thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Democrats To Underscore Trump's Leadership Failures In Day 2 Of Virtual Convention

Jill Biden will also introduce herself to the nation for the first time as the prospective first lady .
A longtime teacher , she ’ ll speak from her former classroom at Brandywine High School near the family home in Wilmington , Delaware .
“ Donald Trump is just not equipped , not capable of doing what we need to do in the world today , ” Kerry said during a briefing ahead of the convention ’ s second night .
“ What Donald Trump inherited , which was a growing economy and a world of respect , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , literally.
” The former vice president will formally become his party ’ s nominee Tuesday night after a prerecorded roll call vote from delegates in all 50 states airs , and the four-day convention will culminate on Thursday when Biden accepts that nomination inside a mostly empty Delaware convention hall .
His running mate , California Sen. Kamala Harris , will become the first woman of color to accept a major party ’ s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday .
Until then , the former vice president is presenting what he sees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the American electorate in a format unlike any other in history .
There is no live audience for any of the speakers , who , like Mrs. Obama on Monday night , have so far delivered their remarks standing or seated alone in mostly prerecorded videos .
Just one incumbent president has been defeated in the last four decades .
And Biden ’ s supporters consistently report that they ’ re motivated more by opposition to Trump than excitement about Biden , a 77-year-old lifelong politician .
That deficit could hurt turnout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whom Biden needs to show up in great numbers this fall .
An aide billed the address as Clinton ’ s sharpest rebuke yet against Trump .
The 42nd president of the United States is focusing on what he says are Trump ’ s economic failures during the pandemic , arguing that the nation did not need to be in such a difficult state .
“ Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country , ” she said .
“ He can not meet this moment .
He simply can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for us.
” Trump responded on Tuesday , tweeting that he wouldn ’ t be in the “ beautiful White House ” today if it “ weren ’ t for the job done by her husband , ” President Barack Obama .
Trump ended with a sarcastic thanks to Mrs. Obama for her “ very kind words.
” The president sought to steal focus from the convention on Monday by hosting a political rally in Wisconsin , where Biden ’ s party had originally planned this week ’ s convention .
Trump was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the southern U.S. border in Arizona and reviewing recent storm damage in Iowa .
Clinton , Carter and Kerry , among the Democrats ’ most prominent leaders of past decades , represent the establishment wing of their party .
Progressive New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is to appear for just one minute .
Voters will also hear from Sally Yates , the former acting attorney general who resisted Trump ’ s order to block Muslim immigrants from entering the United States but isn ’ t viewed as a liberal activist .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our families .
He doesn ’ t care about our national security , ” said Biden deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield .
“ All Donald Trump has ever cared about is himself , and that is something we can not afford.
” As was the case on Monday , Tuesday ’ s political speeches were to be framed by appearances from average Americans touched by the crises that have exploded on Trump ’ s watch .
There will be a special focus on health care and national security .
Seeking to inject some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video montage , the campaign hosted drive-in viewing stations on Monday in six states , much like drive-in movies , where viewers could watch on a big screen from the safety of their vehicles .
There are also many online watch parties featuring celebrities and elected officials to make the experience more interactive .

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NEW YORK (AP) — A day after Michelle Obama’s passion wowed Democrats, Joe Biden is drawing on a collection of his party’s most experienced leaders at the Democratic National Convention to underscore what he calls a global leadership deficit that threatens U.S. national security.
Jill Biden will also introduce herself to the nation for the first time as the prospective first lady. A longtime teacher, she’ll speak from her former classroom at Brandywine High School near the family home in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State John Kerry are among the headliners on a night that organizers emphasize a simple theme: Leadership matters. Former President Jimmy Carter, now 95 years old, will also make an appearance.
“Donald Trump is just not equipped, not capable of doing what we need to do in the world today,” Kerry said during a briefing ahead of the convention’s second night. “What Donald Trump inherited, which was a growing economy and a world of respect, he’s turned into a world of chaos, literally.”
Biden is fighting unprecedented logistical challenges to deliver his message during an all-virtual convention this week as the coronavirus epidemic continues to claim hundreds of American lives each day and wreaks havoc on the economy.
The former vice president will formally become his party’s nominee Tuesday night after a prerecorded roll call vote from delegates in all 50 states airs, and the four-day convention will culminate on Thursday when Biden accepts that nomination inside a mostly empty Delaware convention hall. His running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, will become the first woman of color to accept a major party’s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.
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Until then, the former vice president is presenting what he sees as the best of his sprawling coalition to the American electorate in a format unlike any other in history. There is no live audience for any of the speakers, who, like Mrs. Obama on Monday night, have so far delivered their remarks standing or seated alone in mostly prerecorded videos.
Biden is leading Trump in most polls, but 77 days before the election, the Democrat has neither history nor enthusiasm on his side.
Just one incumbent president has been defeated in the last four decades. And Biden’s supporters consistently report that they’re motivated more by opposition to Trump than excitement about Biden, a 77-year-old lifelong politician. That deficit could hurt turnout among less consistent voters, particularly minorities, whom Biden needs to show up in great numbers this fall.
Clinton, a fixture of Democratic conventions for nearly three decades, will address voters for roughly five minutes in a speech recorded at his home in Chappaqua, New York.
An aide billed the address as Clinton’s sharpest rebuke yet against Trump. The 42nd president of the United States is focusing on what he says are Trump’s economic failures during the pandemic, arguing that the nation did not need to be in such a difficult state.
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It remains to be seen whether the unconventional convention will give Biden the momentum he’s looking for.
Preliminary estimates show that television viewership for the first night of the virtual convention was down compared with the opening of Hillary Clinton’s onsite nominating party four years ago.
An estimated 18.7 million people watched coverage between 10 and 11 p.m. on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, the Nielsen company said. Four years ago, the opening night drew just under 26 million viewers.
Biden’s campaign said an additional 10.2 million streamed the convention online Monday night.
“We are producing a digital convention, and people are watching,” Biden spokesman T.J. Ducklo tweeted.
Michelle Obama energized the proceedings in her keynote address Monday night, when she delivered a passionate condemnation of the Republican president who replaced her husband.
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“Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” she said. “He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us.”
Trump responded on Tuesday, tweeting that he wouldn’t be in the “beautiful White House” today if it “weren’t for the job done by her husband,” President Barack Obama. Trump ended with a sarcastic thanks to Mrs. Obama for her “very kind words.”
The president sought to steal focus from the convention on Monday by hosting a political rally in Wisconsin, where Biden’s party had originally planned this week’s convention. Trump was on the road again Tuesday, traveling to the southern U.S. border in Arizona and reviewing recent storm damage in Iowa.
The Democrats’ speaking schedule Tuesday night was diverse, yet hardly as diverse ideologically as the convention’s opening night, which featured self-described democratic socialist, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and a handful of former Republican leaders, including former Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Clinton, Carter and Kerry, among the Democrats’ most prominent leaders of past decades, represent the establishment wing of their party. Progressive New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is to appear for just one minute. Voters will also hear from Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general who resisted Trump’s order to block Muslim immigrants from entering the United States but isn’t viewed as a liberal activist.
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The schedule also features “rising stars” of the party, more than a dozen Democrats in their 20s, 30s and 40s. The younger faces include former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams, Rep. Conor Lamb., D-Pa., the president of the Navajo Nation Jonathan Nez, and Michigan state Rep. Mari Manoogian.
Democrats are highlighting some of their party’s most experienced faces to shine a light on what they see as Trump’s failures at home and abroad.
“Donald Trump doesn’t care about our families. He doesn’t care about our national security,” said Biden deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield. “All Donald Trump has ever cared about is himself, and that is something we cannot afford.”
As was the case on Monday, Tuesday’s political speeches were to be framed by appearances from average Americans touched by the crises that have exploded on Trump’s watch. There will be a special focus on health care and national security.
With no live audiences, convention organizers have been forced to get creative in their quest to generate interest and enthusiasm.
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Seeking to inject some family fun into an otherwise serious two-hour video montage, the campaign hosted drive-in viewing stations on Monday in six states, much like drive-in movies, where viewers could watch on a big screen from the safety of their vehicles. There are also many online watch parties featuring celebrities and elected officials to make the experience more interactive.
“We think that the format and the mix of produced content and live speakers makes for a really dynamic viewing experience for voters all across the country,” Bedingfield said.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Scientists Harvest Eggs From World's Last 2 Northern White Rhinos

OL PEJETA , Kenya ( AP ) — An international team of scientists said they successfully extracted eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhinos , a step on the way to possibly saving the subspecies from extinction .
Ten eggs were harvested from the female rhinos at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya .
The scientists said Tuesday they hope to use them to create viable embryos that would be transferred into surrogates since neither Najin and Fatuwill can carry a pregnancy to term .
The coronavirus pandemic had delayed the process , but the team from Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wildlife Research and Safari Park Dvur Kralove in the Czech Republic said , “ The ovum pickup went smoothly and without any complications.
” The harvested eggs — the third round to be taken from the two females since August 2019 - were immediately flown to the Avantea Laboratory in Italy to be artificially inseminated with frozen sperm from now-deceased northern white rhino bulls .
The next step is to select female southern white rhinos , another rhino subspecies , at Ol Pejeta to serve as surrogate mothers .
The last male northern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 2018 .
Work to keep northern white rhinos from dying out therefore turns on perfecting in vitro fertilization techniques and keeping the remaining two females alive .
An international team of scientists said they successfully extracted eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhinos , a step on the way to possibly saving the subspecies from extinction .

