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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is expected to announce on Saturday that it is expanding its travel ban on most European countries to include Britain and Ireland as it seeks to contain the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, airline and U.S. officials told Reuters.

CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta on Friday accused President Donald Trump of being “the take-no-responsibility president” after announcing a host of measures — from boosting coronavirus testing availability to suspending interest on federal student loans — to ease concerns as the United States combats the spread of the deadly illness.

According to the provided article, asteroid 99942 Apophis has a 1 in 40 chance of hitting earth in 2029. If it misses in 2029, it would have an even higher chance of hitting in 2036. According to NASA and other reputable sources the asteroid is of 370 meters in diameter which is about the size of the Eiffel Tower. When you plug this into a simulation like the asteroid collision map, you can see that its large magnitude can cause some pretty serious damages depending on the location it impacts. According to the simulation, some of these effects are earthquakes,...

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead as planned in July, despite coronavirus concerns resulting in the postponement of sporting events. Abe added the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would have the final decision whether Tokyo 2020 goes ahead. "We will overcome the spread of the infection and host the Olympics without problem, as planned," Abe said. Japan has had more than 1,400 cases and 28 deaths resulting from coronavirus. The Tokyo Games is expected to cost about 1.35 trillion yen (£10.26bn) ..

President Donald Trump announced Friday on Twitter a National Day of Prayer on Sunday as the country combats the spread of the coronavirus. The National Day of Prayer will take place on Sunday, March 15. He encouraged all Americans to take time on Sunday to pray for the country.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly a quarter of Ohio’s counties are deploying fewer poll workers for the state’s Democratic primary on Tuesday than they have in previous presidential election years, raising concerns from voting-rights advocates who say the reductions could lengthen lines at the polls. Thanks to a change in state law last year, at least 1,200 fewer poll workers are slated to be on duty than in past federal elections, according to a Reuters analysis of staffing projections supplied by county election boards across Ohio. The cuts will affect polling stations across 20 of Ohio’s 88 counties, impacting 7.8% of...

What is the definition of a mainstream Democrat? How does the average Democrat voter look and act? What distinguishes the modern "mainstream" Democrat from an independent or a Republican? These are not rhetorical questions. I honestly have no idea... The Democratic Party has no positive messages to offer voters in November. The only thing Democrat voters appear to have in common is their intense, irrational hatred for President Donald Trump. What they lack is a coherent platform and any good reasons to vote for Joe Biden.

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The Cuyahoga County Court is looking to release hundreds of inmates from the Cuyahoga County Jail Saturday morning due to coronavirus concerns. Judges concerned about the virus spreading through the jail. Cuyahoga County judges are holding a special Saturday morning session to try to settle cases with guilty pleas, release inmates or send them to prison, or release them on house arrest. Administrative Judge Brendan Sheehan told the I-TEAM earlier this week that inmates are already in poor health, and it wouldn’t take much for the coronavirus to spread wildly behind bars. Sheehan also said almost any...

On March 1, the day after the first coronavirus death in the United States, brothers Matt and Noah Colvin set out in a silver SUV to pick up some hand sanitizer. Driving around Chattanooga, Tennessee, they hit a Dollar Tree, then a Walmart, a Staples and a Home Depot. At each store, they cleaned out the shelves. Over the next three days, Noah Colvin took a 1,300-mile road trip across Tennessee and into Kentucky, filling a U-Haul truck with thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer and thousands of packs of antibacterial wipes, mostly from “little hole-in-the-wall dollar stores in the...

Here is a fun riddle for you. Which is more obnoxious, a lefty late night host posturing as a politician, or a Democrat politician assuming the role of a lefty late-night host? Unfortunately, the teaser is no longer one of abstract concept but a reality, brought to life by former Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s stint as a fill in host on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The hosting gig choice was certainly a strange one on the part of Kimmel’s booking staff. Alas for Buttigieg, his anchoring responsibilities were off to a wonky start as he walked out to an almost non-existent...

VATICAN CITY – A cardinal on Friday modified his order to close Rome’s churches to help contain the spread of coronavirus after Pope Francis cautioned against “drastic measures” and Catholics took to social media to complain. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis issued a new decree less than a day after his initial order. Many churches in the Italian capital will now remain open. Some Catholics accused the cardinal of caving into the government after his initial decree on Thursday night. Andrea Fauro said on social media the move had put “Christ in quarantine”. Catholic bishops around the world were deciding how...

Nancy Pelosi trying to put abortion/baby killing in 'Emergency Funding Bill'. Adam Schiff (in general). Jerry Nadler (in general). Joe Biden getting bribes from Communist China and the Ukraine in cahoots with his son Hunter. Politicians for life such as Chuck Schumer and his New York connections to corrupt/partisan politics. Maybe we need to have a target list. Maybe, even if some of these folks have tons of 'dumb' voters backing them, we could still try to get them 'fired'. There is the story of the impossible dreamer (and the song by the same) of Don Quixote. Is this the...

It was not coronavirus. It was bubonic plague, a much more deadly disease...years before anyone knew what caused it. It was 1527, and a case of the bubonic plague was found in Wittenberg, where Luther was based. The Wittenberg University was closed (familiar?). Luther was urged to leave, even by his greatest supporter the Elector (prince) who was in charge of the town. After being besieged by pastors wanted him to make a statement, Luther sent out an open letter. Its title is translated often as “Whether one may flee a deadly plague” or as the printer had it “Whether...

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...