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BRUSSELS - The leaders of European Union nations have agreed to institute a travel ban that prohibits most foreigners from entering the bloc for 30 days to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus. EU leaders agreed on Tuesday to shut down the 27-nation’s bloc’s external borders immediately. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the proposal by EU officials “got a lot of support by the member states. It’s up to them now to implement. They said they will immediately do that.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said late Tuesday that European leaders agreed in a conference call to...

Sandra Airey, the prophecy lady, ties her recent posts on what prophets have said about the Great Monarch and World War 3 together in this look at current events and how close we are to the end of times as defined by the prophets and the Ancient of Days. “What Event Ignites World War 3, According To Prophecy?”“COULD THE TIME BE RIPE FOR THE GREAT MONARCH? IS HE HERE AMONG US NOW?”“Notre Dame - What Now? Tough Talk and An Eye on Prophecy” Prophecy is unfolding so rapidly, Sandra is making a call for anyone who would like to join...

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration says individuals and businesses will be allowed to delay paying their 2019 tax bills for 90 days past the usual April 15 deadline. The extension announced Tuesday is an effort to inject up to $300 billion into the economy at a time when the coronavirus appears on the verge of causing a recession. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said individuals will be able to delay paying up to $1 million in payments. Corporations will be able to defer payment on up to $10 million. Taxpayers will still have to file their tax returns by the April...

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) is demanding reparations from China for putting the United States through the adverse health effects and financial fallout from coronavirus. "I've heard from colleagues on both sides of the aisle who are ready to engage in the same fight that I've been fighting now for several months, to hold China accountable for their bad behavior," Banks told Fox News's Tucker Carlson Monday night. We need to start by forcing China to pay the burden and the cost incurred on the United States of America due to the coronavirus. I think there are many ways...

BERLIN - Strict new controls to slow the spread of the coronavirus froze traffic at global borders Tuesday, idling trucks in columns more than 30 miles long at some European crossings, while masked security officers turned back travelers at others. The moves by officials bent on protecting their citizens raised new questions about how to maintain supplies of food, medical equipment and other goods in coming weeks that will be critical to nations in lockdown. Word of the border closings fanned growing fears in Europe, prompting widespread hoarding. “There is enough for everybody,” German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner said, castigating...

I miss the good old days when we could call 911 when we suspected neighbors of being communists. Now things have changed our youth is turning to socialism and communism while people started to call the cops if their neighbor coughs or sneeze. As the Desert Sun reported some Coachella Valley police departments say they’ve started fielding 911 reports from concerned callers convinced a neighbor’s overly loud sneeze or hacking cough is proof the person has the virus. Palm Springs police estimate dispatchers had about five of these calls last week, Sgt. Mike Casavan said. Cathedral City police Cmdr. Paul...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is asking Congress to unleash a torrent of emergency economic aid - including direct checks to Americans - an effort unseen since the Great Recession to shore up households and the economy amid the coronavirus crisis. Trump wants checks out to the public within two weeks as part of what officials said could approach a $1 trillion package. Congressional leaders vowed swift action. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appeared on Capitol Hill to brief Senate Republicans as state and local officials acted more forcefully to restrict gatherings and mobility in the face of growing sickness. “We...

As I opined previously, the left is reveling in the misery of the country as long as it visits harm on Donald Trump. It's not bad enough that foreign sources are fomenting more panic than exists presently by disseminating disinformation- and they are. Trump administration officials say a foreign disinformation campaign is trying to spread fear amid the coronavirus pandemic, with false rumors of a nationwide quarantine and more.A senior administration official told Fox News on Monday that it is imperative to ensure the information about the novel coronavirus is coming from verified outlets. “There is an ongoing effort to spread disinformation and cause undue panic,”...

ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Peck, wearing bib no. 36 scratched at the Shaktoolik checkpoint Monday afternoon. According to the Iditarod's public relations team, Peck scratched at the Shaktoolik checkpoint - which was relocated to Old Shaktoolik - at around 3:50 p.m. Peck, of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, reportedly made the decision to scratch "in the best interest of his race team." He and his dogs will be flown back to the Unalakleet checkpoint.