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OL PEJETA, Kenya (AP) — An international team of scientists said they successfully extracted eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhinos, a step on the way to possibly saving the subspecies from extinction.
Ten eggs were harvested from the female rhinos at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The scientists said Tuesday they hope to use them to create viable embryos that would be transferred into surrogates since neither Najin and Fatuwill can carry a pregnancy to term.
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The coronavirus pandemic had delayed the process, but the team from Germany’s Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and Safari Park Dvur Kralove in the Czech Republic said, “The ovum pickup went smoothly and without any complications.”
The harvested eggs — the third round to be taken from the two females since August 2019 - were immediately flown to the Avantea Laboratory in Italy to be artificially inseminated with frozen sperm from now-deceased northern white rhino bulls.
Three embryos were created from the previously extracted eggs.
The next step is to select female southern white rhinos, another rhino subspecies, at Ol Pejeta to serve as surrogate mothers.
The last male northern white rhino, Sudan, died in March 2018. Work to keep northern white rhinos from dying out therefore turns on perfecting in vitro fertilization techniques and keeping the remaining two females alive.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Sally Yates: Trump Would Rather ‘Fawn Over A Dictator’ Than Defend The Country

Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates excoriated President Donald Trump for what she called a relentless attack on democracy in a blistering speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday , urging voters to unite behind former Vice President Joe Biden .
Yates , who was abruptly fired by Trump in January 2017 when she refused to defend his executive order that sought to ban travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries , called the move just the start of his efforts to undermine “ democratic institutions and countless dedicated public servants.
” “ From the moment President Trump took office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defend himself rather than our country , ” Yates said Tuesday .
“ Rather than standing up to Vladimir Putin , he fawns over a dictator who is still trying to interfere in our elections.
” Like many other speakers during the first day of the DNC , Yates also took aim at Trump ’ s ongoing efforts to hamstring the U.S .
Postal Service and undercut mail-in voting , likening such moves to “ sabotage.
” “ They all have one purpose : to remove any check on his abuse of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Put simply , he treats our country like it ’ s his family business , this time bankrupting our nation ’ s moral authority at home and abroad .
But our country doesn ’ t belong to him .
It belongs to all of us.
” The former Justice Department official cast Biden as the antithesis of Trump , someone who “ respects our laws and the privilege of public service.
” “ He ’ s spent his entire life putting our country first .
He has never backed down from a challenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We need a president who will restore the soul of America .
We need Joe Biden.
” The travel ban Yates refused to defend would be just the opening act of Trump ’ s extreme anti-immigration agenda .
He has since used the coronavirus pandemic to rein in entry for residents of certain countries , temporarily halted the issuance of green cards , suspended some skilled working visas and even proposed banning U.S. citizens and legal residents abroad who are thought to be infected with the virus .
In the months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a hero to Democrats and those who had defied the president .
She gave an impassioned speech at Harvard Law School later that year , saying her decision had been inspired by a moment when “ law and conscience intersected.
” “ The defining moments in our lives often don ’ t come with advance warning , ” she said at the time .
“ They can arise in scenarios we would have never expected , and don ’ t come with the luxury of a lot of time for you to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Yates went on to say she didn ’ t believe she could resign but rather felt it was her duty to defend the Justice Department and the rule of law .
“ I believed then , and believe now , that resigning would have protected my personal integrity , but it would not have protected the integrity of the Department of Justice , ” she said .
Yates has since moved to distance herself from being viewed as a leader of the so-called “ resistance , ” telling The New York Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her job .
“ That ’ s not being a hero .
There ’ s an old Southern expression , ‘ You don ’ t congratulate a man for not robbing a bank , ’ ” she said .
“ I also don ’ t think that you necessarily canonize someone for doing his or her job , either .
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Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates excoriated President Donald Trump for what she called a relentless attack on democracy in a blistering speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, urging voters to unite behind former Vice President Joe Biden.
Yates, who was abruptly fired by Trump in January 2017 when she refused to defend his executive order that sought to ban travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, called the move just the start of his efforts to undermine “democratic institutions and countless dedicated public servants.”
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“From the moment President Trump took office, he’s used his position to defend himself rather than our country,” Yates said Tuesday. “Rather than standing up to Vladimir Putin, he fawns over a dictator who is still trying to interfere in our elections.”
It's time to build a stronger democracy that represents every American. @SallyQYates knows better than most the consequences of having a President who doesn't work to protect our Democracy. That's why she is supporting @JoeBiden. pic.twitter.com/9eFToHUUBq — Indivisible Guide (@IndivisibleTeam) August 19, 2020
Like many other speakers during the first day of the DNC, Yates also took aim at Trump’s ongoing efforts to hamstring the U.S. Postal Service and undercut mail-in voting, likening such moves to “sabotage.”
“They all have one purpose: to remove any check on his abuse of power,” Yates said. “Put simply, he treats our country like it’s his family business, this time bankrupting our nation’s moral authority at home and abroad. But our country doesn’t belong to him. It belongs to all of us.”
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The former Justice Department official cast Biden as the antithesis of Trump, someone who “respects our laws and the privilege of public service.”
“He’s spent his entire life putting our country first. He has never backed down from a challenge or a bully,” Yates said. “We need a president who will restore the soul of America. We need Joe Biden.”
The travel ban Yates refused to defend would be just the opening act of Trump’s extreme anti-immigration agenda. He has since used the coronavirus pandemic to rein in entry for residents of certain countries, temporarily halted the issuance of green cards, suspended some skilled working visas and even proposed banning U.S. citizens and legal residents abroad who are thought to be infected with the virus.
In the months after her firing, Yates became somewhat of a hero to Democrats and those who had defied the president. She gave an impassioned speech at Harvard Law School later that year, saying her decision had been inspired by a moment when “law and conscience intersected.”
“The defining moments in our lives often don’t come with advance warning,” she said at the time. “They can arise in scenarios we would have never expected, and don’t come with the luxury of a lot of time for you to go inside yourself for some serious introspection.”
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Yates went on to say she didn’t believe she could resign but rather felt it was her duty to defend the Justice Department and the rule of law.
“I believed then, and believe now, that resigning would have protected my personal integrity, but it would not have protected the integrity of the Department of Justice,” she said.
Yates has since moved to distance herself from being viewed as a leader of the so-called “resistance,” telling The New York Times in 2018 that she had simply done her job.
“That’s not being a hero. There’s an old Southern expression, ‘You don’t congratulate a man for not robbing a bank,’” she said. “I also don’t think that you necessarily canonize someone for doing his or her job, either.”
“If that makes me part of the resistance, then so be it,” she continued. “But that’s not, like, a career goal of mine.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--'Patently Wrong': Jacinda Ardern Rebuts Trump's Claim Of New Zealand COVID-19 Surge

“ I think for anyone who ’ s following COVID and it ’ s transmission globally will quite easily see that New Zealand ’ s nine cases in a day does not compare to the United States ’ tens of thousands , ” Ardern said Tuesday .
New Zealand reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Monday due to an outbreak last week that followed more than 100 days without any community transmission in the country .
In the U.S. , which recorded nearly 42,000 new cases that day , Trump declared that New Zealand was seeing a “ big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s happening in New Zealand ?
They beat it , they beat it , it was like front-page because they wanted to show me something , ” Trump said at a speaking event in Mankato , Minnesota .
“ The problem is , big surge in New Zealand .
It ’ s terrible .
We don ’ t want that.
” “ Obviously , it ’ s patently wrong , ” Ardern told journalists .
She said that she doesn ’ t think there ’ s “ any comparison ” between New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community transmission in the U.S. “ The American people can work out that what we have for a whole day , they have every 22 seconds of the day , ” said Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters .
“ That speaks for itself.
” “ We know by now to take everything that Donald Trump says with an enormous grain of salt , ” he told public broadcaster Radio NZ .
New Zealand had eliminated community transmission of the virus until four people in one family tested positive for COVID-19 last week in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is home to 1.6 million people .
It prompted Ardern to place the city into a two-week Level 3 lockdown .
The rest of the country was placed on Level 2 restrictions , meaning they can still attend work or school but must practice social distancing .
Level 3 means that people are expected to stay home unless they are essential workers or are picking up groceries , exercising or going to school .
All public venues , including gyms , cinemas , food courts and playgrounds , must close .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a population of 4.8 million , had a total of 90 active cases stemming from the new cluster .
In all , 22 people have died of COVID-19 in New Zealand .
That translates to a mortality rate of 0.45 death per 100,000 people .
In comparison , the death toll of more than 171,000 in the U.S. breaks down to 52 deaths per 100,000 people , according to Johns Hopkins University ’ s coronavirus resource center .

