Category: black electoral politics

Rep. Matt Gaetz gets flirty with Tiffany Trump on Twitter

Does President Trump approve? Rep. Matt Gaetz reacted with a flirty series of emojis — in the order of fire, heart, heart eyes and thumbs up — to a photo posted by first daughter Tiffany Trump Wednesday evening. Tiffany TrumpTwitter The photo was taken last Tuesday during an election night ceremony at the White House.

7, including Americans, killed in helicopter crash in Egypt

Seven people were killed, including five Americans, on Thursday when a helicopter belonging to a multinational peacekeeping force crashed in Egypt’s Sinai desert, according to Israeli and Egyptian officials. The Israeli official told Agence France-Presse that the crash involved the Multi-national Force and Observers, which was co-founded by Israel in 1979 when it signed a

Biden’s suggested sign language name resembles that of gang

The deaf community is voicing opposition to a possible American Sign Language shorthand gesture for President-elect Joe Biden — because it looks like a Crips gang sign, according to a report. The C-shaped sign, one of several being considered to replace B-I-D-E-N, is meant to evoke his signature Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses, the Los Angeles Times

Radio journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said a sticky bomb attached to Elyas Dayee’s vehicle killed Dayee and wounded three others, including Dayee’s brother, a child and another

Radio journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said a sticky bomb attached to Elyas Dayee’s vehicle killed Dayee and wounded three others, including Dayee’s brother, a child and another

Radio journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said a sticky bomb attached to Elyas Dayee’s vehicle killed Dayee and wounded three others, including Dayee’s brother, a child and another

Radio journalist killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand province, said a sticky bomb attached to Elyas Dayee’s vehicle killed Dayee and wounded three others, including Dayee’s brother, a child and another

Florida teens attack boy and his mom over romantic dispute

A group of Florida teens allegedly ran over the mother of one of their rivals with a van on Tuesday due to an ongoing romantic dispute, police said. The initial argument started on social media when the woman’s son, whose name has not been released, began arguing with 15-year-old Kimberly Stone. Stone threatened to “hit”

Black market for negative COVID-19 tests pop up across the globe

A black market for negative COVID-19 tests has popped up across the globe as more countries require travelers to prove their negative status before entering, a report said Wednesday. In France, seven people were arrested last week for allegedly hawking doctored coronavirus tests at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, The Associated Press reported. The suspects,

Black market for negative COVID-19 tests pop up across the globe

A black market for negative COVID-19 tests has popped up across the globe as more countries require travelers to prove their negative status before entering, a report said Wednesday. In France, seven people were arrested last week for allegedly hawking doctored coronavirus tests at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, The Associated Press reported. The suspects,

Lori Vallow now eyed in 2018 death of third husband

Cult mom Lori Vallow-Daybell — who is at the center of an Idaho case connected to the deaths of her two children — is now also being eyed in the 2018 death of her third husband, according to a report on Wednesday. Police in Phoenix are reviewing the case into Joseph Ryan’s April 3, 2018,

Lori Vallow now eyed in 2018 death of third husband

Cult mom Lori Vallow-Daybell — who is at the center of an Idaho case connected to the deaths of her two children — is now also being eyed in the 2018 death of her third husband, according to a report on Wednesday. Police in Phoenix are reviewing the case into Joseph Ryan’s April 3, 2018,

Arizona Republican AG: Biden will win Arizona

Arizona’s Republican attorney general on Wednesday said it’s highly unlikely that President Trump will win the state over Joe Biden, as he dismissed unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. Mark Brnovich noted that Trump would need to be named on at least 65 percent of the 50,000 ballots left to count

Caribbean cruise passenger tests positive for COVID-19

A passenger aboard the first cruise in the Caribbean since the onset of the pandemic reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. The preliminary positive, the results of a rapid test on SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1, was reported by Gene Sloan, a senior travel reporter covering the voyage for The Points Guy. Sloan said

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reissues mask order amid COVID-19 surge

The governor of Ohio reissued and toughened the Buckeye State’s mandatory face-mask order Wednesday, as COVID-19 cases there continue to climb. The mask order was first issued over the summer, but now has three new provisions, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced. Under those provisions, each business will be required to post a face-covering requirement sign

Andrew Cuomo snubbed Alex Azar, skipped 17 White House meetings

WASHINGTON — He’s been trashing the Trump administration’s COVID-19 vaccine plan but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo stopped taking part back in June — skipping more than a dozen White House meetings and snubbing a one-on-one with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, The Post has learned. Cuomo skipped out on 17 consecutive governor

