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Bill Gates believes a new disease could kill millions of people within the next decade. "There's one area though where the world isn't making much progress. And that's pandemic preparedness." Bill Gates Gates presented a simulation of a a new flu like the one that killed 50 million in the 1918 pandemic. He said it could kill 30 million within just six months now. "The world needs to prepare for pandemics in the same serious way it prepares for war." Gates said he will donate $12 million in grants for the development of a universal flu vaccine.

Big, bright and beautiful.Take note, supermoon fans. This week marks your last shot to bathe in the glory of a full supermoon in 2020. The morning of Thursday, May 7, marks the peak of the "super flower moon." We've been on a run since February of extra-large full moons known as "supermoons." The term "supermoon" can refer to either a new or a full moon that happens at or near perigee syzygy, a mouthful that means the moon is at the closest point to Earth along its orbit around our planet.

They’re using COVID-19 as an excuse release convicted criminals, and to jail the innocent. This article is called, “So Far, More Than 300 Prisoners Released Due To COVID-19 Under Mass. High Court’s Ruling.”Meanwhile, this other article is called, “Dallas salon owner jailed for defying virus shutdown order.”So they’re using COVID-19 as an excuse to let convicted criminals out of jail.And at the same time, they’re using it as an excuse to put an innocent person in jail.This is some of the worst hypocrisy that I have ever heard of.

A video of a monkey grabbing and dragging a toddler away on a street in Indonesia has gone viral on the internet, leaving netizens reeling in shock at the sight. According to various reports, the incident occurred in Surabaya on May 2. A 15-second-long clip shows the monkey zooming down the street on a toy motorbike, crashing into a group of children seated on a bench. Then it jumped off the vehicle and started dragging a girl away by the arm. Seconds later, the monkey released the child who got back on her feet and tottered back to safety. Although...

...Mark Shaffer’s suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks reimbursement for tuition, room and board, and other fees he paid at GW, where a semester typically costs more than $25,000...The suit said Shaffer’s daughter, and other students affected by the campus closure, have been deprived of in-person office hours with professors, involvement in student clubs and access to laboratory equipment, an experience which they “did not bargain for.” The suit also accuses the university of engaging in breach of contract, unjust enrichment and conversion, or unlawfully keeping tuition, despite the shift to online classes.

State Supreme Court: Victims of Homeless Criminals May Sue Those Who Enable Homelessness By Court House News @ 5:49 PM :: 214 Views :: Homelessness Public Nuisance Court House News, May 6, 2020 HONOLULU — In the case of a bar owner who was assaulted by a homeless man illegally living in a nearby storage unit, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled, May 5, 2020, that plaintiffs can recover damages in public nuisance suits if they have suffered individualized harm. PDF: Hawaii State Supreme Court Ruling (Editor's Note: This may change the financial dynamic of the homelessness industry. Now, instead of...

EXCLUSIVE: Transcripts of House Intelligence Committee interviews that have been cleared for release show top law enforcement and intelligence officials affirming they had no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election, senior administration and intelligence community officials told Fox News on Wednesday. This would align with the results of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation — which found no evidence of illegal or criminal coordination between President Trump, the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016 — but the numerous transcribed interviews could raise further questions about committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s past statements saying that...

Twenty-six-year-old American communications contractor Nick Berg was beheaded a hostage in Iraq on this date in 2004 — allegedly by the personal hand of Al-Qaeda in Iraq chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

I’m begging my brothers and sisters to understand this one fact: COVID-19 doesn’t care if you are rich or poor, black or white, a Republican or Democrat; all it does is infect and kill no matter who you are. This is important to remember, because we (black folks) are dying at a much higher rate than anyone else. Your brother can die. Your best friend can die. And, statistically speaking, you are more likely to die. So please understand that this is not a “white” thing. Coronavirus isn’t a joke. You may not even have symptoms or show signs of...

The military will stop recruiting applicants who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a proposal in a memo from the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM). The contents of the memo, which has been circulating on the internet, were confirmed to Newsweek by the Pentagon, which described them as "interim guidance."..."During the medical history interview or examination, a history of COVID-19, confirmed by either a laboratory test or a clinician diagnosis, is permanently disqualifying," the memo reads.

