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U.S. equity markets rallied Tuesday as some of the country’s biggest banks kicked off earnings season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 596 points, or 2.6 percent, while the S&P 500 rose 2.5 percent. The Nasdaq Composite surged 2.9 percent, on track to leave its bear market and stretch its winning streak to four days, the longest since February. The index must close higher by at least 40.38 points to officially exit.

It takes courage and wisdom to see what's happening clearly and serve your people effectively. Most politicians are not capable of that. Here's a case in point. On March 23rd, Gretchen Whitmer, who is the governor of Michigan, announced it was going to be necessary to lock down her state during the coronavirus outbreak and she explained why she was doing it. Here's what she said. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Without additional aggressive measures, soon, our hospitals will be overwhelmed, and we don't currently don't even have enough beds, masks, gowns and ventilators.

If they contracted coronavirus (COVID-19), only 18% of Democrat voters – as well as of the wealthiest Americans – would take the drug hydroxychloroquine, which doctors have prescribed for decades to treat malaria and might be effective against the deadly virus, a new national Rasmussen Reports survey shows. In a survey of 1,000 American adults conducted April 8-9, 2020, results were fairly evenly split, with about one in three saying they either would, would not, or weren’t sure they would try the drug touted by President Donald Trump - and immediately denounced by liberal media and politicians - if they...

A Chinese laboratory at the center of new theories about how the coronavirus pandemic started was the subject of multiple urgent warnings inside the U.S. State Department two years ago, according to a new report. U.S. Embassy officials warned in January 2018 about inadequate safety at the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab and passed on information about scientists conducting risky research on coronavirus from bats, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Those cables have renewed speculation inside the U.S. government about whether Wuhan-based labs were the source of the novel coronavirus, although no firm connection has been established. The theory, however,...

The cruise industry received another blow on April 9, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its initial No Sail Order a further 100 days, pushing the potential resumption of the cruise industry’s operations until late July. But the cruise industry seems to think this rule doesn’t yet apply to them just yet. Instead, the three major lines are continuing to advertise their intent to resume cruising well before late July. Furthermore, the industry’s trade group CLIA argued in a statement on Friday that the CDC is unfairly “singling out the cruise industry, which has been proactive in...

There’s nothing like a crisis to bring clarity. The response of some mayors and governors to the coronavirus pandemic in recent days has made it clear they think they have unlimited and arbitrary power over their fellow citizens, that they can order them to do or not do just about anything under the guise of protecting public health. We’ve now witnessed local and state governments issue decrees about what people can and cannot buy in stores, arrest parents playing with their children in public parks, yank people off public buses at random, remove basketball rims along with private property, ticket...

Omaha, NE — Restaurants, bars, and barbershops are now closed. You probably know that. But one strip club is open. And right now nobody is talking about shutting them down. Even though there is some close contact police won't say if any rules are being broken. Coronavirus may have temporally shut down a lot of businesses but at the Club Omaha stripping and lap dances are still on. There's no food for sale. And this club doesn't sell booze anytime but women still get up on stage and do their thing. "We're staying under the 10 person threshold. We're remaining...

Chinese visa workers are trying to keep their white-collar jobs in the United States amid the coronavirus epidemic and the federal freeze on H-1B visa applications.

Of 9,282 U.S. COVID-19 cases reported among HCP, median age was 42 years, and 73% were female, reflecting these distributions among the HCP workforce. HCP patients reported contact with COVID-19 patients in health care, household, and community settings. Most HCP patients were not hospitalized; however, severe outcomes, including death, were reported among all age groups.

Patrick Rooney, Founder of Old School™ interviews friend and citizen researcher / analyst Jay Erb about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Part I: Timeline of a "Pandemic" (China's "response"): 3:51 Part II: The Canada Connection: 26:30 Part: III: RISEAGAIN After Easter (How Do We Get America Going Again?) Links: Overview of Timeline of Events https://youtu.be/ycrqXJYf1SU The Canada Connection https://greatgameindia.com/secret-his... https://greatgameindia.com/coronaviru... https://besacenter.org/perspectives-p... Harvard Professor https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/harvar... 1st documentary movie on the origin of CCP virus, Tracking Down the Origin of the Wuhan Coronavirus https://youtu.be/Le_rfTdayLs Covid-19 — Navigating the Uncharted List of authors: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., H. Clifford Lane, M.D., and Robert R....

Civilization truly is a fragile thing. The electrical grid is susceptible to sabotage, the internet is vulnerable to being shut down, and our transportation industry is highly sensitive to fuel availability and price. And we're never more than a few days away from anarchy when it comes to the food supply. Rep. Thomas Massie is warning that the supply chain has been so disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic that we'll be seeing food shortages sometime in the next few weeks. Washington Examiner: Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie warned that the United States could face food shortages due to the “brittle” supply...

