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As a new week begins, some Chinese virus notes: ~What can disease-riddled New York learn from Italy? Well, à propos the photo at right, how about hotter curfew enforcers? Jill Filipovic tweets: I think I speak for all New Yorkers when I say, Spain, hi, can you deploy some of that in our direction? We will comply with your orders. No disrespect, but I'm not sure figure-hugging plunging-cleavage uniforms would work with the one-man small-town police departments of my neck of the woods. ~There are now over 350,000 Politburo Pandemic cases in some 170 out of 200 countries. A week...

Germany may have begun to successfully flatten the curve amid the global coronavirus pandemic while the death tolls in Spain and Italy continue to spike despite nationwide lockdowns meant to curb the spread of the novel disease. The exponential upward curve in new coronavirus infections in Germany may be flattening off, according to the head of the country’s public health institute, who said stringent social distancing measures, including school closures and bans on public gatherings, as well as hand washing instructions, helped the public quickly slow the rate of infection. ITALY CLOSES ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESS AS REST OF EUROPE HUNKERS...

There is a time to reap and a time to sow. This is the time to act and pray. Amen Hopefully, Mark Twain will approve. Although our normal everyday lives seemed to be spinning out of control by the minute as many of us are in fear of what a ‘lock down’ or other policies/controls tomorrow will bring, please fear not, have faith in the Lord and we will get through this together—at an acceptable ‘social distance’, that is.

Don Henley is paying a debt of gratitude to country-pop star Kenny Rogers, who died on March 20 aged 81. Before he was a member of the Eagles, Henley was in a band named Shiloh. Rogers secured the group a record deal in 1969, and, while taking on the role of producer of their self-titled 1971 album, he brought them to Los Angeles, where Henley first interacted with his future Eagles colleagues. “In addition to his tremendous talent, Kenny was a generous and caring man, a wise mentor to so many of us,” Henley told Billboard in a statement. “He...

This is a coup. This is an economic war. An attack on freedom —-Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and infectious Diseases—- HEADLINE: “In Dr. Fauci we Trust.” (Daily Beast) The Daily Beast writes about Fauci: “...as he guides the nation through the coronavirus crisis…stands at the White House with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence…introduce[s] actual truth to the coronavirus briefings…Fauci has been in charge from the start.”

he White House announced the launch of the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium to provide COVID-19 researchers worldwide with access to the world’s most powerful high performance computing resources that can significantly advance the pace of scientific discovery in the fight to stop the virus.“America is coming together to fight COVID-19, and that means unleashing the full capacity of our world-class supercomputers to rapidly advance scientific research for treatments and a vaccine. We thank the private sector and academic leaders who are joining the federal government as part of the Trump Administration’s whole-of-America response,” said Michael Kratsios, U.S. Chief...

Analyzing the specific data of each country separately suggests that there is a light at the end of the tunnel – and that the tunnel is not that long. [the data] indicates that this bell's life cycle is around six to eight weeks, with its peak appearing after about two to four weeks from the time when incidents begin to occur at a substantial rate.

A man, who previously scooped up and handful then licked ice cream from a tub out of a supermarket freezer before putting it back on the shelf, has now filmed himself licking a toilet rim for social media clout as part of a new craze. The man, who goes by “GAYSHAWNMENDES” on Twitter, films himself walking into a public restroom before boldly approaching a very clean looking toilet bowl and licking it in a tweet captioned: “RT to spread awareness for the Coronavirus :)” It appears that the dirtiest part of the stunt was his foundation, which he accidentally licked...

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITYSUBJECT:       Providing Federal Support for Governors’ Use of the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the “Stafford Act”), and section 502 of title 32, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1.  Policy.  It is the policy of the United States to take measures to assist State Governors in their responses to all threats and hazards to...

Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing.The President’s action makes Federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals in all areas in the State of California.Federal funding is also available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, for all areas in the State of California impacted by...

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. In making the allegation, Chris Meekins, a former assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for preparedness and response,...

James S. Brady Press Briefing RoomMarch 22, 20205:55 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Just before we begin, I want to mention we’re working very hard — long — on getting a young group of people out of Peru. We’ve removed some, and the rest are being removed with the cooperation of the Peruvian government. And we’re also dealing with Honduras on getting some people out that got caught up. And we are working on that very well — again, with the Honduran government’s work. And they’re working with us, so I appreciate that.We have a couple of other...

Boeing Co will halt production at its Washington state factory for two weeks due to risks from coronavirus. The company announced on Monday that the temporary operations shutdown at its twin-aisle jetliner factory in Seattle would begin from March 25 and last 14 days. The shut down will include a deep clean of its buildings and equipment. Boeing, which employs some 70,000 people in Seattle's Puget Sound area, has more than dozen confirmed coronavirus cases among employees. One worker has died from the coronavirus, according to a friend's Facebook tribute.

Enough is enough, CNN! If COVID-19 doesn’t kill you, CNN likely will. Pandemic panic and “social distancing” are keeping millions of people home alone. A billion of them if you’re counting worldwide. Ganged-up Democrats and a politicized media are holding out hope that people confined to their homes can only watch cable television networks like CNN or surf the ‘Net to while away long hours while they wait it out at home.

U.S. immigration policies may put Hispanic teens' mental and physical health at risk, researchers say. Of 547 U.S.-born Hispanic kids surveyed in Atlanta, one-quarter had a parent, aunt, uncle or other family member who was detained or deported in 2017 or 2018. Participants were questioned twice, six months apart. Compared to other middle school- and high school-aged youth, those with a detained or deported family member had more than twice the risk of suicidal thoughts. They also were nearly three times more likely to report early alcohol use, and were also more likely to have engaged in risky behaviors, such...

Despite the beautiful singing, the look of adoration and admiration on his daughter's face is the most beautiful thing in this video. The video camera stops darting around after first 15 seconds (Whew!). 

Gwyneth Paltrow is offering her Instagram followers some advice while they self-quarantine. The Goop founder recommends that everyone transform enforced isolation into an opportunity to “write a book, learn an instrument or a language or learn to code online, draw or paint.” Paltrow, 47, shared a photo of herself wearing gloves and a mask after a trip to the farmer’s market assuring fans that her and hubby, “Glee” co-creator Brad Falchuk, only removed their masks and gloves once they neared their home and with no other pedestrians around.

President Trump, in an epic crisis, must quickly determine if an already approved drug is available ”I want a new drug,” said Huey Lewis. But Americans increasingly demand an older medicine, Hydroxychloroquine, while coronavirus enfeebles victims across America. ‘Chloroquine’ is one of the oldest and best-known anti-malarial drugs and appears effective against COVID-19. President Trump advocates chloroquine. Since the drug is US Food and Drug Administration approved for humans, and effective in China, why not offer it to Americans? Because it is not approved for use outside malaria. Wait. What?!!

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COVID-19 response aims to ease demand on first respondersSan Juan County (Colorado) Sheriff Bruce Conrad has issued a “locals only” policy prohibiting backcountry recreation, including skiing and snowmobiling, on all lands within the county to minimize the chance that first-responders will be called to a backcountry rescue while simultaneously dealing with a COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re a small community. On a good day, San Juan County has limited search-and-rescue infrastructure and the same people who would be part of a search and rescue are the same EMS personnel who provide services to our community. We don’t want them to be overtaxed,”...