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Kansans can be punished for going to church this week because of the coronavirus, but abortion facilities in the state continue to jeopardize lives by killing unborn babies. The Kansas Supreme Court quickly handed down a ruling Saturday allowing Gov. Laura Kelly, a pro-abortion Democrat, to ban church services and punish those who refuse to comply. Allowed to stand barely 24 hours before Easter Sunday, Kelly’s executive order bans religious services of more than 10 people. It also allows religious leaders and their congregants to be punished with fines of up to $2,500 and 12 months in jail for violations....

The beaches and parks will reopen at 5 PM on Saturday. The beaches will be open for hiking, running, swimming, taking care of pets and surfing. Not real freedom. https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/regional/florida/st-johns-county-beaches-partially-reopen-friday/77-2ada3b85-08d6-47f1-9432-38d473c81142 On Friday the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners announced that county beaches are now open from 6 a.m. to noon, seven days a week. In a press release, commissioners note that the beaches should only be used for activities that include physical activity and motion include walking, running, exercise, surfing, biking, fishing, swimming, surfing, and others. “Walk to exercise not to socialize,” said Dawn C. Allicock, Director and...

Yet another pro-lifer has experienced harassment for prayerful, peaceful witness on the sidewalks outside of an abortion facility; this time, in Hagerstown, Maryland. On April 2, 2020, Wanda King and several other pro-lifers praying outside Hagerstown Reproductive Health were approached by city police officers who accused them of violating the state’s stay-at-home order, even though less than 10 people were gathered and all were maintaining social distancing guidelines. At that time, the officers threatened King with a $5,000 for her supposed violation. Before any citation could be issued, a friend drove King home. One of the pro-lifers then contacted Maryland...

The Pennsylvania investment firm that owns the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami has applied for as many as 48 taxpayer-backed loans under an emergency program meant to help the nation’s smallest businesses hang on to their employees through the coronavirus pandemic. A Maryland hotel company that did more than $1.5 billion in revenue last year has applied for more than 50 loans — and been approved for about 10 so far. And Winter Park’s Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. — the parent company of Ruth’s Chris Steak House that made $42 million in profits last year and spent $41 million buying...

Gov. Andy Beshear says it’s unlikely that Kentucky will begin easing coronavirus crowd restrictions and business closures starting May 1, as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said would happen in his state. At Thursday’s briefing, Beshear said that the state is looking at several different metrics for how to determine when it’s safe to start opening Kentucky’s economy up, but that May 1 “is a hard day to hit.” “It’s really gradual and phased in, every plan we see out there,” Beshear said. “Late May or June, we hope there are certainly some things Kentuckians will be able to be doing...

RUSH: Folks, you have to hear this — and I want you to envision something. This is Plugs last night. CNN ran a special: “Coronavirus Facts and Fears: A CNN Global Town Hall.” The host was a dire and very gloomy looking Anderson Cooper along with the official medical doctor at CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta. So on the screen from left to right as you’re looking at the screen, you had the gloomy Anderson Cooper; in the middle, you had Dr. Sanjay Gupta; and then you had Plugs, from his basement studio in Delaware. The question: “Looking at the president’s...

Investors may be too enthusiastic about a scoop from the health-care news website STAT on a trial of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir in patients with severe Covid-19, analysts say. Gilead (ticker: GILD) shares were up 10.6% shortly after the open on Friday, and had risen much further in trading after the close on Thursday. STAT reported Thursday evening that nearly all of the patients at one Chicago hospital participating in a Gilead-sponsored trial of remdesivir were discharged in less than a week. The S&P 500 and other major stock indexes rallied in response to the news, as well as...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room6:06 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Our nation is engaged in a historic battle against the invisible enemy.  To win this fight, we have undertaken the greatest national mobilization since World War Two.  And that’s exactly what it’s been.We’ve marshaled every instrument of American power, and we’ve unleashed our most potent weapon of all: the courage of the American people.These have been trying times.  A cruel virus from a distant land has unfairly claimed thousands of precious American lives.  To every citizen who has lost a cherished loved one: Your pain is...

<p>ACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s governor on Friday gave the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen if it can be done safely after being closed because of the coronavirus.</p> <p>Gov. Ron DeSantis’ announcement came as north Florida beaches became among the first to allow allow beach-goers to return since the virus-induced closures.</p>

  BEGINNING THE NEXT PHASE IN THE FIGHT: President Donald J. Trump is continuing the fight against the coronavirus by beginning to reopen the country in a smart and safe way. The Trump Administration is issuing new guidelines to enable individual States to reopen in phases using a deliberate, data-driven approach. Under these guidelines, States will reopen one step at a time, rather than all at once. The guidelines will empower Governors to tailor the phased reopening to address the situation in their State. Governors can begin phased openings at the Statewide or county-by-county level. These guidelines were developed by...

