Media and politics reporter • jclara.chan@thewrap.com • Twitter: @jclarachan
Experience:
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Fox News Drops Diamond & Silk After Pro-Trump Sisters Spread False Coronavirus Conspiracies (Report)
The Trump-supporting pair made weekly videos for Fox Nation, but the last available episode dates back to March 31
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Sean Hannity Responds to Challenge to Support First Responders – by Buying Yankees Tickets
Fox News host paid it way, way forward after colleague Ainsley Earhardt bought groceries for a local community center
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Tara Reade’s Former Neighbor Says She Heard About Joe Biden Sexual Assault Accusation in Mid-’90s
“She was upset. And the more she talked about it, the more she started crying,” Lynda LaCasse told Business Insider
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Seattle Times, Tampa Bay Times, Axios, Poynter Receive Loans Through Paycheck Protection Program
“This is a lifeline for us for the next 60 days,” Seattle Times President and CFO Alan Fisco tells the paper
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Cheddar Permanently Shuts Down Los Angeles Studio Amid Layoffs
The layoffs are part of a recent consolidation of Cheddar’s two live-streamed networks, a spokesperson told TheWrap
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Astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz Sues American Girl, Says ‘Luciana Vega’ Doll Stole Her Likeness
A representative for American Girl says it “takes great pride in creating original characters for girls” and will defend itself “rigorously”
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Trump Signs $484 Billion Relief Package, $321 Billion Allocated for Small Business Loans
$75 billion will go to hospitals and $25 billion for COVID-19 testing
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Trump Wonders If Injecting Disinfectant – or Light – Into Human Bodies Could Kill Coronavirus (Video)
It goes without saying that you definitely should not do that
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Michael Caputo, New Health and Human Services Spokesperson, Deletes Racist Tweets About Chinese People
Caputo also falsely accused Democrats of wanting coronavirus to kill thousands in order to hurt Trump
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Critical Workers in Los Angeles, With or Without Symptoms, Can Now Get Tested for Coronavirus
Those eligible include health care professionals, grocery store workers, first responders and critical government personnel, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced
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A Day After Praising Georgia Gov Brian Kemp, Trump Says He Disagrees With Plan to Reopen State
“I told him I totally disagree,” Trump says the day after declaring that Kemp “knows what he’s doing”
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Trump Signs Order Suspending U.S. Immigration for 60 Days
The ban will apply to individuals applying for permanent residency in the U.S.
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California to Begin Scheduling Essential Surgeries Again
The governor also announced the opening of 86 new testing sites and a goal of 60,000-80,000 tests to be conducted a day in the near future
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Deadspin Editor in Chief Jim Rich Promoted to Editorial Director of G/O Media
The position was formerly held by Paul Maidment, who resigned last November after a mass exodus of Deadspin staff
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Counties Where Hannity Viewers Outnumber Tucker Carlson’s Have Had More COVID-19 Deaths, Study Finds
Fox spokesperson calls study “reckless” and says it ignores Hannity’s early coronavirus coverage from January and February