Sudan has criminalised carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. Some 87% of Sudanese women aged between 14 and 49 have undergone some form of FGM, according to the UN. SNIP BBC Sudan analyst Mohaned Hashim notes that there have been previous attempts to ban FGM across the whole country but parliament under long-time leader Omar al-Bashir rejected the recommendations.

Coronavirus survivors will be barred from entering the military unless they are granted a waiver from the branch they are seeking to join, a defense official told Fox News, as the agency continues to figure out how to train America's fighting force in the midst of a global pandemic. “During the medical history interview or examination, a history of COVID-19, confirmed by either a laboratory test or a clinician diagnosis, is permanently disqualifying ...,” reads a memo from the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) found circulating online. Specific guidance was sent to staff on how to deal with COVID-19...

...As we reflect upon the readiness with which most of America (to say nothing of that many more millions in countries throughout the world, including the Western world) have acquiesced in what amounts to a sort of internment that has been imposed by their governments upon them in the name of keeping them safe from getting sick, it is imperative that we familiarize ourselves with Arendt’s insights, for there can be no question that “the curious, but quite authentic, inability to think” that first grasped her attention in Eichmann is as ubiquitous and glaring today, in our midst, as it...

Fat chance it happens. Officials in Huntington on Long Island told the entire town to start a diet Wednesday, Newsday reported. “I’ve brought together a few friends to help put Huntington on a diet,” Dr. David Buchin, Director of Bariatric Surgery at Huntington Hospital, said at a press conference. Buchin and other officials plan to provide free online exercise and yoga classes and post nutritional advice on the town’s website. Buchin also said he’ll host multiple Facebook Live events to explain how obese people face greater risk from COVID-19. He cited a study from Northwell Health, the largest health care...

Cdl. Müller: No bishop has the right to ban public Masses 'But our supreme pastor is Jesus Christ, not Giuseppe Conte or any other head of state. The state has its task, but the church has its own,' said the Vatican's former doctrine chief. May 6, 2020 (La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana) – “The Church is not dependent on the state, it must defend its freedom and independence”. “Suspending Masses is an abdication of the task it has, which includes reading the sufferings of this period in the light of the faith, the mystery of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus”. “Jesus...

May 07 2020 Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Reading 1 Acts 13:13-25 From Paphos, Paul and his companions set sail and arrived at Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem. They continued on from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the sabbath they entered into the synagogue and took their seats. After the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, “My brothers, if one of you has a word of exhortation for the people, please speak.”So Paul got up, motioned with his hand, and said,...

The European Union’s response to the novel coronavirus is a sight to behold. For decades, the EU has linked the promotion of its progressive ideology and the construction of its supranational institutions to a vibrant promise. The ideology and institutions were supposed to lead to a more open and unified Europe that looks after the welfare of its citizens at home and matches the international power of Russia, China, and the United States. The coronavirus crisis has exposed this grand vision as a fairy tale. The fiasco began in February, when Italy appealed to the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre,...

An immediate call to action from Oregon to defend a business draws hundreds..... President Trump talks "Reopening America" the Republican political strategy for 2020 it appears but first..... Rocket fire on a military complex at Baghdad's international airport this morning..... India has killed a leading Kashmiri rebel leader..... Here in the USA Patriot Prayer Group leader Joey Gibson urging a peaceful witness at 1 pm local time, 4 pm Eastern US time in Salem, Oregon where authorities threatened the owner of "Glamour Salon" with a 70-thousand dollar fine for re-opening her shop. Police today issued a written threat to arrest...

Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that if he’s elected president, he will reverse a rule issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos aimed at bolstering protections for students who are accused of sexual assault on university campuses. In a statement, Biden said the new rule was an effort by the Trump administration to “shame and silence” survivors of sexual assault. “It’s wrong,” Biden said. “And, it will be put to a quick end in January 2021, because as president, I’ll be right where I always have been throughout my career — on the side of survivors, who deserve to...

Police officers in New Jersey are facing scrutiny over their use of force after videos of their response to reports of a street fight went viral on social media. While authorities say the use of batons and pepper spray was justified and some of the viral videos have been edited, Jersey City residents who witnessed Tuesday's incident blame police for escalating the situation. Officials said at a news conference Wednesday that the situation escalated after a juvenile tried to grab an officer's gun. Police Chief Michael Kelly said that three 911 calls were received within a short time Tuesday regarding...