Wed – February 26, 2020

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1870 – NYC opened a 312 ft long pneumatic subway…a prototype that never became anything else

1919 – The Grand Canyon National Park is established

1935 – Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated his RADAR (radio detection and ranging) system

1993 – The first bombing of the World Trade Center killed six people and injured over 1000.

2012 – George Zimmerman shoots and kills Trayvon Martin following altercation in Sanford, FL

News and The Politics out of D.C.

DEBATE #10 — WHAT YOU NEEDED TO KNOW

WARREN HITS BLOOMBERG HARD AGAIN ON ALLEGATION HE TOLD PREGNANT EMPLOYEE TO ‘KILL IT’

AP’s DEBATE TAKEAWAYS — BERNIE WAS BRUISED, BUT NOT BROKEN

DESPITE TAKING HITS ON HIS CASTRO COMMENTS, SANDERS’ CAMPAIGN CLAIMS DEBATE VICTORY

CBS’ MODERATORS BLASTED AFTER THEY LOST CONTROL OF THE DEBATE

BLOOMBERG’S AD BUY DURING THE DEBATE DRAWS SOCIAL MEDIA FIRE

GOP GIVES AG BARR A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

BLOOMBERG’S GAL PAL SAYS ‘GET OVER IT’ WHEN ASKED ABOUT ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN

MORE OUT OF DC

PRESIDENT TRUMP SCOLDS CNN’S JIM ACOSTA DURING INDIA PRESSER

TED CRUZ TAKES APART JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR’S LATEST ATTACKS ON THE PRESIDENT

MATT WALSH: DEMOCRATS BLOCK BILL THAT WOULD MANDATE CARE FOR BABIES THAT SURVIVE ABORTIONS

JOHN BOLTON SLAMS SANDERS FOR AIPAC SNUB

HILLARY CLINTON DOES DAMAGE CONTROL ON HARVEY WEINSTEIN BY THROWING EVERYONE UNDER THE BUS

General News

HERE’S THE AP’s CURATED COVERAGE OF THE VIRUS

CDC SAYS AMERICANS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

THE BOSTON RED SOX HAVE A COVID-19 PROBLEM

NO CORONA VIRUS IN SAN FRAN — BUT, A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED

ITALY SEES A SPIKE IN CASES AND DEATHS

TROJAN CONDOMS RESPONDS TO POSSIBLE CANCELLATION OF THE SUMMER OLYMPICS

STOCKS SINK ON CONTINUED CONCERNS A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IS POSSIBLE

HOW BAD WAS THE STOCK MARKET ON TUESDAY? IT WAS THE BIGGEST 2-DAY DROP (POINT WISE) EVER

DISNEY CEO BOB IGER STEPS DOWN, WILL REMAIN CHAIRMAN THROUGH 2021

‘HOT POCKETS HEIRESS’ SENTENCED TO FIVE MONTHS IN PRISON OVER COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL

AMAZON GO OPENS NEW, FULL-SIZED GROCERY STORE WITH NO CASHIERS

FOX NEWS CRUSHED EVERYONE ELSE IN THE RATINGS – THEIR HIGHEST EVER

ABC TO SPIN OFF ‘THE BACHELOR’ — THIS TIME FOR SENIORS

THE FINAL TALLY OF THE COMPLAINTS TO THE FCC ABOUT THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW IS IN

Strange News Catching My Eye

OOPSY — DEMOLITION COMPANY TEARS DOWN THE WRONG HOME IN TEXAS

ALSO OOPS, WEATHERMAN ACCIDENTALLY TURNS ON FACEBOOK FILTER BEFORE GOING LIVE

BAD ASS: BABOON ESCAPES VASECTOMY OPERATION AT LAB, FLEES WITH TWO FEMALE MONKEYS

TOFU IS WORSE FOR THE EARTH THAN LAMB, PORK AND CHICKENS SAY FARMERS

MICKEY D’s IS AUCTIONING OFF A DIAMOND-ENCRUSTED 18K GOLD SHAMROCK SHAKE CUP (FOR CHARITY)