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CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta said President Trump is not grasping the reality that he has been wrong and the scientists have been right in commentary delivered Friday night on CNN. Acosta said while Trump blames the Obama administration for not having a stockpile of medical equipment he has had 3 years to restock. "This administration did not prepare when it had a chance," Acosta said. (snip) Acosta: I think, as Sanjay was saying, we don't know what we don't know. And, you know, you would think, at this point, Anderson, the president would be humbled somewhat by being...

The Talk Shows April 5th, 2020 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Surgeon General Jerome Adams; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich. Panel: Jason Chaffetz, Jane Harman and Guy Benson. “Power Player of the Week” segment: Joel Osteen.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte; Adams; Govs. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., and Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark. Panel: Helene Cooper, Kasie Hunt and Pat McCrory. FACE THE NATION (CBS): Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Michael Dowling, CEO of Northwell Health; former Food and Drug...

We’re living in truly extraordinary times — and no, I’m not talking about Netflix’s Tiger King documentary. I’m referring to the unprecedented actions taken by the Federal Reserve and national government to deal with the severe economic consequences of policymakers’ decision to shut down much of the U.S. economy to keep people safe from coronavirus. Over the past several weeks, the Fed has started to implement its plan to “print” trillions of dollars to bolster credit markets, and Congress and the Trump administration recently signed into law a gargantuan $2 trillion stimulus package. Even more incredibly, President Trump is now...

Predicting the future is a tough racket. If people were any good at it, we’d all be multiple lottery winners. Since we aren’t, that’s a pretty good indication that we have the ability to guess what will happen, but possess no clairvoyance. That brings us to today, when the country and the world are shut down over what is expected to happen with the coronavirus. Like everything else, the predictions aren’t panning out. Were this just $2 wasted on a lottery ticket it wouldn’t matter. But are we hurting millions of people and spending trillions of dollars on nothing more...

Meet ginger baby Tater Tot (AKA Tate) who was abandoned by her mother after birth. She was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, but was able to be treated and lives pretty much like any other normal kitten, full of energy. Video 11 minutes, 38 seconds

WASHINGTON — There was a knock on our NBC News workspace door at the White House. I first assumed it was a colleague or a press aide coming by with an update. Instead, it was a White House official I'd never seen before with a forehead thermometer in his hand. He had come to take my temperature before I could go into the White House briefing. The first reading he took was high; I'd been sitting by a heater at my desk for the past hour, but still my heart started to race. Several panic-inducing seconds later, I passed and...

What is this? Day 5 of Q&A? Still here, ask away.

Please FReep Mail me regarding the ping list for these reports. Thanks. COVID-19 Update As of 04/04/2020 23:44 PDST (taken at 23:59) Good morning everyone. Thank you for dropping in to check out this Update. Links to other resources: Near the bottom of this post. Commentary3: Interesting Tid-bits (hopefully) Our National COVID-19 Dynamics, Will Mimic Global Ones When COVID-19 first entered our thoughts, it was isolated in China. For weeks that's where it lived and thrived. As the numbers in China slowed, they wound down pretty good. Then came the nations outside China. Just when it seemed like there was...

At least five children ate candy containing high THC doses after the Utah Food Bank distributed it as part of their food donations, police said.At least two children are hospitalized after eating THC candy from a food bank in Utah. An 11-year-old and a 5-year-old were taken to a hospital Friday night after consuming “Medicated Nerds Rope” candy given to their families as part of a food distribution effort from a church working with the Utah Food Bank. Roy City Police said volunteers at the food bank distributed more than 60 bags that contained three to four servings of the...

Comrades, the state officials have judicial authority. Attempting to defy the dictates of the state will not end well as this young citizen comrade discovered. “DL” is forced by state authority to live with a coronavirus infected resident. DL, has tested negative for the virus, but now becomes a potential carrier because the state is requiring DL to remain in close proximity to the infected citizen. DL doesn’t like this and attempted to leave his confinement; he was captured by the state. A judge ordered DL to wear an ankle monitor to ensure he remains compliant to the containment order....

