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Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro warned in stark terms about how deadly and economically devastating the coronavirus outbreak could be, weeks before it became a full-blown pandemic. Navarro delivered the warnings to others at the White House in internal memos in January and February, saying that the United States could see up to 2 million deaths and trillions of dollars in economic damage. The first Navarro memo was dated Jan. 29 and was addressed to the White House National Security Council, according to The New York Times, which first reported on the document. In it, Navarro made his...

Stephanie Grisham is out as White House press secretary and will be repalced by Kayleigh McEnany without having ever held a single press briefing. Grisham, who replaced Sarah Huckabee Sanders last June, will return to the East Wing as First Lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff, without having ever held a press briefing, the White House announced Tuesday. “I am excited to welcome Stephanie back to the team in this new role,” a statement from the first lady read, “She has been a mainstay and true leader in the Administration from even before day one, and I know she will...

You can tell we're getting restless -- twitching and twisting and otherwise maneuvering ourselves into the familiar postures that characterized life, say, last January. We're homesick -- sick of being at home and making allowances for spouses, children, boarders, TV personalities. And presidents. We're ready to blame others and cast aspersions -- poor-mouth according to our wont. Back to our personal standards of perfection: we the blame-casters against the fools and rogues around us. Don't they see what we see? Rarely. I exempt no political tribe: though I cannot forbear to note the contribution of a New York Times writer,...

RUMSON - The borough man facing charges related to a Pink Floyd cover concert he performed on his front porch on Saturday had no intentions of having a so-called coronavirus party, but simply planned to hold a Facebook Live performance urging his audience to “stay at home,’’ his attorney said Monday.

Interview by Caitlin Sinclair, NY Correspondent, One America News Dr. Ban G. Truong, DO, PhD, FACEP, ABAARM Dr. Ban is a physician with a PhD in Nutrition, and who is quadruple board certified in Emergency Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, and as a Physician Nutrition Specialist. In addition to having practiced in several large, urban emergency departments throughout the country, he also served as a Life Flight doctor treating patients in the field and supporting them as they are transported between medical facilities. He owns and operates several brick-and-mortar clinics that range from primary care to urgent care....

“I believe that even though we should believe women and that is an important thing,” she said on a radio show. She continued, “And what that statement really means is that for so long the go to has been not to believe them. So we have to sort of societally change that mindset to believing women. But that does not mean at the expense of not, you know, giving men their due process and investigating situations. “It’s gotta be fair in both directions.”

New research from an international team of scientists is suggesting that instantly recognizable earthy smell after rain is released by bacteria trying to attract a particular arthropod as a way to spread its spores. The smell is a 500-million-year-old example of chemical communication, evolved to help a particular type of bacteria spread. Scientists have long been fascinated by the unique odor that appears when it rains. The scent is particularly prominent when the first rains of a season hit dry soil. Two Australian researchers named the odor petrichor, after an influential study in the 1960s suggested a particular oil is...

The Economist tweeted out a story headlined “Big tech’s covid-19 opportunity” with the caption: “Big tech firms are now vital utilities. Once this crisis ends, governments could push for state control of them as they have over energy firms.” The Financial Times’s Editorial Board’s editorial, headlined “Virus lays bare the frailty of the social contract,” pivoted off the pandemic to argue that “to demand collective sacrifice you must offer a social contract that benefits everyone.”

resident Donald Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany will serve as the new White House press secretary, replacing Stephanie Grisham who was out of the post on Tuesday. Grisham is returning to serve on First Lady Melania Trump’s staff. The New York Times reported Tuesday that, “Kayleigh McEnany, a campaign spokeswoman will replace her — the latest shake-up in a communications office that has been seen almost constant turnover under President Trump.” “Ms. McEnany has been a vocal defender of Mr. Trump on television, the main role the president has long believed the press secretary should play, according to current and...

COVID-19 didn’t send Isaac Newton into quarantine, but the Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, did. While in isolation for some two years, this man of God and brilliant scientist made some of the most important discoveries known to mankind. Not one to let the threat of a deadly disease or the disruption it caused in his life to get him down, Newton’s use of the quiet months still benefits us today. Specifically, Newton used his gifts of observation and reason to outline the Laws of Motion and Optics and to invent calculus. And the legendary falling apple...