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has rejected President Donald Trump’s claims of a “big surge” of coronavirus cases in her country as “patently wrong.”
“I think for anyone who’s following COVID and it’s transmission globally will quite easily see that New Zealand’s nine cases in a day does not compare to the United States’ tens of thousands,” Ardern said Tuesday.
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New Zealand reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Monday due to an outbreak last week that followed more than 100 days without any community transmission in the country.
In the U.S., which recorded nearly 42,000 new cases that day, Trump declared that New Zealand was seeing a “big surge.”
“Do you see what’s happening in New Zealand? They beat it, they beat it, it was like front-page because they wanted to show me something,” Trump said at a speaking event in Mankato, Minnesota. “The problem is, big surge in New Zealand. It’s terrible. We don’t want that.”
“Obviously, it’s patently wrong,” Ardern told journalists. She said that she doesn’t think there’s “any comparison” between New Zealand’s cluster and the widespread community transmission in the U.S.
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“Every country is experiencing its own fight with COVID-19. It is a tricky virus,” she added.
Other New Zealand lawmakers also fired back at Trump’s comments.
“The American people can work out that what we have for a whole day, they have every 22 seconds of the day,” said Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. “That speaks for itself.”
And Greens Party co-leader James Shaw called the comparison “absurd.”
“We know by now to take everything that Donald Trump says with an enormous grain of salt,” he told public broadcaster Radio NZ.
New Zealand had eliminated community transmission of the virus until four people in one family tested positive for COVID-19 last week in its most populous city of Auckland, which is home to 1.6 million people.
It prompted Ardern to place the city into a two-week Level 3 lockdown. The rest of the country was placed on Level 2 restrictions, meaning they can still attend work or school but must practice social distancing.
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Level 3 means that people are expected to stay home unless they are essential workers or are picking up groceries, exercising or going to school. All public venues, including gyms, cinemas, food courts and playgrounds, must close.
It’s a mystery how the virus reentered the community. Health officials are continuing to investigate.
As of Tuesday, New Zealand, which has a population of 4.8 million, had a total of 90 active cases, largely driven by the new cluster.
In all, 22 people have died of COVID-19 in New Zealand. That translates to a mortality rate of 0.45 death per 100,000 people. In comparison, the death toll of more than 171,000 in the U.S. breaks down to 52 deaths per 100,000 people, according to Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus resource center.
CORRECTION: This article previously misstated that all 90 new cases were connected to the new cluster.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Anderson Cooper Delivers Blistering Attack On MyPillow Guy’s ‘Snake Oil’ COVID-19 Drug

Stephen Maturen via Getty Images Mike Lindell , CEO of MyPillow , speaks during a rally for President Donald Trump in Minneapolis in 2019 .
Lindell is an outspoken supporter of Trump and his campaign for reelection .
CNN ’ s Anderson Cooper tore into “ MyPillow guy ” Mike Lindell and his latest promotion of an unproven “ miracle ” COVID-19 cure , accusing the pillow manufacturer in an interview Tuesday of being another “ snake oil salesman ” who ’ s trying to profit off the pandemic .
“ How do you sleep at night ?
” Cooper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of President Donald Trump who has been promoting the use of oleandrin , an extract from the plant Nerium oleander , as a treatment for the coronavirus .
Lindell , who now sits on the board of oleandrin drug developer Phoenix Biotechnology , met with Trump last month to discuss oleandrin ’ s potential use despite there being no scientific proof that it can fight the virus .
Anderson Cooper tears into the MyPillow guy for pushing unproven coronavirus therapeutic as a `` miracle '' cure : '' You have no medical background @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You are now on the board and going to make money ... How are you different than a snake oil salesman ? ''
pic.twitter.com/6cQIn1FYpA — Justin Baragona ( @ justinbaragona ) August 18 , 2020 “ You have no medical background , you ’ re not a scientist .
A guy called you in April , said he had this product .
You are now on the board and going to make money from the sale of this product , ” Cooper said .
“ The media is just trying to take away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Lindell insisted at one point .
But he did not provide any supporting evidence , including details about an alleged clinical trial that he said he read about .
Phoenix Biotechnology ’ s website states that the Food and Drug Administration approved its plans to pursue clinical trials of oleandrin as a treatment for cancer patients several years ago , but not for COVID-19 .
The company last month also promoted an article ― co-authored by a Phoenix Biotechnology scientist and a paid Phoenix Biotechnology consultant ― that examined oleandrin ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The website hosting the article noted that the information was not peer-reviewed and that it should not “ be reported in news media as established information.
” Cooper ’ s scrutiny of Lindell and his sales pitch follows the salesman ’ s White House visit in July to discuss the drug ’ s potential pandemic use .
“ He was enthusiastic , as he is on everything that ’ s going to help people , ” Lindell told CNN about Trump ’ s reaction after that meeting .
Lindell sits next to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' roundtable event at the White House in 2017 .
He met with Trump again in July to discuss oleandrin 's potential use against the coronavirus .
Facing a mounting U.S. death toll from COVID-19 and low poll numbers in his bid for reelection this November , Trump has been an advocate for unproven coronavirus cures .
These include the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine , which scientific studies have found is ineffective against the virus .

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CNN’s Anderson Cooper tore into “MyPillow guy” Mike Lindell and his latest promotion of an unproven “miracle” COVID-19 cure, accusing the pillow manufacturer in an interview Tuesday of being another “snake oil salesman” who’s trying to profit off the pandemic.
“How do you sleep at night?” Cooper pointedly asked Lindell, a devout supporter of President Donald Trump who has been promoting the use of oleandrin, an extract from the plant Nerium oleander, as a treatment for the coronavirus.
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Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, speaks during a rally for President Donald Trump in Minneapolis in 2019. Lindell is an outspoken supporter of Trump and his campaign for reelection. Stephen Maturen via Getty Images
Lindell, who now sits on the board of oleandrin drug developer Phoenix Biotechnology, met with Trump last month to discuss oleandrin’s potential use despite there being no scientific proof that it can fight the virus.
Anderson Cooper tears into the MyPillow guy for pushing unproven coronavirus therapeutic as a "miracle" cure:
"You have no medical background. You are not a scientist... You are now on the board and going to make money... How are you different than a snake oil salesman?" pic.twitter.com/6cQIn1FYpA — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) August 18, 2020
“You have no medical background, you’re not a scientist. A guy called you in April, said he had this product. You are now on the board and going to make money from the sale of this product,” Cooper said.
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“I have no monetary gain here,” the MyPillow CEO defended himself.
“That’s not true,” Cooper interjected. “You’re gonna make money off this. You’re on the board of this company.”
“The media is just trying to take away this amazing cure that works for everybody,” Lindell insisted at one point. But he did not provide any supporting evidence, including details about an alleged clinical trial that he said he read about.
Lindell speaks during a White House briefing in March with Trump. The pillow salesman is now promoting a "miracle" cure for COVID-19 that lacks supporting scientific evidence. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Phoenix Biotechnology’s website states that the Food and Drug Administration approved its plans to pursue clinical trials of oleandrin as a treatment for cancer patients several years ago, but not for COVID-19.
The company last month also promoted an article ― co-authored by a Phoenix Biotechnology scientist and a paid Phoenix Biotechnology consultant ― that examined oleandrin’s potential use in fighting the coronavirus. The website hosting the article noted that the information was not peer-reviewed and that it should not “be reported in news media as established information.”
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A representative for Phoenix Biotechnology did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment on Lindell’s comments.
Cooper’s scrutiny of Lindell and his sales pitch follows the salesman’s White House visit in July to discuss the drug’s potential pandemic use. “He was enthusiastic, as he is on everything that’s going to help people,” Lindell told CNN about Trump’s reaction after that meeting.
Lindell sits next to Trump during a "Made in America" roundtable event at the White House in 2017. He met with Trump again in July to discuss oleandrin's potential use against the coronavirus. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Facing a mounting U.S. death toll from COVID-19 and low poll numbers in his bid for reelection this November, Trump has been an advocate for unproven coronavirus cures. These include the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which scientific studies have found is ineffective against the virus.
A few weeks after speaking with Trump about oleandrin’s potential wonders, Lindell was added to the board of Phoenix Biotechnology.
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In his CNN interview this week, he argued that he wouldn’t attempt to promote a fake cure because it would ruin his reputation.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Sandy Hook Families Accuse Gun Maker Of Using Bankruptcy To Stop Lawsuit

