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James Woods took House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apart for a segment in an otherwise serious coronavirus speech where the Democratic lawmaker broke down and giggled after stumbling over her words. “Now let me just get back to testing, testing, testing,” Pelosi said in the Thursday speech. “So very important to take inventory to understand the — uh — the epilogical [sic] — the spread of the virus,” she continued, before giggling. Pelosi’s stumbling speech didn’t go unnoticed, and Twitter users quickly piled on to point out that the lawmaker slamming President Donald Trump for his coronavirus response couldn’t seem to...

As toilet paper and hand sanitizer fly from store shelves, be certain to count something else in, as well: guns. Lots of guns. According to one report, gun sales have dramatically increased. And what’s more, so have gun sales to first-time buyers. “I’ve sold 12 handguns in two hours,” Gabriel Vaughn of Sportman’s Arms in Petaluma, California, told KTVU. “People that tell me that they don’t like guns, but they’re here to begrudgingly buy one,” Vaughn said. “If it makes somebody feel safe, sure, and they’re legal to own one, then sure.” Ammunition sales are also spiking. According to Yahoo...

The company’s enterprise-wide incident response team continues to activate protocols and actions as the situation changes to protect the health and safety of customers and employees; does not expect any disruption in gas or electric service throughout public health crisis PG&E announced today (March 12) that due to the COVID-19 pandemic it has voluntarily implemented a moratorium on service disconnections for non-payment, effective immediately. This suspension will apply to both residential and commercial customers and will remain in effect until further notice. To further support customers who may be impacted by the pandemic, PG&E will offer its most flexible pay plans to customers...

Politicians are normally judged by what they do rather than on what they wear, but one lawmaker in Brazil has caused a stir over her ‘revealing’ first-day outfit choice and says she’ll sue those abusing her online. Ana Paula da Silva, known locally as Paulinha, had previously served two stints as a city mayor before being elected to the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina’s Legislative Assembly in October. But she rose to wider public attention in January, after pictures posted from the assembly’s opening day went viral and began to garner some unsavory attention. The striking red outfit with the...

Suburban Harrisburg, PA - March 14, 2020 I was somewhat dreading the weekly shopping trip due to all the news stories about shortages and hoarding. On the other hand I was curious to see what it was like. I wanted some fresh vegetables, meat and fish, so off I went shopping. Traffic was unusually light for a Saturday morning. I was thinking shopping might not be too bad. However, as I turned into the local supermarket (Karns, for folks in South Central PA) the parking lot was jammed packed. Actually, that's not too unusual for a weekend shopping trip.I get...

If it seems like nurse practitioners are taking care of patients more often, this is not a mere perception. This is reality. And this is not due to coronavirus overwhelming the health care system. This has been happening for years. In February, Health Affairs reported the number of nurse practitioners (NPs) more than doubled from 2010 to 2017. In today’s health care system—where it can take weeks to see a doctor—this is welcome news, unless you’re a physician. Physicians worry NPs will put them out of business and their concern is not far-fetched. In Chicago, 15 physicians at suburban immediate...

Evidence continues to mount that Joe Biden might be suffering from at least some form of a cognitive decline. The 77-year-old former vice president and lawmaker has made a career out of putting his foot in his mouth. Biden’s penchant for gaffes previously endeared him to portions of the electorate and members of the establishment media, who saw in Biden a man who was not only human, but also relatable. In a moment on March 3 that was largely overlooked by the establishment media, two American war veterans confronted Biden about his voting record on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars...

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”...