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The Trump administration is pointing the finger at China for attempting to steal coronavirus research as officials are warning they have seen a growing wave of cyberattacks on US government agencies and medical institutions leading the pandemic response by nation states and criminal groups. Hospitals, research laboratories, health care providers and pharmaceutical companies have all been hit, officials say, and the Department of Health and Human Services - which oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- has been struck by a surge of daily strikes, an official with direct knowledge of the attacks said. "It is safe to...

Things are getting pretty hairy for Quid Pro China Joe Biden, though he is most likely blissfully unaware of it all. The video clip released on Friday of Tara Reade’s mother calling in to the Larry King Live show in 1993 to talk about Biden’s alleged sexual assault on her daughter has been making the rounds on social media all day. More importantly, the implications of the video – that, unlike any of the liar accusers of Brett Kavanaugh, it demonstrates clear contemporaneous proof that Ms. Reade told family and friends about Biden’s abuse and harassment – are beginning to...

A North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker-elect's unconfirmed remarks regarding North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's health are raising some eyebrows, including those of a fellow defector. In response to CNN, which broke the news on Monday that Kim was gravely ill, the government said he seemed to be dealing with state affairs as usual, adding there was no intelligence regarding rumors about his health. However, Ji Sung-ho, who won a National Assembly seat through the proportional representation system in last week's general election, recounted to local media that his former country's leader is in a critical condition after undergoing cardiovascular surgery. "It is...

Cubicle culture has gone dark. Open floor plans stand empty. Offices around the world are shut during the pandemic, making work from home the new normal for millions of white-collar employees. In the United States, remote work is still being encouraged under guidelines outlined by the federal government. But in webinars and conference calls, business leaders and management strategists are discussing what steps must be taken to bring workers back to America's offices. White House Plan For Reopening States Leaves Testing Question Unanswered Shots - Health News White House Plan For Reopening States Leaves Testing Question Unanswered The bar is...

Tens of thousands flocked to Orange County beaches that are still open during the coronavirus pandemic as the hot weather settled over the region. Surfers and crowds of people were seen along the Huntington Beach coast as the region is experiencing a heat wave that is expected to last through the weekend. Officials urged individuals to continue practicing physical distancing when outside, but that didn't seem to be the case Friday afternoon. Many beach goers were seen with less than six feet between them and many weren't wearing face coverings. While the beach may be open, the parking lots aren't...

A very self-assured Stacy Abrams indulged the hosts of 'The View' with lies about [the real] Governor Brian Kemp’s plan to reopen much of Georgia’s economy Stacy Abrams may have lost the Georgia governor’s race in 2018, but that hasn’t stopped her from pretending she is one, imitating other governors like Whitmer and Brown in their fear-based responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and fundamentally distorted views of economic policy. She took time out of her busy schedule running for vice presidential nominee yesterday to indulge the ladies of “The View” with all the satisfying lies rich and isolated people who...

When I was training as a doctor, you’d change clothes at the hospital to avoid spreading infection.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Doctors and co-owners of Accelerated Urgent Care in Bakersfield say it may not be necessary anymore for residents to shelter-in-place. Doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi said their facilities have tested over 5,200 patients for the coronavirus throughout the county, making up for over half of all testing in Kern. According to their data, the death rate of the coronavirus is similar in prevalence to the flu. "Now that we have the facts," said Dr. Erickson. "It's time to get back to work."

In fact, we’re talking about charging these up at night, so there won’t be any solar at that time. So we’re down to wind, and very often at night, the wind does fall off. GM’s Zimmerman then says: I don’t think coal is bad. It’s got lovely BTUs. It’s got lovely energy value. ...Similarly, the film explains that the Koch Brothers build the mirrors used in solar panels. Josh Fox, the director of Gasland, led a campaign to have the film taken down and for Michael Moore to issue an apology:

President Trump issued a symbolic joint statement Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a move that has stirred debate within the Trump administration and spawned concern among some lawmakers on Capitol Hill, according to people familiar with the document. The unusual declaration is intended to commemorate the 75th anniversary of a meeting between American and Soviet troops at the Elbe River on April 25, 1945. The broader intent is to underscore how the two nations can put aside their differences for a larger purpose, according to people familiar with its drafting. “The ‘Spirit of the Elbe’ is an example...

