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Editor's Note: This piece was authored by Young Voices contributor James Czerniawski. The coronavirus pandemic has certainly thrown the world for a loop. Governments are at a loss on how to effectively address the issue, making policy decisions like statewide shutdowns that send local economies into a tailspin. This isn’t a surprise, since the government is pretty prone to mishandling crises.  But the good news is that the private sector is stepping into the gap. Technology companies, for instance, have been playing an increasingly important role in responding to crises. The government can help—by getting out of their way. One of the...

President Donald Trump will not be eligible for any federal assistance stimulus package that the Senate agreed upon early Wednesday morning, draft text of the bill showed. That draft text includes a provision to prohibit businesses controlled by the president, vice president, members of Congress, heads of executive departments and their immediate family members — spouses, children and in-laws — from receiving loans or investments from Treasury programs as part of the stimulus package.

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Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, on the alarming authoritarianism of the government’s new powers. The Coronavirus Bill, having sailed through the House of Commons, is expected to become law today. The Bill gives the government and the authorities unprecedented new powers, unheard of in a democracy during peacetime. Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, has warned that these powers are unreasonably draconian, and could be here to stay long after the threat of the virus has dissipated. spiked caught up with Carlo to find out more. spiked: What’s wrong with the Coronavirus Bill? Silkie Carlo: This is...

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a stern warning to nonessential businesses that are remaining open despite mandated closures to combat the coronavirus pandemic: “We will shut you down.” The mayor said Tuesday that he will step up enforcement actions against nonessential businesses such as salons, gyms and nightclubs that are defying orders to close. He said water and power would be cut off to businesses that fail to cooperate and that misdemeanor charges would be brought against repeat offenders. “If we see continued noncompliance, they’ll wind up facing a misdemeanor charge and [the Los Angeles Department of Water and...

Black folks have a complicated history with vaccinations in America.NBA player Trey Burke has apparently revealed himself to be against vaccinations and made no secret about it on his Instagram stories Tuesday afternoon. While it was unclear what sparked the anti-vaxxer social media outburst, his comments came during a public health pandemic caused by the coronavirus, a highly contagious respiratory disease also known as COVID-19 that scientists around the world were working to find a vaccine. Ismat Sarah Mangla ✔ @ismat OK, so the thing that has broken me is that Trey Burke is an anti-vaccer/conspiracy theorist. Please take me...

Hundreds of missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints streamed through the doors of Salt Lake City International Airport on Sunday and were greeted by a large group of family and friends, marking an atypical detour in their religious service for the Utah-based faith. The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has prompted the church to adapt its foundational proselytizing program, shuttering Missionary Training Centers worldwide and scrambling to return young men and women to their native countries.

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NEW RICHMOND, OH (WJW) — Good job, Lt. Dan! The two-legged pup from Ohio was named the next Cadbury Bunny. Cadbury made the announcement on Facebook Tuesday. Lt. Dan, named after the Forrest Gump character who lost his legs overseas in combat, lives in New Richmond, Ohio, which is in the greater Cincinnati area.

Stringent density control measures may be working to contain the coronavirus in New York state, the epicentre of Covid-19 outbreak in the US, as the rate of hospitalisation shows early signs of abating, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday. New York, which has 19 million residents and nearly 31,000 infections, now accounts for 56 per cent of the confirmed cases in the country and more than 7 per cent of world’s total. Cuomo had ordered all but essential businesses to shutter by Sunday evening and residents to limit their outdoor activities and practice social distancing, effectively putting the state on...

If, as the evidence suggests, the Chinese virus is enormously dangerous to people with certain medical conditions and those over 70 years old, but a much smaller danger to those under 70, then shutting down the entire country indefinitely is probably a bad idea. But even when the time is right -- by Easter, June or the fall -- there will be no one to stop the quarantine because the media will continue to hype every coronavirus death, as if these are the only deaths that count and the only deaths that were preventable. What mayor, governor or president will...

Idaho Governor Brad Little has issued a statewide 21-day stay at home order. He made the announcement Wednesday at the Idaho National Guard while the state's seven health districts are currently reporting 98 confirmed cases of COVID-19. "We are all in this together," Little said. "We will get through this together."

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has banned the commercial export of hydroxychloroquine sulfate, an ingredient used in drugs for coronavirus treatment in several countries, the government said on Wednesday. The ban applies to hydroxychloroquine sulfate and drugs containing the ingredient. “As Hungary is one of the world’s largest exporters of this ingredient, the protection and medical supply of the Hungarian population is now a priority,” the government said in a statement on its website.

One of the most drastic prion diseases is the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Aound 70% of all people who develop it die within one year of being diagnosed, and some only last about 6 months. Prion diseases are horrible and always fatal. The blessing is that they are very, very rare, and as such, only around one person in every million ever contracts or develops one. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines prion diseases stating, “Prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a family of rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals. They are distinguished by...

Greece must take immediate action to end the violence against migrants and asylum seekers at the border between Turkey and Greece, an independent UN human rights expert said on Monday, expressing alarm at reports of violence at the hands of some Greek security officers and unidentified armed men. "I am very concerned about the reported pushbacks of asylum seekers and migrants, which constitutes a violation of the prohibition of collective expulsions and the principle of non-refoulement," said Felipe González Morales, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. The Special Rapporteur also raised the alarm over an increase in hostility...

Wait till Mika gets you home, Joe! On today's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough made a surprising suggestion, one that he acknowledged would be "extraordinarily unpopular" both with his viewing audience, and in his own "household." Scarborough urged congressional leaders to strip from the coronavirus bailout bill the provision prohibiting President Trump's companies from receiving relief. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Bat soup is a delicacy across China and in Wuhan where the virus originated. While there is no evidence linking it to coronavirus, bats have been identified as creatures that could host the virusA recipe has been found online for the bat soup after the flying mammals were identified as creatures that could host the deadly coronavirus. The delicacy, simply titled “bat soup recipe”, gives a list of ingredients and the instructions to cook up the dish from China. The list includes three or four live fruit bats that are washed but not skinned, water, garlic, ginger, soya sauce and...

The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in America’s urban centers, where the coronavirus is spreading exponentially, might seem silly in wide-open places where neighbors live miles apart and “working from home” means another day spent branding calves or driving a tractor alone through a field. But as the pandemic spreads through the U.S., those living in rural areas, too, are increasingly threatened. Tiny towns tucked into Oregon’s windswept plains and cattle ranches miles from anywhere in South Dakota might not have had a single case of the new coronavirus, but their main streets are also empty and their...

“In Southeast Alaska communities, salmon head soup is an important part of our gift economy.”We heat up a couple quarts of water in a large pot, add an onion and a salmon head and boil until the soup turns white. In my family, we drink this for medicine. This is Hoonah elder Mamie Williams’ recipe for salmon head broth, commonly used in Tlingit culture to combat and prevent the flu. Many Hoonah residents use this recipe to prevent flu and to lessen their flu symptoms. Salmon head soup is a good food during the cold and flu season because of...