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...The data on the 1Point3Acres are sorted by the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19. The site places the state of New York at the top of the list, but as we all know, that could be misleading because the populations of each state are different. If we normalize the data by the population, the resulting number of cases per million of the state population will allow us to compare all the states correctly. Finally, to look into the data from the political point of view, we'll add each governor's party (R or D) to the data. Also, we'll list...

A 30-year-old Brooklyn charter school teacher is clinging to life at Brookdale Hospital after contracting coronavirus — and her desperate family is calling for help from a pharmaceutical giant. “My sister Rana Zoe Mungin has COVID-19 and is fighting for her life, and she is currently on life support,” wrote Rana’s sibling, Mia Mungin in a Twitter post late Tuesday. mia mungin @MiaMungin My sister Rana Zoe Mungin has COVID-19 and is fighting for her life, and she is currently on life support. She’s only 30 years old and has such a bright future ahead of her. I’m begging for...

In several hours on Tuesday, Dr. Ashley Bray performed chest compressions at Elmhurst Hospital Center on a woman in her 80s, a man in his 60s and a 38-year-old who reminded the doctor of her fiancé. All had tested positive for the coronavirus and had gone into cardiac arrest. All eventually died. Elmhurst, a 545-bed public hospital in Queens, has begun transferring patients not suffering from coronavirus to other facilities as it moves toward becoming one dedicated entirely to the outbreak. Doctors and nurses have struggled to make do with a few dozen ventilators. Calls over a loudspeaker of “Team...

One of the all time great break up songs by Weird Al.

Oil prices continued to rise for the third day in a row, recovering earlier losses as U.S. lawmakers pressure Saudi Arabia to end the oil war. The ongoing oil war, in which Saudi Arabia and Russia are the key players, has exacerbated the already tremendous glut in oil markets, and demand destruction could end up reaching 15-20 million bpd in April. According to Russell Hardy, Vitol’s chief executive, the supply overhang could end up filling storage tanks at a very high pace as India, with the world’s fastest-growing oil consumer now facing a nationwide lockdown. Oilprice.com’s Julianne Geiger wrote yesterday...

After checking into a hospital with "unbearably painful" symptoms, comedian Kathy Griffin has spoken out against Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a quote tweet replying to the president, Griffin accused Trump of lying about how many coronavirus tests the United States has performed amid the ongoing pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives as it continues to spread around the world. "I was sent to the #COVID19 isolation ward room in a major hospital ER from a separate urgent care facility," Griffin tweeted Wednesday, going on to criticize the vice president's leadership of the White House Coronavirus...

Advertising agency DPZ&T teamed with McDonald’s Brazil to remake the Golden Arches in pulled-apart form to encourage consumers to keep each other safe through social distancing. According to the agency, the move is meant to convey the idea that we are "separated for a moment so that we can always be together."

An Oklahoma museum put its head of security in charge of its social media account during its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and his posts are now going viral around the country. The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City announced on March 16 that it was closing to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The museum then shared a post on social media, announcing that Tim, head of security, will take on the additional duty of social media management SNIP “I have been asked to take on the additional duty of social media management...

Some uplifting news on the coronavirus front. The FDA announced Tuesday that it is approving the use of a new treatment for the sickest patients. The agency said that doctors can now administer blood plasma taken from patients who have recovered from the infection. This plasma contains antibodies to the virus and the hope is that by injecting these antibodies into seriously ill patients, they can better fight the infection. New York State plans to use the treatment in clinical trials. It will take some time before researchers know whether it works, but experts are optimistic.

Police in Canada said they arrested a 53-year-old who failed to self-isolate amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary arrested the woman on Tuesday after receiving reports of her leaving the province. The Canadian Press reported the complaints alleged she didn't self-isolate for a 14-day period and could face a fine between $500 and $2,500 and up to six months in jail. She's accused of failing to comply with a special measures order under the Public Health Protection and Promotions Act in connection with the public health emergency. Related video: Half of Canada’s COVID-19 cases have come from the...

Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday announced a new public health order related to grocery stores and pharmacies in Massachusetts, which includes a temporary ban on reusable bags. "From now on, reusable bags are prohibited and all regulations on plastic bag bans are lifted," he said. The order also prohibits stores from charging for paper and plastic bags while the order is in place. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh had previously announced the same measures in the city.

