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The worst outbreak of coronavirus in Europe has spurred the U.S. government to issue the highest level of warning Sunday to the two Italian regions hardest hit by the virus. The State Department updated its travel advisory to its highest level -- Level 4 -- urging Americans, "Do Not Travel" to the Lombard and Veneto regions in northern Italy. The travel advisory cited quarantines set up in 10 Lombard towns and one in Veneto, with a combined population of 50,000 people, as well as "the level of community transmission of the virus" Sunday's message comes after an earlier warning late...

In the 1960s, Milton Friedman reportedly visited a construction site in a foreign country. To his surprise, the canal builders used no heavy machinery and instead armed thousands of men with shovels. He questioned the bureaucrat about this odd choice and the bureaucrat responded that it was a jobs program. “Oh, I thought you were trying to build a canal,” Friedman said. “If it’s jobs you want, then you should give these workers spoons, not shovels.” Friedman’s absurd proposal illustrates the absurdity of make-work bias—the belief that conserving labor makes us poorer. Make-work bias was particularly popular during the Industrial...

A sick cartoon depicting the rape of 17-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg has sparked outrage at a Canadian oil company where employees are circulating helmet decal bearing the image. Alberta-based X-Site Energy Services' logo is plastered on a sticker - which MailOnline is refusing to show - that shows a silhouette of female marked 'Greta'. The firm has denied circulated the image on social media, but did not deny creating the sticker that was pictured online. When confronted about whether he was comfortable with a depiction of rape, general manager Doug Sparrow was more concerned with disputing that the teenager...

Claiming to be the "only true Christian running for president this year," Democratic candidate, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg explained why religious objections to the LGBTQ agenda "cannot be allowed." "The right to freedom of religion is a right to worship as you choose as long as what you choose to believe does not contradict the public policy guaranteeing that lesbians,' gays,' bisexuals,' transsexuals,' and bleep' rights to be accepted as they are," Buttigieg said. "In the privacy of your own mind you can harbor whatever thoughts you want, but in public you must obey the laws enacted by our courts...

New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz is a legislative genius. When last we checked on his work, he was planning to GPS-enable every new gun in the state, and require firearm owners to have just the sort of insurance that the state was busily shutting down. Amidst all of that, I somehow missed another one of his bills. A03779 Establishes a statewide database to maintain and track coded ammunition; establishes penalties for individuals who violate such provisions; also establishes the ammunition coding system database fund. That’s all bad enough. Basically, it would require every single, individual cartridge in the state, for...

The National College Players Association is calling on the NCAA to hold upcoming "March Madness” tournament games without fans as a way to protect athletes from contracting and spreading the coronavirus. The nonprofit advocates for the rights and safety of college athletes. On Saturday, the group said it’s in the best interest of the NCAA to take "precautions” to help prevent a pandemic. "They should also make public which actions will be taken and when,” according to a statement. "Precautions should include cancelling all auxiliary events that put players in contact with crowds such as meet and greets and press...

Biden Buffoonery Update! – To end his long, softball interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, Quid Pro Joe looked at the camera and said, “Thanks, Chuck!” I swear I don’t make this stuff up: Daily Caller ✔ @DailyCaller .@JoeBiden thanks “Chuck” after finishing his interview with Chris Wallace Embedded video 2,919 10:02 AM - Mar 1, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 1,653 people are talking about this During the interview, Biden also promised to “end the Ebola crisis.” Surreal. Ford Mustang Bullitt GT 1968 Subastado en $3.4 millones Lo manejó Steve McQueen Hooboy. Five more months of...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) Vermont lawmakers have given the initial green light for a legal market for marijuana. In a preliminary vote Wednesday night, the House approved the cannabis bill 90-54 following hours of debate. They will be back Thursday afternoon to consider additional amendments before taking final action. The bill calls for marijuana sales to be charged a 20% tax and some of that revenue would be used for after school and summer learning programs. The bill establishes a license for current medical dispensaries to start selling marijuana in 2022. The bill also bans flavored cannabis vapes and sets a...

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Mullahs' solution for the #coronavirus -Take a bottle of water to a mullah -Ask him to spit inside it for "blessings" -Drink (Apologies in advance for the disturbing footage.)

