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http://youtu.be/QnvXJW1aaMI Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz found rare common ground this week, agreeing that lawmakers didn’t have enough time to read the massive coronavirus relief bill before voting on it. “This is why Congress needs time to actually read this package before voting on it. Members of Congress have not read this bill. It’s over 5000 pages, arrived at 2pm today, and we are told to expect a vote on it in 2 hours,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted late Monday after the $900 billion bill was approved. “This isn’t governance. It’s hostage-taking,” she said, referring to a provision in the bill that would make illegal streaming for commercial profit a felony. Less than an hour later, Cruz tweeted: “@AOC is right.” “It’s ABSURD to have...

http://youtu.be/mcRiMrquCAg President-elect Joe Biden received his first COVID-19 vaccine dose Monday. Biden, 78, touted the vaccine as safe while wearing two overlapping protective face masks to his appointment at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Delaware. The president-elect received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which requires a second dose in 21 days. A second vaccine made by Moderna won regulatory approval last week. Tabe Masa, a nurse practitioner, administered Biden’s shot. 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.faceboo...

http://youtu.be/Ol6B7-TJ-z8 A New York journalist fell in love with infamous “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli and upended her “perfect” life for him — quitting her job and divorcing her husband, she revealed in a new report. Former Bloomberg News reporter Christie Smythe, 38, opened up about her relationship with the convicted fraudster for the first time in an Elle magazine article published Sunday. “I fell down the rabbit hole,” Smythe told the mag of her life-altering romance with Shkreli, 37 — who is serving a seven-year sentence for scamming investors in hedge funds he operated. “I’m happy here. I feel like I have purpose,” she gushed. But their love story may not get a happy ending. Smythe hasn’t seen her beau in over a year because of COVID-19 safety protocols at prisons. Now worki...

http://youtu.be/4rwD0aW0Kxs After nearly nine months and seemingly endless negotiations in Washington, millions of Americans could soon get a second stimulus check. Congressional leaders unveiled a roughly $900 billion stimulus deal on Sunday that calls for another round of direct payments to help Americans get through the coronavirus pandemic. The $600 checks are half as large as the $1,200 payments lawmakers approved under the CARES Act in late March, but they could give many people a short-term financial lifeline within weeks. 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://twit...

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http://youtu.be/SlXQeSVxgaA A Texas congressman is blaming a security breach for following a $1,500-an-hour New York City escort on Twitter — telling critics to “grow up” after being called out for the unseemly link. Rep. Dan Crenshaw — a married Republican and former Navy SEAL who was elected to Congress in 2018 — scoffed at claims that he followed escort Olivia May intentionally on Thursday when a reporter posted a screenshot showing that he was among her 13,600 followers. “Grow up people, no one on my staff, nor I, purposefully followed this account,” Crenshaw, 36, tweeted. “Thanks for flagging. Passwords changed.” May, whose profile is set to private, bills herself as “your favorite long legged girl next door” and a “lingerie lover” and “globe trotter.” #DanCrenshaw The New York ...

http://youtu.be/i0-Tzg7j4_0 Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal new charges against a bomb-maker linked to the 1988 attack on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, according to a report. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, a top bomb-maker for the late Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy, is accused of constructing the explosive that downed the airliner and killed 270 people on board, the Wall Street Journal said. Masud is being held by Libyan authorities. 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/eGAjoQKBLbI Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Wednesday that stimulus checks of between $500 and $1,200 may be included in the final COVID-19 relief package expected this week. The idea is supported by Republican leaders in the House and Senate and President Trump, as well as by left-wing Democrats in both chambers. It also previously has been supported in principle by Democratic leaders. #JoeManchin 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/mQDvbUAYg-E Wearing a used mask could be more dangerous than not wearing one at all when it comes to warding off COVID-19, a new study has found. A new three-layer surgical mask is 65 percent efficient in filtering particles in the air — but when used, that number drops to 25 percent, according to the study published Tuesday in the Physics of Fluids. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and California Baptist University say that masks slow down airflow, making people more susceptible to breathing in particles — and a dirty face mask can’t effectively filter out the tiniest of droplets. 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...

