Jan 24, 2019 - Energy & Environment

Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate Intel Committee

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The Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen to testify in mid-February for what would likely be a closed-door hearing, CNN reports.

Background: Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, announced yesterday that Cohen would postpone his scheduled public appearance before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 7 due to "threats against his family" from Trump and his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. CNN reports that it's not yet clear how Cohen, who is due to report to federal prison in March on charges of campaign finance violations, tax evasion and lying to Congress, will respond to the subpoena due to his ongoing concerns about his family.

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Rashaan Ayesh

1 hour ago - Sports

31 MLB players test positive for COVID as workouts resume

The Cleveland Indians on the field during a summer workout session. Photo: Dan Mendlik/Cleveland Indians via Getty Images

31 Major League Baseball players and seven staff members from 19 of the 30 teams tested positive for the coronavirus, AP reports.

Why it matters: Major League Baseball and the player's association announced the numbers on Friday. The positive cases come just as teams resumed workouts for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic brought spring training to an abrupt halt in March. Opening day is set for July 23 as the league prepares for its shortest schedule since 1878, AP notes.

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Orion Rummler

1 hour ago - Politics & Policy

Trump extends coronavirus PPP loan application deadline to August 8

President Trump boards Air Force One on July 3. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Trump signed off on Saturday to give businesses another five weeks to apply for funds through the Paycheck Protection Program.

Why it matters: Roughly $130 billion in PPP funding is still available. The Small Business Administration's inspector general found in May that some rural, minority and women-owned businesses may not have gotten loans due to a lack of prioritization from the agency.

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Rashaan Ayesh

2 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Colorado police chief fires officers who reenacted Elijah McClain's death

LaWayne Mosley, father of Elijah McClain, wears a t-shirt with is son's picture on it during a press conference in Oct. 2019. Photo: Andy Cross/MediaNewsGroup/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Interim Aurora, Colo., police chief Vanessa Wilson fired two officers for reenacting the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain and a third officer for commenting on the photo that captured the "despicable act," The Washington Post reports.

Why it matters: McClain died in the summer of 2019 after police officers held him in a chokehold and paramedics used a heavy sedative. People have been protesting McClain's death recently after the police killing of George Floyd revitalized the movement against police brutality.