While this warrant allows law enforcement to arrest Mr. Laundrie, the FBI and our partners across the country continue to investigate the facts and circumstances of Ms. Petito’s homicide,” FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider said in a Thursday news release....
Speaking to ProPublica, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd confirmed that an investigation was underway, with the focus on identifying who was responsible for taking the money found to be missing from the union’s El Paso branch. “We know the FBI is looking at it,” Judd said. In a statement sent to Newsweek, the FBI’s national press office said it could neither confirm nor deny the existence of an investigation, as per Department of Justice policy....
The OIG’s report reads that the agent in question allegedly “engaged in an inappropriate relationship” with female support staff by using their photos to pose as “minor children or sex workers” while “fishing” for sexual predators on social media websites during online investigations. This seemingly violates FBI policy dictating “[s]upport personnel will not be used in undercover roles unless it is absolutely necessary.” However, the OIG’s report found the agency did not have a specific policy requiring agents to obtain written informed consent from these staffers, receive approval from their supervisors, or obtain approval from their own supervisors....
This comes especially in handy for diabetic patients whose blood-glucose levels drop to dangerously-low levels. There are often times when a patient’s blood-sugar levels drop so quickly that they require assistance from a friend or family member to help bring those levels back up. A generic could drug make it more affordable for patients and families with loved ones suffering from extreme drops in their blood-sugar levels. It also makes it more affordable to place into emergency First Aid kits....
SCAN, which had been operating in cooperation with Washington state and county public health officials, delivered home tests for the virus and analyzed the results of the self-administered nasal swabs. In February, SCAN researchers uncovered evidence of the first instance of community spread of the virus in that area. After the notice from the FDA, the program is prohibited from both accepting new tests and providing those who have already taken the test with results....
On Thursday, the agency sent letters to two websites involved in the sale or marketing of such products, instructing them to remove claims about the false efficacy of any compound against COVID-19. There are “no drugs or other therapeutics presently approved” to combat COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the FDA, McEvoy promoted zinc supplements on his website through the associates program, suggesting that purchasing them would be “extremely wise, especially in these coronavirus times” because of their “immune-boosting efforts....
Now the FDA must determine whether they will proceed with approving the drug. The committee of experts will convene through an online conferencing platform on November 6, but background materials and pre-recorded presentations will be available to the public at least two business days beforehand, according to the FDA. The FDA has also established a docket where members of the public can write in with data, information, and views. Amit Sachdev, MD, medical director in the department of neurology at Michigan State University, tells Verywell the expert panel is “a standard part of the approval process....
This is the first time that the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), which was founded by the late son of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever endorsed a candidate for president. “During the past four years, we’ve seen this president pay lip service to seniors’ needs while actively undermining their best interests, the latest example being his reckless pledge to terminate the payroll taxes that fund Social Security,” Max Richtman, the group’s president and CEO, said in a statement....
It was a tie in the delegate race, with the Obama camp claiming a slim 14-delegate lead and Team Clinton citing an even smaller spread of five or six. It was a tie in the popular vote at 7.3 million ballots apiece. And it was a tie in the state-by-state sweepstakes: while Obama took more golds (14 to Clinton’s eight), the former First Lady captured New York, New Jersey, California, Arizona and Massachusetts–nearly all the big battlegrounds....
In addition to this month’s faves, like the Sony LinkBuds wireless earbuds, there are a few mini reviews for products that either haven’t been used long enough for a full write-up or could be summed up in fewer words than usual. The Hoka Kawana running shoes, for example, are probably my favorite daily running shoes so far, but I would like to put some more miles on them before fully evaluating them....
Powell said during a teleconference on Wednesday that the U.S. economy could sustain permanent damage because of the country’s response to the coronavirus. Lawmakers have passed economic relief packages designed to help individual Americans with direct cash payouts and a program started to provide small businesses with loans in order to keep employees on the payroll. Powell’s remarks on Wednesday implied those steps would not be enough to keep the U....
The lawsuit accuses the city of harming local business owners by allowing the existence of Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP), a self-declared autonomous zone that was established and occupied by racial justice protestors from June 8 to July 1. The occupied zone blocked all car traffic, reducing the businesses’ access to customers, vendors and revenue, the lawsuit says. The lawsuit further alleges that city police largely neglected the zone, allowing protesters and others to damage business property and threaten business owners without punishment....
In his written opinion, Reeves compared the doctrine to legalized racial segregation and illustrated its potential harms by referencing 19 times police killed innocent Black Americans. Reeves issued his opinion in the case of Jamison v McClendon. The case involved Clarence Jamison, a Black driver who was pulled over on July 29, 2013, by Nick McClendon, a white police officer, while driving his Mercedes convertible back to his South Carolina home after a vacation in Arizona....
Dana Nessel told MSNBC that forgery charges, as part of a failed Republican strategy to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory in the state, were being considered in the case which has been referred to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of Michigan. “We think this is a matter that is best investigated and potentially prosecuted by the Feds,” Nessel told The Rachel Maddow Show on Thursday. In a statement to Newsweek, the Michigan GOP called the matter a “political prosecution of convenience....
The Blues soar into this game as the firm favourites. They’ve already registered a narrow but gritty 3-2 win over Shillong Lajong in their opening group fixture. Albert Roca’s men will also be buoyed by their tremendous record over their opponents on the day. Having last played the Pune-based side on 22nd April, the former I-League champions consigned the Reds to the heaviest defeat in their short I-League history....
McIlroy shot a three-under-par 67 to open the BMW Championship, taking a share of the overnight lead. MORE: Golf Digest leaderboard The world No. 1 carded five birdies before two late bogeys, but it was his up-and-down on the par-4 fifth that he claimed was one of his best in 2014. “It was a brutal lie, and I was just trying to get it somewhere on the green,” the Northern Irishman said....