HARTFORD , Conn. ( AP ) — A lawyer for some of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims ' families accused Remington Arms on Tuesday of using its new bankruptcy case to try to wipe out their lawsuit over how the company marketed the rifle used in the massacre .
Also Tuesday , the judge , Clifton Jessup Jr. , denied the families ' request to create a committee — comprised of people who are suing Remington over the use of its products — that would have a say in the bankruptcy proceedings .
The judge , however , allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hook families — to sit on the main committee of unsecured creditors .
David Elsberg , a lawyer for the families , said Remington is trying to rush an auction of its holdings , leave the families out of the process and has not included their lawsuit or other lawsuits over its products in the new bankruptcy case it filed late last month .
He said the bankruptcy case is so new that many people who may have claims against the company may not even know about the case .
“ The families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the breakneck speed , that the debtors ( Remington ) are setting up for the sale , ” Elsberg said .
“ There won ’ t be , there simply can ’ t be , a full and fair process unless this high-speed train that we ’ re on slows down.
” Despite the bankruptcy case being filed only last month , Remington — the nation 's oldest gun maker , based in Madison , North Carolina — already is planning to sell off its holdings in a Sept. 17 auction .
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It 's the company 's second bankruptcy filing in two years .
Remington , weighed down by lawsuits and retail sales restrictions following the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012 , listed assets and liabilities of between $ 100 million and $ 500 million , and between 1,000 and 5,000 creditors , in its new case .
A survivor and relatives of nine victims of the shooting are suing Remington in Connecticut Superior Court , saying the company should have never sold such a dangerous weapon to the public and alleging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marketing and product placement in violent video games .
The lawsuit has been put on hold because of the bankruptcy case .
Remington denies the lawsuit 's allegations and says it is immune from being sued under federal law .
Jessup on Tuesday approved a schedule for the Sept. 17 auction that allows the Sandy Hook families and others to object to the sale by Sept. 1 .
He dismissed the families ' objection to the schedule .
Nancy Mitchell , a lawyer for Remington , told the judge that Elsberg 's comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process and exclude the families were not true .
A lawyer for the United Mine Workers of America union also expressed concerns Tuesday about retired Remington workers losing their benefits because of the bankruptcy .
Jessup allowed a union representative to sit on the unsecured creditors committee , but as an ex-officio member with a voice but no vote .
The judge also gave a spot on the committee to the parents of a Montana teenager who died in 2015 from a gunshot wound from a Remington rifle — giving lawsuit plaintiffs a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Teague are suing the company , saying their son was carrying the hunting rifle at their Seeley Lake home when it fired accidentally because of a defective design and killed him .

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for some of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims' families accused Remington Arms on Tuesday of using its new bankruptcy case to try to wipe out their lawsuit over how the company marketed the rifle used in the massacre.
An attorney for Remington denied the allegation during a phone conference call presided over by a federal bankruptcy court judge in Decatur, Alabama.
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Also Tuesday, the judge, Clifton Jessup Jr., denied the families' request to create a committee — comprised of people who are suing Remington over the use of its products — that would have a say in the bankruptcy proceedings. The judge, however, allowed one lawsuit plaintiff — not the Sandy Hook families — to sit on the main committee of unsecured creditors.
David Elsberg, a lawyer for the families, said Remington is trying to rush an auction of its holdings, leave the families out of the process and has not included their lawsuit or other lawsuits over its products in the new bankruptcy case it filed late last month. He said the bankruptcy case is so new that many people who may have claims against the company may not even know about the case.
“The families have grave concerns about the speed, the breakneck speed, that the debtors (Remington) are setting up for the sale,” Elsberg said. “There won’t be, there simply can’t be, a full and fair process unless this high-speed train that we’re on slows down.”
Despite the bankruptcy case being filed only last month, Remington — the nation's oldest gun maker, based in Madison, North Carolina — already is planning to sell off its holdings in a Sept. 17 auction. The company has a plant in Huntsville, Alabama.
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It's the company's second bankruptcy filing in two years. Remington, weighed down by lawsuits and retail sales restrictions following the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, listed assets and liabilities of between $100 million and $500 million, and between 1,000 and 5,000 creditors, in its new case.
A gunman using a Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle made by Remington killed 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012.
A survivor and relatives of nine victims of the shooting are suing Remington in Connecticut Superior Court, saying the company should have never sold such a dangerous weapon to the public and alleging it targeted younger, at-risk males in marketing and product placement in violent video games. The lawsuit has been put on hold because of the bankruptcy case. Remington denies the lawsuit's allegations and says it is immune from being sued under federal law.
Jessup on Tuesday approved a schedule for the Sept. 17 auction that allows the Sandy Hook families and others to object to the sale by Sept. 1. He dismissed the families' objection to the schedule.
Nancy Mitchell, a lawyer for Remington, told the judge that Elsberg's comments about the company trying to rush the process and exclude the families were not true.
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A lawyer for the United Mine Workers of America union also expressed concerns Tuesday about retired Remington workers losing their benefits because of the bankruptcy. Jessup allowed a union representative to sit on the unsecured creditors committee, but as an ex-officio member with a voice but no vote.
The judge also gave a spot on the committee to the parents of a Montana teenager who died in 2015 from a gunshot wound from a Remington rifle — giving lawsuit plaintiffs a voice and vote. Sharon and Randall Teague are suing the company, saying their son was carrying the hunting rifle at their Seeley Lake home when it fired accidentally because of a defective design and killed him.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Here Are Affordable Lookalikes To Michelle Obama's "VOTE" Necklace

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Her latest internet-breaking message came in the form of a 14-karat gold “ VOTE ” necklace the former first lady wore during her speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday night .
Searches for Obama ’ s necklace later sent the internet ablaze .
As HuffPost previously reported , the necklace is designed by ByChari , a Black-owned jewelry brand , and retails starting at $ 295 .
It comes in three colors , and you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even add diamonds .
The former First Lady has a record of making headlines for her fashion choices — inspiring trends and advocating for young designers .
The “ Becoming ” author even talks in her book about how fashion became a vehicle for conveying important messages during her time in the White House — and it appears that sentiment hasn ’ t changed .
Obama ’ s “ VOTE ” necklace is a stunning accessory that serves as a not-so-subtle reminder to those around you to get out and vote .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and adding it to your collection is a great opportunity to support a creator of color .
However , if that ’ s a little outside your budget , we found some similar alternatives that you can wear to send the same message .
Many of these finds come from small businesses on Etsy that will allow you to personalize the jewelry with custom engravings or stamps , too .
That includes the Etsy shop The Pink Locket — one of our favorite Black-owned Etsy jewelry shops .

