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Here’s the reality. This is a war-like situation. We’re in a wartime scenario with a Mar-a-Lago attitude being used by the federal government. It’s so laid back, and I don’t understand it," he told MSNBC's Joy Reid. "By the way, testing. How about ventilators? Where is the federal government making sure our hospitals have the ventilators we’re going to need? Where is the federal government when it comes to surgical masks, getting them distributed? This is a case for a nationalization of crucial factories and industries – literally a nationalization – that could produce the medical supplies to prepare this...

LONDON—On Thursday, Boris Johnson delivered the most chilling warning from a British prime minister since Winston Churchill prepared the country for potential destruction during World War Two. “I must level with you,” Johnson said, looking like a man who had just emerged from a doctor’s office after receiving a terrible diagnosis. “Many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time.” His message was stark, and somehow seemed to hit even harder coming from a man who has built his political career on flippant clownery. The novel coronavirus can no longer be contained in the United Kingdom, he...

Louisiana will postpone its presidential primaries set for next month, becoming the first state to take the step as fears about the coronavirus outbreak spread. https://livenewsof.com/cnn/ broadcasted earlier that The state will push its presidential nominating contests back to June 20 from the planned date of April 4, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced Friday. It has also delayed its municipal elections until July 25.

On Feb. 11, 2019, undercover detectives removed the trash from outside a 57-year-old paralegal’s home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in hopes of finding her DNA. Police were led to Theresa Bentaas’ home by a new investigative technique that combines direct-to-consumer genetic testing and genealogical records. The detectives believed they were close to solving a crime that had haunted the city for 38 years: a newborn left to die in a frigid roadside ditch, tears frozen to his cheeks. Once they’d taken the garbage from Bentaas’ home, the detectives pulled out beer cans, water bottles and cigarette butts, according to...

In an interview with Britain's Channel 4 news, Dr. Richard Hatchett, Chief Executive Officer of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, a Norway-based international alliance for developing vaccines against infectious diseases, explained the long-term dangers of the COVID-19, not only for Europe, but globally: "The threat is very significant... There are many epidemiologists who talk about the potential of the virus in terms of attack rates globally that could be between 50% and 70% of the global population. "It is important to recognize that the virus is here and that it has tremendous potential to be disruptive, to cause high...

We’ve heard a lot about washing hands and other hygienic practices to help stem the Coronavirus outbreak. Believe me, this is welcome, as the amount of people you see failing to wash their hands after using a public restroom is downright disgusting. But there are other weapons that I believe are at least as important in fighting infectious diseases. In my experience, just about anytime I come down with a cold, flu, or other illness, I can trace it back to a lack of sleep. When I do get adequate sleep, I either don’t get sick at all, or develop...

The Corona pandemic is a serious thing and should not be short shrifted. That being said, a little perspective is in order. In 2009 the H1N1 swine flu infected 60 million Americans, hospitalized 274,000 and  killed 12,400. It is thought to have taken as many as 200,000 -500,000 lives worldwide. 12,400. Remember how democrats blamed obama? Me neither. This season the flu has already killed at least 12,000 people in the US since October 1. 31 million are thought to have contracted the flu and between 200,000 and 370,000 hospitalized. 12,000. As of this writing there are 1215 cases and...

A Parkland parent was confirmed by the Florida Senate Friday to serve on the state Board of Education, despite concerns about his social media past. Ryan Petty became a prominent school safety advocate after he lost his 14-year-old daughter Alaina in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Petty said he’s grateful for an opportunity to serve on the board, which sets policies and regulations for the state’s school systems. “I’m fully engaged and will move forward with a sense of urgency as Florida’s students and educators deserve,” he said in a prepared statement. Some Democratic senators had...