http://youtu.be/F2xjDZiD3p0 The FDA on Tuesday approved the first over-the-counter COVID-19 test involving a nasal swab — and near-instant results. “By authorizing a test for over-the-counter use, the FDA allows it to be sold in places like drug stores, where a patient can buy it, swab their nose, run the test and find out their results in as little as 20 minutes,’’ said Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, in a statement on the agency’s website. 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/6U-_HrNcdFY Joe Biden told Americans that “Democracy prevailed” in a prime-time speech on Monday, as he criticized President Trump’s attempts to challenge the results of the 2020 race. The president-elect — who gave his most forceful attack on Trump’s post-election tactics to date — repeatedly cleared his throat throughout the address, delivered hours after the Electoral College solidified his victory. #JoeBiden 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/2mRiqV3uCRo Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory following the Electoral College’s vote Monday. “The Electoral College has spoken. So today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden,” McConnell (R-Ky.) said on the Senate floor. “I also want to congratulate the Vice President-elect, our colleague from California, Senator Harris. Beyond our differences, all Americans can take pride that our nation has a female vice president-elect for the very first time.” #MitchMcConnell #JoeBiden 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 ...

http://youtu.be/i91H9Y7NBDQ President-elect Joe Biden blamed his raspy voice and bouts of coughing during his post-electoral vote speech on a “bit of a cold” — after it sparked concern among viewers. The former vice president addressed the nation after electors in the 50 states and the District of Columbia confirmed that he had won 306 electoral votes to President Trump’s 232 — but his voice sounded hoarse at times and he repeatedly paused to cough or clear his throat. #JoeBiden 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/...

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http://youtu.be/_2-L4hjfph0 First lady-elect Jill Biden on Sunday night responded to the controversy surrounding a recent Wall Street Journal editorial that argued she should refrain from using the title “Dr.” before her name. “Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished,” Biden wrote on Twitter. The editorial, written by Joseph Epstein, said it “feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic” for the title to be used by Jill Biden, who has a doctorate in education from the University of Delaware. #JillBiden 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/ Fol...

http://youtu.be/U4ki1csuip4 Ghislaine Maxwell will propose a nearly $30 million bail package in hopes of getting sprung from a Brooklyn lockup — and will finally admit she’s a married woman, according to reports. The accused Jeffrey Epstein madam is expected to go to court in the coming days in a bid to be freed before Christmas, the Telegraph first reported. Roughly $25 million of the hefty package will be backed by Maxwell’s rumored husband, tech CEO Scott Borgerson — whose identity the British heiress refused to reveal at an initial bail hearing over the summer. The upcoming bail application will be the first time Maxwell will publicly acknowledge she is married, ABC News reported. Friends told the Telegraph that Borgerson is devastated that Maxwell has remained jailed at the Metro...

http://youtu.be/db8O2jYI018 A long-unsolved puzzle sent by the Zodiac Killer to the San Francisco Chronicle has finally been cracked by a team of coding experts — revealing a taunting message in which the murderer scoffed that he wasn’t scared of being executed if caught, the paper said Friday. “I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me,” the killer wrote in the bizarre coded message — sent to the paper in 1969. “I am not afraid of the gas chamber because it will send me to paradise all the sooner because I now have enough slaves to work for me.” The so-called ” 340 cipher”— a jumble of letters, numbers and symbols — doesn’t reveal the name of the still-unidentified killer, who terrorized northern California in the 1960s and 1970s. But coding experts were thrilled to dem...

http://youtu.be/h3Jgk2YwU7Q The Delaware computer shop owner at the heart of the Hunter Biden laptop saga has released a video defending himself against allegations that he’s a “Russian hacker” or spy. John Paul Mac Isaac said he was “hired, never paid” to transfer information from a MacBook Pro to an external hard drive — which was later found to contain bombshell emails about Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings. “For two generations, the Mac Isaac family has fought for the entirety of the Cold War against communism in the ’70s,” Mac Isaac says in a 3-minute YouTube video titled “The truth” and posted Dec. 5. “That’s why it’s completely absurd that why anyone would ever consider me to be a Russian agent or influenced by Russians. I am proud of my family, I’m proud of my country....

http://youtu.be/UdPge_Ttqww President-elect Joe Biden’s son revealed Wednesday that he’s under federal investigation for possible tax fraud, with a report saying the Justice Department is examining his overseas business dealings. Biden, 50, disclosed the probe in a statement released by his father’s presidential transition office. “I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs,” Hunter Biden said in a statement. #HunterBiden 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: Twitte...

