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Suit comes after Civitas exposed harsh treatment of non-resident homeowners during virus crisis People who own homes and pay property taxes on the Outer Banks but are permanent residents elsewhere filed a lawsuit in federal court April 7th, 2020 to order Dare County to re-open points of entry to the Outer Banks to non-resident owners. The six plaintiffs, from Virginia, South Carolina, and Maryland use their property as second homes, and at times as beach and vacation rentals. As noted in a recent Civitas article: “Non-permanent resident property owners are currently barred from accessing their land and homes in Currituck,...

A Chaiyaphum woman has contracted Covid-19 for the second time after having been cured of the virus while she was in Bangkok in the middle of March. The woman, 38, had also returned from overseas in March and was found to be infected with the novel coronavirus. She was admitted to Phyathai 2 Hospital in Bangkok and recovered. Then she decided to return to her hometown. However, from April 3-5 she became sick again and went for a test. The result showed that her throat was infected with Covid-19. Another case was a 42-year-old construction worker who returned from Qatar...

As daily life across America is upended by the coronavirus crisis -- with mass business closures plunging the economy into freefall -- one former New York Times reporter is sounding the alarm about what he believes are flawed models dictating the aggressive strategy. Alex Berenson has been analyzing the data on the crisis on a daily basis for weeks and has come to the conclusion that the strategy of shutting down entire sectors of the economy is based on modeling that doesn’t line up with the realities of the virus.

Michigan will remain under a statewide stay-at-home order until April 30 as the coronavirus pandemic continues, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday, albeit with some additional restrictions. The order, which has been in effect since March 24, was initially due to expire after April 13. During a Thursday afternoon press conference, Whitmer said the continued increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths in Michigan made an extension of the order unavoidable.

Japan is willing to fund its companies to shift manufacturing operations out of China, Bloomberg has reported as the disruptions caused to production by the coronavirus pandemic has forced a rethink of supply chains between the major trading partners. As part of its economic stimulus package, Japan has earmarked $2.2 billion to help its manufacturers shift production out of China. Of this amount, 220 billion yen ($2 billion)is for companies shifting production back to Japan and 23.5 billion yen for those seeking to move production to other countries. China is Japan’s biggest trading partner under normal circumstances, but imports from...

Continuing his efforts to protect the health and safety of students and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tom Wolf today announced that all schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. The governor made the decision in consultation with Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine and Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera. Students and families can continue to pick up meals at designated sites.

No one should think the government can wave a wand an all of sudden the economy is anything like it was before this happened.’ Bill Gates That is billionaire Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft MSFT-0.21% and noted philanthropist during a 26-minute interview on CNBC on Thursday.

Former Trump-campaign adviser George Papadopoulos in October 2016 denied the campaign was involved in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee earlier that year, in a conversation with a confidential FBI source. The conversation has already been referenced in Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report of FBI abuses of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance act. The conversation was not included in the FBI’s application for a FISA warrant against former Trump-campaign adviser Carter Page, and Horowitz wrote that the omission was one of several instances in which the FBI failed to include evidence contradicting the need for a warrant. A transcript of...

The recently resigned acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly’s Monday trip to Guam where he addressed the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt and slammed their former commander, cost the Defense Department an estimated $243,000, according to a Navy official. SNIP Modly traveled to Guam aboard a C-37B VIP aircraft a modified Gulfstream jet. It costs $6,946.19 per hour to fly and the flight time for the Guam trip was about 35 hours for a total cost of $243,151.65.

A metal detectorist in Pembrokeshire in Wales has made a discovery that could change how we understand the history of the ancient Celts. The unearthing of a Celtic chariot burial in a Welsh field astonishes experts because this find is the first of its kind in Wales. It is sure to throw light on the Welsh Iron Age and its connections with the wider Celtic world. Mike Smith, from Milford Haven, has been a metal detectorist for 30 years and is an active member of the Pembrokeshire Prospectors. Earlier this year, he was exploring a muddy field when he came...

The S&P 500 on Thursday closed out its best four-day streak since 1974, according to CNBC, with traders turning optimistic amid flattening coronavirus infection curves in some of the hardest-hit parts of the U.S. The S&P gained 11.9 percent in the trade-shortened week, with markets closed tomorrow for Good Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 12 percent for the week. Financial markets jumped on Thursday following the announcement of new rescue efforts from the Federal Reserve and after signs of improvement in the slumping energy market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 285 points, or 1.2 percent, while...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards answered pleas Thursday to close abortion facilities that still may be operating in violation of his emergency order restricting non-essential medical procedures. The News Star reports the pro-life Democrat governor and Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that they are working to ensure the abortion facilities in Shreveport, Baton Rouge and New Orleans are complying during the health crisis. “[The Louisiana Department of Health] and Interim Secretary Stephen Russo have requested our assistance with enforcing their important public health orders, such as those requiring the suspension of elective, non-emergency medical procedures,” Landry said Thursday. He...

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Washington: Extraordinary times require even closer cooperation between friends, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, thanking India after the government allowed the United States to buy 29 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug believed effective in the treatment of coronavirus. "Extraordinary times require even closer cooperation between friends. Thank you India and the Indian people for the decision on HCQ. Will not be forgotten! Thank you Prime Minister @NarendraModi for your strong leadership in helping not just India, but humanity, in this fight!" the American President tweeted. On Wednesday, Mr Trump confirmed that the first shipment of a...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is requesting manufacturers withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. This is the latest step in an ongoing investigation of a contaminant known as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in ranitidine medications (commonly known by the brand name Zantac). The agency has determined that the impurity in some ranitidine products increases over time and when stored at higher than room temperatures and may result in consumer exposure to unacceptable levels of this impurity. As a result of this immediate market withdrawal request, ranitidine products will not be available for...

TAMPA (WAND) - A woman in Tampa was arrested after deputies say she put Easter eggs filled with pornographic images in residents mailboxes. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV said on April 8, Flager County deputies said they received a call about a woman placing plastic eggs into mailboxes. Deputies got information that the woman was driving a 2004 silver Honda Civic. Officials said the eggs contained pronographic images, non-threatening references to nearby churches and county building and other items. Around 11 p.m. deputies located the vehicle and completed a traffic stop on Abril Cestoni,42. Detectives say Cestoni admitted to placing the eggs...

Governor Eric Holcomb today issued the following directive during his daily press conference: “To continue safely serving their communities, faith institutions are directed as follows: Church buildings and other physical locations for worship should be closed. Livestream or other virtual services are best. The minimum number of necessary personnel should be used at all times for any services. Staff and volunteers who are not speaking should wear masks. Drive-in services may be conducted only under these conditions: -Attendees must be inside vehicles at all times. -Attendees should not interact physically with clergy, staff or participants in other vehicles. -Vehicles should...

Donald Trump got it right. We weren't built for this. But if Sleepy Joe can remember which state he is in at the time ..........