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Pennsylvania officials reopened over a dozen rest areas on a Thursday, heeding to calls from truckers who are working tirelessly to keep the country’s supply chains open amid the ongoing spread of the deadly Chinese coronavirus.The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reopened 13 of its 30 rest stops on a limited basis on the interstates and throughout the Pennsylvania Turnpike.“They are located on Interstate 81, north and southbound stops in Luzerne and Cumberland counties; on Interstate 79, north and southbound stops in Crawford County and the northbound stop in Allegheny County; and on Interstate 80, east and westbound stops in Venango, Centre...

US President Donald Trump lashed out at China on Saturday, saying Beijing’s lack of transparency led to his administration’s late response to the coronavirus outbreak. “I wish China would have told us how bad the situation was before we had to read about it. Because they were having a big problem and they knew it,” Trump said at a news conference on Saturday at the White House. “China was very secretive and that’s unfortunate,” Trump said. Trump has pivoted this week to emphasize the outbreak’s start in China, repeatedly using the term “Chinese virus,” which has been criticized by the...

Pennsylvania officials reopened over a dozen rest areas on a Thursday, heeding to calls from truckers who are working tirelessly to keep the country’s supply chains open amid the ongoing spread of the deadly Chinese coronavirus. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reopened 13 of its 30 rest stops on a limited basis on the interstates and throughout the Pennsylvania Turnpike. PennDOT spokeswoman Alexis Campbell said in a statement that the sites will have five portable toilets, though the services plazas will remain closed due to a lack of cleaning staff. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission reopened all 17 of its service...

Stop calling the plan to send checks to American citizens hurt by the coronavirus crisis an “economic stimulus” or a “bailout.” This isn’t about changing the way our economy operates, or rescuing anyone from poor business decisions. This is about making people whole. While politicians of all stripes try to spin this deadly crisis into a way to pass their favorite pet policy projects, reimbursing people for the enormous costs of the new public health policies should be something we can all agree on. The chosen policy to fight coronavirus has been to utterly tank one of the best economies...

Very early my time one day this week, and very late in the U.S. I got a text from a close pastor friend in the U.S. asking, “What message do you believe God is speaking to Israel and my Jewish family in the midst of the CV situation?” I replied, “I don’t pretend to be able to get into God’s head on this.”“What are you perceiving?” my pastor friend probed.“It does give us the opportunity to be reflective and look into ourselves.” “There’s always a message,” my pastor friend added. “Some say He’s Jehovah Sneaky like that.”“Yes, I don’t doubt that,...

There is never ANY situation in which you cannot see the bright side of things. Allow me to improve your mood! The IQ of America will increase as stupid people flood Walmart for toilet paper, then succumb to the virus. Speaking of toilet paper, you now have five years worth. And, you can short toilet-paper manufacturers for vast profits! Zombies! With all the airports shut down or travel-restricted, CNN's viewership is now nearly 5 people.Globalists take one in the teeth. Everyone is reminded why single-sourcing from China is a REALLY bad idea. Democrats have overplayed their hands, showing people that...

Biden's teleprompter broke pic.twitter.com/kgGqYV6wl2— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 23, 2020

after midnight tonight. sorry no linky, but it is out there now.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can effectively eliminate the insanity defense for criminal defendants who suffer from mental illness. The 6-3 ruling holds that a Kansas law preventing the exoneration of defendants who claim a diminished mental state is not unconstitutional. In an unusual alignment for the bench, Justice Elena Kagan, considered among the more liberal justices, wrote the majority opinion and was joined by her five conservative colleagues. Three liberal justices — Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg — dissented. "Defining the precise relationship between criminal culpability and mental illness involves examining the workings...

New York (AFP) - New York's mayor urged US President Donald Trump Monday to enforce a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus, as he pleaded for desperately needed hospital supplies. Bill de Blasio said America's federal government should roll out orders -- such as "shelter-in-place" in California and similar measures installed in New York -- across the world's number one power. "They need to be everywhere," he told CNN, describing the illness's "oxygen" as human-to-human interaction. "Unless you create social distancing... thousands of lives will be lost that could have been saved. It's as simple as...

