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Greek Orthodox Church Declares Coronavirus Not Transmitted by Communion The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece issued a statement on Monday referring to the Covid19 coronavirus outbreak, maintaining that Holy Communion does not transmit the virus.The new, controversial statement comes after days of heated public debate in Greece about whether the Church of Greece should adopt more drastic measures to limit the potential spread of the disease through its liturgies and the Holy Eucharist.”For the members of the Church, attending the Holy Eucharist … certainly cannot be a cause of disease transmission,” the Holy Synod declared in its...

Today, President Donald J. Trump sent his principles for drug pricing reform to Capitol Hill. The President’s principles and vision are policies that already have bipartisan support and would bring lasting relief from incredibly high drug prices for America’s seniors. President Trump’s bold leadership lowered drug prices last year for the first time in almost 50 years and has increased access to more affordable drugs for millions of Americans. As the President called for in his State of the Union address, the time is now for Congress to build on that progress, set aside partisan pandering, and work with this White...

Roosevelt Room 11:43 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. We’re meeting with the top executives of the health insurance companies, the biggest companies in our country — probably the biggest companies in our country, probably the biggest companies in the world. I can’t imagine being much bigger. But these are the great — the great health insurance companies. And I think tremendous progress is being made. They’re willing to do things for the people and their customers and probably, in a true sense, beyond their customers that normally I don’t think they’d be doing. And so I...

How did the political left squander the opportunity that was the 2020 primary campaign? The Trump presidency has created tremendous energy among progressives. More than half of Democratic voters now identify as liberal. Most favor “Medicare for all.” A growing number are unhappy with American capitalism. This year’s campaign offered the prospect of transformational change, with a Democratic nominee who was more liberal than any in more than a half-century. Instead, the nominee now seems likely to be a moderate white grandfather who first ran for president more than 30 years ago and whose campaign promises a return to normalcy....

The next Democratic primary debate won't be staged in front of a crowd amid growing fears regarding the coronavirus outbreak. "At the request of both campaigns and out of an abundance of caution, there will be no live audience at the Arizona debate taking place on Sunday, March 15th," Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa wrote in a statement late Tuesday.

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South Dakota has five COVID-19 cases including one death possibly linked to the strain of Coronavirus causing a global outbreak, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) confirmed. State health officials said the person who died was a man between the age of 60 and 69 from Pennington County. They are waiting for medical examiner confirmation but said he tested positive for COVID-19. Noem said he had underlying medical conditions. The man died earlier Tuesday. The governor’s office said four other people with cases, all travel-related, are not hospitalized at this time: Male 40-49 – Beadle County Male 50-59 – Charles Mix County...

The Sanders campaign announced the cancellation of their rally first, which was slated to take place in Cleveland, Ohio. “Out of concern for public health and safety, we are canceling tonight’s rally in Cleveland,” the Sanders campaign spokesman, Mike Casca, said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. “We are heeding the public warnings from Ohio state officials, who have communicated concern about holding large, indoor events during the coronavirus outbreak.” CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW “Sen. Sanders would like to express his regret to the thousands of Ohioans who had planned to attend the event tonight,” Casca continued, adding that...

So think about the potential changes to life / education / industry due to the response in the US from CV. Colleges just changed to allow online completion (south carolina) for the remainder of the school year. Fedgov - got the insurance companies to waive costs for testing, and to give breaks to companies to allow workers to stay home. Fedgov - covering test costs - diagnostics Fedgov - payroll tax cut (holiday) impacts both workers and employers (helps for unpaid sick leave). And so....... these are the type of things that people should look at and say, wow, could...

A federal judge who oversaw the recent criminal conviction of former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has granted a request from Pugh to delay her incarceration until April 27, two months after she was sentenced to three years behind bars for her “Healthy Holly” book fraud. Pugh was to “self-surrender” and begin her sentence by April 13. In a motion filed March 2, defense attorney Andrew White said that an extension would allow her “to remain at her house until her niece, who lives with her at the residence, has completed the current school semester at the University of Maryland Law...

Polish bishops call for more Masses in response to coronavirus: ‘Unimaginable’ to close churches 'Just as hospitals treat diseases of the body, so the Church serves to, among other things, treat illness of the soul; that is why it is unimaginable that we not pray in our churches,' said Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, leader of the Polish bishops' conference. Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops' conference. POZNAN, Poland, March 10, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Poland’s bishops have called for more Masses as a response to the coronavirus epidemic.  Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, writing as the leader of the Polish bishops’ conference,...

Hunter Biden is using the coronavirus outbreak to try to get out of a deposition in his child support case, Page Six has learned. Biden, 50, claims it’s “unsafe” for him to travel to Arkansas court — and that appearing as scheduled Wednesday could put his pregnant wife and soon-to-be born baby at risk for the flu-like illness. “Travel restrictions have been implemented both domestically and internationally, particularly on airlines, due to the coronavirus,” his attorney, Brett Langdon, wrote in court documents filed Tuesday. “Setting aside personal endangerment, [Biden] reasonably believes that such travel unnecessarily exposes his wife and unborn...

U.S. equity markets ebbed and flowed on Tuesday before breaking away with the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding over 1,167 points clawing back from a deficit. The Dow's point gain was the third-best on record. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also rallied tacking on nearly 5 percent. Investors were encouraged after President Trump backed “very substantial relief” for the areas of the economy hardest hit by the new coronavirus outbreak.

COLUMBUS, OH (WOWK) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine advises all indoor sporting events to eliminate spectators in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19. DeWine said he also advised Ohio colleges and universities to cancel face-to-face classes and use remote learning. He says schools should stop all school-sanctioned international travel. All those who have traveled internationally recently, or spent their Spring Break on a cruise ship, should be evaluated. The governor does not call for K-12 schools to close at this time but says it could be a possibility in the future.

Joe Biden's delusions: excerpts from his campaign's "vision" pages . Promoting death and perversion, increasing dependence upon government from Pre-K on up, inculcation of liberal "values," politically correct policies, and prevaricating propaganda, with this expensive expansion of government being funded via the economy that it will work to distress. What Biden proposes and vows is essentially not much different than radical Sanders, but is somewhat less extensive and straightforward (while being verbose and often redundant), yet basically promising the same perversions of morality and principles of a sound society. LGBTQ : As President, Biden will secure the passage of the...

King stated before playing a clip of Biden calling that man a “horse’s a**” and saying he was “full of sh**” for saying Biden was trying to take away people’s guns. At the same time, Biden said he was going to take certain guns away. After downplaying the interaction as Biden “defending his position on gun control” King seemed amused by the exchange and tried to spin Biden’s demeanor as “charming”: “Some people see that as charming that a candidate is willing to air it out face-to-face with a guy on the floor.

Global oil demand was already in the doldrums amid widespread restrictions on trade and travel in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak But Russia balked at oil production cuts, the Saudis slashed prices in retaliation and global markets went into a tailspin on Monday

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2020 Election Security: The State of Election Security & Voting Systems U.S. election security is a top national interest. All national, state, and local election organizations are under immense pressure to secure their voting systems and ensure the integrity of the infrastructure. In this webinar, Robert Antia, consultant and President/Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Chapter of InfraGard, will provide an overview of the current state of our election systems and the need to secure the underlying applications that run our elections. Highlights will include: The current state of election security and the ramifications of compromises to the election system...