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By Bradford Betz Fox News December 7, 2020 Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on Friday said that his office will not be “blackmailed, bullied, or used as muscle” against county residents to enforce California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus orders. In a statement, Bianco criticized the Democratic governor’s “dictatorial attitude” toward Californians, while he dined in luxury, traveled, kept his own business open, and sent his kids to in-person private school. It is “very telling about his attitude toward California residents, his feelings about the virus, and it is extremely hypocritical,” Bianco said. The sheriff called the state’s metrics to…

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Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Michael D. Shear New York Times December 6, 2020 WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has selected Xavier Becerra, the Democratic attorney general of California, as his nominee for secretary of health and human services, tapping a former congressman who would be the first Latino to run the department as it battles the surging coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Becerra became Mr. Biden’s clear choice only over the past few days, according to people familiar with the transition’s deliberations, and was a surprise. Mr.…

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By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Michael D. Shear New York Times December 6, 2020 WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has selected Xavier Becerra, the Democratic attorney general of California, as his nominee for secretary of health and human services, tapping a former congressman who would be the first Latino to run the department as it battles the surging coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Becerra became Mr. Biden’s clear choice only over the past few days, according to people familiar with the transition’s deliberations, and was a surprise. Mr. Becerra has carved out a profile on the issues of criminal…

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Wallace interrupts Azar over Biden’s title: ‘He’s the president-elect’ TheHill December 6, 2020 Fox News anchor Chris Wallace interrupted Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Sunday after Azar referred to Joe Biden as “vice president” rather than “president-elect.” “We welcome Vice President Biden to the club,” Azar said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Since the middle of April … the president’s guidelines have called for -” Before Azar could finish, Wallace interjected, “He’s the president-elect, sir. He’s the president-elect.” Azar did not respond to Wallace, pressing ahead and saying President Trump has “called masks patriotic.” Continue Reading…..

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Brennan: ‘No problems’ with Durham probe going into 2021, claims he did not rely on Steele dossier By Ronn Blitzer Fox News December 6, 2020 Former CIA Director John Brennan told “Fox News Sunday” that he does not see anything wrong with Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham continuing his investigation of the Russia probe into 2021, while insisting that he never improperly relied on the unverified dossier compiled by ex-British spy Christopher Steele. Attorney General William Barr recently named Durham as special counsel in an effort to ensure the investigation continues into President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. “I think…

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New York Post December 6, 2020 The co-owner of a Staten Island bar that has kept serving customers in violation of COVID-19 restrictions was arrested again late Saturday — this time for allegedly ramming his car into a Sheriff’s deputy, according to law enforcement sources. Danny Presti, co-owner of Mac’s Public House in Grant City, was being held early Sunday at the borough’s 122nd Precinct, police said. A Sheriff’s deputy who Presti allegedly drove into remained at Staten Island University Hospital for injuries sustained when he was thrown onto the hood of the bar owner’s car, a law enforcement…

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Daily Breeze December 6, 2020 You can no longer “Eat at Joe’s.” The popular Redondo Beach diner was shuttered by the Los Angeles County Public Health Department midday Friday, Dec. 4, and fined $500, said owner Alex Jordan. He has a hearing with the Health Department scheduled in 10 days, he added. The county did not respond to requests for comment Friday. The closure, which Jordan called arbitrary and heavy-handed, comes after Eat at Joe’s publicly defied countywide orders banning all in-person dining in an effort to slow the current surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. In the days…

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Kate McKinnon returns as farting Rudy Giuliani in SNL cold open By Khaleda Rahman Newsweek December 6, 2020 Saturday Night Live returned after a month-long hiatus with a cold open mocking Rudy Giuliani’s latest efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. Kate McKinnon reprised her role as President Donald Trump’s personal attorney for a sketch parodying Giuliani’s recent appearance at an election fraud hearing. As he spoke before the Michigan House Oversight Committee, Giuliani reportedly farted loudly enough for the sound to be picked up by microphones in the room. In SNL’s parody, McKinnon’s Giuliani…

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