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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday requiring all New Yorkers to wear face masks or coverings in public places beginning this week.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said that the aircraft carrier that docked in Guam after hundreds of sailors were infected with coronavirus could be back at sea “in a few weeks.” Esper’s comments on the USS Theodore Roosevelt came after the Navy said earlier Wednesday that 615 sailors from the ship have tested positive for COVID-19, and 4,046 of the 4,800-person crew have been moved ashore in Guam. The Pentagon chief said on Fox News that a majority of sailors who have the virus are asymptomatic “and so we’re trying to be doubly careful as we clean that ship...

Start time is 5PM eastern, maybe closer to 6 pm.

Ethel Kennedy has learned to stop worrying and love Che Guevara. The 92-year-old Kennedy clan matriarch’s late husband Robert and brother-in-law, President John F. Kennedy, may have faced off against a Russia-aligned Cuba in the infamous 1962 Missile Crisis — but that didn’t stop her from putting the face of the communist nation’s revolutionary hero on a mantle at her Palm Beach home, The Post has learned. In fact, her family says she’s been a fan of Guevara for years — and makes no apology about it. “My mom loves Che Guevara. Her dog is named Che,” her son, Robert...

RUSH: There’s a fascinating piece today. I know a lot of you people believe that this virus is a communist Chinese, purposeful weapon. Admit it. Many of you people think this. I know it because I’ve had people say so. (interruption) You have no doubt…? (interruption) Oh, yeah, I think there is doubt about it in some circles. You know, that some people playing around in a lab made a mistake, or is it a purposeful thing? I think there’s another way of look at this. Once Xi Jinping found out what he had, did he then use it to...

"There are 5,808 cases of the flu confirmed in South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Health says the flu is widespread and the severity is high. Over 1,000 of these cases were confirmed in a single week."

This is a poll with a treasure chest of data. Once you get past the headline (Biden leads Trump nationwide by 5 points), and dive into the crosstabs, you discover huge, flashing, warning signs for the Biden 2020 campaign. Ignore the topline (Biden 48, Trump 43) because of too many methodological uncertainties in the poll design this far out. This is a poll of 1500 US Adult Citizens. Here are key points - Biden vs Trump for President: Among Blacks- Biden: 70% (ONLY); Trump: 13%. Note that 13% is a huge improvement, over 50% increase for Trump over the Black...

An inmate who was released from the Hillsborough County Jail in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus is back behind bars and accused of committing second-degree murder the day after he got out of jail, deputies say. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office confirms 26-year-old Joseph Edwards Williams was arrested on a warrant Monday night in Gibsonton. They say he is connected to a March 20 shooting homicide in the Progress Village area. Deputies responded at 10:40 that night to several 911 calls about gunshots fired near 81st Street South and Ash Avenue. A man was pronounced dead at...

In the long range shooting world the .308 and the .30-06 have been embedded in the history of American firearms. Both rounds have their roots in the U.S. Army and was used in many conflicts all over the world. The hunting community and self-defense groups also recognized its effectiveness and highly embrace them both. However, many gun folks love to debate which caliber is better or the best for hunting elk. Caliber Differences The bullets are an identical 7.8mm in diameter. The primers are the same. The only real difference is in the cases. Put a .308 and .30-06 next...

Some Republican senators are calling to quickly reopen parts of the economy shuttered by the coronavirus, but are warning that it won't be an instantaneous return to normal. The goalpost setting comes as President Trump has appeared eager for restrictions to be scaled back soon, initially claiming that he had "total" authority to make the call, and named an economic task force to help come up with a strategy. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) warned that the country reopening would likely mirror how restrictions and stay-at-home orders went into place: By location and a piecemeal lifting of social distancing measures. "I...

"The updates will come to Android 6.0 Marshmallow phones and above"... Freeper Mobile Developers - This is what you trained for. Make us proud.

The Michigan Conservative Coalition is holding a vehicle protest on Wednesday to drive home opposition to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders, which have closed schools and businesses and forced residents to stay home under penalty of fine or imprisonment. Thousands signed up to attend the event via Facebook, with the goal of surrounding the state capitol building in Lansing at noon ET. “Michigan’s typical small business owners obey laws, but they may not notice the progressive agenda being pushed by our radical leftist Governor Whitmer,” said Rosanne Ponkowski, president of the Michigan Conservative Coalition. “Dope shops are open, while cigar...

US Mint Closing Down Again Due To The Virus per 3 bullion dealers I spoke to an hour ago. Premiums are likely to rise on eagles.

Leaked federal documents outline planning for the US to end the economically crippling coronavirus lockdown in May, according to a report. A three-stage process is described in leaked documents dated April 10 developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An initial preparation phase would feature a public relations messaging blitz lasting until May 1, according to the Washington Post, which acquired the 36-page public health chapter and an 11-page executive summary of the report

The World Heath Organisation has found itself with serious questions to answer after President Trump accused the UN agency of 'severely mismanaging' its response to the coronavirus pandemic and withheld $500million in funding. The WHO has been spearheading global efforts to fight the virus, but has come under attack for playing along with China as the country sought to minimise its initial outbreak and the threat the disease posed. Critics point to its uncritical parroting of Chinese government data, early claims that the disease was not spreading person-to-person, and praise for the country's leaders as evidence that it was not...

Reports in Japanese media citing an undisclosed health ministry projection said fatalities could reach the 400,000-mark without mitigation measures. It also estimated that as many as 850,000 people could need ventilators.

Evidence that this SARS-Cov-2 virus is man made, and that it originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, is becoming overwhelming.

Since the coronavirus shutdown began, nearly 17 million Americans have lost their jobs. That’s one-tenth of the nation’s workforce. It’s a public-health disaster. If the shutdown drags on, as many public-health experts recommend it should, it is almost certain to kill more Americans than the virus. The academics and public-health officials who have concocted models of the virus’s spread are telling us that we have to continue the shutdown to save thousands of lives. It’s too bad none of their models considers the deaths that will be caused by unemployment. ... It won’t be done by a flick of the...

To paraphrase the great Will Rogers, it’s hard to single out the most glaring media embarrassment of the day when you have the whole media competing to see who can be the most stupid.* But the winner is this Associated Press story, as it appeared in a New Orleans paper yesterday: And yet our media overlords wonder why the idea of “fake news” has so much traction with the public. * The original Will Rogers quip is: “It’s no trouble being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.” Of course, it morning out here on the...