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http://youtu.be/Hthos7j_3dA President Biden on Thursday repeatedly whispered to reporters during an impromptu press conference at the White House — drawing bemused social media speculation and jokes about the “really creepy” exchanges. On three separate occasions, Biden hunched over his lectern in the White House East Room and forcefully whispered to reporters. The awkward delivery seemed designed to emphasize his points while discussing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal. When asked about additional relief for families, Biden whispered toward PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor: “I got them $1.9 trillion in relief so far. They’re going to be getting checks in the mail that are consequential this week for childcare.” Later, when asked by CNN reporter Phil Mattingly about how the...

http://youtu.be/0MYnzGVLQhk So much for those “White Man Demands.” After accepting Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo’s requests via Twitter to appear on her MSNBC show, host Joy Reid declined to engage in a debate on the topic of critical race theory — resorting instead to constant interruption and insults, insisting, “it’s my show … so it’s how I want to do it.” The host of “The ReidOut” — who initially called Rufo’s tweeted requests for a debate “a weirdly aggressive way to get yourself on TV” — began the interview Wednesday evening by addressing their online spat, calling Twitter a “hyperbole zone” before asking why he deserved to be on her program. “But I just want to just get to a couple of little factual things,” Reid said before asking a series of questions abou...

http://youtu.be/fHZ1sGBhFRI House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday, “with great solemnity and sadness,” that she will establish a select committee to investigate the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, in the wake of the Senate blocking a bipartisan commission to probe the matter last month. The California Democrat said she would have preferred to move forward with a bipartisan commission, but due to the lack of support from Republicans in the upper chamber, felt it was necessary to launch the probe. “With great solemnity and sadness, I’m announcing the House will be establishing a Select Committee on the January 6th Insurrection,” she told reporters at a press conference Thursday morning. “On that day, our temple of democracy was attacked by insurrectionists. That trauma is something ...

http://youtu.be/fbpHGkgM7C0 Rudy Giuliani’s law license was suspended by the New York Supreme Court on Thursday for making false statements related to voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, according to court papers. The court ruled there is “uncontroverted evidence” that Giuliani made false statements while he was acting as legal counsel for former President Donald Trump. “These false statements were made to improperly bolster respondent’s narrative that due to widespread voter fraud, victory in the 2020 United States presidential election was stolen from his client,” the ruling stated. “We conclude that respondent’s conduct immediately threatens the public interest and warrants interim suspension from the practice of law, pending further proceedings before the Attorney Griev...

http://youtu.be/xt6GJjhoOP0 JPMorgan Chase is ready to bring employees back even if their vaccine passport isn’t stamped. In a memo obtained by The Post that was sent to US employees late Wednesday, the mega-bank laid out new guidelines for getting people back to a “regular schedule” in the office by July 6. Regardless of vaccination status, JPMorgan said employees will be expected back in the office a minimum of 50 percent and possibly 100 percent of the time, depending on their role and on occupancy limits. The company is requiring employees to fill out a survey asking about their vaccine status, although they will have the option to decline to disclose it. Vaccinated employees will be exempt from most coronavirus health protocols like wearing masks and social distancing. Unvaccinate...

http://youtu.be/DvhbbQNIfXU Antivirus software tycoon John McAfee died by an apparent suicide in a Spanish jail cell Wednesday evening — hours after reports surfaced that he would be extradited to face federal charges in the US, according to local media. The eccentric tech entrepreneur was arrested in October and was awaiting extradition when he was found dead, police sources told the newspaper El Pais. #JohnMcAfee #RIP The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/_BMfJvJa4iA Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin officially supports taking sexual assault cases out of the military chain of command, he announced this week for the first time. Austin revealed his new position in a statement Tuesday, one day after receiving recommendations from an independent board he commissioned to review the issue of disciplinary oversight within the armed forces. #LloydAustin #Military #SexualAssault The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/F9FsxIzf2vc President Biden on Wednesday spoke at the funeral of former Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, saying he showed that bipartisanship is possible “in the battle for the soul of America.” Biden said Warner’s decision to endorse him last year “gave me confidence, not about winning but about being able to do the job.” “In the battle for the soul of America today, John Warner is a reminder of what we can do when we come together as one nation,” Biden said. Warner, the sixth husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor, was a World War II and Korean War veteran and was known for his influence on military affairs. #Biden #SenJohnWarner #RIP The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, ...