The attorney general has suggested that the Justice Department review of the Russia investigation has uncovered “troubling” findings without going into details. For years, President Trump has complained bitterly about F.B.I. officials who investigated his campaign’s ties to Russia, and about the “rogue bureaucrats of the Deep State” at the intelligence agencies, portraying them as enemies out to delegitimize his presidency. Now, a special Justice Department inquiry investigating those officials has taken on another of Mr. Trump’s irritants: leaks to the news media. Investigators for John H. Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut leading the investigation, have asked witnesses about...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 9 on Friday, saying that Kentucky law already fully protects children from being denied life-saving medical care and treatment when they are born. ... House Speaker David Osborne said he was “outraged and saddened over the decision to veto a bill aimed at protecting human life” and Attorney General Daniel Cameron called it "reprehensible." “Make no mistake, the governor had a choice and he used it to defend the indefensible,” Osborne said. “The Born Alive Act simply requires physicians and other health caregivers to provide life-saving medical care to infants...

A federal judge has rejected a Columbus bridal shop's lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order allowing it to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The judge says state officials have legitimate reasons for restricting business operations. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says the state's goal is to safely get as many people back to work as possible starting May first, beginning with hospitals: DeWine says large gatherings - including sporting events and concerts - will not be among the first to return because they present the most social distancing problems.

A conservative watchdog group filed three complaints against organizations founded and operated by Media Matters founder David Brock. The Patriots Foundation accused Brock’s nonprofit group American Bridge Foundation of violating IRS rules by transferring $2.7 million in tax-exempt assets to a for-profit media company owned by Brock. “We’re calling on the IRS to conduct a thorough investigation of Brock’s organizations and to hold them accountable for all violations,” Patriots Foundation president Craig Robinson said in a statement. Media Matters for America founder David Brock reaped illegal profits through the transfer of millions from a nonprofit he founded to a for-profit...

Here is still more of the general European tendency to ascribe all Islamic jihad activity to mental illness. But no European authorities have any cure. “The death of pensioner Detlef in Offenburg: a murder based on Islamic motives,” translated from “Der Tod von Rentner Detlef in Offenburg: Ein Mord aus islamischen Motiven,” by Michael Stürzenberger, PI News, April 21, 2020 (thanks to Medforth Blog): As is so often the case, a murder based on Islamic motives is pushed back into the psychiatric area in Offenburg. Muslim Ali. M, a “refugee” from Somalia, gave the classic Islam battle cry “Allahu Akbar”...

“On this International Mother Earth Day,” United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres proclaimed, “all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic – the biggest test the world has faced since the Second World War.” He issued this proclamation under the banner “Climate Action” in an attempt to link the devastating health and economic crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic to the UN’s radical climate change agenda. “We must act decisively to protect our planet from both the coronavirus and the existential threat of climate disruption. The current crisis is an unprecedented wake-up call.” The UN Secretary General is following Rahm Emanuel's...

Scores of people around the world continue to be infected and get sick from the coronavirus. Health authorities are still focusing on ensuring no more people contract the potentially deadly disease, however, lawyers are starting to point their fingers in China's direction for being at the centre of the outbreak. One law firm has launched a class action lawsuit against the country that's worth USD$6 trillion.

Disturbed that people will take the recently announced findings that sunlight kills the COVID-19 virus in a matter of minutes as "an excuse to violate Gov. Newsom's stay-at-home order," Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore reminded that "we are still chasing folks off the beaches and hiking trails." "Not everyone is physically able to hike on the trails or on the beaches," Moore pointed out. "To allow those who can would give them an unfair advantage over those who can't. The Governor says it is important that we all stay on the same page in the fight against the...

DALLAS - A Dallas salon owner is now open for business, despite a county order that says her non-essential business must stay closed. Shelley Luther, owner of Salon a La Mode, says she’s had enough and is willing to go to jail over the debate if it were to ever come down to that. With Luther's business being open for business, it also meant she also opened it up to local officials, who she said delivered a citation, along with a cease and desist letter for going against the county’s order that prohibits her non-essential business from reopening. “I’m not...