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Young German adults hold "corona parties" and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement orders. From France to Florida to Australia, kitesurfers, college students and others crowd the beaches. Their defiance of lockdown mandates and scientific advice to fight the coronavirus pandemic has prompted crackdowns by authorities on people trying to escape cabin fever brought on by virus restrictions. In some cases, the virus rebels resist—threatening police as officials express outrage over public gatherings that could spread the virus. "Some consider they're little heroes when they break the rules,"...

See also: https://icmr.nic.in/sites/default/files/upload_documents/HCQ_Recommendation_22March_final_MM_V2.pdf The Indian Council for Medical Research via its National Taskforce for COVID-19 recommends the use of hydroxychloroquine for prophylaxis of SARS-CoV-2 infection for selected individuals as follows: Eligible individuals: ï‚· Asymptomatic healthcare workers involved in the care of suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 ï‚· Asymptomatic household contacts of laboratory confirmed cases

On Sunday, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) said the decision to do that was not within her powers and said it would be up to local leaders. “I told them exactly what I’m going to tell you right now, is that I can stand up as Governor and I can give a strong speech telling businesses to shut down, but I don’t have the authority to enforce that,” Noem said. “That enforcement and those tools are at the local level.” The mayor of South Dakota’s largest city disagreed. “It’s our understanding that within state law there are certain emergency privileges that...

The cynical partisan opportunism of Democrats exhibited during the coronavirus economic crisis has been breathtaking. Rather than move forward with quick, no-frills, massive $1.8 trillion dollar rescue plan, Democrats decided to hold the country hostage by trying to cram through a slew of lefty goodies that have absolutely nothing to do with the pending economic crisis. As corporate boards struggle to figure out ways to keep their companies afloat, Nancy Pelosi is demanding that they spend time filling gender and racial quotas, down to “subcommittee assignments.” As the transportation sector wrestles with a once-in-a-century economic disaster, Democrats are trying to...

Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel added his voice to a growing chorus of medical, political and economic experts who are warning that the U.S. must change its approach to the coronavirus pandemic or risk doing more harm to the country than the actual disease. "About three or four weeks from now, we're going to back off of these draconian measures because we won't be able to stay together as a society if we don't," warned Siegel on Fox Nation's "Deep Dive" on Monday. "Federal and state officials need to start adjusting their anti-virus strategy now to avoid an economic...

An Antioch man who attacked the owner and two employees of a San Francisco jewelry store over a belief that they’d overcharged him was denied a new trial. Barry White Jr., 29, argued through his appellate attorney that his convictions for murder and attempted murder should be overturned in part because of a juror misheard White’s attorney and falsely believed he had made a sexist remark. The appeals court also denied White’s contention that the trial court had withheld records about police officer witnesses that would have benefited the defense. In 2013, White entered San Francisco’s Gift Center & JewelryMart,...

The attorney general's office in Ohio has ordered all of the state's abortion providers stop offering the procedure, saying it falls under the category of "non-essential and elective surgery." There are six clinics in Ohio that provide surgical abortions, and five of them have pushed back, saying that their services are not only essential, but also time-sensitive. Because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, there are shortages of personal protective equipment, like masks. The Ohio Department of Health on Wednesday said "non-essential and elective surgeries" would temporarily be suspended so health care workers dealing with COVID-19 cases would have proper gear....

(snip)... 1. By Age 6, He Had a Daily Radio Gig At the tender age of 4, Newton had already decided a life onstage was his career calling, and he set about learning piano, guitar and steel guitar by ear. Unbelievably, by the age of 6 he was performing on a radio show every morning before going off to elementary school.(snip) 2. "Danke Schoen" Wasn't His Only Unusual Hit (snip) In 1972, he scored again with "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast," in which a little girl begs her daddy not to leave the family home.(snip) 3. He Works Hard...

As previously reported, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came back to Washington D.C. last night after a week long recess and blew up days of emergency relief work done by the Senate. She wants to write her own far left bill and now we know what will be in it.

You seriously could never make this stuff up. – In a series of Tweets this afternoon, GOP Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas listed the absurd list of Democrat demands that are holding up the crucial stimulus bill. Below is the text of those Tweets: Families and businesses need help now to survive the China virus pandemic. But @SpeakerPelosi walked away from negotiations to write her own bill, full of absurd provisions completely unrelated to the crisis at hand. Here’s what Speaker Pelosi is demanding while Americans suffer: 1. Corporate pay statistics by race and race statistics for all corporate boards...