http://youtu.be/xFAiYuI50C8 An attempt to honor Juneteenth has backfired spectacularly for one Georgia Ikea. An Atlanta branch of the Scandinavian furniture chain has sparked outrage with what employees are calling an intensely problematic menu curated to celebrate the holiday, which marks the emancipation of the very last enslaved Americans. “To honor the perseverance of Black Americans and acknowledge the progress yet to be made, we observe Juneteenth on Saturday, June 19, 2021,” begins an email acquired by TMZ, which was sent to employees at the branch last week. “Look out for a special menu on Saturday which will include: fried chicken, watermelon, mac n cheese, potato salad, collard greens, candied yams.” #Juneteenth #Ikea #Racism The New York Post is your source for breaking ...

http://youtu.be/QtclsaotxlY The White House on Tuesday conceded that the US won’t reach President Biden’s goal of getting 70 percent of American adults to receive at least one COVID-19 shot by the Fourth of July. Jeff Zients, Biden’s COVID-19 response coordinator, blamed not being on track to hit the July 4 target on the lagging vaccination rates among adults 18 to 26, saying the administration has “more work to do” with the demographic. “We think it’ll take a few extra weeks to get to 70 percent of all adults with at least one shot with the 18- to 26-year-olds factored in,” Zients said at a press briefing. #JoeBiden #COVID19 #Vaccine The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and mo...

http://youtu.be/irKJ5rEtHdo White House Press Sec. Jen Psaki said the "fight is not over" when it comes to anti-voter laws, which she claims are "based on the same repeatedly disproven lie that lead to an assault on our nation's capitol" on January 6, 2021. President Biden and Vice President Harris will engage with voting rights groups and legislators who wish to "expand access" to voting. " [States] are putting these laws in place because they did not like the [election] outcome," she told the press. #AntiVoterLaws #JenPsaki #WhiteHouse The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https...

http://youtu.be/UEH5ol5fhYk The Washington Post is being blasted for “promulgating ignorant neoracist nonsense” for posting a podcast video in which experts encouraged white people to create “accountability groups” — in order to go through a “period of deep shame.” The paper released the video on Friday as part of its “The New Normal” series in a segment titled “What is White Racial Identity and Why Is It Important?” In the episode, several mental health experts and scholars discussed “understanding your whiteness and the ways that white supremacy benefits you,” Fox News reported. One of the ways they suggested to “understand whiteness” included joining or creating “white accountability groups,” according to the news outlet. Resmaa Menakem, an author and trauma specialist, said: “[A]n...

http://youtu.be/oqrue3Z5X4c Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is facing new scrutiny over his decades-long membership in an all-white private beach club, as he bills himself as a progressive and prominent critic of “systemic racism” — dismissing membership based on race as “a long tradition in Rhode Island.” Whitehouse (D-RI) was confronted Friday by a GoLocal Providence reporter, who published the video along with an article on Saturday detailing what occurred after asking about the senator’s membership at Newport-based Bailey’s Beach Club, part of the Spouting Rock Beach Association. #SenSheldonWhitehouse #RhodeIsland #BaileysBeachClub The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. C...

http://youtu.be/RrxTCb7COdM An Israeli vendor was yanked from a Philadelphia food trunk event, prompting claims that organizers bowed to anti-Semitism — and leading to a decision to scrap the event on Sunday. Food truck Moshava said its invitation to the “Taste of Home” event scheduled for Father’s Day was pulled because organizers feared protests over their Israeli ties. #Israel #FoodTruck #AntiSemitism The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/3tXSUL2vMWk Jon Stewart is getting attacked by his usual lefty admirers after fully throwing his support behind the belief that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab. The former “Daily Show” host started going viral after a blistering appearance on “The Late Show” Monday in which he scoffed at anyone who doubted that the pandemic originated in Wuhan could not be tied to the major coronavirus-studying lab in the same city. “The disease is the same name as the lab!” he repeatedly said, saying, “That’s f–ed up.” His support of the theory — long rubbished by the left after being touted by former President Trump and his administration — appeared to irk host Stephen Colbert, who flailed around for comebacks. “And how long have you worked for Sen. Ron Johnson?” Colbert asked, co...