I am going to do my level best to aim this column straight down the middle, glancing neither left nor right, in what the politicians in D.C. call a bipartisan fashion. It is an attempt to circumvent personal political preferences, step around the hyperbolic, the rhetorical, and the prejudiced vendettas so firmly ingrained into our minds by media on the left and on the right. I want to ask a question and I am not going to give my opinion, but leave it to everybody who reads this to answer, the only caveat being, that you be honest with yourself,...

Another protest happening outside the Ohio Statehouse today. Protestors once again upset with Gov. Mike DeWine and Dr. ..Amy Acton’s actions during the “COVID19 pandemic”. This time calling for DeWine’s immediate resignation and for restoring their basic human right guaranteed to the people in our constitution. Crowds could be heard outside the Ohio Statehouse on Monday during Gov. Mike DeWine’s daily press conference on the coronavirus pandemic yelling “Re-open Ohio!” and “OH-IO, Acton’s got to go!”, referring to Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton. Video below: https://twitter.com/TeaBoots/status/1250036519995408385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1250036519995408385&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeus.com%2Fvideo-the-fight-begins-american-patriots-are-protesting-for-freedom-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-this-is-our-republic-these-men-and-women-are-tyrants%2F https://twitter.com/Ben_Schwartz24/status/1249770647191842816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1249770647191842816&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativeus.com%2Fvideo-the-fight-begins-american-patriots-are-protesting-for-freedom-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-this-is-our-republic-these-men-and-women-are-tyrants%2F Melissa Ackison, a small business owner and conservative activist from...

Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli sang "Music for Hope" at the Duomo cathedral in Milan, Italy on Easter Sunday as a message of love to the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.Bocelli, who was invited to sing by the mayor of Milan, explained that it would not be a performance but a global prayer. "I received this invitation by the mayor of Milan and by the authorities of the church and of course I answered yes. I'm very happy to do this," he said. "Also, it's not a performance. It's not a concert. It's only a prayer.""I will go there...

Rita Wilson, who announced she had contracted the coronavirus with her husband Tom Hanks last month, warned that taking the chloroquine drug that has been touted by the White House as a "game changer," caused her "extreme side effects." The couple has since recovered from their infection that was reported on March 11, after quarantining in Australia, where they caught the illness. Hanks cited milder symptoms than Wilson, who was given the contentious drug chloroquine for her treatment, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

NEW YORK—A total of nine states on the U.S. East and West coasts said on April 13 they had begun planning for the slow reopening of their economies and lifting of strict stay-at-home orders amid signs the worst had passed in the CCP virus pandemic. The Northeast states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will work with Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island in coordinating to gradually reopen their economies together, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “Nobody has been here before, nobody has all the answers,” Cuomo said during an open conference call with his five counterparts. “Addressing public...

A CCP virus vaccine will likely move to phase two as soon as safety data comes in from phase one, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said on Tuesday. Moderna quickly developed an experimental vaccine against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, delivering the first doses to federal researchers in February. The first doses were given to volunteers the next month. Things are going well with the trial and Bancel expects to move to phase two as soon as safety data comes in from phase one, Bancel said during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on April...

Michael Bloomberg's short-lived presidential bid reignited a long-simmering dispute over the widespread use of nondisclosure agreements at American corporations — especially at his own.His namesake company, Bloomberg LP, has used nondisclosure agreements broadly to conceal allegations and silence complaints from employees of sexual harassment or a hostile work environment, as published reports have documented.The story of one Bloomberg reporter and his wife showcases the widespread use of such legal restraints at the company — and how far their reach can extend.Six years ago, Bloomberg News killed an investigation into the wealth of Communist Party elites in China, fearful of repercussions...

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker made a lot of money and has its fans, but was, all things considered, not particularly well received. The film, which has a 52% approval rate on Rotten Tomatoes, ends the Star Wars saga in a manner that did not satisfy everyone--and one of its stars has been left wondering where the love has gone. Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey in the most recent trilogy, has opened up about the film's reception on the podcast Dragcast (as picked up on by Entertainment Weekly). According to Ridley, while the experience of being in...

The Baltimore City Council pressed the mayor Monday to require all residents to wear a face covering when they go out in public to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. The council unanimously passed a resolution calling for Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young to issue an executive order mandating everyone in the city wear either a mask or another kind of facial covering when they leave their homes. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks recently signed an order requiring everyone shopping in county grocery stores or other large shops to wear masks. The measure also applies to riders on...