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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Thursday, August 13, 2020
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Pennsylvania restaurant owners plan ‘revolution’ against Dem governor’s coronavirus limits: report
Some restaurant and tavern owners in western Pennsylvania say they’re not happy with Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf’s orders limiting the number of patrons they can serve because of the coronavirus.
The disgruntled business owners in Allegheny County say they plan to fight back beginning Friday with what they’re calling a “Restaurant Revolution.”
Organizers are asking participating businesses to open their establishments to full capacity – instead of the 25% capacity ordered by the governor to help limit spread of the virus, Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV reported...
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The disgruntled business owners in Allegheny County say they plan to fight back beginning Friday with what they’re calling a “Restaurant Revolution.”
Organizers are asking participating businesses to open their establishments to full capacity – instead of the 25% capacity ordered by the governor to help limit spread of the virus, Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV reported...
Players kneeling for anthem met with boos before MLS game
There was a smattering of boos when players from FC Dallas and Nashville SC collectively took a knee during the national anthem before their game in Frisco, Texas
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Doug Schoen breaks down Democratic House primaries, says far-left has shown staying power
Recent primary victories by three key members of the "Squad" of far-left House Democrats are reminders that that wing of the party isn't going anywhere soon, Democratic pollster Doug Schoen told "The Ingraham Angle" Wednesday.
"'Representative [Ilhan] Omar [D-Minn.] was facing a very well-funded candidate, also a self-described progressive who outraised her ... in the second quarter and she won by, I think, over 15 points. Representative Tlaib [D-Mich.] won handily. And AOC was renominated with about three quarters of the vote," Schoen told guest...
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"'Representative [Ilhan] Omar [D-Minn.] was facing a very well-funded candidate, also a self-described progressive who outraised her ... in the second quarter and she won by, I think, over 15 points. Representative Tlaib [D-Mich.] won handily. And AOC was renominated with about three quarters of the vote," Schoen told guest...
US calls for shower rules to be eased after Trump hair complaints
The US government has proposed changing the definition of a showerhead to allow increased water flow, following complaints from President Donald Trump about his hair routine.
Under a 1992 law, showerheads in the US are not allowed to produce more than 2.5 gallons (9.5l) of water per minute.
The Trump administration wants this limit to apply to each nozzle, rather than the overall fixture.
Consumer and conservation groups argue that it is wasteful and unnecessary.
The changes were proposed by the Department of Energy on Wednesday following...
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Under a 1992 law, showerheads in the US are not allowed to produce more than 2.5 gallons (9.5l) of water per minute.
The Trump administration wants this limit to apply to each nozzle, rather than the overall fixture.
Consumer and conservation groups argue that it is wasteful and unnecessary.
The changes were proposed by the Department of Energy on Wednesday following...
China launches 'Clean Plate' campaign against food waste
China has stepped up measures to reduce food waste, after President Xi Jinping called the amount wasted "shocking and distressing".
The "Clean Plate Campaign" comes after Mr Xi highlighted that Covid-19 had "sounded the alarm" on food waste.
He added that China had to "maintain a sense of crisis about food security".
It also comes after weeks of mass flooding across southern China which left farms wrecked and ruined tons of produce.
However, Chinese state news agency the Global Times said these factors would not lead to a food crisis, but that...
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The "Clean Plate Campaign" comes after Mr Xi highlighted that Covid-19 had "sounded the alarm" on food waste.
He added that China had to "maintain a sense of crisis about food security".
It also comes after weeks of mass flooding across southern China which left farms wrecked and ruined tons of produce.
However, Chinese state news agency the Global Times said these factors would not lead to a food crisis, but that...
Dolphin stampede wows whale watchers
A safari group sailing near Dana Point in southern California came across a travelling pod of dolphins.
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China's Tencent downplays Trump's WeChat app ban
Tencent has played down Donald Trump's ban on its WeChat app, believing it will only affect its US operations.
The tech giant runs an equivalent messaging platform in China called Weixin which it hopes will be unaffected.
The bigger fallout may be Apple's sales in China if its iPhones aren't allowed to download Chinese messaging apps.
WeChat has more than one billion users worldwide but says the US only accounts for 2% of its revenue.
Last Friday, US President Donald Trump ordered US firms to stop doing business with both WeChat and TikTok within...
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The tech giant runs an equivalent messaging platform in China called Weixin which it hopes will be unaffected.
The bigger fallout may be Apple's sales in China if its iPhones aren't allowed to download Chinese messaging apps.
WeChat has more than one billion users worldwide but says the US only accounts for 2% of its revenue.
Last Friday, US President Donald Trump ordered US firms to stop doing business with both WeChat and TikTok within...
DeVos accuses teachers unions of concern with 'alternative agendas' like 'defunding police' over students
Teachers unions have shown themselves as being more concerned with political agendas and posturing than offering students a fulfilling learning experience, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told "The Ingraham Angle" Wednesday.