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Getty / Etsy We found alternatives to custom letter necklaces that are more affordable than Michelle Obama's "VOTE" necklace.
Michelle Obama sure knows how to make a fashion statement.
Her latest internet-breaking message came in the form of a 14-karat gold “VOTE” necklace the former first lady wore during her speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday night.
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Searches for Obama’s necklace later sent the internet ablaze. As HuffPost previously reported, the necklace is designed by ByChari, a Black-owned jewelry brand, and retails starting at $295. It comes in three colors, and you can adjust the length and letter sizes — even add diamonds.
BYCHARI The "VOTE" necklace Michelle Obama wore during the Democratic National Convention is from ByChari, a Black-owned jewelry brand, and retails for $295.
The former First Lady has a record of making headlines for her fashion choices — inspiring trends and advocating for young designers. The “Becoming” author even talks in her book about how fashion became a vehicle for conveying important messages during her time in the White House — and it appears that sentiment hasn’t changed.
Obama’s “VOTE” necklace is a stunning accessory that serves as a not-so-subtle reminder to those around you to get out and vote.
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We’re obsessed with this necklace, and adding it to your collection is a great opportunity to support a creator of color. However, if that’s a little outside your budget, we found some similar alternatives that you can wear to send the same message.
Many of these finds come from small businesses on Etsy that will allow you to personalize the jewelry with custom engravings or stamps, too. That includes the Etsy shop The Pink Locket — one of our favorite Black-owned Etsy jewelry shops.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Feds Urge Judge To OK Prison Deals For Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli

BOSTON ( AP ) — Federal prosecutors urged a judge Monday to accept deals that call for “ Full House ” actor Lori Loughlin to spend two months in prison and her fashion designer husband , Mossimo Giannulli , to serve five months for paying half a million dollars to bribe their daughters ’ way into college .
Ahead of the famous couple ’ s scheduled sentencing hearings Friday , prosecutors said in court filings that the proposed prison terms are comparable to the sentences other prominent parents charged in the case have received , while accounting for Loughlin and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conduct ” and their “ decision to allow their children to become complicit in crime.
” The famous couple pleaded guilty in May to paying $ 500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as crew recruits even though neither girl was a rower .
The defense had insisted for more than a year that they believed their payments were legitimate donations and accused prosecutors of hiding crucial evidence that could prove the couple ’ s innocence because it would undermine their case .
The judge said at their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accept or reject the deals after considering the presentencing report , a document that contains background on defendants and helps guide sentencing decisions .
Unlike most plea agreements , in which the judge remains free to decide the sentence , Loughlin and Giannulli ’ s were built into their deals so if the judge accepts the agreements , he can not change the prison term .
Loughlin and Giannulli have not publicly commented since their arrest last year in the case authorities call “ Operation Varsity Blues.
” The scheme , led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including top businessmen , lawyers and others prominent parents paying huge sums to have people take entrance exams on behalf of their kids or get them into school as fake recruits , authorities said .
Under the plea deal , Giannulli has also agreed to pay a $ 250,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service .
Loughlin would pay a $ 150,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service .
Prosecutors say they funneled money through a sham charity operated by college admissions consultant Rick Singer to get their two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has also pleaded guilty , began cooperating with investigators in September 2018 and secretly recorded his phone calls with parents to build the case against them .
Giannulli “ engaged more frequently with Singer , directed the bribe payments to USC and Singer , and personally confronted his daughter ’ s high school counselor to prevent the scheme from being discovered , brazenly lying about his daughter ’ s athletic abilities , ” prosecutors told the judge .
In that instance , Giannulli angrily confronted the counselor after after the counselor began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , prosecutors said .
Giannulli demanded that the counselor explain what he was telling USC about his daughters and asked the counselor why he was “ trying to ruin or get in the way of their opportunities , ” the counselor wrote in notes detailed in court documents .
After the couple successfully bribed their younger daughter ’ s way into USC , Singer forward them an email saying she was let in because of her “ potential to make a significant contribution to the intercollegiate athletic program , ” prosecutors wrote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prison for participating in the scam include “ Desperate Housewives ” actress Felicity Huffman .
She served nearly two weeks behind bars late last year after she admitted to paying $ 15,000 to have someone correct her daughter ’ s entrance exam answers .

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BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors urged a judge Monday to accept deals that call for “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin to spend two months in prison and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, to serve five months for paying half a million dollars to bribe their daughters’ way into college.
Ahead of the famous couple’s scheduled sentencing hearings Friday, prosecutors said in court filings that the proposed prison terms are comparable to the sentences other prominent parents charged in the case have received, while accounting for Loughlin and Giannulli’s “repeated and deliberate conduct” and their “decision to allow their children to become complicit in crime.”
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Prosecutors called Giannulli “the more active participant in the scheme,” while they said Loughlin “took a less active role, but was nonetheless fully complicit.”
The famous couple pleaded guilty in May to paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as crew recruits even though neither girl was a rower.
The defense had insisted for more than a year that they believed their payments were legitimate donations and accused prosecutors of hiding crucial evidence that could prove the couple’s innocence because it would undermine their case.
The judge said at their plea hearings that he would decide whether to accept or reject the deals after considering the presentencing report, a document that contains background on defendants and helps guide sentencing decisions.
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Unlike most plea agreements, in which the judge remains free to decide the sentence, Loughlin and Giannulli’s were built into their deals so if the judge accepts the agreements, he cannot change the prison term.
Loughlin and Giannulli have not publicly commented since their arrest last year in the case authorities call “Operation Varsity Blues.” The scheme, led by admissions consultant Rick Singer, involved including top businessmen, lawyers and others prominent parents paying huge sums to have people take entrance exams on behalf of their kids or get them into school as fake recruits, authorities said.
Under the plea deal, Giannulli has also agreed to pay a $250,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service. Loughlin would pay a $150,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.
Prosecutors say they funneled money through a sham charity operated by college admissions consultant Rick Singer to get their two daughters admitted to USC. Singer, who has also pleaded guilty, began cooperating with investigators in September 2018 and secretly recorded his phone calls with parents to build the case against them.
Giannulli “engaged more frequently with Singer, directed the bribe payments to USC and Singer, and personally confronted his daughter’s high school counselor to prevent the scheme from being discovered, brazenly lying about his daughter’s athletic abilities,” prosecutors told the judge.
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In that instance, Giannulli angrily confronted the counselor after after the counselor began questioning the girls’ involvement in crew, prosecutors said. Giannulli demanded that the counselor explain what he was telling USC about his daughters and asked the counselor why he was “trying to ruin or get in the way of their opportunities,” the counselor wrote in notes detailed in court documents.
After the couple successfully bribed their younger daughter’s way into USC, Singer forward them an email saying she was let in because of her “potential to make a significant contribution to the intercollegiate athletic program,” prosecutors wrote.
Loughlin responded: “This is wonderful news! (high-five emoji),” according to court filings.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Golden State Killer Rape Survivors And Family Give Heartbreaking Impact Statements

Several described living for decades with severe anxiety and lingering fears about being home alone at night .
One woman flipped him off .
Another recalled being terrified that her young children would wake to find their mother dead after her rape .
Multiple people remarked on the small size of his penis , described by one man , whose mother was among the victims , as “ very inadequate.
” DeAngelo , 74 , sat still wearing an orange jumpsuit and a white mask , flanked by his attorneys as he listened to the impact statements .
He will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two years after DNA evidence revealed him to be the Golden State Killer , a serial rapist and murderer who was referred to by several monikers ― the EAR , the Original Night Stalker and the Visalia Ransacker ― before investigators linked all the crimes to the same man .
A woman raped by DeAngelo when she was just 15 years old , who gave her name only as Peggy , said she was home alone with her sister when DeAngelo broke in , tied them up and blindfolded them in 1976 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , however , said she was never quite the same person after the attack .
Strauss ’ daughter said her mother had wanted to be there in the courtroom ― “ she was going to look him in the eye and tell him what he had done to her and our family ” ― but she died of cancer in 2016 .
Multiple women said their wrists and hands felt numb for months after the attacks because DeAngelo , a former Navy man and cop , had tied them so tightly .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as DeAngelo took breaks to rummage around their homes , steal things , drink a beer or fix a snack .
One male victim , Victor Hayes , took the stand to allege that DeAngelo had broken into his home and raped his girlfriend out of revenge , recalling an ugly run-in with DeAngelo in front of a liquor store where DeAngelo moved like he was going to kick Hayes ’ dog .
“ I told the dog , that guy kicks you , bite him , ” he told the court .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hayes said .
Around six months later , during the assault , DeAngelo personally threatened Hayes , saying he was going to “ party with Sharon , ” using the name of Hayes ’ mother .
DeAngelo will spend the rest of his life behind bars .
In addition to more than 100 burglaries , he is responsible for killing 13 people and committing nearly 50 rapes that spanned the state of California from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s .
Because the statute of limitations for all of the rapes had long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with kidnapping to commit robbery for some of them ; he had moved several of the women to different rooms in order to assault them while demanding money and valuables .
Having terrorized California for more than a decade , the Golden State Killer went quiet after the rape and beating death of Janelle Cruz , 18 , in 1986 .
DeAngelo became a father for the second time in the months after , although precisely why he appears to have stopped his crime spree is a question that lingers in the minds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He was engaged briefly to a woman named Bonnie Colwell , who broke off the relationship after feeling threatened by DeAngelo and noticing that he appeared to delight at her fear , she told The Los Angeles Times .
Her name would come up in the investigation when a victim heard DeAngelo mutter , “ I hate you , Bonnie , ” during an attack .
In 1973 , DeAngelo married a woman named Sharon Huddle and took a job as an officer with the Exeter Police Department , later transferring to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California .
He was fired , however , after being caught shoplifting a can of dog repellant and a hammer .
DeAngelo then took a job as a mechanic at a Save Mart located near the Citrus Heights home where he was living at the time of his arrest , estranged from his wife for nearly two decades .
Although neighbors described him as an active man who went for rides on his motorcycle , DeAngelo has appeared enfeebled in court , using a wheelchair and leaning on his attorneys for support .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the court should be shown prison video of DeAngelo working out as an able-bodied man , but Judge Bowman denied the request because attorneys for the defense were not using his physical condition to argue for a lesser sentence .