There has been controversy recently about what to call the virus that has unleashed a worldwide pandemic. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prefers “novel coronavirus.” Others have referred to it as the “Wuhan virus,” after its place of origin, as is common in naming diseases. The Epoch Times suggests a more accurate name is the “CCP virus,” and calls upon others to join us in adopting this name. The name holds the CCP accountable for its wanton disregard of human life and consequent spawning of a pandemic that has put untold numbers in countries around the world at risk, while...

I filmed this in a meditation cave at Dieng Plateau, Central Java, Indonesia.

A Texas pro-life group says it has become the second state to order abortion businesses to stop killing unborn babies in abortions. Several states have issued orders requiring that all non-essential and elective surgeries be stopped. The state of Ohio is one of them, but as LifeNews.com reported, abortion facilities are ignoring Ohio Health Director Amy Acton’s mandate, which went into effect Wednesday. Local pro-life groups called each abortion facility Thursday and confirmed that they still are aborting unborn babies. By late Friday, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost followed up on the non-essential mandate and ordered two abortion business to...

"RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today issued a statewide order to protect the health and safety of Virginians and reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Executive Order Fifty-Three orders the closure of certain non-essential businesses, bans all gatherings of more than 10 people, and closes all K-12 schools for the remainder of the academic year. Governor Northam is also urging all Virginians to avoid non-essential travel outside the home, if and when possible." . . . verbiage omitted . . . "Public Gatherings All gatherings of more than 10 people are banned statewide, beginning at 11:59 PM on Tuesday,...

A few decades ago, the conventional wisdom was that trade with China will democratize and soften the communist regime. The coronavirus pandemic has killed that myth, except perhaps among the malignant American media. NBC News reporters like Kelly O’Donnell grow incensed about Sean Spicer asking a question as a credentialed member of the media. If you call this Chinese virus a Chinese virus, the malignant American media remain fully attached to the pre-Corona world where anyone cares. The truth is that this virus originated in China. Worse, decisions by the Chinese communist regime after the virus appeared accelerated the problem....

A lot of smart people are growing more concerned that we are overreacting to coronavirus in a way that could create dramatically more harm, including health effects, than the virus itself. So let’s look at the possible overreaction impact along with a method for stepping out of it. Please accept as a given, that there is a lot we don’t know. But there is more and more we do. And a much better way to go forward. First, the virus is very contagious, and spreads more easily and rapidly than the flu. Or so it seems. But it seems to...

The United States is expected to overtake Italy and China for the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases by this Friday, March 28, or thereabouts. China currently has officially reported around 81,000 cases, while Italy has reported 64,000 as of today. With today's tally as of 4pm EST, the US is at 42,700 total cases. Simple extrapolation predicts we will surpass China's tally around the end of this week. This will be a grim milestone, will be used to attack Trump for allowing a catastrophic increase that surpasses all other countries, and will be endlessly repeated to allege a failure...

Pacific Gas & Electric said Monday it will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2018 fire in Northern California that killed 84 people and decimated three towns.Pacific Gas & Electric said Monday it will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2018 fire in Northern California that killed 84 people and decimated three towns. The utility said in a statement it will also admit to a single count of unlawfully starting a fire. Advertisement Under a plea agreement with the Butte County District Attorney’s office, PG&E will pay the...

Former organizers for Michael Bloomberg’s unsuccessful presidential bid sued the billionaire’s campaign on Monday, saying he laid them off amid the global coronavirus pandemic after promising pay and benefits through the November election. Employees resigned from good jobs to take positions with Bloomberg’s campaign, and they now face unemployment and the loss of their health insurance in the midst of the spreading virus, field organizers Alexis Sklair, Sterling Rettke and Nathaniel Brown said in their complaint, one of two proposed class action lawsuits potentially representing thousands of workers. “They promised salaries nearly double that of other campaigns,” alleged their complaint,...

(VANITY) If your kids are stuck home, why not teach them about the horrors of communism in a form they will immediately and in-depth understand. I've literally heard students gag when looking over the above site. In the age of AOC and Bernie, I just pray our kids don't get brainwashed onto the socialist bandwagon.