When I was young I had the chicken pox. When a kid had the chicken pox, parents would send their kids over to play so that all the kids would get it. So why not do that with COVID-19? Kids pass diseases to their families all the time, and is probably a major way to spread covid. But, as we know, few people under 30 even show symptoms. So why not set up summer camps this summer where kids can go get infected? They can be kept there for three weeks until they test negative. The camps can be staffed...

US intelligence agencies alerted Israel to the coronavirus outbreak in China already in November, Israeli television reported Thursday. According to Channel 12 news, the US intelligence community became aware of the emerging disease in Wuhan in the second week of that month and drew up a classified document. Information on the disease outbreak was not in the public domain at that stage — and was known only apparently to the Chinese government. US intelligence informed the Trump administration, “which did not deem it of interest,” but the report said the Americans also decided to update two allies with the classified...

A vaccine for COVID-19 may be available by September, according to Oxford University scientists who are developing the vaccine. A report in The Times of Israel said the scientists are expected to commence human trials next week for a coronavirus vaccine. A total of 510 people between the ages of 18 and 55 have been recruited to take part in the trial, The Times said, quoting British tabloid The Daily Mail. The subjects will receive either the vaccine developed at the university or a control injection for comparison. “We are going into human trials next week. We have tested the...

The Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition have filed a federal lawsuit against Cherokee County, Georgia and Probate Court Judge Keith Wood over the decision to not accept concealed carry applications while the coronavirus pandemic is taking place. The suit was filed on behalf of Lisa Walters, whose husband Mark Walters might be familiar to readers as the host of Armed American Radio. Unlike many states, even open carry in Georgia requires a “weapons license,” which means that if license applications aren’t being processed or even accepted, there’s no way for individuals like Walters to be able to legally...

It was described as the "magic bullet" to protect against the deadly coronavirus -- a "remarkable clinical phenomenon" that could cure the disease within hours. In the words of San Diego physician Jennings Staley, the drug hydroxychloroquine​, approved to treat conditions ranging from malaria to lupus, was "almost too good to be true." The "COVID-19 Concierge Medicine Pack" offered by Dr. Jennings Staley is seen in this image provided by the US Attorney's Office Southern District of California. CNN has obscured the doctor's phone number. On his website advertising the product, Staley -- whose practice includes Botox injections, tattoo removal,...

A Democratic group expected to spend millions of dollars targeting President Donald Trump received over $100,000 in stock shares from an anonymous donor in a giant Chinese tech company, according to tax filings. American Bridge 21st Century accepted a gift in 2018 of 450 shares into Baidu, a Google-like tech company closely affiliated with China’s ruling Communist Party, according to the group’s 2018 IRS filings. The Washington Free Beacon first reported on the donation Wednesday. It is unclear if American Bridge sold the stocks during the past two years, according to the Free Beacon’s report. Democratic operative David Brock founded...

Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans Friday to reopen the Texas economy in stages and announced schools will be closed the remainder of the year. Abbott issued an executive order that will loosen restrictions on businesses, medical procedures and state parks, he said. He announced the formation of a statewide strikeforce to reopen Texas. "This [reopening] will be driven by two things: what our medical team advises and what the data shows," Abbott said. Abbott emphasized it would be gradual steps and not everything would open at once. Retail businesses will be able to sell items to-go, via a drive-thru set...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the nation, some groups and politicians are increasingly urging the Trump administration to lift its restrictions on National Institutes of Health (NIH) research using the bodies of aborted children, often referred to simply as “fetal tissue.” Multiple media articles, in outlets like Vox and the Washington Post, are claiming that the restrictions are preventing scientists from finding a treatment for COVID-19. Now, as researchers get closer to finding a vaccine, concerns about research using aborted babies’ bodies are growing, among both pro-lifers and abortion supporters. Even though the restrictions are not hindering...

He did it again. Trump gave them enough rope and they hanged themselves. Led by the selfish bi-, er, witch Nancy Pelosi, there has been non-stop criticism from democrats when Donald Trump began talking of re-opening the country. Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed President Donald Trump during a private call with her caucus Monday, saying he was putting Americans in grave danger if he rushes to reopen the economy at the end of this month.Pelosi sharply criticized Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, telling Democrats it was “almost sinful” how his administration had failed to live up to promises to make...

Tired of having to live your sex life online during lockdown? You’re in luck. Government coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says that heartsick isolationists can hook up with asymptomatic Tinder matches in real life — but, like love, it involves some risk. The 79-year-old immunologist dropped the unorthodox dating tip in a Tuesday interview on Snapchat’s “Good Luck America.” Toward the end of the taped segment, Fauci was asked: “If you’re swiping on a dating app like Tinder, or Bumble or Grindr, and you match with someone that you think is hot, and you’re just kind of like, ‘Maybe it’s...