DeVos told guest host Mike Huckabee that she was glad to see Democratic Govs. Phil Murphy of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York support reopening schools this fall, and said that it is imperative for families "not to be held captive to other people's fears or agendas."
TRUMP TOUTS ADMINISTRATION'S GUIDELINES FOR REOPENING...
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DeVos told guest host Mike Huckabee that she was glad to see Democratic Govs. Phil Murphy of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York support reopening schools this fall, and said that it is imperative for families "not to be held captive to other people's fears or agendas."
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Schweizer claims Harris 'deep-sixed' release of documents ID'ing clergy accused of sex abuse as city DA
Presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris' handling of cases involving alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests while she was San Francisco District Attorney should receive more scrutiny, investigative journalist and author Peter Schweizer told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday.
Schweizer told host Tucker Carlson that when Harris took office in 2004, her predecessor, Democrat Terence Hallinan, left her with "hundreds of pages" of internal Catholic Church documents that included names of 40 accused clergy.
"Hallinan was...
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Schweizer told host Tucker Carlson that when Harris took office in 2004, her predecessor, Democrat Terence Hallinan, left her with "hundreds of pages" of internal Catholic Church documents that included names of 40 accused clergy.
"Hallinan was...
AOC posts poem after told she’ll get 1 minute to speak at Dem convention
Time – even as short as one minute -- is what you make of it, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to be saying Wednesday evening.
The New York Democrat reacted on Twitter to reports that she’ll get just 60 seconds to speak when she participates next week in the Democratic Party’s mostly online national convention.
Ocasio-Cortez quoted from “God’s Minute,” by the late civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, whose poem was a commentary on the brevity of life.
“I only have a minute. Sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me, I did not choose it...
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The New York Democrat reacted on Twitter to reports that she’ll get just 60 seconds to speak when she participates next week in the Democratic Party’s mostly online national convention.
Ocasio-Cortez quoted from “God’s Minute,” by the late civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, whose poem was a commentary on the brevity of life.
“I only have a minute. Sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me, I did not choose it...
Pro-life journalist David Daleiden rips Kamala Harris' 'radical disrespect and contempt' for First Amendment
Center for Medical Progress founder David Daleiden blasted Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Wednesday for what he described as her "radical disrespect and contempt" for the First Amendment.
"I hope that all Americans ... are going to be able to come together to oppose the kind of radical disrespect and contempt for the First Amendment and for First Amendment civil liberties that Kamala Harris has demonstrated throughout her career," Daleiden told "Hannity."
As California's attorney general, Harris sued Daleiden through an unprecendented application of...
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"I hope that all Americans ... are going to be able to come together to oppose the kind of radical disrespect and contempt for the First Amendment and for First Amendment civil liberties that Kamala Harris has demonstrated throughout her career," Daleiden told "Hannity."
As California's attorney general, Harris sued Daleiden through an unprecendented application of...
Hatch Act does not prohibit Trump from delivering RNC acceptance speech on White House grounds, agency says
House Oversite Committee Ranking member Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., announced Wednesday night that President Trump is legally able to deliver his Republican National Convention speech from the White House lawn.
Comer told Fox News Wednesday in a statement that the Hatch Act does not prevent Trump's use of the venue. He said that will likely not stop Democrats who "continue to deflect, deter and undermine every lawful action" by the president.
“Truth be told, Democrats should be comforted knowing that the President can deliver his acceptance speech...
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Comer told Fox News Wednesday in a statement that the Hatch Act does not prevent Trump's use of the venue. He said that will likely not stop Democrats who "continue to deflect, deter and undermine every lawful action" by the president.
“Truth be told, Democrats should be comforted knowing that the President can deliver his acceptance speech...
New Zealand coronavirus: 14 new Covid-19 cases reported
New Zealand has reported 14 new Covid-19 cases a day after its biggest city, Auckland, went back into lockdown.
The detection of four new infected family members earlier this week shocked a country that had recorded no locally transmitted cases for more than three months.
Of the new cases, 13 have been linked back to this family, while one is an overseas arrival who was in quarantine.
A three-day lockdown was imposed in Auckland on Wednesday.
"We can see the seriousness of the situation we are in," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a news...
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The detection of four new infected family members earlier this week shocked a country that had recorded no locally transmitted cases for more than three months.
Of the new cases, 13 have been linked back to this family, while one is an overseas arrival who was in quarantine.
A three-day lockdown was imposed in Auckland on Wednesday.
"We can see the seriousness of the situation we are in," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a news...
Widow of Harris staffer shares touching story about her
Beth Foster Gayle, the widow of Sen. Kamala Harris's former press secretary Tyrone Gayle, tells CNN's Anderson Cooper how Harris reacted to her husband's cancer diagnosis, and how she was there for him in his last days.
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