Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
NFLPA Wants Players Tested Daily For Virus When Camps Open
The NFL Players Association wants players tested daily for coronavirus, one of the outstanding points in discussions with the NFL over health and safety protocols as the start of training camp draws n...
Jul 17, 2020
Mayor Of Portland To Trump: Get Your Troops Out Of The City
PORTLAND, Ore. - The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal prop...
Jul 17, 2020
Georgia Gov Sues To End Cities’ Defiance On Mask Rules
ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta's mayor and city council to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp...
Jul 17, 2020
Mnuchin Urges Swift Aid Bill; Ex-Fed Chairs Want Bigger Deal
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress Friday to quickly enact a new pandemic relief package targeting hardest-hit swaths of the economy, as lawmakers race to stand up federal a...
Jul 17, 2020
Pence Turns Up Heat On Biden With Wisconsin Speech
MADISON, Wis. - Vice President Mike Pence stepped up attacks on Joe Biden with an aggressive speech Friday in the birthplace of the Republican Party, casting the election in under four months as a cho...
Jul 17, 2020
Pentagon Bans Confederate Flag Displays On Military Installations
WASHINGTON (AP) - After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention the word ban o...
Jul 17, 2020
Atlanta Mayor: Trump Broke City’s Mask Rule, Ignored Science
ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sued the city of Atlanta over its face-mask requirement just after President Donald Trump arrived in the city without wearing a mask, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said ...
Jul 17, 2020
Russia Is Hacking Virus Vaccine Trials, US, UK, Canada Say
WASHINGTON - Western governments accused hackers believed to be part of Russian intelligence of trying to steal valuable private information about a coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, calling out the Kr...
Jul 16, 2020
Washington Redskins Hire Law Firm To Review Culture
Owner Dan Snyder has hired a District of Columbia law firm to review the Washington Redskins' culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct.Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh LLP confirmed ...
Jul 16, 2020
Barr Says US Now Overly Reliant On Chinese Goods, Services
WASHINGTON - The United States has become overly reliant on Chinese goods and services, including face masks, medical gowns and other protective equipment designed to curb the spread of the coronaviru...
Jul 16, 2020
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