Great comparison. By now everyone knows that Bernie Sanders denied he is a communist. Well, 54 years ago so did Castro on Meet The Press. This is a short 20 second video clip of both Sanders denying he is communist, and then Castro denying it back in 1965. Castro & Sanders Both Deny They Are Communists If Communism is so great, why do those promoting and running it deny they are communist?

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday after his win in South Carolina. Wasserman Schultz announced her endorsement and published an op-ed supporting the former vice president in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. She is the fifth representative of Congress to endorse Biden from Florida. The congresswoman will attend an organizing event in Broward County for the campaign. “Joe has the heart to unite our country, the experience to get big things done for the American people, and the vision to move our country beyond four years of Donald Trump’s failed presidency,” she said...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Zen Fires Back Today, Cardinal Zen answered to the letter of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the cardinals.Mr. CardinalAllow me to use the means of an open letter in order to achieve a more timely communication.By indirect way, I have read your letter of 26 February (Prot. N. 1/2020) which also has the honour of having inaugurated your high office as the Dean of the College of Cardinals.I admire your courage in venturing into matters that you also recognise to be "complex", thus jeopardising the prestige of your newly inaugurated honorable office. But it is...

An African-American couple pulled their best Jussie Smollet impression by attacking their own car and blaming it on the Trumpers! As WREG reported an African-American Southaven couple said they woke up Tuesday morning to find racist graffiti had been spray-painted on two of their vehicles. Southaven Police confirmed they are investigating the reported vandalism on Marcia Louise Drive, and the FBI is also looking into the matter. The couple’s pickup truck has two N****** spray-painted on it. A car was painted with the phrase ‘Leave N******’ and ‘Trump.’ “This had to be unnerving for a quiet family to come out...

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 by Msgr. Charles Pope Flee to the Truth When Tempted – A Homily for the First Sunday of Lent The Gospel today says that Jesus was tempted by the devil in the desert. Hebrews 4:15 also affirms, For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.How exactly a divine person, with a sinless human nature, experiences temptation is somewhat mysterious, and yet the text affirms that He does. A Lenten antiphon from...

During his speech to supporters following the primary results in South Carolina on Saturday, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg bragged about the amount of money he's "investing" to oust President Donald Trump from the White House come November. "Some of you may remember back in Philadelphia in 2016, I spoke at the Democratic Convention and warned that Donald Trump was not fit for office. In 2018, I worked to help hold him accountable by supporting candidates who flipped 21 seats in the House," he explained. "That made Nancy Pelosi speaker and allowed us to begin holding Donald Trump...

So angry? Yes, of course. Conservative? Probably not, given that most individuals don’t marry spouses with differing political opinions. Male? Yes. White? No. There are other uncomfortable facts. Ferrill built his own guns, according to neighbors, using parts ordered out of catalogs. There’s no evidence those guns were used in the shootings, mind you — but the idea of someone being able to make their own guns undercuts, in a very small way, the gun control argument. The point is, this just didn’t tick enough boxes for the left, so it’s been quickly falling off the radar. This is how...

A few weeks ago, we featured a pair of articles—one on miscarriage, and one on the effects of low progesterone—that both mentioned the term “chemical pregnancy.” But what exactly is a chemical pregnancy, and why is it even called that? How common are chemical pregnancies, and do women even know they’ve had them? Are they even “real” pregnancies? This week, we hope to answer some of the questions and clear up some of the misconceptions surrounding the common phenomenon known as chemical pregnancy. We’re also sharing the personal experience of Johanna, who has had a chemical pregnancy—a pregnancy she wouldn’t...

There seems to be quite a few opinions about COVID 19, or the corona virus. Some say it's not a threat...that it's no worse than the flu or the common cold. Others think that it may be the end of civilization as we know it. What is the truth? Let's look at one truth first. The truth is that governments all over the world are taking it very seriously. As President Trump has pointed out he banned travel to and from the affected regions of China long before anybody thought it was prudent. Early on he also instituted mass quarantines...

London will host what is being billed as the "world’s first" and transgender Muslim pride event this spring. A crowdfunding campaign raised nearly $20,000 to hold “Imaanfest: Muslim Pride" on April 11 to celebrate gay and transgender members of the Muslim community. The event will be held indoors and feature speakers, films, and an exhibition of Muslim gay and transgender history.