Jeffrey Toobin fired after probe into Zoom masturbation scandal

Jeffrey Toobin was canned from the New Yorker on Wednesday over his caught-on-Zoom masturbation ordeal. The 60-year-old staff writer was fired following a three-week probe into an incident where he was allegedly caught pleasuring himself during an election simulation work call with some of the magazine’s biggest names. “As a result of our investigation, Jeffrey

Missing camper’s body found in Texas creek, family says

A missing Kentucky man’s family believes his body has been recovered from a Texas creek. Benjamin Cowley, 30, of St. Matthew, Kentucky, was last seen Nov. 4 on a raft near a campsite at Lake O’ the Pines in Marion County, Texas, the Longview News-Journal reported. “The raft turned up the next day without him,”

Texas becomes first US state to exceed 1 million COVID-19 cases

Texas has become the first US state to exceed 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University early Wednesday. The Lone Star State has now recorded 1,010,364 coronavirus cases with 19,337 deaths since the pandemic began in early March, the figures show. The morbid milestone comes after the nation’s second-most populous

Armenians protest over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal

YEREVAN – Armenian police arrested an opposition leader and several others who tried to stage a rally on Wednesday demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign over a ceasefire deal that ended fighting with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh. The protesters briefly chanted “Nikol is a traitor!” before they were detained in the capital Yerevan, but others started

Alaska win puts GOP a seat away from keeping Senate majority

Dan Sullivan won re-election in Alaska on Wednesday — putting the Republicans within one seat of maintaining their majority in the U.S. Senate. The Republican incumbent defeated independent challenger Al Gross who was running with the backing of Democrats, meaning control of the Senate will come down to two runoff elections in Georgia between GOP

Trump pays Veterans Day respects at Arlington National Cemetery

President Trump paid his respects on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. The 45th commander-in-chief was joined at the rainy ceremony Wednesday by First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Second Lady Karen Pence. The president, who had not held a public event since the 2020 presidential race was called for

Florida mom arrested during school board meeting on mask rule

A Florida mom was arrested for refusing to wear a mask at a school board meeting in which officials voted in favor of continuing to require them in the classroom, cops said. Kari Turner, 40, was seen on video being cuffed in front of her two children Tuesday at the Pinellas County School Board hearing

Hospitals at capacity in parts of Wisconsin amid COVID-19 spike

Hospitals in northwestern Wisconsin are at 100 percent capacity, officials said, as the state continues to battle a record number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. The Mayo Clinic Health System, which operates hospitals in the region encompassing Barron, Bloomer, Eau Claire, Osseo and Menomonie, said all of their beds were full as of Tuesday afternoon,

Ex-cop in Breonna Taylor case accused of sexual assault

A former Louisville police detective involved in the botched raid that ended in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor has been accused by a woman of sexual assault after offering her a ride home from a bar in 2018, according to a report. Margo Borders, an attorney, accused Brett Hankison of “willfully, intentionally, painfully and

South Carolina GOP lawmakers back probe into voter fraud claims

South Carolina Republican lawmakers are backing Attorney General Bill Barr’s authorization of federal prosecutors to investigate “substantial allegations” of voter fraud in the 2020 election, according to a report. The 30 state House members said in a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press that they “write with concern over the legitimacy of the 2020

Medical workers who took Russian vaccine infected with COVID-19: report

Three Siberian health-care workers who received Russia’s so-called Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have tested positive for the deadly bug, according to reports. Officials in the Altai region reported that the three were among 42 medical workers who received the two-dose vaccine, which Russian health officials say is 92 percent effective, the Moscow Times reported. “The

Bahrain’s long-serving prime minister dead at 84

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, died on Wednesday. He was 84. Bahrain’s state-run news agency announced his death, saying

Minnesota deer hunter bags 10-point buck — and an alligator

A Minnesota deer hunter had an opening day to remember, bagging a 10-point buck — and an alligator. Cory Klocek described the odd chain of the events from Saturday’s firearm hunting opener on Facebook, declaring, “only in 2020 can you go out to sit for deer gun season opener in Minnesota and shoot an alligator.”

Minnesota deer hunter bags 10-point buck — and an alligator

A Minnesota deer hunter had an opening day to remember, bagging a 10-point buck — and an alligator. Cory Klocek described the odd chain of the events from Saturday’s firearm hunting opener on Facebook, declaring, “only in 2020 can you go out to sit for deer gun season opener in Minnesota and shoot an alligator.”