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The New York Times published an op-ed Friday that blamed evangelical Christians for the coronavirus pandemic. The argument, by journalist and author Katherine Stewart, is that because religious voters supported Trump, that means he governs without regard for science. Stewart also claims that Republicans, more than Democrats, are likely to deny science. In her op-ed, titled “The Road to Coronavirus Hell Was Paved by Evangelicals,” she writes: Donald Trump rose to power with the determined assistance of a movement that denies science, bashes government and prioritized loyalty over professional expertise. In the current crisis, we are all reaping what that...

Microbiology experts in Spain have said that rapid coronavirus tests that the country bought from China are not consistently detecting positive cases. Studies on the tests done in Spain found that they had only 30% sensitivity, meaning they correctly identify people with the virus only 30% of the time, sources told the Spanish newspaper El País. The studies prompted the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology to formally recommend not using these tests, El País reported. Health workers are now meant to use other tests that take longer to give a result. Fernando Simón, the director of Spain's...

<p>Dyson has received an order from the UK government for 10,000 ventilators to support efforts by the country’s National Health Service to treat coronavirus patients.</p> <p>James Dyson, the company’s billionaire founder, confirmed the order in a letter to employees shared with CNN on Wednesday.</p>

PRESIDENT Donald Trump pulled back from a plan to quarantine New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Saturday, hours after NY Governor Andrew Cuomo blasted the plan as "illegal" and a "declaration of war." Cuomo told CNN on Saturday: "If you start walling off areas all across the country it would just be totally bizarre, counter-productive, anti-American, anti-social."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday commuted 21 prison sentences and pardoned five people who had already served their time behind bars, citing the coronavirus pandemic as a factor in his decision. Fourteen of the commuted cases involved murder or related charges -snip Among those who had sentences commuted were Suzanne Johnson, 75, of San Diego County, who had served 22 years for assaulting a child who died; 64-year-old Joann Parks of Los Angeles County who served 27 years for the deaths of her three young children who were killed in a house fire, which Parks denies setting; and Rodney McNeal, 50, of San...

Question: Early in the Pandemic Gov Cuomo Tweeted NYers need not change thier lives. Or something like that. Anyone have a link to that story? Thank you.

This is a "ventilator. They get about $200 bucks each for them. There are millions of these in hospitals, ambulances and clinics. Only drawback is that it requires someone to squeeze the bag...….

On this date in 1944, the dashing Royal Air Force adventurer and prisoner of war Roger Bushell was shot for his key role orchestrating World War II’s most famous prison break — the Great Escape. South African-born, Cambridge-educated, a pitch-perfect speaker of German and French, Bushell turned in his barristers’ briefs for fighter wings when World War II got underway...

A young friend asked me to do a very simple teaching on the rapture, for him to share with a friend, and I realized there are no doubt many who are in the same position, so here we go!But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that...

Originally set for April 25, this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been postponed. A new date will be announced at a later time. The White House Correspondents’ Association made the announcement on Sunday afternoon. “The White House Correspondents’ Association regrets to announce that it is unable to go ahead with its 2020 dinner on April 25. We will get back to you soon with our alternative date. Thanks for your support,” the organization said. Long-running “Saturday Night Live” cast member Kenan Thompson was set to host the dinner, and Hasan Minhaj, host of Netflix’s “Patriot Act,” was slated as...

...Reuters reported back in 2013 – In some ways, the Chinese community of Prato has succeeded where Italian companies have failed, though competing with companies using illegal workers makes legitimate business problematic. Italy’s economy has barely grown over the past decade and is only just emerging from recession, partly due to the inability of many small manufacturers to keep up with the global competition. Up to two-thirds of the Chinese in Prato are illegal immigrants, according to local authorities. This report was in 2013, but even in 2007, this phenomenon was reported on by the BBC and reported the problem...

Total vanity, but we will get thru this.

Up to 10 percent of coronavirus patients leaving medical facilities in Wuhan after being tested negative for Covid-19 seem to have subsequently been re-infected, according to the South China Morning Post. This is not the first time that there have been reports of re-infection. Nevertheless, scientists say that it is unlikely that the virus is striking twice. Advertising Read more .a{fill:none;stroke:#9a9a9a;stroke-width:2px} Doctors in Wuhan are bemused. Healthcare workers in this central Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged have observed several instances in which patients have left hospital with no remaining traces of the virus in their bodies and...

“Words of Spirit and Life” (Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:1-11; John 11:1-53) Have you been starting to feel like you’re Lazarus? I mean, you’ve been cooped up in your quarantine “tomb,” not just for four days, but now going on fourteen days. You’ve been stuck inside so long, maybe skipping showers, maybe skipping laundry--“Lord, by this time there will be an odor!” You’re stuck inside, and you’re waiting for someone to speak the word, “Lazarus, come out!” But for now, it looks like you’re going to have to wait a little longer. The President’s hope that we will be able to...

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UNION COUNTY, N.C. — A 24-year-old woman was charged after an abandoned newborn baby was found alive inside of a plastic bag and hidden under leaves outside of a Marshville home Wednesday afternoon, the Union County Sheriff’s Office said. Casey Marie Thomas faces charges of attempted murder and felony child abuse after giving birth at home. Detectives said they believe Thomas put the infant in a plastic bag and hid him outside under leaves. Deputies said a concerned family member took Thomas to a local hospital after noticing she had lost a lot of blood. Medical professionals said it seemed...

The UK has ordered 3.5 million antibody tests designed to reveal whether people have been infected with the new coronavirus. The UK’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, who today announced he himself has tested positive for the virus, has said these tests will be a “game changer”, but the reality is they might not have that much of an impact in the short term. Almost all testing for the virus around the world is based on looking for its genetic sequence. But such tests require nose or throat swabs to be taken by trained personnel and sent to a specialised lab...

March 29 2020 Fifth Sunday of Lent Reading 1 Ez 37:12-14 Thus says the Lord GOD: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and have you rise from them, O my people! I will put my spirit in you that you may live, and I will settle you upon your land; thus you shall know that I am the LORD. I have promised, and I will do it, says...

...Now that a complete lack of preparation is surfacing; to make matters worse the governor is making up paranoid stories about vendors not providing products or fulfilling orders to her state. Governor Whitmer claimed President Trump was orchestrating a plot against her by telling medical vendors not to supply Michigan. However, when pressed on the issue the governor refuses to provide any evidence. This is not a stable person...

How long can the US economy remain shut down because of the coronavirus? As long as it takes, say many health experts. Until Easter, President Trump wishes. Like him, many officials around the world may be worried that strict lockdowns and quarantines will have a massive impact on the economy the longer they run. The UK famously attempted herd immunity before realizing the strategy was doomed to kill countless COVID-19 patients. It pivoted towards social distancing in an attempt to flatten the curve of the novel coronavirus. The longer we stay indoors and avoid others, the more time we buy...