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In an announcement today, California Gov. Gavin Newsom deemed movie theaters to be part of a stage 3 opening in the ultimate four-prong easing of COVID-19 at-home restrictions, meaning they’d be able to open “months, not weeks” in the future. Movie theaters would be part of phase of higher risk workplaces which require a close proximity to other people, including hair salons, nail salons, gyms, sporting events with live audiences and in-person religious services like churches and weddings. Movie theaters were allowed to reopen in Georgia on Monday and Texas is permitting cinemas to reopen on May 1, but the...

A 13-year-old boy suspected in a deadly Burien shooting last week told detectives he did it just because he "felt like doing it," according to police documents. The 35-year-old victim was shot in the head Tuesday night in the 400 block of South 152nd Street in Burien, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. The man was rushed to Harborview Medical Center and died of his injuries a few days later. Detectives say the suspect saw the victim, Hassan Ali Hassan, walking along S. 152nd Street and followed him for about a block before pulling out a gun and firing...

The Trump-Russia collusion allegations were always a myth. The more we learn about this coordinated effort between Fusion GPS, the Democrats who hired them, and a former MI6 spook, Christopher Steele, hired to compile the now-infamous Trump dossier—the more shambolic it looks. Steele’s work was the basis for the conspiracy theories that engulfed the American news media for two years. There were memos about some dirt the Russians had on Trump which could be weaponized for blackmail. It was all a fantastic lie. There was no collusion. Not a single shred of evidence came to light and every time there...

Hillary Clinton’s endorsement of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Tuesday afternoon was not entirely well received. As Fox News reported, Tara Reade had harsh words for the two-time presidential hopeful and self-proclaimed feminist champion. Reade accuses Biden of sexually assaulting her while she worked as a staffer in his Senate office, and her case continues to build with evidentiary support and corroboration from others. "I voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. I voted for her in the primary. I'm a lifelong Democrat. But yet, what I see now is someone enabling a sexual predator and it was my former boss,...

PLA scrambles air and sea patrols near Paracel Islands in response to what it says is violation of Chinese sovereignty Tensions rise in region, with both countries at odds over handling of the coronavirus pandemic Minnie Chan Minnie Chan The USS Barry sailed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday. Photo: Getty ImagesThe USS Barry sailed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday. The USS Barry sailed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images The Chinese military has accused an American guided-missile destroyer of “intruding...

"I am a doctor and, positive for Covid19 , I immediately took hydroxychloroquine : in 3-4 days the fever and the other symptoms disappeared ". This is how Paola Varese , head of cancer medicine at the Ovada hospital in Piedmont , begins . "I applied the same protocol on myself that I planned for 276 patients at home," continues Varese , stressing that "timely intervention by family doctors in patients' homes is essential, with hydroxychloroquine associated with heparin (and if necessary the ' antibiotic ). It is presumable - he says - that the collapse of thehospitalization is due...

**SNIP** The lawsuit challenges Whitmer's executive powers and seeks an immediate injunction. "For the first time in our state's history - indeed, in our nation's history - the state government is mass quarantining healthy people instead of the sick," the lawsuit reads. "As a free people, we have the unalienable right to pursue happiness, which includes the freedom to make our own choices about our safety and welfare without unconstitutional interference. In the face of the coronavirus, it means the freedom to choose whether to stay at home, or to keep calm and carry on with the things that make...

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Viewers were left in stitches as a lion-tailed macaque repeatedly slapped a giant squirrel in a fight over an enormous jackfruit on last night's episode of BBC1's Primates. The 'marvellous' moment happened during a segment about the macaques living in the Western Ghats mountain range in India. It showed how lion-tailed macaques took advantage of the Malabar giant squirrel's sense of smell to locate ripe jackfruit and steal it from them. Using a surprisingly simple technique, the macaque simply batted the squirrel repeatedly on the nose to keep it away from the food.

Wyatt Walton is busy right now. The founder of Lone Star Trapping has set up shop in south central Texas, but makes his living capturing feral hogs across the state. Trappers have expanded company to help provide food Want to provide knowledge on consuming meat On top of the traps and late nights collecting the animals, Walton and his partners have branched out, launching Texas Specialty Meats--processing wild boars and shipping the meat all across the country. "You know, these feral hogs were brought to America for meat," said Walton. "Well, when the stock laws came, and you had to...

