See inside Simone Biles' 'secret gym' in Tokyo
Simone Biles has publicly thanked the gym an hour outside of Tokyo where she was able to step away from the public eye and train privately to get ready for competing in the Olympics beam event. CNN's Will Ripley gets an exclusive tour inside the facility which helped her to overcome the "twisties" condition which forced her to pull out of the other gymnastic events.
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August 05, 2021
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Nightbirde talks about her devastating cancer update | Full interview with 'AGT' star
Jane "Nightbirde" Marczewski became a fan favorite on "America's Got Talent" when her performance wowed Simon Cowell moments after she shared that she was a cancer survivor on national TV. She speaks with CNN's Chris Cuomo after deciding to leave the show following a devastating cancer update.
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August 05, 2021
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'They couldn't take it anymore': Hospital workers quit amid Covid-19 surge
CNN's Martin Savidge speaks with Arkansas health care workers and administrators about the strain they're under as the state faces rising hospitalizations due to Covid-19. One hospital executive says they have have had employees walk off the job because they just couldn't take the pressure they are put under amid the latest Covid-19 surge.
#ErinBurnettOutFront #CNN #MatinSavidge
August 05, 2021
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CNN tracks down a super-spreader of Covid-19 misinformation
CNN's Randi Kaye attempts to track down Dr. Joseph Mercola to find out why he continues to spread misinformation about Covid-19 and the vaccine.
#RandiKaye #AC360 #CNN
August 05, 2021
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Florida Gov. DeSantis mocks Biden as Covid-19 rages in his state
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing increased calls for him to take action to address the state's surging number of cases and hospitalizations from the coronavirus. A day after President Joe Biden called he and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott out about their response to surging Covid-19 cases, DeSantis fired back and mocked Biden's comments.
#ErinBurnettOutFront #CNN #ErinBurnett
August 05, 2021
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Bill Gates opens up about his divorce and Jeffrey Epstein
CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to Bill Gates about his divorce from former wife Melinda French Gates after 27 years, and asks Gates about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein -- one Gates called a "huge mistake."
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August 05, 2021
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New evidence Trump gave DOJ 'direct instructions' to back election lie
House investigators have interviewed a former Justice Department official who drafted -- but never sent -- a resignation letter over what he said were former President Donald Trump's "direct instructions" to use the department to support his false election fraud claims.
Patrick Hovakimian, chief of staff to then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, wrote the resignation letter January 3 in anticipation that Rosen would be fired at an extraordinary meeting that day with the former President at the White House, according to people briefed on the matter.
"This evening, after Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen over the course of the last week repeatedly refused the President's direct instructions to utilize the Department of Justice's law enforcement powers for improper ends, the President removed Jeff from the Department," the draft letter, reviewed by CNN, says.
It's among a trove of Justice Department documents turned over to House and Senate committees investigating events that led up to the January 6 US Capitol attack by Trump supporters who believed Trump's false fraud claims.
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August 05, 2021
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6 questions Donald Trump’s tax returns may answer
Congress is about to receive access to Former President Donald Trump’s highly sought after tax returns and everyone wants a peek at what’s inside. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza examines what we may and may not find out.
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2021/images/07/30/olc.tax.returns.pdf
Biden's Justice Department says IRS 'must' hand over Trump tax returns to Congress
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/politics/biden-justice-department-olc-trump-tax-returns-house/index.html
#1299 Donald Trump
https://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-trump/?sh=1d0ec57e47bd
'I'm really rich': Donald Trump claims $9bn fortune during campaign launch
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/16/donald-trump-reveals-net-worth-presidential-campaign-launch
Long-concealed Records Show Trump’s Chronic Losses And Years Of Tax Avoidance
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html
6 theories for why Donald Trump won’t release his tax returns
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/26/inside-the-5-theories-for-why-donald-trump-isnt-releasing-his-tax-returns/
Trump: 'I have zero investments in Russia'
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289346-trump-i-have-zero-investments-in-russia
History of La Cosa Nostra
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime/history-of-la-cosa-nostra
Cruz: Perhaps Trump’s Tax Returns Show His ‘Dealings with the Mob’ More Extensive than Previously Reported
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/cruz-perhaps-trumps-tax-returns-show-his-dealings-mob-more-extensive-previously/
https://www.facebook.com/mittromney/posts/10153487016861121
Donald Trump and the Mob
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-dealt-with-a-series-of-people-who-had-mob-ties-1472736922
18 Revelations From a Trove of Trump Tax Records
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/trump-taxes-takeaways.html
Trump boasts about his philanthropy. But his giving falls short of his words
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-boasts-of-his-philanthropy-but-his-giving-falls-short-of-his-words/2016/10/29/b3c03106-9ac7-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html
Trump and the Truth: His Charitable Giving
https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/trump-and-the-truth-his-charitable-giving
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August 05, 2021
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Fires threaten historic sites in Greece
While Greece is battling blazes across the country, Turkey is fighting devastating fires caused by extreme heat. CNN's Kim Brunhuber reports on the wildfires plaguing parts of southern Europe.
