West Ham, Hull and the EFL all defend the decision to go ahead with Carabao Cup clash despite Hammers’ three positive Covid-19 tests and NO testing for League One club as they claim all safety protocols were satisfied West Ham, Hull and the EFL insist...
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Steph Claire Smith forced to defend herself after being slammed for wearing a face mask at a beach
Fitness entrepreneur Steph Claire Smith has been forced to defend herself after she was slammed for wearing a face mask at a beach in Melbourne. The 25-year-old model shared a seemingly innocent picture on Instagram showing her wearing a bikini, along with a blue face...
Ohio, GOP defend limit on ballot drop boxes to 1 per county
Ohio and Republican groups including the Trump campaign are defending a GOP election chief’s directive limiting ballot drop boxes in the critical presidential battleground to one per county By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press September 21, 2020, 6:45 PM • 2 min read Share to...
Elizabeth Warren and AOC defend Taylor Swift in her feud with Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun
Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have spoken out in support of Taylor Swift amid the singer’s public feud with music executives Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun. The Democrat lawmakers weighed in on the controversy over the weekend after Swift accused Big Machine Label Group founder Borchetta...
ITV stands by BGT’s Ashley Banjo as they defend his ‘heartfelt, authentic’ BLM performance
ITV have stood by Britain’s Got Talent judge Ashley Banjo after his Black Lives Matter-inspired performance with dance troupe Diversity sparked 23,308 Ofcom complaints. In a statement the broadcaster told MailOnline that their performance offered an ‘authentic, heartfelt’ response to the issues of 2020 after viewers...
Republicans Defend Trump After He Admitted Downplaying True Threat Of COVID-19
At the time, however, the president was repeatedly downplaying the virus in public as no more dangerous than the flu and saying it would soon “go away” and “disappear.” “I wanted to always play it down,” he said on March 19. “I still like playing it down,...
Queensland doctors step in to defend Chief Health Officer
Having held her position since 2005, Dr Young is the longest-serving Chief Health Officer in Australia. She has advised four premiers through six epidemics, including MERS, swine flu and the 2009 dengue outbreak. Dr Young faced an onslaught of attacks after she denied 26-year-old Canberra...
Authorities defend response to toy gun seen in online class
Authorities in Colorado are defending their decision to send two school resource officers to a home where a 12-year-old Black boy pointed a gun that turned out to be a toy at a friend during an online class they were taking together September 12, 2020,...
Fox News hosts scramble to defend Trump against new Woodward tapes
On Wednesday, outlets starting reporting on Bob Woodward’s new book on President Trump, “Rage.” Trump told Woodward during one of the many interviews they had for the book, that he downplayed the coronavirus crisis. Wednesday night, Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity defended...
Ministers DEFEND breaching international law over Brexit divorce deal
Boris Johnson has been accused of aping Donald Trump’s tactics in Brexit negotiations as ministers voiced defiance over breaking the terms of the divorce deal. The PM insisted he was doing his ‘duty’ today as he faced a Tory mutiny for reneging on the Withdrawal...