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What’s worse? The rapid spread of a novel virus which originated in China or the media hysteria created and broadcast around the world? If it was the intent of the American media to create a state of fear and panic, they’ve succeeded brilliantly. The dissemination of information pertinent to the virus has morphed into a murky river of rumors, innuendo, outright lies and blather proffered by pundits who are neither doctors nor experts on much of anything other than opinionating. Despite the media hype, COVID-19 is not the first world pandemic and it won’t be the last. As long as...

“Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself” (Proverbs 18:2 KJV).

Outside of Fox News, which isn’t always so fond of Trump either, the left-leaning mainstream media have been unified in their hatred for Trump. The media outlets that are vying for first place when it comes to Trump-hatred are CNN and MSNBC. It’s gotten to the point where it seems that the only thing that constitutes news at those outlets is material that can be weaponized against Trump. Coronavirus, therefore, has been manna from Heaven for America’s media. For that reason, it’s a newsworthy, flying-pigs moment when someone in the drive-by media praises Trump. That's why it was news...

In recent days, we have seen our government officials appreciate that the coronavirus is the gravest risk to US public health in decades, leading to unprecedented restrictions on social activity. Protecting human life is rightly the primary priority of our public officials, but this will come at an extraordinary economic cost. Travel has ground to a halt, restaurants are shuttered, malls desolate, and roads empty. The coronavirus poses one of the gravest risks to our economy in decades, and we must respond more forcefully than ever before to safeguard it. Now, no one likes bailing out a company that made...

Today’s CG is from yesterday’s Arkansas Gazette. I’m sorry for not posting it, but in all honesty, it stumped me. I tried it again this morning, and it opened up like a peacock’s feathers. PEV MSU OEFFUOM FEV KC VKXL CXMXLU TU WK QKLOU MSEW MSU SEDDHUOM FEV KC VKXL DEOM. —HLHOS MKEOM

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders will “assess” his bid for the White House after getting thumped by Joe Biden in the latest round of primaries, his campaign manager said Wednesday. “The next primary contest is at least three weeks away,” campaign manager Faiz Shakir said in a statement.

Rep. Ilhan Omar drew a torrent of negative responses on social media Thursday after she reacted to a pro-family Twitter post by Ivanka Trump. The president’s daughter’s post called for families to make the best of their time at home together during the coronavirus outbreak, suggesting they have a “living room camp out” along with sandwiches and other treats. “A fun activity that also brings family together for a meal!” the 38-year-old Trump wrote. The post included a past photo of Trump with two of her and husband Jared Kushner’s three children.

The CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 22,000 deaths, 36 million flu illnesses, 370,000 hospitalizations. The 2019-2020 influenza outbreak is moderate to low in overall severity, but hospitalization rates are high among children and young adults. “Rates for children 0-4 years and adults 18-49 years are now the highest CDC has on record for these age groups, surpassing rates reported during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic,” the agency said. The CDC projects flu activity to remain elevated throughout this month. Flu activity was high in Puerto Rico and 41 states. It was moderate in Ohio...

Rome, 13 Mar 19:12 - (Agenzia Nova) - There may be only two people who died from coronavirus in Italy, who did not present other pathologies. This is what emerges from the medical records examined so far by the Higher Institute of Health, according to what was reported by the President of the Institute, Silvio Brusaferro, during the press conference held today at the Civil Protection in Rome. "Positive deceased patients have an average of over 80 years - 80.3 to be exact - and are essentially predominantly male," said Brusaferro. "Women are 25.8 percent. The average age of the deceased is significantly higher...

It's an indisputable fact that the Democratic Party has moved left in recent years. Now, the party is about to choose a standard bearer in the person of former Vice President Joe Biden, and what has become clear is that Biden has not only shifted left with his party over the years, he has taken significant leftward steps in recent weeks. Three examples. First, for years, Biden has defended the Obama administration's record on deportations against those on the left who criticized Obama as the "deporter in chief." Then came last month's Nevada caucuses. After ugly losses in Iowa and...

... Just last June, Philadelphia magazine published a blistering condemnation of what it referred to as Krasner’s failed “social experiment.” In a piece titled "The disastrous consequences of DA Larry Krasner’s ‘reforms,’" James D. Schultz assiduously chronicled Krasner’s favored liberal policies and the disastrous effects they were wreaking on public safety in Philadelphia. Schultz points out how gun-related crimes in Krasner’s district spiked and the city’s police force became demoralized by the attorney’s catch-and-release tactics. Krasner’s preferred method for gun arrests is a foolhardy and dangerous court diversionary program known as Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition. Even first-year criminal justice undergraduates comprehend...

Very significant earthquake just now, 5.5 at least

Dozens of people from their 50s to their 90s have died in the United States after contracting the novel coronavirus and the death toll continues rising. At least 112 people have died since the first US case of the coronavirus was reported in January and the virus has spread to all states, the District of Columbia and some territories. Here's what we have learned about those who have died because of the coronavirus, according to a CNN tally of data from state heath officials.

...The purpose of this article on COVID-19 is to aggregate existing research, bring together the relevant data and allow readers to make sense of the published data and early research on the coronavirus outbreak. Most of our work focuses on established problems, for which we can refer to well-established research and data. COVID-19 is different. All data and research on the virus is preliminary; researchers are rapidly learning more about a new and evolving problem. It is certain that the research we present here will be revised in the future. But based on our mission we feel it is our...

Bloomberg Philanthropies will donate $40 million toward a global response to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday. The Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Coronavirus Global Response Initiative will fund rapid-response teams to prevent and slow the disease's spread in vulnerable low- and middle-income countries.

VIDEO It is a sacred principle that no tush shall go unwiped in the midst of a crises. Though you might suffer through wars, floods, fires, or earthquakes there can be no compromise on this issue or, rather, tissue. Thus we have the scenes of madness as the masses demand access to their precioussss toilet paper, without which humanity cannot survive. Watch now the scenes from the Toilet Paper Apocalypse and behold the horrors of the battles that have ensued.

Oprah Winfrey waded deeper into political waters two years ago by promoting the “Shout Your Abortion” movement and its attempts to normalize the killing of unborn babies. The “Inspiration” section of entertainment celebrity Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, “O,” promotes the founder of a movement to publicly celebrate abortion and her “Shout Your Abortion” book. She angered many conservatives in our country with her liberal policies. She is trending again today with conservatives and liberals on Twitter. This morning news surfaced that appeared to spark the rumor claimed Winfrey’s house in Boca Raton, Florida, had been raided by the authorities and she...

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx won her primary race in convincing fashion on Tuesday, according to returns reported by NBC Chicago. Foxx was thrust into the national spotlight in 2019 when she dropped charges against former Empire star Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a hate crime against himself in downtown Chicago and blaming the attack, involving a noose and bleach, on supporters of Donald Trump.

Millions of California’s Bay area residents can still legally light up as cannabis facilities are exempt from a cornonavirus lockdown that has shuttered most businesses in San Francisco and nearby cities. Cannabis store managers say they have lines longer than local grocery shops and waiting room only. Most staff at a dozen stores reached Tuesday evening said they were too busy to talk to Reuters. “Oh man, we’re flooded. As soon as people heard we were still open, they started lining up,” said Anthony Barajas, the general manager of Cana Culture in San Jose. “Once all the toilet paper got...

People with blood type A might be more vulnerable to the coronavirus, while those with type O blood could be more resistant, according to a new preliminary study from China. Researchers studying COVID-19 in its outbreak epicenter, Wuhan, and the city of Shenzhen found the proportion of Type-A patients both infected and killed by the disease to be “significantly” higher than those with the same blood type in the general public.