CNN’s Dan Simon on Thursday evening was interrupted during a live report from Seattle’s lawless Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone by a man trying to organize locals to disrupt his broadcast — even as Simon described the area as a “street festival” that was largely “peaceful.”“There’s food being served. There’s a medical tent. People are camping out. There’s live music at night. They’re watching movies. So it’s sort of, you know, a contradictory situation, on the one hand, it began with force, but right now it’s peaceful,” Simon said in the report for CNN’s Anderson Cooper.Cooper tried to ask...…CNN’s Dan Simon on Thursday evening was interrupted during a live report from Seattle’s lawless Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone by a man trying to organize locals to disrupt his broadcast — even as Simon described the area as a “street festival” that was largely “peaceful.”“There’s food being served. There’s a medical tent. People are camping out. There’s live music at night. They’re watching movies. So it’s sort of, you know, a contradictory situation, on the one hand, it began with force, but right now it’s peaceful,” Simon said in the report for CNN’s Anderson Cooper.Cooper tried to ask...WW…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that scenes of unrest in New York City were a “disgrace” and suggested New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a fellow Democrat, could be “displaced” if he failed to control the situation.“I have National Guard available if you need them. I have state police available if you need them,” Cuomo said at a daily press briefing in Albany. “The mayor of New York City says he doesn’t need the National Guard and he doesn’t think they would be helpful, and he can do it with the NYPD.”Cuomo said the New York Police Department, which had 8,000 officers in New...…New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that scenes of unrest in New York City were a “disgrace” and suggested New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a fellow Democrat, could be “displaced” if he failed to control the situation.“I have National Guard available if you need them. I have state police available if you need them,” Cuomo said at a daily press briefing in Albany. “The mayor of New York City says he doesn’t need the National Guard and he doesn’t think they would be helpful, and he can do it with the NYPD.”Cuomo said the New York Police Department, which had 8,000 officers in New...WW…

America’s economy is “teetering into a new Great Depression,” former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang warned Thursday. He added the country is facing the prospect that nearly half of jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic will not return.“We have to face facts that 42 percent of these jobs will not come back,” Yang said in an interview on CNN. “You’re looking at, essentially, long-standing or permanent job loss of 15 million-plus. And for reference, the Great Recession cost us less than 9 million jobs. So you’re looking at something almost two times the Great Recession —...…America’s economy is “teetering into a new Great Depression,” former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang warned Thursday. He added the country is facing the prospect that nearly half of jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic will not return.“We have to face facts that 42 percent of these jobs will not come back,” Yang said in an interview on CNN. “You’re looking at, essentially, long-standing or permanent job loss of 15 million-plus. And for reference, the Great Recession cost us less than 9 million jobs. So you’re looking at something almost two times the Great Recession —...WW…

Inconsistencies are emerging in claims made by Cathy Areu, a once-periodic Fox News guest, that she was harassed by some of the network’s biggest names — including prime time anchor Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity. New emails obtained by Mediaite shed further light on the case.In a filed on Monday in the Southern District of New York, Areu claims she was harassed by Carlson, Hannity and other employees of the network, and that she was largely barred from appearing after she declined their advances. In an initial response the company said the claims were “completely false.”Over the...…Inconsistencies are emerging in claims made by Cathy Areu, a once-periodic Fox News guest, that she was harassed by some of the network’s biggest names — including prime time anchor Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity. New emails obtained by Mediaite shed further light on the case.In a filed on Monday in the Southern District of New York, Areu claims she was harassed by Carlson, Hannity and other employees of the network, and that she was largely barred from appearing after she declined their advances. In an initial response the company said the claims were “completely false.”Over the...WW…

Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday told leaders in Baltimore to “regain control of their own streets” after a mob toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus on Independence Day and threw it into a harbor.“While we welcome peaceful protests and constructive dialogue on whether and how to put certain monuments in context or move them to museums or storage through a legal process, lawlessness, vandalism and destruction of public property are completely unacceptable,” Hogan said in a statement. “That is the antithesis of democracy and should be condemned by everyone,...…Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Sunday told leaders in Baltimore to “regain control of their own streets” after a mob toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus on Independence Day and threw it into a harbor.“While we welcome peaceful protests and constructive dialogue on whether and how to put certain monuments in context or move them to museums or storage through a legal process, lawlessness, vandalism and destruction of public property are completely unacceptable,” Hogan said in a statement. “That is the antithesis of democracy and should be condemned by everyone,...WW…

