The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts informed members of the National Symphony Orchestra that they would no longer be paid just hours after President Trump signed a $25 million taxpayer bailout for the cultural center, according to an email obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Nearly 100 musicians will no longer receive […]
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Can Coronavirus Spread Through Food or Packaging…
As the world social distances amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s difficult to completely disconnect when it comes to our food. At some point, the meals we get from the grocery store, restaurant takeout counter or farmers market could be handled by someone with the virus — but can it transmit through food? While there are […]
Travelin’ Man: The Big Story, and Another Strange Place SpyGate Master John Brennan Was, During a Curious Time…
Sooner or later, life seems to imitate all that art has afforded over the centuries of human endeavor. In the movie Wag the Dog, Barry Levinson’s 1997 film about faking the news for political profit, politicos Robert De Niro and Anne Heche work with Dustin Hoffman, as a Hollywood producer, to “produce” a “war” that […]
March 27th White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing (VIDEO)…
Daily, President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force holds a briefing on setbacks, accomplishments and challenges the feds are managing related to this coronavirus pandemic. Lots of information and detail is imparted daily and drives the 24-hour news cycle…
Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge…
Rhode Island police began stopping cars with New York plates Friday. On Saturday, the National Guard will help them conduct house-to-house searches to find people who traveled from New York and demand 14 days of self-quarantine. “Right now we have a pinpointed risk,” Governor Gina Raimondo said. “That risk is called New York City.” New […]
Crocs Giving Away Thousands of Shoes a Day to Help Healthcare Workers During Coronavirus…
Crocs announced it is donating up to 10,000 pairs of shoes a day to healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The shoe company is popular among health workers, who spend most of their days on their feet, and the company is calling the initiative “A Free Pair for Healthcare.” More than 76,000 cases of the […]
TRUMP SIGNS MASSIVE $2 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL…
President Trump signed the $2 trillion economic relief bill on Friday, shortly after it passed in the House of Representatives. The bill is meant to help those who have been hurt by the economic upheaval surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a very important day. I’ve signed the single biggest economic relief package in American […]
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U.S. Leads World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases for First Time…
The United States on Thursday reported the most coronavirus cases in the world for the first time, over China and Italy with at least 82,404 infections and more than 1,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins. Why it matters: From the beginning, the U.S. — with a population of more than 325 million — […]
Pompeo: G-7 Countries Agree to Push Back Against Beijing’s Pandemic Disinformation Campaign…
The Group of Seven (G-7) economies have agreed to push back against Beijing’s sprawling propaganda campaign designed to deflect blame for causing the global pandemic, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on March 26. G-7 countries discussed the Chinese regime’s “intentional disinformation campaign” during a virtual meeting held on March 25, according to Pompeo. […]
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A man in Morristown, N.J., has gone viral after he was spotted holding a sign thanking medical staff for “saving [his] wife’s life.” The man, whose identity is unclear at this time, was seen through the back window of the emergency department at Morristown Medical Center. “Thank you all in [the] emergency for saving my […]
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DO YOU QUALIFY FOR A STIMULUS CHECK?…
One of the cornerstones of the Senate coronavirus stimulus package is the direct payment of money from the federal government to American individuals and families In the middle of the bill’s hundreds of pages are details regarding exactly who can expect to receive money and how much they can expect. Here is a breakdown. The […]
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Walmart Was Almost Charged Criminally Over Opioids. Trump Appointees Killed the Indictment…
On a Tuesday just before Halloween in 2018, a group of federal prosecutors and agents from Texas arrived in Washington. For almost two years, they’d been investigating the opioid dispensing practices of Walmart, the largest company in the world. They had amassed what they viewed as highly damning evidence only to face a major obstacle: […]
Harvard, Boasting $40 Billion Endowment, Lays Off Dining Hall Workers Due to Coronavirus…
Harvard University, which has the largest endowment of any school in the country, is cutting its subcontracted dining hall workers without pay as it shuts down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The move is drawing criticism from employment rights advocates on and off campus who point to the university’s $40.9 billion endowment as evidence […]
We’re Not Going to Run Out of Food—so Don’t Panic Shop…
Of the many ways in which the novel coronavirus has changed American life, one of the most peculiar has been the traditional trip to the grocery store. For many families, the weekly or biweekly errand has turned into a nightmarish waiting game, peppered by acute fears of infection. Lines of panicked shoppers, armed with shopping […]
Bipartisan House Resolution Slams China for ‘Multiple, Serious Mistakes’ During Coronavirus Outbreak…
A new bipartisan House resolution condemns the Chinese government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which is believed to have originated in the city of Wuhan. Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, a Republican, will introduce the resolution Tuesday, according to Fox News, which criticizes China for making “multiple, serious mistakes in the early stages of the COVID-19 […]
‘Fried Chicken ‘n’ Chill’: Popeyes Offering Customers Free Netflix Login During Coronavirus Pandemic…
For those stuck at home with nothing to do during the coronavirus outbreak, Popeyes has them covered. The chicken chain is offering a unique promotion in which the company will provide some Popeyes fans with a username and password for Netflix so customers can “fried chicken ‘n’ chill.” The company is planning to give the […]
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NYC ER DOCTOR TENDING TO CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS…
A Day in the Life of an ER Doc – A Brief Dispatch from the #COVID19 Frontline: Wake up at 6:30am. Priority is making a big pot of coffee for the whole day, because the place by the hospital is closed. The Starbucks too. It’s all closed. On the walk, it feels like Sunday. No […]
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Coronavirus vs. Flu: The Actual Stats…
Many people have sought to compare coronavirus to seasonal flu, but without the hard stats. In fact, the statistics are a moving target. For one, people can get flu year round, but peak flu season is over, according to CDC. Coronavirus has not yet peaked in the U.S., says CDC. Since coronavirus is an unknown […]
Starting Tomorrow New York Doctors Will Begin to Trial Anti-Malaria Drug…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that he was starting trials for the anti-malaria drug touted as a potential ‘miracle’ coronavirus treatment tomorrow as he told Americans to ‘settle in’ to quarantining and warned it would last ‘several months’. It came as the number of cases of coronavirus in New York City alone rose […]
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Coronavirus Cases Top 20,000 in New York, with 12,000 in New York City…
The number of confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus has climbed to 20,875 statewide — including more than 5,000 new cases today — and 12,305 in New York City, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. The grim toll also includes 157 deaths in the Empire State — representing more than a third of the 463 deaths […]