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(NJ) Paramus veterans home in crisis mode: 37 people dead in 2 weeks, National Guard deployed

The Coronavirus is Not Killing Minorities Because of Racism Democrats exploit pandemic to push racial agendas and conspiracy theories. Fri Apr 10, 2020 Daniel Greenfield 0 Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. As the coronavirus was doing its deadly work, Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Cory Booker, and Senator Elizabeth Warren dispatched a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services demanding racial and ethnic data about the sufferers. Why demand information of that sort? Identity politics for profit. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio...

Ernie Ball, the world's leading manufacturer of premium guitar strings, bass strings, and guitar accessories, has harmonized its string making for musicians with something everyone needs these days, face masks, to assist during this novel coronavirus outbreak. The guitar accessories plant, located in Coachella, has transformed a portion of its manufacturing facility to produce approximately 400 two-ply 100% cotton knit jersey masks each day to help meet the community's increased need. This comes on the heels of the Riverside County mandate that everyone wear facial protection while outside. "We are dedicating our accessories and strap manufacturing departments to producing mask...

Reporting at PennLive.com David Wenner writes that a “point system” proposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health could leave an especially vulnerable population, people with disabilities, without the health care they need, when it comes to life-saving treatment for COVID-19. “Disability Rights Pennsylvania has filed a federal civil rights complaint,” the Philadelphia Inquirer added. This frightening proposal—“Interim Pennsylvania Crisis Standards of Care for Pandemic Guidelines”– is raising new questions about the prospect of medical rationing during the Coronavirus pandemic, a possibility already raised by assorted “bioethicists.” Under this disturbing system, those with higher scores because of pre-existing conditions would be...

Has Trump manhandled the media in any way other than criticizing it for comical, biased overreach? Are reporters fearful of being arrested for their coverage? Has Trump put any unprecedented restrictions on the flow of information? No, no and no. Instead, he holds daily press conferences on the current pandemic, the most recent one lasting more than two hours. Meanwhile, media outlets are either ignoring these pressers or pretending they’re a substitute for the recent Trump rallies. Has he forced private businesses to do the government’s bidding? Mostly, no. He did tap the Defense Production Act to spur GM, already...

“Saturday Night Live” will be back on the air this weekend with a show that abides by social distancing rules. The comedy sketch show will include include a “Weekend Update” news segment and original content from “SNL” cast members, NBC said Thursday. The material will be produced remotely, the network said, in compliance with efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Kansas lawmakers took action Wednesday to stop Gov. Laura Kelly from banning church services on Easter while allowing abortion facilities to continue killing unborn babies in elective abortions. The AP reports the Legislative Coordinating Council voted 5-2 to overturn Kelly’s executive order as it applies to religious gatherings of more than 10 people. Those found to be in violation of the order could have been punished with fines up to $2,500 and 12 months in jail. A pro-abortion Democrat, Kelly argued that strong restrictions are necessary to protect lives during the coronavirus crisis. But she excluded the most vulnerable when...

The bulls broke loose in financial markets this week and gored the coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a mild 1.2 percent on Thursday, bringing its weekly gain to around 12.7 percent. That makes it one of the best weeks ever for the blue-chip index. The S&P 500 climbed 1.45 percent for a weekly surge of 12.1 percent. That is the best week for the S&P since 1974. The Nasdaq’s 0.77 percent gain brings the week to 10.6 percent, the best week since 2009. The Russell 2000 soared 4.62 percent on Thursday for a weekly gain of 18.5 percent....

As it becomes acknowledged that masks are able to lessen the chance of catching or spreading the coronavirus, many public officials—contrary to earlier advice—are now requesting that people begin wearing them. A debate over the efficacy of wearing masks to protect from the coronavirus has occurred for weeks. It now seems apparent that insistence that masks were not effective at containing the spread of the disease was part of a purposeful disinformation campaign by some public health officials and elements of the media. The reason for this was to prevent a run on masks when they are most needed by...

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign released a new ad on Thursday attacking former Vice President Joe Biden for his past support of China. “During America’s crisis, Biden protected China’s feelings,” the text of the ad reads. The ad features Biden’s past positive comments about China, as more Americans suffer from the coronavirus that first came from China. “It is in our self-interest that China continue to prosper,” Biden says in the ad. The ad also features Biden toasting Xi Jinping at dinner and questions on Biden’s son Hunter’s investments in China. Dr. Anthony Fauci also has a cameo in the...

