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Key Words: ‘COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism,’ anthropologist writes in Rolling Stone op-ed

“ “In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism. At the height of the crisis, with more than 2,000 dying each day, Americans found themselves members of a failed state, ruled by a dysfunctional and incompetent government largely responsible for death rates …

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Key Words: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis likens reopening schools to killing Osama bin Laden

“ “Just as the SEALs surmounted obstacles to bring Osama bin Laden to justice, so too would the Martin County School system find a way to provide parents with a meaningful choice of in-person instruction or continued distance learning.” ” — Gov. Ron DeSantis That was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …

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Key Words: Bryan Cranston reveals he’s recovering from coronavirus: ‘Keep wearing the damn mask’

He is the one who masks. Bryan Cranston has revealed that he contracted COVID-19 “a little while ago” — and he wants everyone to mask up and practice social distancing. The decorated Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor perhaps best known for playing chemistry teacher turned meth dealer Walter White on …

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Key Words: Gold has ‘no role’ in portfolio of wealthy clients, says Goldman manager

Don’t believe the hype. That’s the message from Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, chief investment officer of private wealth management at Goldman Sachs, who thinks that gold is overpriced and has no clear role in the portfolios of her private clients. Our view is that gold is only appropriate if you have a …

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Key Words: ‘It’s actually not that easy, but for me it was easy’: Trump describes his recent cognitive test: ‘Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.’

President Trump defended his recent cognitive test — this time describing it in detail. Speaking to Marc Siegel, an associate professor of medicine at New York University’s Langone Medical Center and Fox News reporter and contributor, the president said, “It was 30 to 35 questions. The first questions are very …

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Key Words: Trump on accused Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I wish her well’

“ “I wish her well.” ” That was President Donald Trump’s response Tuesday to a reporter’s question about Ghislaine Maxwell, who is in jail awaiting trial on charges that she recruited girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. Speaking at a White House coronavirus briefing for the first time since …

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Key Words: New York Gov. Cuomo says President Trump has put politics above public health throughout pandemic

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a scathing critique of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, saying he has denied the reality of the situation from Day 1: “ ‘He said it doesn’t exist, it’s going to go away, by Easter we’ll be reopened, it’s going …

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Key Words: 15 women accuse Washington’s NFL team of rampant sexual harassment in front office: report

“ “I have never been in a more hostile, manipulative, passive-aggressive environment … and I worked in politics.” ” That’s Julia Payne, a former vice president of communications with Washington, D.C.’s, NFL team, quoted in a Washington Post report late Thursday describing a “nightmare” workplace for women amid a team …

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Key Words: Fauci says some states should pause reopening, but hopes to avoid another shutdown

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that the U.S. is not doing great at containing the spread of COVID-19, but stopped short of saying parts of the country might need to shut down again. “ “I don’t think you can say we’re doing great. I mean, we’re just not.” ” — …

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