I have news that many Americans are facing right now: my husband John has the coronavirus. We just got the test results at 7 a.m. this morning. While I cannot see him and he is of course cut off from all visitors, our daughter Abigail and I are constantly calling and texting and emailing. We love him very much and pray for his recovery. He is exhausted and sick but a very strong and resilient person. John started to feel sick when I was in Minnesota and he was in Washington D.C. and like so many others who have had...

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Msgr. Charles Pope A Solemn Reminder from The Lord Jesus in This Time of Crisis Jesus said something in yesterday’s Gospel (4thSunday in Lent) that I think we can apply to our current troubles:While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work (John 9:4).A purely natural understanding would be that the passage is merely noting that worked stopped at sundown by necessity in those times, but of course the text is far deeper. Let’s ponder two related spiritual meanings and...

The preacher man says it’s the end of time And the Mississippi River, she’s goin’ dryThe interest is up and the stock market’s downAn’ you only get mugged if you go downtownI live back in the woods ya seeMy woman and the kids and the dog and meI got a shotgun, a rifle, and a four wheel driveAnd a country boy can surviveThese lyrics came from a Hank Williams Jr. hit from almost 40 years ago, portraying the point of view of those who “came from the West Virginia coal mines,” the Rocky Mountains,” “north California and south Alabam, and...

PARIS - The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people - one-fifth of the world’s population - were asked or ordered to stay home on Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus. Political paralysis stalled efforts for a quick aid package from Congress, and U.S. stocks fell at the opening bell even after the Federal Reserve said it will buy as much government debt as necessary and lend to small and large businesses and local governments to help them cope with the economic damage from...

I'm about to deliver remarks on the Coronavirus pandemic. Tune in to watch live: https://t.co/HpaqlEb7D1— Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) March 23, 2020

Morning "His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." Luke 22:44 The mental pressure arising from our Lord's struggle with temptation, so forced his frame to an unnatural excitement, that his pores sent forth great drops of blood which fell down to the ground. This proves how tremendous must have been the weight of sin when it was able to crush the Saviour so that he distilled great drops of blood! This demonstrates the mighty power of his love. It is a very pretty observation of old Isaac Ambrose that the gum which...

Fear of a societal breakdown amid the coronavirus pandemic has triggered a surge in gun sales across San Diego County. Firearm dealers from El Cajon to San Marcos reported last week a massive uptick in sales, saying the demand was being driven by first-time buyers, and was depleting their stock of guns and ammunition. “It’s busier than Black Friday all day long,” SoCal Gun employee Patrick Jones said Wednesday. He added that the wave of sales at the Kearny Mesa store was unprecedented. An employee at the door allowed no more than 20 customers inside at a time. “It’s just...

Nothing in the Senate has shocked me, until today. Standing in the way of a critically needed rescue package is irresponsible and reckless. Dems say not enough money to states: nearly $200 billion isn’t chump change. Hospitals get at least $75 billion.

On Sunday's Velshi show, one day after MSNBC host Ali Velshi recommended using the coronavirus pandemic to push for more welfare programs in the U.S. to fix capitalism, he devoted a segment to talking up the possibility of also using the deadly pandemic to pressure the airline and fossil fuel industries to adhere to more regulations to effect climate change. At 9:51 a.m. Eastern, Velshi took the time to note "silver linings" in the epidemic: ALI VELSHI: It's been a hard couple of hours of TV to watch on a weekend morning. With this ongoing national crisis, it can be...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on “Fox & Friends” on Monday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., “believe they can blackmail the president into accepting really dumb ideas.” Gingrich, who is in Italy with his wife, the ambassador to the Vatican, spoke after Senate Democrats blocked a GOP-backed $1.4 trillion coronavirus rescue package, sowing fresh doubt the parties can forge an agreement as the nation descends into economic disaster amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, when Pelosi was asked if people should be concerned the rescue package won't pass by Monday, she said...