75631454Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other China hawks in GOP are ignoring US intelligence agencies, and continuing to spread the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus came from a Chinese government lab.They're doing it for an audience of one — Donald Trump.China hawks have always fought to get Trump to take an even harder line on China, but he's often put his hopes of signing a trade deal with China first.By turning this anti-China conspiracy theory into a talking point on Trump's favorite TV shows and in his political circles, though, hawks could win Trump to their side. It's worked before.This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.In recent weeks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been making the rounds

President Donald Trump said he's studied history and "learned a lot from Richard Nixon," including not to "fire people." Trump claimed there are two main differences between his situation and Nixon's: the former president "may have been guilty" and he had tapes incriminating himself. Trump's decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey prompted the Justice Department to appoint another former FBI Director, Robert Mueller, as special counsel. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.During a Friday morning phone interview on Fox News' morning show, "Fox and Friends," President Donald Trump said he's studied history and "learned a lot from Richard Nixon," while reflecting on the federal investigation into his 2016 campaign's ties to Russia.The president said one of his key lessons

Lisa Wilkinson broke down in tears on The Project on Sunday night after losing her mother Beryl two months ago.

Carrie Bickmore made a very risqué remark live on The Project on Wednesday night. 

The DC universe was shaken up when news broke that Keiynan Lonsdale will no longer have a leading role in either The Flash or Legends of Tomorrow.

She's known for her hard-hitting journalism on The Project.

Bikini model Laura Dundović and rugby union player Quade Cooper appear to have split after five years together. 

Rihanna is quickly rising to the top of the fashion world and she is ready to celebrate. The 31-year-old just debuted a brand new collection from her Fenty brand, backed by luxury house LVMH.

The supermodel, 22, shared throwback backstage snaps from Rihanna's Savage X Fenty presentation on Instagram on Wednesday.

The Umbrella singer's hair was braided and she wore a black sweater at a medical facility the shots were snapped at.

Her Instagram account was disabled after she shared her topless Lui cover back in 2014. 

While posing boldly for cameras, he sparked up the roll-up cigarette and put on a typically trendy display just hours after walking the red carpet with Rihanna

The Diamonds singer looked alluring in a low-cut black camisole top as she said she was having fun at home with Alexa.

Rihanna and Drake were spotted together at a concert in New York City on Friday by fans. They haven't commented, but the spotting came shortly after her reported breakup from her boyfriend.

It appears Rihanna is on the rebound. The pop superstar is reportedly dating rapper A$AP Rocky following her recent split from Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel.

Normani sizzled in a new set of lingerie shots posted by Rihanna's Savage x Fenty line. The pop singer also shared a more reserved Savage x Fenty outfit to her personal Instagram the day before.

The 11-carat egg-shaped light brown diamond is estimated to cost around $400,000. It's the first time Johansson has worn the rock in public since accepting Jost's proposal in May.

The teen passed away on November 5 and was laid to rest on Friday, November 8. Her family told the New York Post that she had suffered a fatal asthma attack.

Marvel surprised fans with the trailer for the blockbuster which serves as the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase Four and the first film centered around Natasha Romanoff.

Scarlett Johansson brought the drama when she hit the red carpet of the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards with fiance Colin Jost on Sunday night.

Britons spent £69 million on audiobooks in 2018, so why are more and more of us listening to books instead of reading them?

In a 48-hour challenge with immunity up for grabs, the pressure was certainly on for the contestants of Reno Rumble during Wednesday night's episode. 

New Redbacks Ben and Jemma helped their teammates Josh and Jenna win immunity as they won the 48-hour bedroom challenge on Monday night's Reno Rumble.

Reno Rumble contestant Steve Ball has all but blamed his reality show teammates for his being made redundant.

Emotions ran high on Monday night's installment of Reno Rumble thanks to the incredibly tragic history of the teams' new home owners. 

Shelley Craft is not letting the rumble in the ratings get her down.

After jointly announcing the SAG Awards nominations in December, Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox stunned in a red dress at the awards show on Sunday.

The Brexit Party and former UKIP leader, 55, branded Year Of The Rabbit 'totally sick and frankly irresponsible' after it emerged they will kill off 'Neil Fromage' on tomorrow night's show.

Just ahead of her 30th birthday on December 13, Daily Mail takes a look back at Taylor Swift's incredible style transformation.

Promoting her latest project, the much talked about big screen version of Broadway hit Cats, she shared a throwback image on Tuesday.

They gained worldwide fame after their 2014 hit She Looks So Perfect. And now 5 Seconds of Summer have revealed they've been crashing Taylor Swift's birthday parties for five years.

The actor, 28, looked in character for the romantic drama as he sported a navy blazer and matching trousers with a baby blue shirt and a dark tie.

