Section 230, from a 1996 federal law, was meant to protect young internet companies from liability. Lawmakers have threatened to change it.Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 helped create today’s internet giants. It also protects fringe websites from responsibility for material posted by users.May 28, 2020Updated 12:31 p.m. ETThis article was originally…
TOPLINE White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has supported President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that voting by mail is wrought with fraud, but she has taken extensive advantage of Florida rules that allow that practice, with a Tampa Bay Times review finding McEnany has mailed in a ballot for every election she’s participated in since…
In the latest installment of our “Hope Behind the Headlines” series, we look at the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials that have been progressing successfully, and at one promising therapeutic approach for COVID-19: Convalescent plasma therapy.Share on PinterestWhat are the latest reasons for optimism when it comes to COVID-19 research? The COVID-19 pandemic has been taking its…
If members of Congress can’t be bothered to show up and vote, they shouldn’t collect their pay, according to a group of House Republicans who announced legislation Thursday that would strip them of their pay if they use Democrats’ new designated voter scheme. Rep. Ted Budd, North Carolina Republican, is leading the rebellion against what…
TOP FIVE. MEANWHILE, THE STATE HEALT DEPARTMENT IS NOW REPORTING AN ADDITIONAL 651 CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND 45 NEW DEATHS. SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, MORE THAN 53,000 PEOPLE IN OUR STATE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSE 2,364 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. LOCALLY, NEARLY 100 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COVID- Over 53,200 cases of COVID-19 in Florida;…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…