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Women who survived brutal assaults by a man known as the East Area Rapist in 1970s Northern California got their day in court Tuesday, when they and their family members began reading heartbreaking statements explaining how Joseph James DeAngelo’s attacks impacted their lives.
Several described living for decades with severe anxiety and lingering fears about being home alone at night. One woman flipped him off. Another recalled being terrified that her young children would wake to find their mother dead after her rape. Multiple people remarked on the small size of his penis, described by one man, whose mother was among the victims, as “very inadequate.”
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DeAngelo, 74, sat still wearing an orange jumpsuit and a white mask, flanked by his attorneys as he listened to the impact statements. He will face sentencing this week, more than two years after DNA evidence revealed him to be the Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer who was referred to by several monikers ― the EAR, the Original Night Stalker and the Visalia Ransacker ― before investigators linked all the crimes to the same man.
A woman raped by DeAngelo when she was just 15 years old, who gave her name only as Peggy, said she was home alone with her sister when DeAngelo broke in, tied them up and blindfolded them in 1976.
“I still don’t feel safe inside of a locked house when home alone at night. I have to do a lot of self-talk to remind myself that I don’t have to worry about him anymore,” Peggy told the court.
Kris Pedretti, who was also 15 when DeAngelo attacked her, said her childhood ended with her rape.
“I struggled the next 41 years with extreme panic attacks, failed relationships, frequent job changes, unhealthy coping mechanisms and few friends,” she said.
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The women and their family members are expected to spend three days reading statements addressed to Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman, who will hand down a sentence Friday.
“If I could speak directly to DeAngelo,” Pedretti said, “I would ask him, do you feel any remorse for what you did to me?”
Carol Daly, the only female detective on the team investigating the East Area Rapist for Sacramento County’s sheriff in the 1970s, read a statement for victim Kathy Rogers.
“Although it took time and work, I have never let his temporary control over me take control of my life,” Daly read.
Several family members of victim Debbie Strauss, however, said she was never quite the same person after the attack. Strauss’ daughter said her mother had wanted to be there in the courtroom ― “she was going to look him in the eye and tell him what he had done to her and our family” ― but she died of cancer in 2016.
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Multiple women said their wrists and hands felt numb for months after the attacks because DeAngelo, a former Navy man and cop, had tied them so tightly. For many, the assaults lasted hours, as DeAngelo took breaks to rummage around their homes, steal things, drink a beer or fix a snack.
One male victim, Victor Hayes, took the stand to allege that DeAngelo had broken into his home and raped his girlfriend out of revenge, recalling an ugly run-in with DeAngelo in front of a liquor store where DeAngelo moved like he was going to kick Hayes’ dog.
“I told the dog, that guy kicks you, bite him,” he told the court. DeAngelo then “got nasty,” Hayes said. Around six months later, during the assault, DeAngelo personally threatened Hayes, saying he was going to “party with Sharon,” using the name of Hayes’ mother.
DeAngelo will spend the rest of his life behind bars. In addition to more than 100 burglaries, he is responsible for killing 13 people and committing nearly 50 rapes that spanned the state of California from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s.
He will avoid the death penalty as part of a deal in which he pleaded guilty to the 13 murders and 13 rape-related counts in late June.
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Because the statute of limitations for all of the rapes had long ago run out, prosecutors charged DeAngelo with kidnapping to commit robbery for some of them; he had moved several of the women to different rooms in order to assault them while demanding money and valuables.
Having terrorized California for more than a decade, the Golden State Killer went quiet after the rape and beating death of Janelle Cruz, 18, in 1986. DeAngelo became a father for the second time in the months after, although precisely why he appears to have stopped his crime spree is a question that lingers in the minds of survivors and observers of the case.
Investigators finally cracked it by entering the Golden State Killer’s DNA information into an online database, leading them to far-flung relatives and, eventually, DeAngelo himself, arresting him in April 2018.
The Golden State Killer was born to a military family in 1945 and lived in several places around the U.S. and Germany before settling in the Northern California area.
He was engaged briefly to a woman named Bonnie Colwell, who broke off the relationship after feeling threatened by DeAngelo and noticing that he appeared to delight at her fear, she told The Los Angeles Times. Her name would come up in the investigation when a victim heard DeAngelo mutter, “I hate you, Bonnie,” during an attack.
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In 1973, DeAngelo married a woman named Sharon Huddle and took a job as an officer with the Exeter Police Department, later transferring to the Auburn Police Department ― both in California. He was fired, however, after being caught shoplifting a can of dog repellant and a hammer. DeAngelo then took a job as a mechanic at a Save Mart located near the Citrus Heights home where he was living at the time of his arrest, estranged from his wife for nearly two decades.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Roger Stone Drops Appeal Of Felony Convictions After Sentence Commutation

Roger Stone , a political consultant and longtime confidant of President Donald Trump , has dropped his appeal of felony convictions for lying to Congress and witness tampering , a month after Trump commuted his prison sentence .
“ My attorneys have convinced me that the odds of victory were slim and the risk of being subjected to both an unfair appeal and perhaps an unfair second trial before the same Judge was just too great a risk , ” Stone said in a statement posted Tuesday on his website .
His lawyers filed a notice withdrawing the appeal with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D.C .
Circuit on Monday night , less than an hour before a deadline for a brief outlining their appeal arguments , according to Politico .
Stone was sentenced in February to 40 months in prison and a $ 20,000 fine for charges that included lying to congressional investigators looking into Russian interference in the 2016 election .
Prosecutors initially recommended imprisonment for seven to nine years , but the term was cut to a little more than three years by Attorney General William Barr .
Trump commuted Stone ’ s sentence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have reported to a federal prison in Georgia .
“ Roger Stone is a victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency , ” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said at the time .
“ There was never any collusion between the Trump Campaign , or the Trump Administration , with Russia.
” Stone ’ s announcement on Tuesday came shortly before the Senate Intelligence Committee released a final report on its bipartisan investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
The report mentions Stone extensively by name and details his efforts to secure information from WikiLeaks about its release of hacked Democratic Party emails and documents for Trump ’ s benefit .
Trump , when questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller , said he was not aware of his campaign ’ s efforts to contact WikiLeaks .
But the Senate Intelligence Committee ’ s report concluded that Trump not only knew of the efforts , but spoke with Stone about them .
“ Despite Trump ’ s recollection , the Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , speak with Stone about WikiLeaks and with members of his Campaign about Stone ’ s access to WikiLeaks on multiple occasions , ” the report said .
Though the report said some Trump campaign advisers willingly embraced help from Russia , the Senate panel did not allege a conspiracy between the campaign and Moscow to help Trump win the election .

