Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Donald Trump denied a People magazine journalist’s claim that he sexually assaulted her during an interview. His explanation: She’s not attractive enough. On Wednesday, People magazine journalist Natasha Stoynoff alleged that Trump tried to forcibly kiss her while she was on assignment. She wrote that Trump brought her into a room, shut the door, “and…
storytext Will Donald Trump give an interview? Will he hold a press conference? Will he show up at next week’s debate? On Thursday morning, he canceled on his friend Sean Hannity, a Fox News spokeswoman said. He had been scheduled to appear on Hannity’s Fox News show Thursday night. He backed out around 11:30 a.m….
Donald Trump’s campaign is “pulling out of Virginia,” a move that stunned staff in the battleground state, three sources with knowledge of the decision told NBC News. The decision came from Trump’s headquarters in New York and was announced on a conference call late Wednesday that left some Republican Party operatives in the state blindsided….
Updated | I am Sidney Blumenthal. At least, that is what Vladimir Putin—and, somehow, Donald Trump—seem to believe. And that should raise concerns about not only Moscow’s attempts to manipulate this election but also how Trump came to push Russian disinformation to American voters. An email from Blumenthal—a confidant of Hillary Clinton and a man, second…
Image: Getty Hurricane Matthew ravaged Haiti on Tuesday, completely decimating the southeastern region of the country and killing 842 people, according to local authorities. Information has been slow to make its way to the rest of the world, because areas hit hardest by the hurricane were remote coastal villages, completely disconnected from the rest of…
Hurricane Matthew is one of the most powerful storms to barrel through the Caribbean in over a decade. The violent windstorm has already claimed the lives of more than 108 people in Haiti and at least 4 people in the Dominican Republic. The hurricane has displaced tens of thousands more across the Caribbean including the…
The number of people killed in Haiti by the devastating effects of Hurricane Matthew had risen above 280, local officials said on Thursday, as rescue workers and aid agencies hoped to begin reaching remote areas of the country to assess the damage. The hurricane, which hit Haiti on Tuesday, brought 145mph winds and torrential rains…
Courtney Kube 2 hours ago Military officials on Thursday evening released numbers for what resources were being moved both in and out of the massive deadly storm. National Guard Florida: 2,500 Soldiers and Airmen activated to provide search and rescue, reconnaissance, high-wheeled vehicle and security support More than 6,000 Soldiers and Airmen from National…
Courtney Kube 2 hours ago Military officials on Thursday evening released numbers for what resources were being moved both in and out of the massive deadly storm. National Guard Florida: 2,500 Soldiers and Airmen activated to provide search and rescue, reconnaissance, high-wheeled vehicle and security support More than 6,000 Soldiers and Airmen from National…
An epidemic of clown sightings is spreading across America – and no one is laughing any more [if IE 9]>< ![endif][if IE 9]>< ![endif] ‘I saw them. They ran off into the woods just as I came out. They’re trying to scare us’. Photograph: Alamy Matthew Teague in Greenville, South Carolina, and Flomaton, Alabama Wednesday...