http://youtu.be/Bi5jCAg13ds Facebook got slapped with a pair of blockbuster antitrust lawsuits on Wednesday, as government officials accused the Silicon Valley giant of systematically acquiring smaller rivals in order to prevent them from becoming competitive threats. Both the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from 46 US states as well as the District of Columbia and Guam are looking to force Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. #Facebook 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 - ...

http://youtu.be/fHNHCOitdTw A former adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and candidate for Manhattan borough president said working for the governor’s office was the “most toxic team environment” she’d ever experienced. Lindsey Boylan, who worked for the Cuomo administration from March 2015 to October 2018, described her experience in a series of tweets Saturday and claimed that people are “deathly afraid” of Cuomo. “Most toxic team environment? Working for @NYGovCuomo,” Boylan wrote in one tweet. #AndrewCuomo 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 -...

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http://youtu.be/Asx5XOBSwJw White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s husband broke his silence on Thursday following a string of negative news stories that claimed he shouted from the back of the briefing room and got into a “bickering match” with a photographer for not wearing a mask. Sean Gilmartin — a relief pitcher who started his career with the New York Mets in 2015 and played for the Tampa Bay Rays last season — made his first appearance in the James S. Brady Briefing Room on Wednesday to support McEnany, but quickly became embroiled in the latest West Wing controversy when a White House pool report claimed he shouted, “You crushed it, Kayleigh!” as his wife left the podium. The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertain...

http://youtu.be/-xr4s7rUuYc President Trump hinted during a holiday reception Tuesday evening at the White House of running for office again in 2024 – as he continues to allege widespread voter fraud in this year’s election. “It’s been an amazing four years,” the president told the crowd, which included many Republican National Committee members. “We’re trying to do another four years. Otherwise, I’ll see you in four years.” Attendee Pam Pollard, national committeewoman for the Oklahoma GOP, streamed footage of Trump’s remarks live on Facebook. #DonaldTrump 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 Pos...

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http://youtu.be/vuRvdHXuk94 The truth is out there — but former President Barack Obama’s lips are sealed. The 44th commander-in-chief confirmed during a Monday interview with “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert that he sought classified information on extraterrestrials during his time in the Oval Office, but refused to divulge what he learned. “Certainly asked about it,” said Obama when Colbert brought up UFOs during a wide-ranging interview to promote “A Promised Land,” Obama’s new memoir. “And?” pressed the late-night CBS funnyman. “Can’t tell you,” replied Obama, with an impish grin. “Sorry.” Colbert took that non-answer as all the confirmation he needed that we are not alone. “All right, I’ll take that as a ‘yes,'” he cracked. “Because if there were none, you’d say there was none....

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http://youtu.be/4xbV6TVmAFc Famed kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart has revealed that she “was embarrassed and ashamed” to tell her parents about being raped during her ordeal in 2002 when she was 14. “The truth is I never sat them all down and had a ‘tell-all’ experience with them,” the 33-year-old wrote on Instagram Sunday of Ed and Lois Smart. “Honestly when I got home I didn’t want anyone to know what had happened I was embarrassed and ashamed.” Smart continued: “I was brought to an advocacy center where I had to disclose much of what happened to two professionals and they in turn relayed much of what happened to my parents. “But I don’t think my parents ever heard in detail what happened from my own lips until my court appearance almost a decade later,” she wrote. Smart — whose...

http://youtu.be/ejIfP_zjPTQ Iran’s foreign minister suggested Friday that Israel was behind the slaying of his country’s top nuclear scientist — and called it an act of “desperate warmongering.” “Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today,” Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. “This cowardice — with serious indications of Israeli role — shows desperate warmongering of perpetrators.” Zarif also said Iran was calling on the international community — “especially” including the European Union — “to end their shameful double standards & condemn this act of state terror.” 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/ Follo...

http://youtu.be/GKzenK4io8U Concordia University in California said more than 50 rapid COVID-19 tests offered to asymptomatic students and faculty came back with false positive results — sparking fears of a potential outbreak on campus. The Lutheran university in Irvine reported six active cases — four students and two employees — as of Wednesday. President Michael Thomas thought an outbreak was on the rise when he ordered the tests. #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. 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