#CNN #News
August 05, 2021
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New video shows possible prison camp in eastern Europe
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on a recently renovated possible prison camp in Belarus for dissenters against President Alexander Lukashenko.
Read CNN's full report: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/04/europe/belarus-political-dissidents-camp-intl/index.html
#CNN #News
August 05, 2021
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Andrew Cuomo accuser speaks out in interview with CNN
Karen Hinton, one of the women who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate conduct, reacts to the findings in the New York attorney general's investigation report. Governor Cuomo denies the New York attorney general's report that he sexually harassed women.
#AndrewCuomo #ErinBurnett #ErinBurnettOutFront
August 04, 2021
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Trump asks court to end House pursuit of his tax returns from IRS
Former President Donald Trump's legal team formally stepped into a long-running fight over a US House request for his tax returns, claiming Trump's financial history is being unfairly pursued for political reasons by Democrats and seeking to end House Ways and Means Committee investigations into the ex-President and his companies.
The Justice Department last week determined that the Internal Revenue Service must hand over Trump's tax returns to Congress, but a federal judge is still considering what could happen.
While the pressure is heating up in the House Democrats' pursuit of Trump's tax information, the tax returns aren't likely to be given to Congress anytime soon -- and the new filing from Trump will likely prompt several new rounds of legal arguments.
The move in court on Wednesday makes Trump a party in the lawsuit. For the past two years, his legal team was essentially on the sidelines as the House fought the case with the executive branch.
Trump is asking the federal court to permanently block the Treasury Department from turning over his tax returns and order Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal to "end all ongoing examinations" of Trump and his companies.
Trump's team also seeks to recoup their legal expenses, according to their new filing.
#KaraScannell #CNN #Newsroom
August 04, 2021
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Biden calls out GOP governors: Help or get out of the way
President Joe Biden ratcheted up pressure on some Republican governors to do more for their constituents as the highly contagious Delta variant rips across their states.
The remarks came as Biden said in a speech on that the US has shared more than 100 million vaccine doses globally, and announced a number of new steps taken since last week to try to get more Americans vaccinated and slow the spread of coronavirus. The new efforts included requiring that all federal employees must attest to being vaccinated against Covid-19 or face strict protocols and encouraging states to provide cash incentives to people to get vaccinated.
Even with those measures, Biden lamented the current state of Covid-19 in the US, saying the Delta variant is "moving like wildfire through the unvaccinated communities and it's heartbreaking particularly because it's preventable." The President squarely blamed policy decisions made in states that have bans on mask mandates, specifically pointing to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis -- who represent the two states which now make up about a third of the nation's new Covid-19 cases.
Biden cited Texas' rule, saying "state universities or community colleges could be fined if it allows a teacher to ask her unvaccinated students to wear a mask."
"What are we doing?" the President asked.
"Florida and Texas account for one third of all new Covid-19 cases in the entire country. Just two states. Look, we need leadership from everyone. If some governors aren't willing to do the right thing to beat this pandemic, they should allow businesses and universities who want to do the right thing to be able to do it," he continued.
#JohnKing #Covid #CNN
August 04, 2021
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China's spiraling delta variant outbreak hits Wuhan
China's spiraling Delta variant outbreak has reached Wuhan, the original epicenter of the pandemic, prompting citywide coronavirus testing as authorities scramble to contain the city's first reported local infections in more than a year.
China is grappling with its worst outbreak in months, with more than 300 cases detected in more than two dozen cities across the country. The country now has 144 medium- and high-risk areas, the most since the initial outbreak in early 2020, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
The speed and scale of the spread has spurred mass domestic travel restrictions, with all inter-city coach, taxi and online car hailing services suspended in medium- and high-risk areas. Chinese immigration authorities have also vowed to "strictly restrict non-urgent, unnecessary cross-border travel," including tightening the issuing of passports for Chinese citizens.
On Monday, seven infections were reported among migrant workers in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected in December 2019. As of Wednesday, a total of 20 local infections have been reported, including 8 asymptomatic cases, according to the Hubei provincial health commission.
