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The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the committee charged with planning the Democratic National Convention to consider emergency “contingency options” for the event, scheduled July 13-16 in Milwaukee. Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez has publicly stated that there are no plans to cancel or significantly alter the convention, but the Democratic National Convention Committee acknowledged publicly for the first time on Monday that it is considering backup plans if the coronavirus continues to pose a public health threat this summer. “As we navigate the unprecedented challenge of responding to the coronavirus, we're exploring a range of contingency options to ensure...

On January 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Washington State Department of Health announced the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in Washington State. Learn more about the coronavirus from Washington State’s official COVID-19 website. Maintained by the state Joint Information Center.

Cook County Republican Chairman Sean Morrison lashed out Monday at Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, accusing them of putting politics before constituents with their “volley of combative and sarcastic tweets” aimed at President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. “Finger-pointing and name calling by Governor Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot solves absolutely nothing except for trying to score some cheap political points,” Morrison said in a statement. “We need steady, effective and focused leadership and they’re not providing it.” House Minority Leader Jim Durkin also called for an end to partisan finger pointing... ”Fighting for our state through...

Pope Francis’ Coronavirus Antidote: ‘Be Nice and Keep Hugging’ Sociologist identifies pontiff's religion as Moralistic Therapeutic Deism ROME (ChurchMiliant.com) - It is the nicest response to come from the successor of St. Peter in the 2,000-year history of the Church confronting plagues. It is also a unique and unparalleled pontifical exhortation to a world knocked off its axis by pandemic and pandemonia.      If only previous popes had responded to the Plague of Cyprian (250–271) or the Plague of Justinian (541–542) or the Black Death (1346–1353) with Pope Francis' gentle non-judgmentalism! Just do it. Be nice and hug one another.       Alas! The...

Researchers in four countries will soon start a clinical trial of an unorthodox approach to the new coronavirus. They will test whether a century-old vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease, can rev up the human immune system in a broad way, allowing it to better fight the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 and, perhaps, prevent infection with it altogether. The studies will be done in physicians and nurses, who are at higher risk of becoming infected with the respiratory disease than the general population, and in the elderly, who are at higher risk of serious illness if they...

A Florida man was arrested last week for causing almost $70,000 in damage to a neighbor's home after putting a water hose through a broken window, police say. Jonathan Babij, 37, of Ocala city, was detained by deputies from the Marion County Sheriff's Office on February 27 and hit with multiple felony charges related to incidents that took place during 2019. In a media release, police confirmed the suspect has a dozen prior theft convictions. Inmate records posted online suggested that Babij has since posted the required $14,000 bond. His latest arrest was first reported by local media outlet WGFL....

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...