Month: February 2020

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam, according to a senior official. The finance director of the island’s Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, said in a complaint filed to police Wednesday that the agency sent the money to a fraudulent…

As polls hint at a surge among black voters, billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday picked up three presidential endorsements from members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), whose son was killed as a result of gun violence, said no one else running for president has done…

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday won endorsements from three Congressional Black Caucus members, a positive sign for his campaign, which has drawn scrutiny lately over his past support for a controversial policing tactic. The three included Democratic U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks of New York City, where Bloomberg…

Mike Bloomberg picked up the endorsement Thursday of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who leads the fourth largest city in the nation. The announcement follows his endorsement this week by three members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Their support could help allay any renewed concerns about Bloomberg’s use of “stop and frisk” policies while he was…

Elise Amendola/AP Photo Deval Patrick dropped out of the 2020 presidential race the day of the New Hampshire primary on February 11, 2020. Who is Deval Patrick? Current job: 2020 presidential candidate.  Age: 63. Family: Patrick and his wife Diane have two adult daughters, Katherine and Sarah.  Previous jobs: Managing director at private equity firm Bain Capital 2015-2019,…

In the weeks since Sens. Cory Booker Sen. Kamala Harris, both African American, dropped out of the Democratic presidential race, nary a word has been said by the remaining candidates about an issue critical to African American voters: the police shootings of unarmed black men. Data from a range of sources indicate that 2019 was…

YouTube removed a clip of Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) speaking on the Senate floor, in which he asked why Chief Justice John Roberts had blocked a question of his, which some have speculated contained the name of the Ukraine whistleblower. Paul told Politico Playbook that the tech platform’s decision was “dangerous and politically biased,”…

By Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not mind Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to end a decades-old military agreement with the United States, a position at odds with that of his defense secretary who viewed the move with dismay. Duterte on Tuesday announced…

By Karen Lema and Martin Petty MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine military on Wednesday stood by the president’s decision to scrap a security agreement with the United States, saying the country could now develop its own defense capabilities and alliances, and would do fine without it. The military chief backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s termination of…

China’s Communist Party on Thursday fired several senior officials in Hubei province, the center of the new coronavirus outbreak. The Central Committee said Jiang Chaoliang, Hubei’s party secretary since 2016, has been removed from his post, and will be replaced by Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong. Ying is an ally of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The…