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Attorney General William Barr has tightened his control of the Justice Department’s antitrust probes over the last several months, a move that could spell trouble for Google, Facebook, and other Silicon Valley tech giants. The attorney general, along with his deputy attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, and several other officials, have personally taken over the antitrust probes, Politico reported Monday. The move makes good on a promise Barr made during his confirmation hearing, when he vowed antitrust issues would be a priority for him. “I think a lot of people wonder how such huge behemoths that now exist in Silicon Valley...

Bishop places principal on leave after students, parents protest ousting of gay ‘married’ teachers The Archdiocese of Seattle placed Mike Prato on leave and won't say whether he's being paid during this time. SEATTLE, Washington, February 28, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — After two Catholic high school teachers who entered same-sex “marriages” resigned, and students and parents protested, the bishop placed the school’s principal on leave until the end of the year. The Archdiocese of Seattle told LifeSiteNews and other media that the principal, Mike Prato, was put on leave “out of care and concern for him” but did not answer repeated...

Longtime CNN political analyst Paul Begala predicted on Monday that President Trump is "gonna dump [Vice President] Mike Pence in favor of former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley" on July 16 when the Democratic nominee is slated to give his or her acceptance address. The former "Crossfire" co-host "guaranteed" Trump will throw Pence "under the bus" because of his handling of the coronavirus, which the president tapped Pence to lead a task force on last week. “This is not a prediction. It’s a certainty. On Thursday, July 16, that’s the date the Democrat gives his or her acceptance address —...

Since Turkey fulfilled its threat to "open the doors" to millions of middle eastern migrants late last week, an estimated 75,000 illegal immigrants have flooded into the European Union via Greece's border, according to reports.Violent clashes were witnessed over the weekend at the Greek-Turkish border as thousands of migrants overwhelmed crossing gates in the three days after Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared the border to the EU "open."

Former Democratic presidential primary candidates Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar plan to endorse former vice president Joe Biden ahead of the crucial Super Tuesday elections, according to sources who spoke to Reuters. A campaign aide for Klobuchar said she plans to endorse Biden when she formally announces the suspension of her campaign during a Biden rally in Dallas on Monday night. A top advisor for Buttigieg said the former South Bend mayor also intends to endorse Biden. The two endorsements give Biden an informal lead in total delegate count, since the pledged delegates are likely to stick with the endorsements....

Despite his friends' (Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong, Jay Pharoah) best efforts, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Larry David) keeps finding ways to upset voters (Leslie Jones, Aidy Bryant) in Iowa. [Season 41, 2016] Larry David, best Bernie Evah.

Chinese people afraid to shake hands amid the coronavirus outbreak are kicking around a new foot-to-foot greeting known as the “Wuhan Shake.” In a clip on Twitter, a group of men wearing face masks can be seen saying hello to each other by quickly tapping their feet together. “People in China found another way to greet since they can’t shake hands,” wrote one user alongside a video of the “Wuhan Shake.”

Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar are set to endorse Biden at a Texas rally Monday night. Klobuchar suspended her campaign earlier Monday, while Buttigieg dropped out Sunday evening.But they're not the only big names throwing their weight behind Biden's campaign, which has seen a turnaround after a sweeping victory in South Carolina overshadowed his poor performances in Iowa and New Hampshire. Other political figures endorsing Biden on Monday include: Former Senate Minority Leader Harry ReidFormer UN ambassador and Obama national security adviser Susan RiceIllinois Sen. Tammy DuckworthCalifornia Rep. Gil CisnerosTexas Rep. Veronica EscobarOhio Rep. Marcia FudgeFormer Colorado Sen. Mark UdallAustin Mayor...

[conclusion]: For a party that has spent four years insisting that removing Trump from power is an absolute prerequisite to saving the republic and all things decent in the world, it is bizarre, to put it mildly, to watch them embark upon the one strategy that is most likely to most fracture their own party and drive huge numbers of voters away from their nominee. They have an episode in their not-so-distant past — one that their elders who are plotting all of this obviously remember — which should serve as a very vibrant and compelling warning against doing this....

CHARLOTTE, NC — President Donald Trump is hosting a “Keep America Great Rally” Monday evening at Bojangles Coliseum in North Carolina's Queen City on the eve of the GOP primary ballot. Doors open to the general public 3:00 p.m. and the rally begins at 7:00 p.m. All times are local.

As coronavirus continues its deadly march across the globe, the outbreak is wreaking havoc with Hollywood’s efforts to launch major movies and shows. In the process, companies are asking employees to delay work trips to countries such as China, Japan, Italy and South Korea, the regions that have been the most affected by the disease, and they are scuttling promotional campaigns for several upcoming blockbusters. Studios have already cancelled plans for China premieres for films such as Disney’s “Mulan” and the James Bond adventure “No Time to Die” — moves that could cost those movies tens of millions in box...

Coronavirus panic has sent the famously crunchy Park Slope Food Coop into “chaos” as people stockpile organic goods to brace for a local outbreak — with a skirmish breaking out over a can of tuna fish, according to members. The famed Brooklyn produce collective saw its fair-trade food flying off the shelves Monday morning, just hours after New York City’s first case of coronavirus was confirmed. “There is nothing on the shelves. It’s chaos,” said Henderson Paternell, a nine-year member of the socialist-tinged Union Street supermarket. Some of the members reported that perishable items such as soups, peanut butter, rice...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 1,294 points or 5 percent in what is the biggest point gain ever. Ditto for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq from a point gain of 136 and 384 points respectively.

Video from today (12 seconds). Biden tries to recite "we hold these truths" line, fumbles around, gives up and says "you know the thing".

U.S. equity markets surged Monday as Wall Street rebounded from its worst week since the financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 1,294 points or 5 percent in what is the biggest point gain ever. Ditto for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq from a point gain of 136 and 384 points respectively.

Former national security adviser and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice on Monday endorsed Joe Biden for president. Rice, who served in the Obama administration, tweeted her support for Biden as endorsements for the former vice president flooded in one day ahead of the crucial Super Tuesday races. Like many Biden endorsements, Rice's highlighted the candidate's years of experience.

RUSH: I don’t know. Sometimes I just have to laugh. Like Larry King. Larry King, who has never gotten over what I did to him, and I didn’t do anything to him other than wipe him out. He’s never gotten over it. Now Larry King is working at someplace called Russia Today, and he claims I’m never gonna get a Pulitzer while he’s working at Russia Today, because I start talking about things like the coronavirus and I don’t know what I’m talking about and inside the radio business nobody respects me and I’ve never gonna get a Pulitzer. Larry,...

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A 21-year-old woman is facing a murder charge after she helped fatally beat a woman at a Bronx ATM two weeks ago, police said Friday. Victim Tamara Sinclair, 43, died late last week after getting a blood clot from her injuries during the Baychester assault, according to police. Cops arrested Reign Harney on Thursday evening and held on $250,000 bail when she appeared in Bronx Supreme Court Friday, according to authorities. The encounter happened just after 10:30 p.m. Feb. 11 when Harney and two unidentified friends started banging on the glass of the vestibule, wanting Sinclair to let them into...

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