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IMPORTANT UPDATE (April 3): In an exclusive interview, Dr. Zelenko provides a major update about the results of his COVID-19 patients: 700 coronavirus patients treated with 99.9% success rate using Hydroxychloroquine, 1 outpatient died after not following protocol. Last Wednesday, we published the success story from Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, a board-certified family practitioner in New York, after he successfully treated 350 coronavirus patients with 100 percent success using a cocktail of drugs: hydroxychloroquine, in combination with azithromycin (Z-Pak), an antibiotic to treat secondary infections, and zinc sulfate. Dr. Zelenko said he saw the symptom of shortness of breath resolved within...

Only four days ago came word that Tom Dempsey had recovered from COVID-19. The good news was short lived. The former NFL kicker died late Saturday of complications from the coronavirus, the Times-Picayne reports. Dempsey was 73. Dempsey had battled Alzheimer’s disease and dementia since 2012. He was one of several residents of a senior living facility in New Orleans to contract COVID-19, testing positive March 25.

In India a woman gave birth to beautiful twins, a boy and a girl. The new parents named their new bundles of joy: 'Covid' and 'Corona.' The husband and wife said the names are to symbolize a "triumph over hardships." Mother of the twins, Preeti Verma, told the Press Trust of India: I was blessed with the twins — a boy and a girl — in the early hours on March 27. We have named them Covid and Corona for now. But now, with all the attention they are getting for the names, the couple said they may rename their...

Mexico's Grupo Modelo said on Thursday it will temporarily stop brewing Corona beer and other brands exported to 180 countries after its business activities were declared non-essential under a government order aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. The Mexican government this week declared a health emergency and ordered the suspension of non-essential activities after the number of coronavirus cases in the country surpassed 1,000. On Thursday, it reported 1,510 cases and 50 deaths. The brewer said in a statement that the suspension will go into place from Sunday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Governor Mike Parson issued a stay-at-home order during Friday afternoon’s COVID-19 public briefing...The order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 6. Parson said his order would go beyond any other measure already in place in the state...“For the sake of all Missourians, be smart, be responsible, and follow this order. Stay at home, Missouri,” he said. The governor said he would trust local mayors and county executives to make additional restrictions in their jurisdictions.

OJ Simpson is convinced Tiger King's Carole Baskin killed her husband. The former football player, who was acquitted of the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in 1995, shared his thoughts on the latest Netflix docu-series to go viral. (Have you see all the hilarious memes!?) Just like so many others who watched the seven-part documentary, Simpson believes the Big Cats owner and animal activist killed her millionaire husband, Don Lewis, and fed his body to her tigers. “Listen I’ve had so many people on my case asking me to watch some show called, Tiger King,” he said...

Going into a self-quarantine can have many complex issues and complications beyond having enough food and supplies for two weeks. In terms of entertainment, it also probably means you’re in for a lot of boredom, a lot of Netflix, and a lot of browsing the internet. But there is a way to get a little culture and education while you’re confined to your home. According to Fast Company, Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 2500 museums and galleries around the world to bring anyone and everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums...

The current Shelter In Place order in Wichita Falls is in effect until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8th. That's another whole week of lounging about eating all of the snacks you promised yourself you wouldn't eat. Have you even dared step on a scale lately? Now there's an online calculator from Zippia that will show you how much weight you're likely gain in isolation. For the calculator to get an idea of what's going on you'll have to answer a few simple questions about your exercising, snacking and drinking habits. Then you just push the Calculate Weight Gain button and...

We've been through the drill and we know that there is no risk of Singapore running out of food during this coronavirus pandemic. Even with much assurance, people are still running helter-skelter to the nearest supermarkets to stock up on food essentials at the slightest rumour (or misinformation), causing unnecessary panic buying and hoarding. Should you be stocking up? As PM Lee posted on his Facebook page, "buy just what you need". Should you require to serve a stay-home-notice or self-quarantine, 14 days worth of essential will tide you over. Anything over that is considered hoarding. To help you gauge...