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With New York City accounting for a disproportionately large share of the coronavirus cases in the US, Mayor Bill de Blasio is blaming President Trump because "we need radical action right away." The Mayor declined to take any radical action himself, saying "that's not my job. There needs to be a single point from which all dictates must be issued. That point is the President. Those of us at the local level must remain free, as we have been thus far, to criticize any mistakes or flaws that might taint the President's actions." One of the "flaws" that the President's...

A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya was beaten by a group of youths armed with stones and later died in hospital. The man, named locally as George Kotini Hezron, was going home after visiting a bar in the village of Msambweni in Kwale County when he was attacked yesterday. Residents suspected him of having the virus and decided to set upon him as he walked home at around 9pm, according to local media. The vigilante mob argued with Hezron and accused him of having the deadly disease and threw stones at him before fleeing.

Posted on March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 by Msgr. Charles Pope Some Teachings on Hell Given today’s Gospel on Lazarus and the rich man (Dives), we do well to ponder some of the teachings we have on Hell, most of which come from St. Thomas Aquinas.The teachings of the Lord on Hell are difficult, especially in today’s climate. The most difficult questions that arise relate to its eternal nature and how to square its existence with a God who is loving and rich in mercy.1. Does God love the souls in Hell? Yes.How could they continue to exist if...

Commentators have noted the dishonest reporting of statistics to buttress the false claim that deaths from the coronavirus (hereafter, COVID-19) are far in excess of mortality from the common flu when in fact the opposite is likely the case.  Others have noted that, like the common flu, the most vulnerable cohort from COVID-19 is the elderly.  For example the average age of those who have died of COVID-19 in Italy is 81.  One thing is clear.  The panic and hysteria are at levels never before seen or witnessed by most people alive today.  It seems like a time of war.  My dad fought in World...

Last night, the MLB Network presented a one-hour program about the career of Mark “The Bird” Fidrych. Then, it showed the entirety of a game he pitched against the New York Yankees on June 26, 1976 — a complete game 5-1 win. For those who missed the Mark Fidrych experience, here’s some background. Fidrych debuted as a 21 year old rookie for the Detroit Tigers in 1976. He made the club with only a year and a half of experience in the minor leagues. Inserted into the starting rotation in mid-May, Fidrych won nine of his first ten starts. His...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on records and on TV, died Friday night. He was 81. He died at home in Sandy Springs, Georgia, representative Keith Hagan told The Associated Press. He was under hospice care and died of natural causes, Hagan said. …..

There will be massive bailouts. I hope FR realizes this. Most Americans are in debt anyway, fiscal conservatives are declining. This virus will damage this economy and the nation. My governor Phil Murphy wants a NJ Transit aid package. It's over.

The IRS is extending the federal income tax filing deadline to July 15 as part of a growing effort to stem the financial pain from the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Friday. The move gives Americans three months more than they normally would have to file their income tax returns for the 2019 tax year, without incurring interest or penalties. President Donald Trump later Friday said that “hopefully” by the time the new deadline arrives “people will be getting back to their lives.” “At @realDonaldTrump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15,” Mnuchin...

Does the government decreed shutdowns apply to jury duty.

2 Timothy 1:7. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

The Islamic world is not suffering from COVID-19 the way non-Muslim nations are, because Islam naturally makes Muslims "cleaner" than infidels. Such is the contention Muslims around the world are triumphantly making. Thus, the recent article, "Coronavirus – an Islamic Perspective," opens up as follows: Allāh has blessed us with a religion that is complete and perfect for all times and places. Allāh tells us in the Qur'ān: "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favour upon you and have approved for you Islam as your religion" We also have in the Prophet (sall Allāhu...

WASHINGTON (SBG) - As the coronavirus spread to all fifty states over the last two months, the Trump administration faced mounting criticism for the lack of reliable, widely accessible test kits. Now, a former senior federal health official nominated to his post by President Trump, alleges that the delays in testing occurred because leaders at the Centers for Disease Control “lied” to the president, and to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, about the center’s ability to produce the kits. CDC has acknowledged that its initial stab at mass production of the test kits encountered “a problem,” and that...

China's economy and move for global domination was in serious retreat due to a booming US economic growth, military rebuild and America first attitude. The forced trade negotiations, tariff's. all under Trump are the absolute worse thing for Chinese goals. If you were to envision the perfect scenario for China, it would be Trump out, our economy in shambles and our people in a state of panic. Democrats, as a party, and within its ranks and its leaders, were in a downward spiral. In house fighting, far left move, power being lost, Trump on his way to defeating them handily...

A new report shows the importance of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in protecting Americans and the battle the agency faces. The report from the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Homeland Security noted that in fiscal year 2019, which ran from October 2018 through September 2019, “ICE arrested 143,100 aliens who were either charged with or convicted of 489,100 various crimes.”

... Bangkok is one of Asia’s most important travel hubs. Before the outbreak, its airport had more scheduled flights from China than any other country, including 45 a week direct from Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly pandemic. Flights to Bangkok from Wuhan continued until the city began a full lockdown on Jan. 23. And yet epidemiologists have been puzzled by the fact that Thailand has seen so few cases of COVID-19. While it spread at terrifying speed to tens of thousands of people in South Korea, Italy and now most other countries, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand...

“There was a proposal to isolate people coming from the epicenter, coming from China,” Dr. Giorgio Palù told CNN. “Then it became seen as racist, but they were people coming from the outbreak.” *** Those on the outside looking in and who had read reports about the outbreak watched in disbelief as local officials like Florence Mayor Dario Nardella were telling Italians to “hug a Chinese.” It was a patronizing virtue signal to show Italy’s Asian population support, and to prove to the world that Italy wasn’t “racist” after reports of alleged “xenophobic incidents” against Chinese people in Italy as...

<p> USAState TotalCases NewCases TotalDeaths NewDeaths TotalRecovered ActiveCases New York 10,356 +1,958 56 +10 10,300 Washington 1,524 83 124 1,317 California 1,255 +48 24 +1 6 1,225 New Jersey 890 11 879 Louisiana 585 +48 16 +2 569 Illinois 585 5 2 578 Florida 563 11 552 Michigan 554 +2 4 +1 550 Georgia 485 14 471 Texas 430 +36 5 4 421 Massachusetts 413 1 1 411 Colorado 363 4 359 Pennsylvania 311 +8 1 310 Tennessee 265 +32 1 +1 264 North Carolina 230 +54 230 Wisconsin 220 +10 4 +1 1 215 Connecticut 194 4 190...

White House COVID-19 Briefing.

“The dam has been broken,” author and nationally syndicated radio host Dennis Prager warns. “Maybe it was necessary. But when dams break, flooding follows.” In a Tuesday piece for American Greatness, “Why the Remedy May Be Worse Than the Disease,” Prager issues a dire warning for a country reeling from a self-imposed shutdown. In the scramble to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Americans must be vigilant against the kind of cure some may prescribe. Prager issues a prediction: “If the government can order society to cease functioning, from restaurants and other businesses to schools, due to a possible health disaster,...

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