Benjamin Fearnow
Media Reporter
Benjamin Fearnow is a reporter based out of Newsweek's New York City offices. He was previously at CBS and Mediaite after working as a news curator at Facebook. Fearnow has pieces published in The Atlantic as well as stories published about him in Wired and The New York Times. He attended the Columbia University School of Journalism after graduating from Indiana University-Bloomington. Email: b.fearnow @ newsweek [dot] com.
Two-Thirds of Americans Say They're Experiencing 'Joy of Missing Out'
The survey, however, revealed that younger Americans are far more prone to experiencing fear of missing out this summer.
Pompeo Says He Personally Warned Mullah Baradar: U.S. Knows Where You Live
Pompeo claimed he told the Mullah Baradar "we knew exactly where his house was" in threatening remarks to the Taliban leader during February 2020 peace talks.
Cuomo Accuser Blasts NY Assembly Speaker Over Suspension of Probe
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is under fire from Charlotte Bennett and Lindsey Boylan over the suspension of an impeachment investigation into the governor.
Kabul Disaster Like Fall of Saigon, Democrat Debbie Dingell Says
"It does feel like the fall of Saigon today, I'm not going to lie," said Rep. Dingell, a staunch ally of the White House.
About Half of Vaxxed Californians Say Unvaccinated People Anger Them: Poll
Among vaccinated respondents in the poll, 59 percent described unvaccinated people as "putting people like me at risk."
Devin Nunes Blames Ex-Gov. Schwarzenegger for GOP's 'Demise' in California
The GOP California congressman responded to Schwarzenegger telling COVID-19 vaccination critics last week, "screw your freedom."
Nevada Official: Chinese Family of Gov's Wife Profiting Off Mask Mandate
"She is Chinese. And if you put two and two together, they actually said her family in China own a company that's making a lot of money off of this issue," the Nye County GOP official said.
Half of Texas Trauma Hospitals Run out of ICU Beds as COVID Surges
"Patients in the ICU are sicker and stay in the hospital longer than with prior surges, putting more strain on hospital resources," Dr. Desmar Walkes said.
Pastor Joshua Feuerstein Says 'You Don't Need the Vaccine, You Got Jesus'
The ardently anti-President Joe Biden pastor based out of Tennessee and Texas railed against "pansy preachers that fill the pulpit in America today."
Al Gore Says Top COVID Lesson Also Applies to Climate Change
"One of the most important lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that when scientists are warning about a looming threat, we all ought to listen," Gore said.
China Says GOP, Democratic Fighting Made U.S. No. 1 in Pandemic Failure
The report called President Donald Trump "probably the biggest promotor of COVID-19 misinformation" and said he sparked hyperpartisan fighting, which prevented Democrat and Republican lawmakers from combating the virus spread.
Senate Hopeful Mike Gibbons Blasts 'Woke' Culture, Says Women Not Oppressed
Gibbons aims to replace retiring senator Rob Portman in the 2022 midterms.
Americans Caught With Fake COVID Docs at US-Canada Border Subject to $750K
Canadian officials on Monday are set to re-open the U.S.-Canada border to American citizens and permanent U.S. residents who can show proof they are fully vaccinated.
Trump Claims 100M Could Have Died Without Operation Warp Speed
"Could you imagine if I were president right now and we had this massive attack from the coronavirus?" the former president asked Fox News host Dan Bongino.
Ex-Mobster Sammy Gravano Says Gov Cuomo 'Killed More People Than the Mafia'
"He put people who have the coronavirus in old-age homes, 13-or-15,000 senior citizens died. This is more than the mafia killed," Gravano said.
Teacher Warns 'This Can Happen to You' After Barely Surviving Delta Variant
"You do everything right, I wore masks, I QR coded, I was cautious ... and yet this can happen to you," an Australian teacher said.
Rep. Ted Lieu Calls Out GOP Lawmaker Who Opposes 'Vaccine Coercion'
Rep. Chip Roy sought to promote a "#ChooseFreedom" trend on social media as he and other Republicans pushed back against the Biden administration's push to get every American vaccinated.
Body Cam Video Shows Police Responding to Surfside Collapse: 'This is Huge'
"Captain, the Champlain Towers, the building collapsed," a stunned officer says over his radio in body cam footage as he looks at the destruction around him.
NC School Board Member Blames COVID Rise on 'Illegals' Crossing Border
Tim Furr said masks should not be a local requirement because of undocumented migrants crossing the U.S. border with Mexico, despite his county being nearly 1,400 miles away.
Mary Trump Blasts 'The View' Host Meghan McCain for Avoiding Debate
"It's a shame that your colleague didn't have the courage to come on and have this conversation with me," Mary Trump said of the noticeably absent co-host, McCain.
Top Democrats Warn Biden Against Student Loan, Eviction Restart
"The White House says it doesn't have authority to extend the eviction moratorium or cancel student debt. But it hasn't had a problem conducting airstrikes without authorization from Congress," Representative Jamaal Bowman said.
23% of Republican Men Have Favorable View of White Nationalists: Poll
Seventeen percent of Democratic Party men in the survey also said they have some form of "favorable" view of white nationalist groups.
Letters Show Clash Between Florida Mayors Over Access to Surfside Condo
"It would not be an understatement to characterize our need to access the collapse site as an emergency," Mayor Burkett wrote to Mayor Levine Cava.
Trump Says He Didn't Ask DOJ to Call Election 'Corrupt'
"In fact, it is just the opposite," Trump said of the handwritten notes reportedly penned by him.
Xi Jinping Preps China for 'Military Struggle' Amid Afghan Security Concern
"The consolidation of national defense and a strong military must be accelerated," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
Texas Dem Lawmaker Compares Walkout to Sam Houston Battle for Independence
State Rep. Alex Dominguez referenced the 1836 battle between Sam Houston and Antonio López de Santa Anna, which secured Texas' independence from Mexico.
Group Pens Letter Urging White Parents Against Kids Going to Ivy League
"These schools have afforded white families privilege for generations," the letter from a group calling itself Dallas Justice Now reads.
U.K. Warship Enters South China Sea Despite Beijing Warnings
A 2016 ruling from the Hague rejected China's claim and allowed the U.S., U.K. and Australia to conduct routine freedom of navigation operations in parts of the South China Sea.
Chiefs to Stop Running of Warpaint Horse Amid Talks of Native American Tie
"We just feel like it's time to retire Warpaint," Kansas City Chiefs President Mark Donovan said during a Monday press conference.
Texas Crowd Stones Gunman to Death After Fatal Shooting
Party attendees reportedly stoned an alleged gunman to death after he opened fire early Monday morning, killing one person and injuring three others in Fort Worth's Como area.