Police served a summons to the pastor of Lighthouse Fellowship in Chincoteague Island for holding a church service for 16 people spaced far apart in a sanctuary that seats 293. The charge is violating Virginia Governor Northam’s COVID Order 55 with a penalty up to a year in jail and/or a $2,500 fine. Liberty Counsel is representing Pastor Kevin Wilson and Lighthouse Fellowship Church. Last Sunday before the service, a local police officer entered the church. He gave no introduction and did not ask for the pastor. He abruptly said they could not have more than 10 people spaced six...

Gov. Jay Inslee's office on Wednesday announced that the state will be returning a field hospital deployed to CenturyLink Field Event Center to the U.S. Department of Defense. The 250-bed facility, for which setup began on March 30, was intended to help Washington state's health care system tend to non Covid-19 patients in the event of a hospital surge. But just three days after announcing the facility was ready to receive patients, officials say they're returning the hospital to the federal government. The action is aimed at helping another state with a more significant need for hospital capacity at this...

The Justice Department and other executive branch agencies recommended Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoke and terminate China Telecom Corp.’s authorizations to provide international telecommunication services to and from the U.S. “Today, more than ever, the life of the nation and its people runs on our telecommunications networks,” said John C. Demers, assistant attorney general for national security. “The security of our government and professional communications, as well as of our most private data, depends on our use of trusted partners from nations that share our values and our aspirations for humanity,” Demers said in a statement. The...

Chicago, Ill., Apr 8, 2020 / 04:33 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Chicago has assembled a team of 24 priest volunteers— all under age 60, and without pre-existing medical conditions— to administer sacramental anointing of the sick to Catholics with COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. Father Matthew O’Donnell, pastor of St. Columbanus Parish on the city’s South Side, has been a part of the team for about three weeks, and told CNA that so far he has anointed two people with COVID-19. "I know that all of us who are doing this ministry in Chicago right now are doing it...

Emergency room doctors across the nation are experiencing cuts to pay, benefits and hours even as they battle COVID-19. Suddenly ER doctors in Alabama are facing the same slashes to their income. “It’s crazy, cutting hours and pay right as hell breaks loose,” said an Alabama ER doctor who has spent the last month treating COVID-19 patients. “We are putting ourselves at risk, reusing supplies and dealing with constant uncertainty, and this is how we are treated.” Healthcare professionals quoted in this report have asked that they not be identified by name because many hospitals have forbidden staff from speaking...

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Senate Democrats are pushing for a proposal that might send as much as $10 billion to local media outlets as part of a fourth CCP virus relief package, while blocking additional rescue funding for small businesses. “For over a decade, there has been a steady succession of local outlets closing down, reporters being laid off, production schedules cut, and resources tightened as the growth of social media and technology platforms has concentrated critical advertising revenue in the hands of a few,” states an April 8 letter from 19 mostly Democratic senators, to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate...

Authorities in Wuhan have consistently underreported CCP virus infections and the death toll, based on internal government documents The Epoch Times received from one of the city’s districts. The central Chinese city was where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, first emerged. Experts who conducted statistical modeling, eyewitness accounts from locals, and data previously provided The Epoch Times have shown that Chinese authorities concealed the true scale of the outbreak in Wuhan and other parts of China. The latest documents this publication has obtained reveal how the deception begins at the low levels of...

Why are the bishops trying to be more like Caesar than Caesar? In the face of generous secular state provisions, it is hard to understand the sacramental blackout now reigning ominously over the country. April 9, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In times of disaster in America, public authority has always called upon God to come to the nation’s aid. The call is to a vague God. Our religious consensus recognizes only “Nature’s God” without going into specifics.  Unlike secular Europe, America has always favored religion as a means to ensure God’s material and spiritual blessings upon the land. Thus, religion is...

Japan has earmarked hundreds of billions of yen of its coronavirus stimulus relief to go toward helping its manufacturing companies move their production plants out of communist China and back to Japan or to other countries.