The U.S. telecoms regulator said Friday that major internet providers - including Comcast Corp, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc - agreed not to terminate service for subscribers for the next 60 days if they are unable to pay their bills due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

Thirty-seven deaths (77% of total) are in Washington state. Two women in their 90s at Life Care Center died on March 6. A woman in her 80s at Life Care Center died on March 6. A man in his 70s at Overlake Medical Center died on March 4. A man in his 80s at Swedish Issaquah hospital, died on March 9. Woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions died on March 11. Four Washington state deaths are from Snohomish County A woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions died March 11. Woman in her 80s with underlying health...

Andrew Gillum, the former Mayor of Tallahassee, was the Democrat candidate for governor in 2016. Ultimately Ron DeSantis won by almost 34,000 votes. Florida may have dodged a bullet. On Friday, Candace Owens published on Twitter photos of a police report in which Gillum figured prominently with a sordid tale of drugs and, possibly, a gay sex orgy. According to the police report, in the early hours of February 13, Miami Beach police responded to a possible overdose in a hotel room. When they arrived, they discovered three men: Travis Dyson, the man who overdosed; Aldo Mejias, who made the...

QUESTION: I am still running a laptop and pc using Windows 7. Is there a virus protection package or software that will secure it from hackers?

WASHINGTON - Americans normally hear from President Donald Trump when he is opining on Twitter, riffing from a rally stage or otherwise improvising. This past week was different as he sat in the Oval Office with a script laid out for him to read on a matter grave enough for a prime-time address to the nation. He addressed the coronavirus crisis that is spreading germs and fear. But his words were as factually fraught as many of his tweets. Most broadly, Trump hailed American exceptionalism in health care and science - “The virus will not have a chance against us”...

I don’t believe President Trump was ever worried about Joe Biden being a serious threat. Biden has a long history of gaffes and has proved himself to not be the sharpest knife in the drawer throughout his career. Throughout his decades of public service, the former Senator and current Vice President has earned a reputation for often saying the wrong thing at the wrong time Yesterday was no different. He tried to hold a virtual town hall meeting and things got pretty bad. At one moment he wandered off-camera as he was babbling about the Amazon forest burning and how...

AMC Theaters says fewer people will be allowed into its movie theaters through April during the coronavirus outbreak. In Bakersfield, this means fewer viewers in theaters at the AMC on California Avenue. AMC says it’s capping ticket sales to 50% capacity or no more than 250 people at larger theaters. The policy at AMC Theaters lasts until April 30.

[Catholic Caucus] When the Going Gets Tough … Pastors Get Weak Rome's bewildering response to coronavirus There are no words to describe the uproar caused by the March 12 announcement of church closures throughout the diocese of Rome, with the near-certainty that the ordinance would be universally applied throughout Italy, as was clear from the memo released by the Italian Bishops' Conference president, Cdl. Gualtiero Bassetti. Even if after a few hours the decision was overturned and churches reopened, the fact remains that it was a senseless decision to begin with. Moreover, as we read in the letter issued by...

Private hospital beds should be made available to treat people with coronavirus, Labour and the GMB union have demanded. They say there are around 8,000 beds in at least 570 private sector hospitals in the UK. The call comes as Labour and the GMB say the NHS is now expected to "deal with a national health emergency despite being under strain from years of privatisation and cuts". GMB general secretary Tim Roache said: "The prime minister says this is 'the worst public health crisis for a generation' - well he needs to start acting like it. "It can't be right...

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted officials a number of Southern California schools to shut down beginning Monday in hopes of slowing the outbreak. Among those involved in the closure is the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second-largest school district. The decision, which was announced after a closed-door meeting, was announced jointly on Friday morning with the San Diego Unified School District, the second-largest district in California. The action was unanimously approved by both school boards, according to a joint statement from both districts, which together serves 750,000 students. "California has now entered a critical new phase in the...

Joe Biden held a virtual town hall via Facebook live on Friday and it was a disaster...he wandered off camera as he was babbling about the Amazon forest burning and how if he were president he would offer $20 billion to protect agriculture internationally. The campaign tried to cover it up with a logo.

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Dave Blount. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Dave Blount is owner and editor of Moonbattery, a conservative website that aggregates and consolidates content that highlights the moonbats on the Left. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into the white squares...