Follow-up to yesterday's video, Naughty British Shorthair kitten Arnold disturb his 7 siblings sleep. This time, they get even with their brother as he's very sleepy and they're all ready to play. Video 10 minutes, 20 seconds.

Much-hyped Moderna mRNA-1273 Covid-19 Vaccine Uses Aborted Fetal Cells – Sanofi Pasteur’s Version Does Not (Clearwater, FL) In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies are racing to provide a vaccine to prevent further spread of the disease. Unfortunately, Moderna, the company that has been recently touted in news headlines for its developing mRNA-1273 vaccine to fight the virus, uses aborted fetal cell cells. Debi Vinnedge, Executive Director of Children of God for Life, a prolife organization whose mission is to end the use of aborted fetal material in vaccines and medicines, said her suspicions were raised after checking Moderna’s...

The illness and death wrought by the coronavirus, and the economic fallout from the federal and state governments’ responses to it, are truly frightening to behold, resulting in wrenching changes to peoples’ lives and livelihoods. Rahm Emanuel, a former senior advisor to President Clinton, chief-of-staff to President Barack Obama, and the mayor of Chicago, is infamous for his quip, “never let a good crisis to go to waste when it’s an opportunity to do things that you had never considered, or that you didn't think were possible.” Taking Emanuel’s admonishment to heart, Democrats played politics with peoples’ lives during the...

Law-abiding citizens want the right to buy a gun, especially in the midst of a pandemic. Police have stopped responding to many 911 calls, and massive numbers of inmates are being released early from prison. If shortages become more severe or if lots of police fall ill, chaos may very will ensue. People would rather be safe than sorry.

The massive stimulus package awaiting a vote in the Senate would prohibit the Pentagon from shifting $10.5 billion in coronavirus funding to a counter-drug account it has been using to fund President Trump’s southern border wall. According to bill text released by the Senate Appropriations Committee, the bill would allow the Pentagon to transfer the coronavirus funds to other accounts “except for ‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense.’” The stimulus deal agreed to early Wednesday by the White House and Senate leaders would provide the Pentagon a total of $10.5 billion. That includes $1.5 billion for the National Guard and...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden repeatedly coughed and struggled through multiple interviews on Tuesday, which were conducted from the comfort of his own home. Grabien founder Tom Elliott created a supercut video of Biden’s struggles and repeated coughing during interviews that he had on CNN, MSNBC, and ABC. “Have you been tested for the coronavirus?” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Biden at the start of the clip “No, I have not been tested for the coronavirus, uh, I’ve had, thank God, no symptoms that I’m aware of, that doesn’t mean that can’t happen,” Biden responded as he proceeded to cough throughout...

Police are cutting back on policing, and Americans are getting scared. Along with toilet paper, they are also buying guns and ammunition. Some are getting concealed handgun permits. “So American … I’ll shoot the virus! … We don’t do smart stuff in this country,” joked Bill Maher on Friday on his HBO show, “Real Time.” It is easy for Mr. Maher to make fun of people’s fears, but one can easily imagine the social turmoil that will ensue if shortages become more severe or if lots of police fall ill.

At the center of almost every galaxy in the universe is a supermassive black hole gobbling up incredible amounts of matter, and belching out incredible amounts of radiation. The biggest and hungriest of these gobblers — called quasars (or quasi-stellar objects, because they look deceptively like stars when seen through most telescopes) — are some of the most energetic objects in the universe. As infalling matter swirls around the quasar's maw at near-light-speed, that matter heats up and flies outward, propelled by the incredible force of its own radiation. All that intergalactic indigestion makes a quasar an awesome sight, capable...

Note that lack of commitment to putting the bill up for a vote. Pelosi blew up the negotiations over the weekend by demanding consideration of her own pork-riddled $2.5 trillion plan. That was seen as perhaps a negotiating ploy to get Chuck Schumer more leverage — and it appears to have worked. Schumer went on CNN this morning to claim victory for Democrats with this agreement, and pledged that aid would immediately get to Americans because of their skillful negotiations to improve the CARES Act. Now, Pelosi seems to be signaling that she won’t abide by Schumer’s agreement on the...