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Millions of Americans who have been thrown out of work during the coronavirus pandemic have been unable to register for unemployment benefits since the U.S. economy entered a free fall, according to a poll released on Tuesday (April 28). The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute found in an online poll that for every 10 people who have successfully filed unemployment claims, three or four people have been unable to register and another two people have not tried to apply at a time of acute economic crisis. **SNIP** EPI's survey indicates that an additional 8.9 million to 13.9 million people have been...

Hundreds of residents are taking part, howling every night at 8 p.mIf you live in the Santa Cruz mountains, you’re no stranger to the nightly howl. Hundreds of residents are taking part, howling every night at 8 p.m. to show their support to first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s surreal actually,” explained Boulder Creek resident, Klara Murray. “We were kind of blown away by the entire thing because it seemed a little silly over social media. But, you know, when your friends are like, ‘It’s really cool, walk outside and do it.’ It was amazing.” As time has gone...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis calls for ‘obedience’ to Italian ‘phase 2’ restrictions that continue ban on Mass Pope Francis' comments were seen as opposing Italian bishops who complained against the new regulations VATICAN CITY, April 22, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Pope Francis has called upon Catholics to pray for the “grace of...obedience” regarding Phase 2 of state lockdown regulations.  The pontiff made this remark this morning at the beginning of Mass at his hotel home, the Casa Santa Marta, a day after news that the Italian bishops were unhappy with continuing the ban on public worship featured in the press.      “At this...

The California Rodeo Salinas has been delayed until early October. This year marks the 110th California Rodeo, but due to coronavirus it will be delayed until October 8-11 instead of its normal mid-July date. The Professional Bull Riding will take place Wednesday, October 7. The California Rodeo Salinas is one of the top 10 rodeos in the U.S. for professional rodeo contestants. The rodeo said that this was decided because the county's shelter-in-place order would likely be extended, citing Monterey County Public Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno. The California Rodeo Salinas creates an estimated $11 million in economic impact for...

A publicly-released European Union report on disinformation campaigns related to the novel coronavirus is watered down and less detailed in describing Chinese government activity compared to an internal assessment, according to a copy of the document obtained by CyberScoop. The internal assessment from the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s diplomatic service, was more direct in describing Chinese efforts to manipulate public perceptions of the pandemic. The document, which also covers Russian and Iranian disinformation efforts, singled out “official Chinese sources” for making a “continued and coordinated push” to deflect blame for the virus’s spread. It pointed to reports...

SEDONA, Ariz. — Lisa Dahl scanned the horizon from the patio of one of her five restaurants, watching thick clouds cast shadows on red rock spires that formed outlines like desert skyscrapers. The restaurateur stood in the afternoon silence, a rarity at Mariposa, billed as the best fine dining in a town about two hours from the south rim of the Grand Canyon. She thought about what life was like here, on this patio, before the coronavirus. Reservation only. New Yorkers. Angelenos. Investment bankers. Tech entrepreneurs. They sipped stiff cocktails and snapped photos in front of a backdrop so picturesque...

Yes, things have taken a significant turn for the better! I snapped this yesterday at 5 PM in the Los Altos, California Safeway (San Francisco Bay Area). There was no crowd lunging for it. No wild-eyed berserkers trying to steal it away from you or take it from your basket. No knocking over little old ladies to grab it. Nope, it was just sitting there, unloved and lonely, just begging for somebody to take it home.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Fox News Tuesday he will not consider any additional coronavirus aid legislation unless it includes liability or litigation protections for businesses and employees seeking to come back to work. "We can't pass another bill unless we have liability protections. That's the only way we're going to ultimately begin to get past this," McConnell told "Your World with Neil Cavuto". "We have to have businesses brave enough to open up again and employees brave enough to go back to work. And I'm glad to see that some of the states are beginning to move...

Clay County Circuit Judge Michael McHaney ruled yesterday that Bailey, of Xenia, could ignore the governor’s order. While the judge’s decision only applies to Bailey, it opens the door for other opponents to do the same. During the nationally televised interview, Pritzker accused Bailey of political showboating: “This state representative was looking to gain some celebrity for himself. He took it to a local court, to a local elected judge and got the ruling that I think he knew he was going to get in that local courtroom.” The governor also painted Bailey’s backers in the courtroom — he was...