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David Schramm, an actor known for his prolific work in theater as well as his role on the NBC sitcom “Wings,” has died at age 73. “We are heartbroken to have lost David Schramm, a founding member of our Acting Company family. We mourn his loss and will miss him,” the post read along with a link to his obituary in Playbill. No cause of death for Schramm has been reported at this time. Representatives for Schramm did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment. Many may remember the actor from his role as Roy Biggins, the rival...

James Woods, our guy in Hollywood, gutted Joy Reid, the uberleftist freak. It was a joy to behold.James, if you are among the netizens of Free Republic, please come and take a bow. :)

“What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?” (Proverbs 31:2 KJV).

Among the many lasting cultural changes this pandemic is poised to bring about will be serious shifts in the entertainment industry. China started reopening its dormant movie theaters just as the U.S. box office “hit zero for the first time” last weekend. The lights were back on at only 5 percent of the country’s cinemas, and ticket sales were paltry. Now they’re dark again. As of Wednesday, more than 26,000 AMC employees were laid off or furloughed, including all 600 members of the China-owned theater chain’s corporate staff.Among the many lasting cultural changes this pandemic is poised to bring about...

Want to know which California counties are evidently not doing a very good job of obeying the statewide shelter-in-place order that has been in effect for over a week now? The data company Unacast, a firm that collects cell phone location data for private companies, created an interactive map that shows which counties in California and beyond are correctly "socially distancing" by staying at home. Each county and state is graded on an A-F basis on the "change in average mobility," or the decline in distance traveled since quarantine measures were first put in place. "To calculate the actual underlying...

Humans don’t easily grasp the concept of exponential growth, but it’s exactly why coronavirus has gotten so hard to manage—and why climate change could too. The coronavirus pandemic—sadly—has introduced or reintroduced many people to the concept of an exponential curve, in which a quantity grows at an increasing rate over time, as the number of people contracting the virus currently is doing. It is this curve that so many of us are trying to “flatten” through social distancing and other mitigating measures, small and large. (snip) It’s also how climate change works. And if there’s any silver lining in this...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s early and aggressive response to the coronavirus pandemic helped Ohio minimize the damage from a public health perspective. Similarly, President Trump is preparing the entire country for a rapid post-COVID economic resurgence, even while he works to provide state and local leaders the resources they need to fight the virus. By now, even the national press is recognizing that DeWine stuck his neck out when he became one of the first governors in the country to institute bans on large public gatherings, cancel sporting events, close schools, and institute a state of emergency. Our governor demanded...

"If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant." — Sun Tzu, The Art of War The American media are the enemy of the American president and the American people, and they have indeed grown arrogant. "The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself," Sun Tzu wrote. Those of us who have been watching President Trump's daily press briefings on the COVID-19 virus have not been surprised at the appalling disrespect the reporters show the man. They have behaved this way since Trump became a...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Music in The Bible) Psalms Psalm 141 A psalm of David. 1 I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me;     hear me when I call to you. 2 May my prayer be set before you like incense;     may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;     keep watch over the door of my lips. 4 Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil     so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers;     do not let me eat...

What can we say other than CNN’s Chris Cillizza is the proud owner of an “America Needs Journalists” sweatshirt and he decided to show it off during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A coronavirus outbreak has infected dozens of Marine recruits and staff members at the service’s East Coast recruit training center, prompting the suspension of additional arrivals for the foreseeable future, defense officials said Monday. The cases at Parris Island, S.C emerged following a “wave in testing” over the weekend

ROME—The New York mafia is taking a hit from the novel coronavirus pandemic after many of its money-making outlets have been shuttered. Gambling halls, sporting events, and construction projects have long fed the Empire State gangs, but now that they are taking an “historic” blow, a law-enforcement source told the New York Post. “There’s never been a time when they weren’t making money through gambling,” the source said. The American mafia families are also losing out on the extortion racket after restaurants and other entities close their doors under New York City’s “shelter in place” order. A halt to non-essential...

