Weinstein trial revives #MeToo, a hashtag with movement’s longevity
The Harvey Weinstein rape trial opened in January with celebrity appearances, noisy protests and graphic accounts of alleged assaults – and a spike in usage of the #MeToo hashtag that has become closely associated with the former Hollywood powerbroker….
U.S. will send more flights to bring back citizens from Hubei province: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will send a handful of more flights to China to bring back U.S. citizens from Hubei province, the epicenter of a virus epidemic.
Super Bowl advertisers upstage politicians with gags, celebrities
Advertisers turned to laughs and big-name celebrities for the biggest TV advertising event of the year, Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV football championship, upstaging two billionaires who aired nationwide presidential campaign commercials.
U.S. plans more flights to evacuate people from China’s Hubei
The United States plans “a handful more flights” to bring Americans home from China’s Hubei province hit by the outbreak of a new coronavirus, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
U.S. confirms 11th case of new coronavirus
California health officials said on Sunday they had confirmed 11 cases of the new, fast-spreading coronavirus in the United States, with one in Santa Clara County and two more in San Benito County.
Black Democratic group co-chair endorses Steyer in South Carolina
The co-chair of South Carolina’s caucus for African-American women endorsed billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Sunday, helpful backing in the first state to vote in which most Democrats are black.
Texas oil spill restarts after previous containment: U.S. Coast Guard
A crude oil spill near Baytown, Texas, has restarted after earlier being contained, U.S. Coast Guard officials said in an updated statement on Sunday.
Ninth case of fast-moving coronavirus confirmed in U.S.
California health officials said on Sunday they had confirmed a ninth case of the new, fast-spreading coronavirus in the United States in Santa Clara, located in the San Francisco Bay area.
Headaches but no hangovers as Miami gears up for Super Bowl
After a night of living up to its party reputation Miami was looking for more on Sunday as the final countdown to the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chief and San Francisco 49ers began under a blanket of security and protests.
Trump says U.S. has ‘shut down’ coronavirus threat; China shuns U.S. help
The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fast-moving coronavirus while offering help to China, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance….