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Roger Stone, a political consultant and longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, has dropped his appeal of felony convictions for lying to Congress and witness tampering, a month after Trump commuted his prison sentence.
“My attorneys have convinced me that the odds of victory were slim and the risk of being subjected to both an unfair appeal and perhaps an unfair second trial before the same Judge was just too great a risk,” Stone said in a statement posted Tuesday on his website.
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His lawyers filed a notice withdrawing the appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Monday night, less than an hour before a deadline for a brief outlining their appeal arguments, according to Politico.
Stone was sentenced in February to 40 months in prison and a $20,000 fine for charges that included lying to congressional investigators looking into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Prosecutors initially recommended imprisonment for seven to nine years, but the term was cut to a little more than three years by Attorney General William Barr.
President Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone is dropping his conviction appeal, one month after his sentence was commuted. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trump commuted Stone’s sentence in July, days before he was to have reported to a federal prison in Georgia.
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“Roger Stone is a victim of the Russia Hoax that the Left and its allies in the media perpetuated for years in an attempt to undermine the Trump Presidency,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said at the time. “There was never any collusion between the Trump Campaign, or the Trump Administration, with Russia.”
Stone’s announcement on Tuesday came shortly before the Senate Intelligence Committee released a final report on its bipartisan investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. The report mentions Stone extensively by name and details his efforts to secure information from WikiLeaks about its release of hacked Democratic Party emails and documents for Trump’s benefit.
According to the report, Trump’s then-campaign chief Paul Manafort directed Stone to contact WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange personally.
Trump, when questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller, said he was not aware of his campaign’s efforts to contact WikiLeaks. But the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report concluded that Trump not only knew of the efforts, but spoke with Stone about them.
“Despite Trump’s recollection, the Committee assesses that Trump did, in fact, speak with Stone about WikiLeaks and with members of his Campaign about Stone’s access to WikiLeaks on multiple occasions,” the report said.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Netflix Cancels Hasan Minhaj's 'Patriot Act'

After six seasons , Netflix has canceled comedian Hasan Minhaj ’ s “ Patriot Act , ” known for its searing and deep commentary on a wide range of news topics and for being one of the few shows of its kind hosted by a comedian of color .
Minhaj announced Tuesday on Twitter that the show would not return for another season , after its most recent one this summer , which was produced remotely due to COVID-19 .
What a run .
@ patriotact has come to an end .
I got to work with the best writers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the game .
My 2 babies were born and grew up with the show .
TY to @ Netflix and everyone who watched .
Now it ’ s time to return these screens to Best Buy 😎 pic.twitter.com/4s4TrsKWe6 — Hasan Minhaj ( @ hasanminhaj ) August 18 , 2020 “ What a run .
‘ Patriot Act ’ has come to an end , ” he wrote .
“ I got to work with the best writers , producers , researchers , and animators in the game .
My 2 babies were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TY to @ netflix and everyone who watched .
Now it ’ s time to return these screens to Best Buy.
” One of the few major comedy news shows hosted by a comedian of color , “ Patriot Act ” delved deep into big news topics of all stripes , as well as issues surrounding South Asian identity .
Minhaj , an alum of “ The Daily Show , ” earned praise for his candor on mental health and other subjects that are frequently stigmatized in South Asian cultures and communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to confront the history of anti-Blackness in their families and communities , as part of the societal reckoning over race catalyzed by the deaths of George Floyd , Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery .
He also interviewed Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-Calif. ) , now the Democratic vice presidential nominee and the first Black and South Asian woman on a major-party presidential ticket .
Netflix declined to comment on why the show , which won an Emmy and a Peabody Award , was canceled .
While traditional networks often make cancelation decisions based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giant rarely discloses such numbers , and cherry-picks them when it does .
Netflix has previously canceled several other comedy and talk shows , including Chelsea Handler ’ s “ Chelsea , ” Michelle Wolf ’ s “ The Break ” and “ The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale .
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After six seasons, Netflix has canceled comedian Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act,” known for its searing and deep commentary on a wide range of news topics and for being one of the few shows of its kind hosted by a comedian of color.
Minhaj announced Tuesday on Twitter that the show would not return for another season, after its most recent one this summer, which was produced remotely due to COVID-19.
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What a run. @patriotact has come to an end. I got to work with the best writers, producers, researchers, and animators in the game. My 2 babies were born and grew up with the show. TY to @Netflix and everyone who watched. Now it’s time to return these screens to Best Buy 😎 pic.twitter.com/4s4TrsKWe6 — Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) August 18, 2020
“What a run. ‘Patriot Act’ has come to an end,” he wrote. “I got to work with the best writers, producers, researchers, and animators in the game. My 2 babies were born and grew up with the show. TY to @netflix and everyone who watched. Now it’s time to return these screens to Best Buy.”
One of the few major comedy news shows hosted by a comedian of color, “Patriot Act” delved deep into big news topics of all stripes, as well as issues surrounding South Asian identity. Minhaj, an alum of “The Daily Show,” earned praise for his candor on mental health and other subjects that are frequently stigmatized in South Asian cultures and communities.
Recently, he urged Asian Americans to confront the history of anti-Blackness in their families and communities, as part of the societal reckoning over race catalyzed by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
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He also interviewed Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), now the Democratic vice presidential nominee and the first Black and South Asian woman on a major-party presidential ticket.
Netflix declined to comment on why the show, which won an Emmy and a Peabody Award, was canceled.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-18--Barden Bellas Reunite For Pitch Perfect Charity Version Of Beyoncé's 'Love On Top'

The Barden Bellas are back with a beautiful cover of Beyoncé ’ s 2011 hit “ Love On Top.
” Stars of the “ Pitch Perfect ” movie franchise filmed the rendition remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic in aid of UNICEF .
The video begins with an in-character intro from actors Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins , who play the commentators Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberg and John Smith in the films .
Cast members , including Anna Kendrick , Hana Mae Lee and Rebel Wilson , then interpret the track in their own amazingly harmonious way .
“ There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re living in , ” the promo for the video says .
“ Families around the globe are suffering from the impact of the # COVID19 pandemic , especially those in Lebanon who are facing crisis after crisis .
But we can all pitch in and help.
” Proceeds from downloads and streams of the song will “ help children in Lebanon and around the world who need our support right now , ” it adds .
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The Barden Bellas are back with a beautiful cover of Beyoncé’s 2011 hit “Love On Top.”
Stars of the “Pitch Perfect” movie franchise filmed the rendition remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic in aid of UNICEF.
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The video begins with an in-character intro from actors Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins, who play the commentators Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberg and John Smith in the films.
Cast members, including Anna Kendrick, Hana Mae Lee and Rebel Wilson, then interpret the track in their own amazingly harmonious way.
Universal Pictures released the video on Monday.
“There’s nothing perfect about the world we’re living in,” the promo for the video says. “Families around the globe are suffering from the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic, especially those in Lebanon who are facing crisis after crisis. But we can all pitch in and help.”
Proceeds from downloads and streams of the song will “help children in Lebanon and around the world who need our support right now,” it adds.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-08-19--Infectious Disease Experts On What Frustrates Them Most During COVID-19

“ I am running a bit on fumes , but as they say , the fumes are really thick , ” Anthony Fauci , the nation ’ s top infectious disease expert , told The Atlantic in July .
“ It ’ s enough to keep me going .
I wish we didn ’ t have a lot of those [ political ] distractions , which I think are noise that gets in the way .
But I put that aside , try not to let it bother me , and just move ahead.
” While this global health crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. has been particularly hard-hit by COVID-19 , with more than 5.4 million cases and 170,000 coronavirus-related deaths at the time of publication .
Countries like Italy that have largely contained their outbreaks after an initial period of crisis are returning to a semblance of normalcy , while America is lagging woefully behind .
People are disobeying public health guidelines , putting themselves and others at risk .
“ One thing that got me through the early part of the pandemic was the knowledge that everyone in the nation was behind us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard work and that they would all do their part to minimize the impact of this terrible infection on society .
I still think that most people do get it .
But watching other parts of the country , in particular , suffer such terrible losses precisely because of willfully ignorant behavior — frankly , it is just too much for me to bear , and I am angry writing about it .
If everyone would just follow the rules aggressively , then this problem would come under so much better control , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have a fighting chance .
Some people just do not seem to care .
COVID-19 is not the enemy ; it ’ s just a stupid viral particle .
Our ignorance and selfish behavior , that is the enemy .
I am so embarrassed for us as a nation .
I know we can do better , but many days , watching the case numbers and body counts rise , I do lose faith in us .
And , for an optimist like me , that is # SAD.
” — Paul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the University of Washington School of Medicine There are incessant attacks on the experts themselves .
“ It is very frustrating that , eight months into this pandemic , we still have attacks on experts being launched by politicians and members of the media .
These attacks emanate from the president and trickle down to the average person and reveal a deep-seated evasion of the role of the mind , logic and evidence in solving complex problems .
It is the minds of experts that will get us through this pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any fault but for their virtue , is nihilistic.
” — Amesh A. Adalja , senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security So many people are dying preventable deaths .
Be open and receptive to valid , evidence-based research from public health experts .
There is a lot of research being done in the U.S. and abroad to understand the virus , its impacts on humans — including risk factors , length and severity of infection , the role of asymptomatic patients — and our immune response to infection .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ up when you see someone taking unnecessary risks.
” ― Erin Sorrell , assistant research professor in Georgetown University ’ s department of microbiology and immunology Government leaders are politicizing the crisis and setting a bad example .
Even more frustrating is that a large proportion of Americans support these politicians .
They claim to practice personal freedom and do whatever they like , not understanding the real meaning of personal freedom .
True American personal freedom is based on one important consideration — one is free to do whatever one likes as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Good common-sense leadership can make a difference .
It is not surprising that the two countries with the worst COVID-19 epidemic are the U.S and Brazil —two countries with leaders who share one thing in common — their personal ambition at the sacrifice of the health of their people.
” ― Lee W. Riley , professor and head of the infectious diseases and vaccinology division at the University of California , Berkeley There ’ s too much distrust around vaccines .
Moreover , given the historical mistrust of the medical institution — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black communities , I worry that vaccine uptake for a new COVID-19 vaccine will be even lower , and possibly not reach those who are most vulnerable , including persons of color .
Gaps in vaccination coverage of these preventable illnesses could result in additional infectious disease outbreaks layered on top of this existing pandemic.
” — Amanda Castel , professor of epidemiology at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health .
“ I know we can do better , but many days , watching the case numbers and body @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in us.
” - Paul S. Pottinger , professor of infectious diseases at the University of Washington School of Medicine There are huge delays in turnaround for test results .
People are not taking care of their health in other ways .
“ The collateral damage of the fear of COVID-19 is having huge implications on people ’ s health .
I see patients every day who have gotten much sicker because they were avoiding the doctor ’ s office and not communicating with their health care providers during the height of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s office is one of the safest places you can go because there are so many measures in place to reduce the risk of spread of this virus .
If you ’ re comfortable going to the grocery store , you should feel comfortable going to the doctor .
Chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes are not going away because there is a pandemic , and they cause further damage to your body when they are not being adequately treated .
It ’ s not just chronic conditions that I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even healthy people , should do all they can to stay healthy right now , and that includes getting your flu shot and staying up to date on your vaccines .
If you avoid preventive care , you could find yourself in a much worse situation down the road.
” — Sandra Kesh , infectious disease expert and deputy medical director at Westmed Medical Group Experts are still learning about the novel coronavirus .
The information in this story is what was known or available as of press time , but it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists discover more about the virus .
Please check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the most updated recommendations .