http://youtu.be/l-Fk6G46Q9M Kim Jong Un is cracking down on DPRK-pop fans. Amid increasing cultural influence from South Korea, the 37-year-old North Korean leader is imposing harsher penalties on citizens caught listening to “perverse” K-pop music. The secretive anti-K-pop campaign came to light through internal documents smuggled out of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by the Seoul-based news source Daily NK, the New York Times first reported Friday. These were then made public by South Korean legislators. #KimJongUn #KPop #BTS The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitt...

http://youtu.be/OjpnqrNMJVE As President Biden visits foreign leaders in Europe, Vice President Kamala Harris cannot escape the pressure to visit the southern border amid the historic surge of illegal immigration under her watch as border czar. In an interview with Univision on Thursday, Harris offered a tense response after being pressed by anchor Ilia Calderón on when she would finally visit the crossing amid the worsening migrant crisis. #KamalaHarris #Border The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/P84zx8MYzj4 President Biden embarked on his first foreign trip since taking office Wednesday, spending a week with UK, European and Asian allies — along with Queen Elizabeth — ahead of a much-anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As Biden’s meeting with Putin looms, top officials have stressed their priority is to consistently send the message that the US will provide more stability to allies in the face of a rising China and emboldened Russia. #Biden #Putin #QueenElizabeth The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Faceb...

http://youtu.be/yZXrCxV_sWE Chad Daybell pleaded not guilty to murdering doomsday mom Lori Vallow’s two children and his previous wife during his arraignment Wednesday. Dressed in a white, long-sleeved button-down and a blue tie, the 52-year-old stepdad said nothing in Idaho court beyond simple yes and no answers and eight utterances of “Not guilty” when asked by Judge Steven Boyce how he wanted to plead. Daybell is facing a slew of charges for allegedly murdering 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and burying their mutilated remains in a crude pet cemetery in his Idaho backyard with the help of their mother, his wife, Lori Vallow. #Doomsday #ChadDaybell #NotGuilty The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, enter...

http://youtu.be/FlFA2gCgoAs Special state investigators probing sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo are focusing on whether any of his accusers were illegally targeted for retaliation, according to a report Tuesday. Outside lawyers hired by Attorney General Letitia James have asked several witnesses about how Cuomo and his aides responded to the cascade of accusations that engulfed him earlier this year, the Washington Post said, citing sources familiar with the questions. #AndrewCuomo #AGLetitiaJames The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/n...

http://youtu.be/ETYbuN8dn1M Vice President Kamala Harris in Guatemala Monday warned potential migrants not to flock to the US border — saying they will be turned away if they do. “I want to emphasize that the goal of our work is to help Guatemalans find hope at home, at the same time I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making the dangerous trek to the United States-Mexico border — do not come, do not come,” she said. Harris’ comments came at a joint press conference with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei in her first visit abroad since being appointed by President Biden to lead the administration’s efforts to stem the southern border crisis that has seen a massive spike in illegal immigration since he took office. The Biden migration czar, who visi...

http://youtu.be/biwTyOU6An0 President Biden on Friday said he’s “very confident” in his chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, despite the release of emails that exposed Fauci’s knowledge of and efforts to tamp down the Wuhan “lab leak” theory to explain the COVID-19 pandemic’s origin. “Yes, I’m very confident in Dr. Fauci,” Biden told reporters as he departed Rehoboth Beach, Del., to return to the White House. In a show of support for Fauci, the White House also announced on Friday that he and first lady Jill Biden will visit Harlem on Sunday to promote a vaccination clinic at Abyssinian Baptist Church. #Biden #Fauci #COVID19 The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. ...

http://youtu.be/mb4cq8Rp6gY The former stripper who bore Hunter Biden’s out-of-wedlock child — and who he claims that he has no memory of meeting — was on his consulting firm’s payroll during her pregnancy, text messages retrieved from his laptop reveal. And the first son made sure she was booted off the company insurance plan months after she gave birth, according to the texts. The messages, which are contained on Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop, shed new light on the relationship between him and Lunden Roberts, who gave birth to their daughter Navy Joan Roberts in August of 2018, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday. Roberts messaged Biden on July 24 of that year to let him know that their child’s due date was Sept. 8. (“Amoeba DD Sep 8, 2018 All Good,” she wrote.), the Mail reported. T...

