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Twitter’s new policy on labeling “potentially harmful and misleading content” about coronavirus will not apply to the World Health Organization’s January tweet that stated there was “no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission.” The social media platform announced Monday that it would be labeling and providing contexts to “some Tweets containing disputed or misleading information related …

Chinese telecom giant Huawei, currently facing charges of fraud, intellectual property theft, and racketeering, is featuring CNN host Van Jones on a panel to discuss the rise of coronavirus “misinformation” days before its temporary license to do business in the U.S. expires. Huawei’s webinar, set to be hosted along with the National Association of Black …

The World Health Organization said it could not invite Taiwan to an upcoming international health summit, despite pleas from the U.S. and its allies, due to “divergent views,” after China said it “deplores and opposes” efforts to include Taipei in the gathering. WHO principal legal officer Steven Solomon explained to reporters on Monday that the …

There is a new theory as to what caused Tom Brady’s split from the Patriots, and it involves a coach — just not the one some might think. Longtime offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels had a “deteriorating relationship” with Brady that helped cause the future Hall of Fame quarterback to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, …

As we have made our way through four-fifths of the addictively entertaining hagiography “The Last Dance,” there is one thing, I believe, that can be stated with absolute historical accuracy. Jeff Van Gundy was right. Van Gundy, you may recall, went on a Chicago radio station in the winter of 1997 – right in the …

Sony has shut down its PlayStation Store in China to upgrade its security there — cutting off income from the world’s largest video game market. PlayStation China announced the temporary suspension of the store on its Weibo account Sunday, saying only that it was for a “system security upgrade.” The Japanese tech company did not …

Countries involved in China’s massive international infrastructure push have reportedly asked Beijing for breaks on loans as the coronavirus roils their economies. China has lent countries hundreds of billions of dollars for infrastructure projects under its “Belt and Road Initiative,” which aims to build railroads, highways, energy pipelines and other arteries linking the country with …

During a recent interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, Tesla CEO Elon Musk called recent Wuhan coronavirus shelter-in-place orders “unconstitutional” just days after reports appeared implying that Tesla’s Fremont plant may begin production again soon in violation of lockdown orders. In an appearance on episode number 1,470 of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tesla CEO …

American producers continued shipping massive loads of pork to China — even as the coronavirus crisis choked the US’s meat supply, a new report says. Pork exports to China have more than quadrupled compared to a year ago even as the pandemic forced US slaughterhouses and processing plants to close, according to data Reuters published …

A group of 18 Republican state attorneys general on Monday called on congressional leaders to hold hearings on China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to the Senate and House leadership, the attorneys general noted the widespread conclusion that China concealed the coronavirus outbreak during its initial stages. “In what Secretary of State …