Scandal! Horror! Biden's press-briefing notes prompt rightwing outrage

Fox News got exercised about the president taking cues on Thursday – but there’s nothing wrong with being prepared

Joe Biden’s first press conference has caused some strong reactions from the conservative side of the aisle after he was caught … reading notes.

On Thursday night, Fox News dedicated considerable time covering just how long Biden took to hold his first press conference – 49 days!

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Hausen – grim and grimy German chiller casts a dark shadow

Set in a cursed apartment building, Sky’s sinewy horror series has promise amid its random carnival of disgust

It’s dark, and rain pours down thickly, as wan teenager Juri (Tristan Göbel) and his ursine father Jaschek (Charly Hübner) arrive at the tower block they’ll soon regret calling home, in the opening scene of the German chiller Hausen (Sky Atlantic). Prepare for horror of the dripping, oozing, inky kind, set in a cursed building where the taps seem to be watching you, the condensation on the windows has a threatening aura and mould is a supporting character. It’s grim, grimy, cobwebbed and dank. Very dank.

Jaschek is the flats’ new caretaker, tasked immediately with fixing a heating system clogged with tar that seems to choose which way it flows. That leaves Juri to wander the corridors, stumbling across creepy Shining-like children and cackling vagrants who act as if they know something. We, however, know little for an episode and a half, as Hausen very slowly builds an atmosphere designed to bring on the night-time heebie jeebies.

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Coronavirus live news: EU demands 'fair share' of Covid jabs, US doubles vaccine target

Biden pledges 200m jabs in his first 100 days; Brazil records more than 100,000 new daily cases; Mexico death toll passes 100,000

Hello and welcome to our continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, with me, Alison Rourke.

Before we kick off, here’s a summary of the main news so far:

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The glaring omission in Biden's first press conference



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Family of teen who choked on chicken nugget gets $2 million



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‘We will leave – the question is when’: Biden says 1 May withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan now unlikely



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Zuckerberg says Trump ‘should be responsible’ for role in Capitol attack



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Maskless woman hurls n-word at Black cashier after being refused service in New York market



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Final voting results show major setback for Israel's Netanyahu



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The Presidential Press Conference in the Biden Era Is as Awful as Ever

Under Trump, we had to listen. But now? There must be a better way.

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The Return of Mass Shootings

Will there be a way forward this time?

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José Baselga, Who Advanced Breast Cancer Treatments, Dies at 61


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National Book Critics Circle Names 2020 Award Winners


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