Appearing Monday on AM 1030 KVOI Radio, Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), predicted that the death toll from the Chinese coronavirus will be “much, much, much lower” than the models have projected due to Americans following social distancing recommendations.

Stephanie Grisham is departing her role as White House press secretary. Grisham, who never held a news conference in the press secretary role, will return to the East Wing as chief of staff and spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump. “I am excited to welcome Stephanie back to the team in this new role,” Trump said in a statement Tuesday. “She has been a mainstay and true leader in the Administration from even before day one, and I know she will excel as Chief of Staff. I appreciate all that Lindsay Reynolds did over the past three years, and wish...

The Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Monday overturned Gov. Tony Evers' (D) executive order postponing Tuesday's primary election until June 9th amid concerns over the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. The Court ruled 4-2 against Evers, saying Tuesday's primary election most move forward, including in-person voting. The motion was brought about by Republican lawmakers. "The state’s highest court has spoken: the governor can’t unilaterally move the date of the election," Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said in a joint statement. "We are proud that Wisconsinites have come together to meet the challenges that...

DENVER (KDVR) -- Many Coloradans don't personally know someone who has gotten the coronavirus. The Archuletas are an exception. Seven members of the family currently have COVID-19 and another two family members have passed away from the virus after being taken off of life support. Manuel Archuleta lost his wife of 57 years last week. He also lost his 54-year-old son, Gary. Now, Manuel and many of his other family members are battling the virus as well. "My wife was one beautiful lady. She was the strongest woman in the world. She was the glue of our family," Manuel said....

Something odd is happening – or perhaps not so odd. The coronavirus is causing more Americans to seek out, rely on, and expressly draw comfort from prayer – placing their faith in a loving God’s mercy. This is not a matter of conjecture, but survey-supported fact. According to the non-partisan Pew Foundation, more Americans admit they are turning to prayer in this coronavirus crisis than at any recent time. Just as during the height of World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, Americans are revisiting faith. In 2017, the Pew Foundation reported, after surveying 35,000 Americans, that...

It's probably a little early to say for sure, but based on what's happening now, it almost seems like a long dark winter is finally lifting. You can see it going on all around the world. First, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Yeltsin is hanging on. He's still in the hospital, still in intensive care, but based on the reports seen, he's not getting worse. He's still not on the ventilator. The latest is a confirmation from No. 10 that he doesn't have pneumonia. No news is good news. He's got someone running the place while he fights. Everyone of decency in...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman has rejected President Donald Trump's offer to help with Johnson's COVID-19 treatment. Trump on Monday offered to put Johnson's doctors in touch with unnamed companies working on coronavirus treatments. The prime minister's spokesman rejected the offer on Tuesday. "We're confident the prime minister is receiving the best possible care from the National Health Service," he said. "Any treatment he receives is a matter for his doctors."

A major accident was caught on camera today at the Port of Busan today when a containership struck multiple shoreside gantry cranes and another ship while berthing.

Where in the world is Waldo? Oh, wait — wrong meme. Carmen Sandiego? Warmer, but no. The answer is zinc sulfate 220-milligram tablets or capsules suitable for popping like candy for a few days. As we've seen, the mass media has been determinedly ignoring the third leg of Dr. Vladimir Zelenko's treatment trifecta. Still, the word has gotten out, and the stuff appears to be out of stock absolutely everywhere.Forward magazine piece on Dr. Vladimir Zelenko. So! What happens if you get sick enough from coronavirus to seek treatment? Even if your own primary-care doctor is friendly to the hydroychloroquine...

Apple Daily, a Hong Kong based newspaper, published an article today saying that there are at least 19 countries whose first cases were linked to Wuhan or China, so I did some Google-flu/ Wiki-flu to back up the claim. On 20 January, the first confirmed case was identified as a 35-year-old Chinese woman. The first South Korean national to be infected occurred three days later was a 55-year-old man who worked in Wuhan and returned for a checkup with flu symptoms. The two infection reports were publicly released on 24 January. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_South_Korea On January 30, India reported its first case...