- The satellite photos, obtained by North Korea analysis outlet 38 North, indicate that the isolated regime is making numerous improvements to its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center “at a rapid pace.”
- The report comes just over two weeks after President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement that called for a denuclearized Korean peninsula.
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- No. 25 Rutgers holds on to beat Purdue 70-63PISCATAWAY, NJ (AP) - Caleb McConnell scored 16 points, making 12 of 13 free throw attempts, and No. 25 Rutgers nearly blew a 17-point lead before holding off Purdue, 70-63 on Tuesday night. Rutgers (16-5, 7-3 Big Ten) would build the lead to 44-27, before Purdue (11-10, 4-6) went on ...
- McCarty's jumper lifts N. Illinois over Ohio 61-59DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Eugene German scored 18 points, Noah McCarty added a career-high 16, including the game-winning shot, and Northern Illinois beat Ohio 61-59 on Tuesday night to win its third straight. Ohio led 57-56 with 2:20 left to play on a layup by Ben Vander Plas before McCarty ...
- Hayward scores 29, Celtics hold off Heat 109-101MIAMI (AP) - Gordon Hayward had 29 points and nine rebounds, Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics led virtually the entire way to beat the Miami Heat 109-101 on Tuesday night. Kemba Walker added 16 points and eight assists for Boston, which got 11 points from Marcus ...
- Japanese officials say 4 evacuees on flight from Chinese city of Wuhan have cough and fever and wereTOKYO (AP) - Japanese officials say 4 evacuees on flight from Chinese city of Wuhan have cough and fever and were taken to hospital.
- Vasilijevic scores 18, Miami hangs on against Virginia TechCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Dejan Vasiljevic scored 18 points to lead Miami to a 71-61 victory over Virginia Tech on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes (11-9, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) built a 22-point first-half lead and withstood a Hokies rally that got them within 63-59 on Landers Nolley’s layup ...
- Dowtin lifts Rhode Island past George Mason 78-64FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Jeff Dowtin scored 20 points, Tyrese Martin added 18 with 10 rebounds and Rhode Island won its seventh straight Atlantic 10 Conference contest, 78-64 over George Mason on Tuseday night. Fatts Russell scored 15 points with six rebounds and five assists and Antwan Walker had 13 ...
- Brewers SS Urías recovering from surgery on left handMILWAUKEE (AP) - New Brewers shortstop Luis Urías could miss the start of the season after he had surgery Tuesday to repair a broken bone in his left hand. Urías will be sidelined for about eight weeks. He is expected to make a full recovery with no lingering effects, but ...
- Refuse Fascism plans anti-Trump protest outside Senate impeachment trialAnti-Trump activists are planning to rally outside the Senate ahead of Wednesday's impeachment proceedings and then march through the city during the afternoon rush-hour commute. Refuse Fascism is calling for people to begin "flooding the streets of D.C. and cities and towns across the country in sustained, non-violent protest demanding ...
- John Bolton, Captain Kangaroo, called to Kangaroo Court for impeachment trialThe world on edge. A pandemic threatens from across the globe. The stock market nosedives and wipes out the year's gains in one day. This mysterious new virus out of China is — literally — a matter of life and death. A matter of life and death that — literally ...
- Lowry leads Raptors past Hawks for eighth straight winTORONTO (AP) - Kyle Lowry had 12 points and 11 assists while becoming Toronto's career assist leader and the Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-114 Tuesday night for their season-best eighth straight win. Serge Ibaka had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Pascal Siakam added 24 points and Fred VanVleet had ...
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- Coronavirus live updates: US raises travel warning to China, expands airport screeningsThe majority of the cases are still in mainland China where local authorities have quarantined at least 10 major cities.
- Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes between Cuba and JamaicaThe U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica.
- AMD falls after soft revenue projectionAMD beat on the top and bottom lines, but its forecast for the next quarter was slightly less than what analysts had forecast.
- Xana Antunes, former editor of CNBC, New York Post, diesXana Antunes, former executive editor of CNBC Digital, died Monday. Antunes most recently was executive editor of Quartz, and also held top editorial spots at The New York Post, Crain's New York Business, Fortune Magazine and CNNMoney.com.
- Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Apple, Starbucks, AMD and moreSee which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.
- United Airlines cancels some China flights due to 'significant decline in demand' as coronavirus spreadsUnited has the most service to China of any U.S. airline.
- Trump impeachment trial: Defense wraps up oral arguments, urges Senate to acquit the presidentPresident Donald Trump's lawyers completed their oral arguments in the impeachment trial on Tuesday, bringing to a quick end a defense that attempted to discredit the evidence gathered by House Democrats.
- White House tells airlines it may suspend all China-US flights amid coronavirus outbreakThe White House is considering imposing travel restrictions on China amid an escalating death toll from the new coronavirus, sources said Tuesday.
- Starbucks outpaces earnings estimates but warns coronavirus could hit fiscal 2020Starbucks said it would update its fiscal 2020 outlook when "we can reasonably estimate the impact of the coronavirus."
- Apple now has $207.06 billion in cash on hand, up slightly from last quarterApple continues to host one of the largest cash piles of any U.S. company.
The Fact Checker
- President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in his first three yearsThe president said more false or misleading claims in 2019 as he did in 2017 and 2018 combined.
- Trump has broken more promises than he’s keptOur Trump Promise Tracker follows the progress of 60 key promises made by the president during the 2016 campaign. Here's an update as he enters his fourth year as president.
- Fact-checking the seventh Democratic primary debateHere's a roundup of eight claims from the seventh Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 campaign.
- Trump’s traffic jam of false claims on preexisting conditionsIn a pair of tweets, President Trump got many things about health care outrageously wrong.
- Mr. President, here’s how the budget worksThe president said tax revenue is up because of economic growth spurred by his tax cut. That reflects a basic misunderstanding.
- Elizabeth Warren’s false claim that the filibuster stopped immigration reformThe Senate passed a comprehensive immigration bill with a filibuster-proof majority in 2013. Warren was among the 68 senators who voted yes.
- Fact-checking Trump’s address on the Iran missile attacksIn his address to the nation, President Trump made a number of factually incorrect or dubious claims.
- Biden’s claim that he didn’t tell Obama not to launch bin Laden raidThe vice president's story about his advice on a pivotal moment in Obama's presidency keeps evolving.
- Anatomy of a Trump rally: 67 percent of claims are false or lacking evidenceThe president made 179 factual claims at his longest rally to date. We found that 67 percent were false or unsupported by evidence.
- The most popular fact checks of 2019The results make us wonder: Has Trump fatigue set in?
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- How Trump's Peace Plan Will Change the Middle EastIan Bremmer breaks down the details of what's new in Trump's Israel-Palestine peace plan.
- We Can End Our Endless WarsAmerica should end its military involvement in conflicts in the Middle East and bring our troops home.
- The New Question Hanging Over the Impeachment TrialCorroboration of President Trump's alleged abuse of power will change everything ... or nothing at all.
- Impeachment Game-Playing Is Kavanaugh 2.0Donald Trump's opponents are reverting to the same failed tactics of the past to derail the president's agenda for the crime of winning the 2016 election.
- What Happens When the News Is Gone?
- The Death of Cable News in One ClipThis particular clip has landed with such a bump because it also serves as an example of how inaccurately mediocrities tend to see themselves.
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- CNN Creates Another Unintended Ad for TrumpTo Wilson, Ali, and Lemon, it's far more important to engage in self-satisfied mockery than advance any cause other than the cause of feeling cute on cable.
The Hill
- Trump rallies supporters for recently converted Republican Jeff Van DrewPresident Trump on Tuesday rallied supporters in New Jersey in the home district of recently converted Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew, praising him as a "courageous leader" for bucking House Democrats on the impeachment vo...
- New campaign ad goes after Sanders by mentioning heart attackA Democratic super PAC is expected to release a new ad campaign Wednesday that targets Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the heart attack that he suffered late last year.The ad from Democratic Majority for Israel fea...
- Biden on whether Sanders can unify party as nominee: 'It depends'Former Vice President Joe Biden declined Tuesday to say if he thinks Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) could unite the Democratic Party should he become the 2020 nominee."We have to unite," Biden told reporters in Muscat...
