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The Navy captain, who was removed from his command of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Two Naval Academy classmates of Capt. Brett Crozier confirmed the diagnosis to the New York Times. Crozier started showing symptoms before his ouster on Thursday, the classmates said. It’s unclear when he was tested for the virus, and he’s being quarantined at Naval Base Guam.

A fire that burned for hours in a grassy area next to Southwest Florida International Airport Friday has been contained. The airport is fully functional and the inbound lanes of Terminal Access Road reopened at 11 p.m. Friday, according to Vicki Moreland, communications director for the airport. The fire was in an area where extra rental cars are parked and were not occupied. Witnesses saw and heard multiple small explosions, flames jumping high in the air and showers of sparks. There were 3,516 cars destroyed or damaged by the fire and 3,850 remained undamaged, Moreland said. The cause of the...

According to a Gallup poll, a large majority of children report “enjoyment” and “happiness” while spending their days with their families. Close to 9 in 10 parents of children under the age of 18 say their children experienced enjoyment (89 percent) and happiness (88 percent) “during a lot of the day” prior to the day they were interviewed. Gallup noted that parents also reported feeling enjoyment or happiness but not as much as their children. But children also were more likely than their parents to be bored. The Gallup poll was conducted March 24-27 of adults who are members of...

Joe Biden said he will wear a mask in public, drawing a contrast between President Donald Trump and himself amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, the former vice president and current de facto Democratic presidential nominee emphasized one phrase repeatedly: “Follow the science.” “It’s important to follow the science. Listen to the experts. Do what they tell you,” he said on ABC’s “This Week." "So If I go out in public — and I haven't gone to commercial places of late, I haven't gone to my local church, etc. ... My generic point is, you should follow the science.“

As we near day 20 or so of coronavirus quarantine, the wailing and gnashing of liberal teeth on social media is reaching a fever pitch. Hollywood celebrities have reached new lows in their anger for the president and conservatives, with venom-filled entertainers like comedian Sarah Silverman fully admitting that they “hate” President Donald Trump and what she considers pro-Trump media. The Trump-loathing comedian told the Twitterverse that she hates the president, his advisers — like Counselor to the President of United States Kellyanne Conway — and pro-Trump media -- like Fox News Host Sean Hannity. Considering she’s among the crowd...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) - A local veteran is celebrating two big milestones this week. Not only is he turning 104, but he's also celebrating his recovery from coronavirus. William Lapschies lives at the Edward C. Allworth Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon. He was one of at least 15 residents to tested positive for the virus last month. William, who was diagnosed with coronavirus at the beginning of March, was very sick and after eight days took a turn for the worse. His family says they thought he might not make it. His family says that doctors tried a couple of...

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On statewide stay at home orders, Adams said, “I talked to many of these governors, and here’s what I say to them. Here’s what I would say to them right now. The next week is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment. It’s going to be our 9/11 moment. It’s going to be the hardest moment for many Americans in their entire lives, and we really need to understand that if we want to flatten that curve and get through to the other side, everyone needs to do their part.” He continued, “Ninety percent of Americans are doing their part,...

On one hand, the facts show that: --the death rate for people who contract Covid-19 is uncertain but is probably closer to that of the seasonal flu than figures commonly reported by the press. --the average years of life lost from each Covid-19 death are significantly fewer than from common causes of untimely death like accidents and suicides. --the virus that causes Covid-19 is “very vulnerable to antibody neutralization” and has limited ability to mutate, which means it is very unlikely to take lives year after year. --if 240,000 Covid-19 deaths ultimately occur in the United States, the virus will...

Home testing for the new coronavirus may sound like a good idea, but U.S. regulators say it's still too risky. They've stopped companies that quickly launched home-testing kits until they can show their products can accurately detect the virus. For now, the only way Americans can get tested is at hospitals, clinics or drive-thru sites, with a doctor's order. After a botched rollout, testing in the U.S. has ramped up thanks to high-volume testing machines and new rapid tests. Last week, federal officials said total tests topped 1.4 million, and labs are processing nearly 100,000 tests daily. That's the threshold...