The criteria for inclusion in this study is a pistol had to be fired to defend against a bear or bears. If a handgun was not fired, the incident was not included. If the use of the handgun stopped the attack, it was a success whether the bear was killed immediately, or left the scene, as long as it stopped attacking. All methods of defense against bears have similar problems of access. A failure to use a handgun or bear spray in a pack, or a rifle slung over the shoulder without a round in the chamber, should not be...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio threatened on Friday that the Big Apple could close down certain places of worship if New Yorkers continue violating the state’s stay-at-home restrictions and keep congregating for religious services at those locations report Fox News. “A small number of religious communities, specific churches and specific synagogues are unfortunately not paying attention to this guidance even though it’s so widespread,” the Democrat mayor said at a news conference on the coronavirus crisis. And although the corona-count hit the 1,000 mark in NYC on Sunday, city officials continue to work hard to control the spread...

Conagra Brands Inc. CAG, +1.11% stock rose 4.3% in Tuesday premarket trading after the food company said it has experienced "significantly increased demand" in the fourth quarter and now expects to exceed expectations. Conagra brands include Birds Eye, Marie Callender and Gardein. "While we are still early in our fourth quarter, we have seen significantly elevated demand for our retail products as consumers have started filling their pantries for more at-home eating," Chief Executive San Connolly said in a statement. Shipments and consumption have jumped by half even as foodservice demand has fallen.

US President Donald Trump lashed out at China last week, saying Beijing’s lack of transparency led to his administration’s late response to the coronavirus outbreak. “I wish China would have told us how bad the situation was before we had to read about it. Because they were having a big problem and they knew it,” Trump said at a news conference on Saturday at the White House. “China was very secretive and that’s unfortunate,” Trump said. Trump has pivoted this week to emphasize the outbreak’s start in China, repeatedly using the term “Chinese virus,” which has been criticized by the...

Sydney (AFP) - Hard-drinking Australians were told Tuesday to limit themselves to buying just 12 bottles of wine and two cases of beer a day as a coronavirus lockdown saw panic buying of alcohol. Major retailers agreed to enforce new rules limiting individual purchases as Australians went on a booze-buying spree amid a shutdown of non-essential services -- including pubs and bars. "It was clear that uncertainty on the impact of supply... caused some people to purchase differently," Retail Drinks chief executive Julie Ryan said in a statement launching the restrictions. Australian social media has been awash with video and...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania -- It is early Sunday morning along one of the few congested stretches of the Lincoln Highway when an empty parking lot below the familiar cheery yellow sign for the local Waffle House catches the eye. The 24-hour diner chain, born in the Atlanta suburbs 65 years ago and now spreading across 25 states with nearly 2,000 locations, is primarily known for its ability to serve as a touchstone in every community it serves. It feeds a cultlike following among foodies and road warriors. But it is also known for another remarkable distinction: It closes for no disaster....

Andrew Cuomo is no longer just New York's governor - he is now America's governor. Thanks to his excellent leadership during the overwhelming health crisis caused by the coronavirus, Cuomo has provided much-needed comfort and information to the entire country. He has been so effective and has presented such a stark contrast with the vacuum of leadership in the White House that now some people are saying he should be America's president. As a New Yorker, I understand where they're coming from, but I wish they would stop. First, New York needs Cuomo's leadership now and in the months to...

Signs of social unrest in major Western cities could be developing over the next few weeks, and as we previously warned last Friday, a global depression with high unemployment could unleash a “social bomb” in European countries and or North America. At the moment, Italy is the most high-risk country in the West to experience a potential breakdown in society. The country is suffering from an explosion in COVID-19 cases and deaths, a collapsed hospital system, an economic depression, and high unemployment. Sounds a lot like Venezuela… Italy has called up the military in recent weeks to enforce lockdowns across...