The movie adaptation currently has a 19 per cent approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes and has even received one reviewer's first ever zero-star rating.

The cast of Cats and director Tom Hooper decided to look on the funny side, as they took part in a skit on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Thursday.

Reese Witherspoon and Taylor Swift don't just share a taste in men, but also a mutual appreciation of film, with the actress praising the songstress' Netflix documentary Miss Americana on Thursday.

Kim Kardashian tried to distract from renewed Taylor Swift drama with a heartwarming Instagram post on Saturday. However the commenters were undeterred, lambasting her under the photo.

The supermodel gushed over her beautiful bouquet from Taylor Swift and her longtime lover Joe Alwyn and their three cats on her Instagram Story.

The Voice Australia hopeful Dakota Striplin has made the extraordinary claim that he may be the long-lost grandson of music icon Elvis Presley. 

His hit single Wasabi spent 22 weeks in the ARIA charts after he placed who placed fourth on Australian Idol in 2005.

The Voice's transgender teen Oliver Cuthbert is speaking out about his journey on hormone replacement therapy to help other other teens 'who are still figuring themselves out'.

Natasha Stuart passed away from breast cancer at the age of 43 on Wednesday.

Sarah Browne, who appeared on season five on The Voice, posted an image showing a spider-like scar on her nose on social media.

A disbelieving onlooker watched on as the blonde-haired woman urinated next to a set of railings directly in front of the Royal Australian Regiment Memorial near Wynyard in Sydney's CBD.

Delta Goodren stole the show on Saturday night when she performed in the Music From The Home Front online concert. 

Augmented reality has shown great promise in the mobile ad space, along with the gaming industry.Brands like Frooti, OnePlus, Godrej and Tata have been quick to incorporate AR into effective mobile-led ad campaigns that have proven to enhance user engagement.Vishal Rupani, Co-founder and CEO, mCanvas, walks us through some of the best examples of brands using AR to their advantage.Augmented reality (AR) has become a buzzword in the online tech space. Almost everyone has heard of Pokémon GO, the AR mobile game. But the innovation isn’t exclusive to the gaming industry. It has shown great promise even in the mobile ad space, and brands have been quick to incorporate AR into mobile-led ad campaigns that have proven to enhance user engagement. We’ll let these examples do the talking. Here are

Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere has resigned from the company's board of directors on Friday, according to an SEC report filed by T-Mobile. The abrupt announcement will cut short the remainder of Legere's time in the company by more than a month, as Legere was set to continue as a member of the board until June 4. T-Mobile's report said that Legere had specified that he was not resigning because of any conflicts with management or the board, but did not offer any reason as to the abrupt departure."It has been a privilege and honor to have led T-Mobile as CEO for the past seven and a half years and served on the Board of Directors. And although I will be leaving the Board just a few weeks earlier than planned, be assured that I remain T-Mobile's #1 fan!" Legere said in the announcement. It's

US banks earned $10 billion in two weeks processing the loans from the government scheme to protect small businesses from financial ruin during the coronavirus crisis, according to an NPR report.The rescue plan worth $349 billion offered businesses loans of up to $10 million to thousands of US companies and were guaranteed by the federal Small Business Administration.The banks charged a transaction fee of 5% on loans worth less than $350,000, while on loans worth between $2 million - $10 million, the cost was 1%.The banks defended the massive windfall of loan transaction fees, saying that processing the loans involved complicated vetting procedures.Treasury Department guidelines are less rigorous than for regular loans, and the taxpayer provides the funding, so there is little risk for the

Around half of all US workers can earn more money collecting unemployment instead of their current jobs.The federal government ramped up unemployment benefits by $600 a week until the end of June, bringing the average weekly total to $978 a week — or $20 more than what many workers earned before the pandemic.Labor experts said the generous benefits are helping keep people home and tamping down the spread of the virus, which is what they were designed to do.But it could complicate efforts by businesses to hire in the short-run.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Nearly half of all American workers are set to earn better pay from unemployment than their current jobs, according to The Wall Street Journal.Under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus law that Congress approved last

Giuseppe Badalamenti, the owner of Chicago Pizza Boss, posted his March Grubhub earnings statement on Facebook, and it showed that the delivery platform took around 70% of its $1000 earnings through the platform."Stop believing you are supporting your community by ordering from a 3rd party delivery company," Badalamenti wrote on Facebook."Restaurant owners select the services they want and only pay a commission to Grubhub when we help generate sales," a Grubhub spokesperson told Business Insider. Grubhub, which is part of the same company as Seamless, has come under fire for asking users to oppose San Francisco's order to slash its commission fees for restaurants from an average of 30% to 15%.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Grubhub claims to be helping local restaurants.

Controversial former Smiths singer Morrissey has banned meat from being served backstage when he performs at Vivid at the Sydney Opera House in May.