That’s what the State’s Governor, Phil Murphy, apparently meant today, when he said at a press conference that the State needed volunteers who with “Cobalt” computer skills to help fix 40-year-old-plus unemployment insurance systems that are currently overwhelmed as a result of COVID-19-related job losses.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday he "may" take the drug hydroxychloroquine, despite no evidence the drug is effective and safe for preventing or treating the coronavirus. The nation's top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, who is often featured at Trump's daily press briefings, has warned Americans that there is no evidence that the drug is effective in preventing or treating coronavirus.

Colorado Case Summary (Updated 4/4/20 at 4:00 p.m.) Note: This summary only includes data through 4/3 and does not reflect cases since then. 4,565 cases* 875 hospitalized 54 counties 23,900 people tested 126 deaths 30 outbreaks at residential and non-hospital health care facilities

Happy Palm Sunday! Having been born and raised Jewish (culturally, but hardly religious), all I knew about Jesus was that Jews did not believe in Him. So, promise not to laugh when I tell you that growing up, I thought Palm Sunday was about glorifying palm trees, and Good Friday was a Friday in spring that was "good." (Especially because my suburban public elementary school was closed for the day — ah, Boston in the 1960s.) But later — thanks to Jesus, who was responsible for my conversion over four decades ago — my understanding the meaning of both days...

Millions of people worldwide are watching President Donald Trump’s frequent press conferences on the global pandemic. (Better ratings than the Bachelor! Maybe better ratings than Monday Night Football!) There are two striking things about these press conferences. The first is what they reveal about the media, and the second is what they show about Mr. Trump. On the first point, the interactions between the president and the press show that the craven, absurdly biased, anti-Trump, pro-China media corps still have not changed their approach, despite an ongoing global crisis and their repeated efforts to cause him to fail. The media...

After failing to deal a lethal political blow to President Trump with the Russia collusion hoax and the Ukraine impeachment sham, they are now using the coronavirus crisis in another last ditch effort to undermine the president. Politicizing the coronavirus is different than the previous efforts to damage the Trump presidency. The Russia collusion and impeachment strategies were manufactured crises by Democrats and amplified by the anti-Trump media. In contrast, with the coronavirus, the president’s adversaries are exploiting a natural phenomena to inflict damage on the president. All three efforts were designed to remove the president from office but differ...

Of course, it if very difficult to get any honest reporting from the mainstream media today ------------ The CDC website is even confusing. The Worldometer coronavirus website says there have been 7,896 coronavirus deaths in the US as of noon on Saturday April 4, 2020. The CDC website has only 1,150 US deaths listed as confirmed or presumed to be linked to the coronavirus. ------------- According to the collected data: ** 79% (910/1150) are over the age of 65 ** 90% (1033/1150) are over the age of 55 ** 3.5% are under 45 ** 0.7 (9/1150) are under 35 Like...

The podcast host Joe Rogan has said he will vote for Donald Trump over Joe Biden in the presidential election, should the former vice-president be the Democratic nominee. The comic was speaking on Friday’s edition of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, which regularly tops the iTunes chart for downloads. Rogan has nearly 6m Twitter followers, regularly appears on television as a commentator on mixed martial arts, and is seen as an influential voice with young and blue-collar male voters. During a conversation with guest Eric Weinstein, managing director of Thiel Capital, talk turned to the election. Weinstein, who works...

Among the American companies with close ties to the Chinese communist regime is NBC Universal, one of the UStates biggest media conglomerates, with a television network, several cable channels, many local television stations, film and television production companies, and theme parks. On Nov. 23, 2010, Chinese 'state-run' media Xinhua and NBC signed a memorandum of cooperation in New York, confirming the two sides established a business cooperation in international broadcast news, to conduct extensive and in-depth in the collection, production, and broadcast of TV news content and personnel training. On Feb. 18, 2020, the U.S. State Dept. listed Xinhua and...

The outbreak of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly referred to as the novel coronavirus, over the past few months has highlighted the close relationships that many Western companies have with Beijing. Among the American companies with close ties to the Chinese communist regime is NBC Universal. NBC Universal is one of the United States’ biggest media conglomerates, with a television network, several cable channels, many local television stations, film and television production companies, and theme parks. Public information shows that the company’s total revenue in 2017 reached $33 billion. On March 14, NBC News published a commentary titled,...