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As the coronavirus pandemic rages on in the United States, infectious disease experts continue to work tirelessly in spite of their exhaustion and frustration.
“I am running a bit on fumes, but as they say, the fumes are really thick,” Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, told The Atlantic in July. “It’s enough to keep me going. I wish we didn’t have a lot of those [political] distractions, which I think are noise that gets in the way. But I put that aside, try not to let it bother me, and just move ahead.”
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While this global health crisis has affected countries around the world, the U.S. has been particularly hard-hit by COVID-19, with more than 5.4 million cases and 170,000 coronavirus-related deaths at the time of publication. Countries like Italy that have largely contained their outbreaks after an initial period of crisis are returning to a semblance of normalcy, while America is lagging woefully behind.
Here’s what infectious disease experts told us is frustrating them the most at this stage of the pandemic:
People are disobeying public health guidelines, putting themselves and others at risk.
Anton Petrus via Getty Images The flagrant disregard for public health guidelines is troubling, experts say.
“One thing that got me through the early part of the pandemic was the knowledge that everyone in the nation was behind us, that they appreciated all of our hard work and that they would all do their part to minimize the impact of this terrible infection on society.
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I still think that most people do get it. But watching other parts of the country, in particular, suffer such terrible losses precisely because of willfully ignorant behavior — frankly, it is just too much for me to bear, and I am angry writing about it. If everyone would just follow the rules aggressively, then this problem would come under so much better control, lives would be safe, our economy would have a fighting chance.
Some people just do not seem to care. COVID-19 is not the enemy; it’s just a stupid viral particle. Our ignorance and selfish behavior, that is the enemy. I am so embarrassed for us as a nation. I know we can do better, but many days, watching the case numbers and body counts rise, I do lose faith in us. And, for an optimist like me, that is #SAD.” — Paul S. Pottinger, professor of infectious diseases at the University of Washington School of Medicine
There are incessant attacks on the experts themselves.
“It is very frustrating that, eight months into this pandemic, we still have attacks on experts being launched by politicians and members of the media. These attacks emanate from the president and trickle down to the average person and reveal a deep-seated evasion of the role of the mind, logic and evidence in solving complex problems. It is the minds of experts that will get us through this pandemic, and to attack them, not for any fault but for their virtue, is nihilistic.” — Amesh A. Adalja, senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security
“Not wearing a mask is an act of selfishness, not personal freedom.” - Lee W. Riley, infectious disease expert at the University of California, Berkeley
So many people are dying preventable deaths.
“Take this pandemic seriously. We are losing nearly 1,000 Americans a day to this virus. This is unacceptable and completely avoidable. Listen to the public health experts, practice social distancing, wear your face mask or face shield correctly, wash your hands on a regular basis and after being out in public.
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Be open and receptive to valid, evidence-based research from public health experts. There is a lot of research being done in the U.S. and abroad to understand the virus, its impacts on humans — including risk factors, length and severity of infection, the role of asymptomatic patients — and our immune response to infection. Don’t be complacent, speak up when you see someone taking unnecessary risks.” ― Erin Sorrell, assistant research professor in Georgetown University’s department of microbiology and immunology
Government leaders are politicizing the crisis and setting a bad example.
“Starting with the White House and the president, there is no leadership and no attempt to set a good example to follow the guidelines of public health officials and infectious disease experts. Instead, the politicians fuel the epidemic by prioritizing their political ambitions and misguided personal beliefs.
Even more frustrating is that a large proportion of Americans support these politicians. They claim to practice personal freedom and do whatever they like, not understanding the real meaning of personal freedom. True American personal freedom is based on one important consideration — one is free to do whatever one likes as long as no one else gets hurt.
JEFF KOWALSKY via Getty Images Demonstrators protest coronavirus-related health guidelines outside the Michigan Capitol on April 30, 2020, without wearing masks or social distancing.
Not wearing a mask can actually kill someone else, someone close, a friend, a parent, a grandparent and even a child. Not wearing a mask is an act of selfishness, not personal freedom.
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Good common-sense leadership can make a difference. It is not surprising that the two countries with the worst COVID-19 epidemic are the U.S and Brazil —two countries with leaders who share one thing in common — their personal ambition at the sacrifice of the health of their people.” ― Lee W. Riley, professor and head of the infectious diseases and vaccinology division at the University of California, Berkeley
There’s too much distrust around vaccines.
“Vaccine hesitancy and institutionalized racism will further hamper our ability to control the pandemic if not adequately addressed now. Despite their proven efficacy, vaccine hesitancy for routine childhood immunizations is already an issue in the U.S. Annual vaccinations for influenza hover around 60%.
Moreover, given the historical mistrust of the medical institution — e.g., Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment — amongst Black communities, I worry that vaccine uptake for a new COVID-19 vaccine will be even lower, and possibly not reach those who are most vulnerable, including persons of color. Gaps in vaccination coverage of these preventable illnesses could result in additional infectious disease outbreaks layered on top of this existing pandemic.” — Amanda Castel, professor of epidemiology at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
“I know we can do better, but many days, watching the case numbers and body counts rise, I do lose faith in us.” - Paul S. Pottinger, professor of infectious diseases at the University of Washington School of Medicine
There are huge delays in turnaround for test results.
“The inability to rapidly scale-up testing has crippled our ability to respond to the pandemic in a timely fashion. Testing is fundamental to our ability to rapidly identify persons infected with COVID-19, allow them to self-isolate and halt the spread of the virus.
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With week-long delays between testing and receiving results, individuals often are not effectively quarantined while awaiting their test results, leading to increased viral transmission. We need to have rapid tests that are highly sensitive, easily accessible and administered, and provide results in minutes ― not weeks. Without this diagnostic capability, we will continue to see uncontrolled community spread of the virus.” ― Castel
People are not taking care of their health in other ways.
“The collateral damage of the fear of COVID-19 is having huge implications on people’s health. I see patients every day who have gotten much sicker because they were avoiding the doctor’s office and not communicating with their health care providers during the height of the pandemic. Right now, the doctor’s office is one of the safest places you can go because there are so many measures in place to reduce the risk of spread of this virus. If you’re comfortable going to the grocery store, you should feel comfortable going to the doctor.
Chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes are not going away because there is a pandemic, and they cause further damage to your body when they are not being adequately treated. It’s not just chronic conditions that I am concerned with, though. Everyone, even healthy people, should do all they can to stay healthy right now, and that includes getting your flu shot and staying up to date on your vaccines. If you avoid preventive care, you could find yourself in a much worse situation down the road.” — Sandra Kesh, infectious disease expert and deputy medical director at Westmed Medical Group
Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity.