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Trudeau says world has questions ‘particularly’ for China on COVID-19 origin

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be questions “particularly” for China about how the coronavirus pandemic began and its handling of the early days of the crisis.

Trudeau would not say whether he shares his ambassador’s assessment but did highlight China as a source of particular interest when questions come about how the pandemic began.

“I think it’s clear there are many questions for countries around the origins and behaviour in early days around the COVID-19 situation, particularly questions for China,” he said.

1:38 Report says China hoarded Canadian PPE in early days of COVID-19 outbreak Report says China hoarded Canadian PPE in early days of COVID-19 outbreak.

Mounting evidence now shows China muzzled local officials and doctors who tried to raise alarm bells about the spread of a new virus.

One China refers to the demand by the Chinese regime that any country wanting to do business with China recognize its claim over Taiwan.

0:37 Trudeau suggests Canada will not push for Taiwan state status at WHO Trudeau suggests Canada will not push for Taiwan state status at WHO . »

Mitch McConnell is pushing the Senate to pass a measure that would let the FBI collect Americans' web-browsing history without a warrant

Authored by businessinsider.com

An amendment proposed by McConnell would, for the first time ever, let the FBI collect records on Americans' web-browsing and search histories without a warrant.

Another amendment drafted by McConnell would give the attorney general more oversight of FBI investigations into political operatives, like the recent FBI investigation into the Trump campaign.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing forward with an amendment that would let the FBI collect records on Americans' web-browsing and search histories without a warrant this week. »

ANALYSIS: Netflix Saved Its Average User From 9.1 Days of Commercials in 2019

Authored by reviews.com

The average Netflix subscriber spent over two hours a day streaming Netflix content in 2019.

With no commercials, two hours of Netflix saves users from over 36 minutes of ads daily, or 219 hours of ads a year .

Last year, Netflix VP of Original Content Cindy Holland announced that the average Netflix user spends two hours a day using the service. »

Seth Rogen’s ‘An American Pickle’ Movie Gets HBO Max Premiere Date

Authored by deadline.com

The pic, from Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Pictures, will world premiere as the first HBO Max original film under the Warner Max movie label.

One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years.

The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn’t aged a day. »

Baltimore Restaurant Owner Can't Get Employees to Return Because They Make More in Unemployment

Authored by newsweek.com

A Baltimore restaurant owner said Tuesday that she can't get employees to return to work because they make more in unemployment benefits than in working for her business.

"They don't want to [come back to work] and I don't really want a restaurant full of unhappy employees," Wagner told the tv station.

A Congressional Research Service report on state unemployment insurance released late last year indicated that most states provide unemployment payments to residents for up to 26 weeks. »