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Scott Atlas, one of President Trump's special coronavirus advisers and a faculty member at Stanford University's Hoover Institution in Palo Alto, Calif., is causing a minor fracas among students and faculty at the elite university. During a Faculty Senate meeting at Stanford University late last month, the college's president and provost were asked whether Dr. Scott Atlas should face university …
Washington: Twitter on Sunday removed a "misleading" tweet downplaying the efficacy of masks posted by a top coronavirus adviser to President Donald Trump, while U.S. cases surged before the November 3 election. As the Trump administration fends off accusations that its mixed messaging on wearing masks hampered the fight against the coronavirus, Dr. Scott Atlas continued to minimize the importance …