- Senate Democrats' super PAC raised $61 million in 2019Senate Majority PAC (SMP), the super PAC affiliated with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that works to support Democratic candidates for Congress's upper chamber, raked in $61 million in 2019.The heft...
- Giuliani calls Bolton a 'backstabber' over Ukraine allegationsPresident Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani denounced former national security adviser John Bolton as a "backstabber" in an interview set to broadcast Wednesday.Giuliani tore into Bolton in the interview with...
Daily Beast
- Hannity Says He’s ‘Not Recognizing’ Bolton, Angrily Demands He Come on His ShowFox News primetime host Sean Hannity called out former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Tuesday night and demanded that he come on his program to talk about Bolton’s assertions that President Donald Trump told him about a Ukrainian quid pro quo.With Republican senators facing increased pressure to call Bolton as an impeachment witness following […]
- How the Power and Privilege of Prince Andrew, President Trump, and Anne Sacoolas Have Beaten Justice—So FarPhoto illustration by The Daily Beast / Photo GettyIt says much about these through-the-looking-glass times that there is a “debate” about whether there should be witnesses at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Of course there should: this is a trial. Witnesses tend to feature in trials.On the same basis, Trump should be involved too, at the […]
- Washington Post’s Kobe Bryant Tweet Mess Just Got Worse—SomehowERIC BARADATWashington Post national political reporter Felicia Sonmez—fearing for her safety and hiding out in an undisclosed location Tuesday night after being targeted by ugly tweets, obscene emails and death threats—has been told she can return to work.But she’s hardly overjoyed.Amid widespread condemnation from fellow journalists of The Post’s suspension of Sonmez over her tweets […]
- Dershowitz Justifies Patting Pompeo on Back After Trump Praised His NPR Meltdown, Says He’s ‘Great’Famed attorney Alan Dershowitz on Tuesday night defended his congratulatory pat on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s back after President Donald Trump praised Pompeo for berating an NPR reporter, saying he just wanted to “show support” for a “great” secretary of state.Dershowitz, the self-professed liberal lawyer who is now a member of Trump’s impeachment defense […]
- Navy SEAL Promoted After Choking Green Beret to DeathPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos GettyThe U.S. Navy promoted Chief Petty Officer Tony DeDolph four months after he admitted to choking a Green Beret to death. DeDolph—who will be back in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing—was formally charged in November 2018 with felony murder, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, burglary, hazing, and involuntary […]
- YouTuber Admits to Faking His Girlfriend’s Death, Claims She ‘Tried to Ruin My Life’Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos via YoutubeYouTuber ImJayStation has found himself in a spectacular mess. Last week he and his girlfriend apparently collaborated to fake her death; in a now-deleted video posted January 22, ImJayStation, aka Jason Ethier, claimed that his girlfriend had been hit by a drunk driver. He later posted […]
- Prince Andrew: I’m Ready to Talk. The FBI Never Asked. Feds: Oh Yes, We DidPhoto Illustration by Kristen Hazzard/The Daily Beast/GettyIf you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get The Royalist in your inbox every Sunday.Prince Andrew and the FBI were involved in a furious war of words Tuesday, after he denied […]
- Senate Republicans See Bolton Bombshells and Contemplate Doing NothingMelina MaraA week ago, the House’s lead Democratic prosecutor, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), opened the Senate impeachment trial by saying the most important vote for the 100 jurors deciding President Trump’s fate would be the one calling for a real trial—one with additional witnesses and documents—not the one deciding on his removal.On Tuesday, after some […]
- Arizona State Coronavirus Case Sparks Demand for Cancelled ClassesRobyn Beck/GettyThe diagnosis of a patient with novel 2019 coronavirus at Arizona State University earlier this week has inspired a surging petition to cancel classes at the school’s Tempe campus amid lingering uncertainty about how easily the infection can spread.The member “of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing” had […]
- Lev Parnas’ Lawyer Set To Attend Senate Impeachment TrialLev Parnas’ attorney Joseph Bondy is set to attend the Senate impeachment trial tomorrow during the first day of the question-answer period. His co-counsel Stephanie Schuman is also expected to appear, The Daily Beast has learned.“Like many other New York constituents, Mr. Bondy reached out and asked for gallery tickets, and we said yes,” said […]