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Asked how the White House intends to address vaccine skepticism as it hits 2.2 million doses a day as part of an aggressive vaccination campaign in coming weeks, press secretary Jen Psaki said “they do need to wear a Joe Biden sticker.”
New reports, meanwhile, claim that Donald Trump hit on the family members of his accountant Allen Weisselberg, who Manhattan prosecutors are trying to flip in their investigation of the ex-president.
According to The New Yorker, Mr Weisselberg’s daughter Jennifer Weisselberg said the ex-president showed off photos of himself with naked women on a yacht to attendees at a family shivah.
Joe Biden spent the day taking a victory lap after to celebrate the passage of a massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package – said the legislation “changes the paradigm” for American economic policy.
It came after his first primetime TV address as US president, in which he cast himself as the anti-Trump with the promise that Americans can celebrate 4 July cookouts as its “Independence Day” from the coronavirus.
Black congressman hits out at C-SPAN after they confused him with another black lawmaker
“I’ve got love for Rep Mondaire Jones but I’m Rep Jamaal Bowman. I’m here to do my job, C-SPAN, please, do yours,” wrote the latter on Twitter on Wednesday after the broadcaster’s deeply embarrassing gaffe.
Here’s Gino Spocchia’s report.
Black congressman hits out at C-SPAN after they confused him with another Black lawmaker
‘I’ve got love for Rep Mondaire Jones but I’m Rep Jamaal Bowman’, says fellow New Yorker
Americans are going out more than before pandemic, phone data reveals
“Quarantine-fatigued” Americans are reportedly leaving their homes and going out more than they were before the pandemic struck.
Mobile phone movement, which shows when the device is moved more than one mile away from someone's home, was tracked by researchers at the University of Maryland, who found the rate was higher in the first week of March 2021 compared to last year.
Depending on location, the number of daily trips one was higher by at most 13.6 per cent compared to this time last year.
Yikes.
Danielle Zoellner has more.
Americans are going out more than before pandemic, phone data reveals
Nationally, about 26 per cent of the population is staying home and people are taking an average of 3.75 trips per day outside their homes
AOC, Bowman call on Andrew Cuomo to step down amid sexual harrassment allegations
In a joint statement, the aforementioned New York representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman have called on state governor Andrew Cuomo to resign over the allegations made against him by six women.
Oliver O’Connell reports.
AOC calls on Cuomo to quit as New York governor
In a joint statement, New York representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman have called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign.
Dow Jones: Wall Street on track for best weekly gain in a month despite inflation worries
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened up on Friday for the sixth day, maintaining the record levels hit in recent days as Wall Street looks set for its best week in more than a month.
However, after hitting an all-time high on Thursday, the S&P 500 dipped at the market opening. As did the tech-centric Nasdaq, though it held on to the rebound it made from a significant dip early in the week.
That dip was caused by investors favoring energy, mining, and industrials companies poised to benefit more from an economic recovery and stimulus.
At 10am the Dow stood at 32,620, up 135.27 points from the opening bell; the S&P was at 3,931, down 8.15; and the Nasdaq stood at 13,261, down 137.43.
Oliver O’Connell reports.
Wall Street on track for best weekly gain in a month
US consumer sentiment has jumped according to data from University of Michigan
Cy Vance says he will not seek re-election – so what’s next for the Trump fraud case?
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has announced he will not run for re-election, instead serving out the rest of his term until it ends in December.
Mr Vance, whose investigation into Donald Trump’s finances and business dealings is one of the highest-profile cases against the former president, said in a letter to staff announcing his departure that he considered the job “a privilege of a lifetime”.
“I never imagined myself as District Attorney for decades like my predecessors,” he wrote. “I never thought of this as my last job, even though it’s the best job and biggest honour I’ll ever have. I said 12 years ago that change is fundamentally good and necessary for any institution.”
Andrew Naughtie reports.
Vance says he will not seek re-election – so what’s next for the Trump fraud case?
One of the most concerning investigations facing Donald Trump might be coming to a head
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White House still working with Cuomo, no comment on calls for resignation
Asked if the White House still has faith in Andrew Cuomo, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Covid response team will continue to work with the New York governor to implement its pandemic response.
“We have of course watched the news of a number of lawmakers call for that (resignation), but I don’t have any additional announcements,” Psaki says.
Watch: Fox News adds ‘live Tucker cam’ feed in corner of Biden speech
The YouTube-ification of cable news is in full swing as a “live Tucker cam” reportedly ran at different times throughout the duration of Joe Biden’s speech, and featured facial expressions such as frowning and feigned puzzlement.
Jen Psaki mocks reporter for fact-checking Joe Biden’s false claims during primetime address
The president repeated an inaccurate statistic during his primetime address last night, saying the number of Covid deaths in the US was more than both World Wars, the Korean War, and Vietnam combined.
He said this back in February and was fact-checked into reality, with The Washington Post doing the math on the actual figure that doesn’t erase the deaths of hundreds of thousands of US servicemen.
- World War I: 116,516 deaths
- World War II: 405,399
- Vietnam: 58,220
A total of about 580,000
Last night, Biden added September 11 to that list when he said: "I carry a card in my pocket with the number of Americans who have died from COVID to date... As of now, the total deaths in America: 527,726. That's more deaths than in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and 9/11 combined."
Adding 9/11 brings the total to 583,112.
Or 55,386 more than Covid for those counting
When a reporter said the numbers don’t line up and asked why Biden repeated the false claim a second time after being called our for it previously, Psaki was dismissive of the question.
“Well I’m glad you focused on the important business but I’m happy to check on it for you,” she said.
‘Historic’ number of American children have skipped essential vaccines during pandemic, CDC says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported "substantial declines" in paediatrician visits during the coronavirus pandemic, likely resulting in a "historic decline" of roughly 11 million doses of essential childhood vaccines compared to previous years, according to CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky.
“Another concerning way that Covid-19 is affecting the health of our nation: disrupting our ability to vaccinate children against other infectious diseases,” she told reporters on Friday.
“On-time vaccinations throughout childhood are essential because it helps to provide immunity before children are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases,” she said. “As we work to get our children back to school we certainly do not want to encounter other preventable infectious disease outbreaks, including measles and mumps.”
Alex Woodward reports.
‘Historic’ number of American children have skipped essential vaccines during pandemic, CDC says
CDC director urges families to get caught up on routine vaccinations as administration amends guidance to reopen schools and childcare centres
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