Bernie Sanders suspended his Democratic presidential campaign on Wednesday, effectively ensuring former Vice President Joe Biden will be the party’s nominee even as the liberal Vermont senator vowed to continue to lead his “movement” into the future. The senator, at one point the front-runner for the nomination, initially announced the decision during an all-staff conference […]
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Armed Rebellions Forming To Defy “Stay At Home” Orders
SANDPOINT, Idaho — Inside an old factory building north of Boise, a few dozen people gathered last week to hear from Ammon Bundy, the man who once led an armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge. The meeting, which appeared to violate orders by Gov. Brad Little of Idaho to avoid group gatherings, was an […]
Britain’s Prime Minister In Intensive Care Due To Coronavirus
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to intensive care has shaken the nation, a jolting reminder that the coronavirus does not discriminate whom it infects and sickens. Johnson, 55, is not on a ventilator and doesn’t have pneumonia but has needed oxygen support while in the intensive care ward, a government spokesman told reporters Tuesday. The prime […]
Persecuted Christians Suffering Around World Due To Covid-19
The living conditions for Christians and other religious minorities around the world are worsening due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a watchdog group that operates in more than 60 countries. Open Doors reports that at least 25 countries with positive cases are among the world’s worst persecutors of Christians. “Their situation is going from […]
Corona Death Toll Nears 10,000
With the number of people killed by the coronavirus in the United States nearing 10,000 on Monday, the country’s top medical officials warned the worst was yet to come. The number of cases has ballooned to 337,752 — nearly three times higher than the second-worst hit country, Spain — with 9,619 people killed as of […]
Pastor Arrested For Defying Stay At Home Order
A Louisiana pastor who was arrested last week for holding church services in defiance of a state ban on gatherings of more than 10 people reportedly held them again Sunday, with hundreds of parishioners turning out to his church near Baton Rouge. An attorney for the pastor, Tony Spell, told Reuters that despite parishioners arriving […]
Removed Navy Captain Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Capt. Brett E. Crozier, the Navy captain who was removed from command of the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, has tested positive for Covid-19, according to two Naval Academy classmates of Crozier’s who are close to him and his family. A Navy spokesman declined to comment on Crozier’s Covid status. The commander began exhibiting […]
British PM Hospitalized Due To Coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital after suffering from coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive, his office announced Sunday. Downing Street officials said the hospitalization was a “precautionary step” and he remained in charge of the government. A spokesperson said: “On the advice of his doctor, the prime minister has […]
Find Out When Covid Will Be Worst In Your State
A new model predicts coronavirus deaths will peak in the United States on April 16, though the research is a preprint, meaning it has not yet been peer reviewed. The peer review process is a vital part of assessing new medical research and identifies weaknesses in its assumptions, methods and conclusions. Full updated results are available here: COVID-19 Projections.
New York Death Toll Reaches 3500
The number of coronavirus deaths in New York has passed 3,500, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced at a daily briefing Saturday, an increase of 630 in one day. Cuomo said 10,841 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the state since Friday, a record one-day jump, pushing the total number of cases to 113,704. The […]
China Sends New York 1,000 Ventilators
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced during a COVID-19 briefing Saturday that the state will accept 1,000 ventilators from Chinese donors. “We finally got some good news today,” Cuomo said during the briefing. “The Chinese government helped facilitate a donation of 1,000 ventilators that will arrive in JFK today.” The donations come from several […]
Unemployment Could Reach Great Depression Era Levels
The soaring U.S. unemployment rate might not match the peak of 25% seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, but it could come uncomfortably close in the next few months. More than 10 million people applied for unemployment benefits in the last two weeks of March after being thrown out of work by the […]