The government rolled out a new set of restrictions on the Israeli population Tuesday and promised to increase the number of coronavirus tests it conducts each day in its fight to stop the spread of the potentially lethal virus. At press time, 324 Israelis had been infected with COVID-19. The bottom line of the new restrictions: Israelis are not allowed to leave their homes unless "absolutely necessary."

Coronavirus doctor says lung scans for young patients were ‘nothing short of terrifying’ A Belgian doctor working to battle the coronavirus says he’s treated several seriously ill young patients — and their lung scans were “nothing short of terrifying,” according to reports. Dr. Ignace Demeyer, who works at a hospital in Aalst, said an increasing number of people between the ages of 30 and 50 have presented with severe symptoms, despite having “blank medical records” that show no underlying conditions that would make them high-risk, the Brussels Times reported. “They just walk in, but they are terribly affected by the...

A Belgian doctor working to battle the coronavirus says he’s treated several seriously ill young patients — and their lung scans were “nothing short of terrifying,” according to reports. Dr. Ignace Demeyer, who works at a hospital in Aalst, said an increasing number of people between the ages of 30 and 50 have presented with severe symptoms, despite having “blank medical records” that show no underlying conditions that would make them high-risk, the Brussels Times reported. “They just walk in, but they are terribly affected by the virus,” Demeyer told the Belgian broadcaster VRT. He said CT scans indicated they...

I realize it is Vox, but this is interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpoJGYlW54&feature=youtu.be

ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - UPDATE: 3/17, 11:26 a.m. Veteran Iditarod mushers Anna Berington and Kristy Berington have both scratched at the Unalakleet checkpoint. The Beringtons made the decision to scratch due to a death in the family and for the good of their race team. Anna Berington had eight dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch. Kristy Berington had 10 dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch. Original Story Veteran Iditarod musher Larry Daugherty scratched at 12:42 a.m. Tuesday at the Kaltag checkpoint. Daugherty had 13 dogs in harness at the...

Stuart Whitman, the rugged actor who starred on TV's Cimarron Strip, has died. He was 92. Whitman died Monday of natural causes at his home in Montecito, California, his son Justin told The Hollywood Reporter.

DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union wants Detroit's three automakers to shut down their factories for two weeks to keep its members safe from the spreading novel coronavirus. But union President Rory Gamble says in an email to members obtained by the Associated Press that the companies were not willing to stop production. Gamble says the union gave Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler two days to put together plans to safeguard workers. That period ends Tuesday afternoon. The companies and union will meet this evening to discuss the safety measures. But Gamble says if the union isn't satisfied...

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough told viewers Tuesday morning that “we have to do everything we can do to make sure this president succeeds” in fighting the coronavirus. Scarborough acknowledged that while he’s very critical of President Donald Trump, he was impressed with how the president’s performance in combatting COVID-19 has evolved over the past week, calling yesterday “a new beginning.” “I will associate myself with everything that’s been said about how this president, this White House, bungled this crisis over the past,” Scarborough said. “And of course, if you’ve watched the show for more than ten minutes over the past...

Just a heads-up to everyone... I just got an email supposedly from WHO.. (World Health Organization) purporting to be how to survive the coronavirus...BEWARE!!! The email is not about a virus. It IS a virus. Do not open it.

Multnomah County landlords temporarily won’t be able to evict tenants who can’t pay rent due to coronavirus. County Chair Deborah Kafoury and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Tuesday that they have signed emergency orders that ban eviction of tenants who fall behind on rent due to coronavirus-related challenges. . . . . . Under the temporary eviction moratoriums, tenants will have up to six months after March 26, when city and county state of emergencies end, to repay any rent they owe, officials said.

He auditioned for 'Batman,' posed as the first centerfold for 'Playgirl' and launched a successful business catering to Hollywood behind the scenes. Lyle Waggoner, the actor with the leading man looks who spent seven seasons on The Carol Burnett Show before portraying versions of Steve Trevor a generation apart on Wonder Woman, has died. He was 84. Waggoner died Tuesday in Westlake, California, after a long illness, his son Jason told The Hollywood Reporter. The hunky Kansas native famously screen-tested in 1965 to play the Caped Crusader on the 20th Century Fox-ABC series Batman, but the job, of course, went...