http://youtu.be/jbD8pYPDVCc The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, in which black residents were murdered in bloody riots, was an opportunity for Joe Biden to be the uniter he promised to be. Instead the president gave a speech with more partisan ire than lofty ideas; more condemnation of America than belief in it. The horror of Tulsa, where at least 39 died and likely many more as whites burned down “Black Wall Street,” is a too-often forgotten dark chapter of our history, and it’s right to highlight it. But Biden suggested that the nation hasn’t come very far in the past century, and diminished the tragedy by pretending today’s voting laws are somehow equivalent. He accused Republicans seeking to secure election integrity of being “simply un-American,” and engaging in a “tireles...

http://youtu.be/UYDq-x4NLdY Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara, her husband and five other people may have been flying to a MAGA-themed event in Florida when their plane crashed, killing everyone on board, according to a report. Kimberly Fletcher, who was reportedly due to speak at a “We The People: Patriot’s Day” rally, said she was “heartbroken” about the tragedy. “I am in Florida…for an event I’m speaking at tomorrow,” Fletcher wrote on Facebook on Saturday, The Sun reported. “One of the sponsors was flying in on a private plane with some friends. The plane went down and…it looks there are no survivors,” she added. “Please pray for them, their families and the church members where they pastor.” It was unclear which of the victims may have been sponsoring the Sunshine State even...

http://youtu.be/Z95PiVUIRzw Scientists at the Chinese lab eyed as a possible source of the coronavirus pandemic were previously filmed getting bitten and spattered with blood while handling bats without protection, according to reports. The state-run TV footage showed researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) disregarding gloves, masks and other PPE while handling bats and collecting feces in the field, Taiwan News first noted. In one section, virus expert Cui Jie related how a bat’s fangs once went right through his glove, describing it as feeling “like being jabbed with a needle,” the outlet noted. The video — first broadcast in China on Dec. 29, 2017 — then cut to a person’s limb badly swollen from an apparent bat bite. Scientists also admitted getting spattered with bloo...

http://youtu.be/sUugyozN1H4 The American labor movement as we know it today in fact rose from the ashes of a New York City garment factory fire that killed 146 workers more than a century ago. The Asche building at 23 Washington Place in downtown Manhattan — known then as the Triangle Waist Company headquarters — was home to one of the most successful clothing companies of the day. “At the time, a job at Triangle was considered a really good job,” Gina DeAngelis, author of “The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of 1911,” told Post Video. The factory boasted big windows with lots of light and airflow — a luxury for the mostly immigrant working class — and electricity, which meant they could produce more, faster than most family-owned garment shops. Read more: https://nypost.com/2021/05/...

http://youtu.be/eKcMB0mnoaU Chad Daybell, the husband of “doomsday” mom Lori Vallow, laughed and smiled during his first court appearance Wednesday since being charged with murdering his stepchildren and his ex-wife. Dressed in a white button-down shirt and a red tie, Daybell, 52, had a slight smile on his face when the virtual court appearance kicked off at 11 a.m. local time in Fremont County, Idaho. When Judge Faren Eddins asked if Daybell could hear him, he broke out into a toothy grin and appeared to laugh before leaning forward and answering, “Yes.” As Eddins then read out the eight charges against Daybell — which include raps of first-degree murder for the death of Vallow’s two kids, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, and ex Tammy Daybell — the prolific do...

http://youtu.be/SB1kVPnS_hs A UK activist known as the “Black Panther of Oxford” is fighting for her life after being shot in the head following “numerous death threats,” according to her political party. “It is with great sadness that we inform you that our own Sasha Johnson has sustained a gunshot wound to her head. She is currently hospitalized and in a critical condition,” the Taking The Initiative Party wrote Sunday about the attack in south London. “The incident happened in the early hours of this morning, following numerous death threats,” the party said of the Black Lives Matter leader who made headlines last year for wanting to create an official registry of racists. #BLM #SashaJohnson The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, ...

http://youtu.be/5pr3_ixwZCU The BBC is reportedly investigating one of its Palestinian journalists for once tweeting that “Hitler was right” while comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. Digital journalist Tala Halawa is a Palestine specialist for the corporation’s BBC Monitoring service and has reported on the recent deadly hostilities between Israel and Hamas, the Spectator noted. “Israel is more Nazi than Hitler!” she wrote on her since-deleted Twitter account during previous hostilities in 2014, according to the UK publication. “Oh, #HitlerWasRight – IDF go to hell #PrayForGaza,” she wrote. In other posts, she shared a graphic of a child being burned on a menorah, as well as a meme claiming that a “solution for Israel-Palestine conflict” would be to “relocate Israel into United States...