(KYODO NEWS/Naohiko Hatta/Pool)China’s state-backed China Daily newspaper claimed on Monday that the United States started the AIDS crisis, saying it “spread to the world” after its discovery in the 1980s.Quoting Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang, the paper wrote on Twitter, “AIDS was first discovered in the US in the 1980s and spread to the world, causing great agony for the world, has anyone held the US accountable?” The paper also quoted Shuang pinning the 2009 H1N1 Flu on the United States as well as the 2008 financial crisis.In addition, he cited Kishore Mahbubani, a...…(KYODO NEWS/Naohiko Hatta/Pool)China’s state-backed China Daily newspaper claimed on Monday that the United States started the AIDS crisis, saying it “spread to the world” after its discovery in the 1980s.Quoting Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang, the paper wrote on Twitter, “AIDS was first discovered in the US in the 1980s and spread to the world, causing great agony for the world, has anyone held the US accountable?” The paper also quoted Shuang pinning the 2009 H1N1 Flu on the United States as well as the 2008 financial crisis.In addition, he cited Kishore Mahbubani, a...WW…

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) called on Americans to crank up “unrest in the streets” in a weekend interview on MSNBC.“I’m looking to the public,” Pressley told guest host Tiffany Cross during a Saturday edition of Morning Joy. “This is as much about public outcry and organizing and mobilizing and applying pressure so that this GOP-led Senate and these governors that continue to carry water for this administration, putting the American people in harm’s way, turning a deaf ear to the needs of our families and our communities — hold them accountable.“Make the phone calls, send the emails, show...…Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) called on Americans to crank up “unrest in the streets” in a weekend interview on MSNBC.“I’m looking to the public,” Pressley told guest host Tiffany Cross during a Saturday edition of Morning Joy. “This is as much about public outcry and organizing and mobilizing and applying pressure so that this GOP-led Senate and these governors that continue to carry water for this administration, putting the American people in harm’s way, turning a deaf ear to the needs of our families and our communities — hold them accountable.“Make the phone calls, send the emails, show...WW…

Jim Watson/Getty ImagesA Virginia-based federal contractor has been using more than 500 mobile applications to track unwitting Americans, according to a Friday report.Anomaly Six LLC has installed its proprietary software kit, or SDK, on hundreds of unnamed applications, according to the in The Wall Street Journal. App makers allow companies to pay to install the software on their apps in order to track customers. The companies generally sell the data for advertisers to use in targeting customers.The company denied providing the data to the U.S. government, despite holding what it described...…Jim Watson/Getty ImagesA Virginia-based federal contractor has been using more than 500 mobile applications to track unwitting Americans, according to a Friday report.Anomaly Six LLC has installed its proprietary software kit, or SDK, on hundreds of unnamed applications, according to the in The Wall Street Journal. App makers allow companies to pay to install the software on their apps in order to track customers. The companies generally sell the data for advertisers to use in targeting customers.The company denied providing the data to the U.S. government, despite holding what it described...WW…

David Dee Delgado/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump experienced a 7-point swing in support from likely voters over the last week, according to the latest Rasmussen tracking poll released Wednesday.Trump now trails former Vice President Joe Biden in the race for president by 3 percentage points among likely U.S. voters, according to the . Biden leads Trump 47-44 percent, marking a significant decline from his 10-point lead a week ago, when voters said they favored Biden 50-40 percent.The shift was driven by independent voters. Voters who said they were unaffiliated with either major party...…David Dee Delgado/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump experienced a 7-point swing in support from likely voters over the last week, according to the latest Rasmussen tracking poll released Wednesday.Trump now trails former Vice President Joe Biden in the race for president by 3 percentage points among likely U.S. voters, according to the . Biden leads Trump 47-44 percent, marking a significant decline from his 10-point lead a week ago, when voters said they favored Biden 50-40 percent.The shift was driven by independent voters. Voters who said they were unaffiliated with either major party...WW…

Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is almost certain to win reelection in 2020, according to a political science professor whose “Primary Model” has correctly predicted five out of six elections since 1996.“The Primary Model gives Trump a 91 percent chance of winning in November,” Stony Brook Professor Helmut Norpoth told Mediaite Tuesday. He noted that his model, which he introduced in 1996, would have correctly predicted the outcome of all but two presidential elections in the last 108 years: “This model gets it right for 25 of the 27 elections since 1912, when primaries...…Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is almost certain to win reelection in 2020, according to a political science professor whose “Primary Model” has correctly predicted five out of six elections since 1996.“The Primary Model gives Trump a 91 percent chance of winning in November,” Stony Brook Professor Helmut Norpoth told Mediaite Tuesday. He noted that his model, which he introduced in 1996, would have correctly predicted the outcome of all but two presidential elections in the last 108 years: “This model gets it right for 25 of the 27 elections since 1912, when primaries...WW…