The city of 11 million people was placed under the world's first and arguably strictest coronavirus lockdown in January 2020, during the height of its devastating initial outbreak. The paralyzing 76-day lockdown came at a huge personal cost to residents, but eventually succeeded in taming the virus. Wuhan had not reported any locally transmitted cases since May last year.
Despite the initial mishandling, the Chinese government has heralded Wuhan as a success story in its fight against the pandemic. In August 2020, as much of the world grappled with Covid-19, Wuhan made international headlines when it held an electronic music festival in an open air water park, with thousands of people partying without any masks or social distancing measures in sight.
But now, the highly contagious Delta variant has put authorities on high alert.
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August 04, 2021
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Flight attendants duct tape unruly passenger to seat
Frontier Airlines now says it "supports" and will pay the crew of flight attendants it had earlier said were suspended after restraining a passenger charged with groping and punching them.
The airline initially told CNN the crew members "will be, as required in such circumstances, relieved of flying pending completion of an investigation."
But after the union representing its flight attendants criticized the airline's "knee-jerk reaction to a short video clip that did not show the full incident," the airline voiced support for its crew.
"Frontier Airlines maintains the utmost value, respect, concern and support for all of our flight attendants, including those who were assaulted on this flight," spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said in a statement. "We are supporting the needs of these team members and are working with law enforcement to fully support the prosecution of the passenger involved."
The incident on the weekend flight from Philadelphia to Miami comes as flight attendants around the country are grappling with a surge in unruly and even violent passengers.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it received 100 reports of unruly passengers in the past week, for a total of 3,715 this year -- a number far above anything it has seen before.
#PeteMuntean #CNN #Newsroom
August 04, 2021
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Andrew Cuomo faces calls for resignation from powerful Democrats
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's remaining political support among top Democrats crumbled in the wake of a report that found he sexually harassed multiple women.
Cuomo has insisted he did nothing wrong and made no indication in a video response that he will step down. But the investigation -- which detailed the allegations of 11 women and found that Cuomo engaged in "unwelcome and nonconsensual touching," among other allegations -- not only reawakened calls for his resignation from familiar foes within the party but led others, including President Joe Biden, to issue fresh ones for his departure from Albany and propelled talk of impeachment by the state Legislature.
In all, the public outcry from Democrats amounts to the most serious challenge yet to Cuomo's 11-year grip on New York state politics, and it was far from certain Tuesday night that despite his defiance, he will be able to withstand the pressure to leave office.
#CNN #AnaCabrera #Newsroom
August 04, 2021
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'A master class in gaslighting': SE Cupp reacts to Cuomo's statement
CNN political commentator SE Cupp weighs in on a report released by New York Attorney General Letitia James that accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) of sexually harassing 11 women and creating a hostile work environment. #CNN #News
August 03, 2021
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Feeling crypto FOMO? Scammers are counting on it
Feeling like you missed out on crypto? You're not alone. But don't go all-in on "the next big thing" just yet. CNN's Jon Sarlin explains how pump & dump schemes straight out of ''The Wolf of Wall Street" have returned with a vengeance. #CNN #News #Business
August 03, 2021
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The dirty little secret about Trump’s endorsements
Former President Donald Trump boasts his winning endorsement record any chance he gets, but is his seal of approval really all it’s cracked up to be? In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza breaks down the numbers that show Trump’s picks aren’t quite as unbeatable as he wants you to think.
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
Jake Ellzey wins Texas special election runoff, CNN projects
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/politics/texas-6th-district-runoff-results/index.html
GOP Rep. Ron Wright dies following Covid diagnosis
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/politics/ron-wright-congressman-dies/index.html
Donald Trump’s PAC makes last-minute ad buy for Susan Wright in District 6 congressional race
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/07/24/donald-trumps-pac-makes-last-minute-ad-buy-for-susan-wright-in-district-6-congressional-race/
https://www.politico.com/election-results/2021/texas/special-election-july-27/
Trump boosts Julia Letlow ahead of Louisiana special election
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/544146-trump-boosts-julia-letlow-ahead-of-louisiana-special-election
Endorsements by Donald Trump
https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Donald_Trump
https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/results/house
Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/11/19/1163009/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-2020-2016-and-2012
About me:
I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics.
CREDITS
Writer: Chris Cillizza
Producer: Moira Donohue
The Point Editor: Leigh Munsil
Video Editor: Wes Latta
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August 03, 2021
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Wife of assassinated president describes brutal attack
CNN's Matt Rivers speaks with Haiti's first lady Martine Moïse in her first television interview since her husband's assassination.
Read CNN's full report: http://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/02/americas/haiti-first-lady-martine-moise-intl/index.html
#CNN #News #CNNi
August 03, 2021
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