Spain is the worst-affected country behind Italy, but ministers are hopeful the curve is flattening.
BBC NewsWhile many of us have locked ourselves in our houses with our 3000 rolls of toilet paper and endless Zoom hangouts, others of us still think this whole “global pandemic” thing is a huge hilarious joke. Now, at least one of those jokesters has tested positive for covid-19. Life comes at you fast, etc. Read more
JezebelSpain is the worst-affected country behind Italy, but ministers are hopeful the curve is flattening.
BBC NewsWhile many of us have locked ourselves in our houses with our 3000 rolls of toilet paper and endless Zoom hangouts, others of us still think this whole “global pandemic” thing is a huge hilarious joke. Now, at least one of those jokesters has tested positive for covid-19. Life comes at you fast, etc. Read more
JezebelViewers of the cable news channels in recent days may have noticed a change in how the talking head guest experts are presented: Rather than in-studio in Washington, D.C., New York, or at a remote by satellite from a professional television facility,
@AmericanThinkerEven the one positive glimmer that came from Friday's nonfarm payrolls report just showed how bad things have gotten.
CNBCViewers of the cable news channels in recent days may have noticed a change in how the talking head guest experts are presented: Rather than in-studio in Washington, D.C., New York, or at a remote by satellite from a professional television facility,
@AmericanThinkerEven the one positive glimmer that came from Friday's nonfarm payrolls report just showed how bad things have gotten.
CNBCIn the 1970s and into the ‘80s we learned a lot about medical crisis management from the TV series M*A*S*H. �Dr. Hawkeye Pierce exemplified the best in battlefield surgery, artfully wielding the medical resources at this disposal while the
@AmericanThinkerOur community is working towards "flattening the curve" and minimize the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, but many North Texans will still need health and mental health resources during this time.
CBSDFWTigers and small cats are now known to be infected with COVID-19. Will other animals follow?
ForbesWill The Post-COVID-19 World Be Far Worse Than The Pre-COVID-19 World? Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Signs, especially in the United States, are that the post-coronavirus-plagued world will have even more inequality of wealth, within each nation, than existed prior to the plague. Billionaires are demanding to be included in the bailouts by their governments; and, because billionaires financed the careers of the successful politicians who won seats...
Zero HedgeDonald Trump and his advisors believe that “his reelection hopes hinge almost entirely on his ability to manage” the coronavirus crisis, according to Politico. “While they acknowledge his initial response was lacking and that the virus poses a mortal threat to his 2020 prospects, they foresee a possible silver lining. If the virus passes and [
www.rawstory.comPresident Trump said Monday that first lady Melania Trump had tested negative for the novel coronavirus. She is among a handful of individuals in the White House who have been tested for the virus.
Mail OnlineViewers of the cable news channels in recent days may have noticed a change in how the talking head guest experts are presented: Rather than in-studio in Washington, D.C., New York, or at a remote by satellite from a professional television facility,
@AmericanThinkerSurgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams joined "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Friday and gave his thoughts on a tempestuous exchange between President Trump and an NBC News reporter over the administration's messaging during the coronavirus pandemic..
Fox NewsThe coronavirus pandemic has been unprecedented in its scope and duration, as has our response to it. The economy stands still while millions of people file for unemployment, our healthcare system is working overtime to prevent an exhaustion of resources, and our lawmakers are struggling to find ways to provide immediate relief while minimizing long-term damage.
Washington ExaminerIn 2009, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus were childhood friends living in Ohio and working hard toward achieving the American dream. They had corporate jobs making six figures, suburban houses, and plenty of stuff. But it wasn’t all perfect: They also struggled with debt, addiction, and exhaustion. In the fall of that year, Millburn’s mother died, and his marriage fell apart. He started to realize that he was unhappy and unhealthy. “I wasn’t living the Dream,” he later wrote. “I was...
The New RepublicThe Global Level 4 Health Alert is typically reserved for countries in crisis. [ more › ]
GothamistPresident Trump officially declared New York state as a disaster area, freeing up money to help combat the coronavirus in the area with the most infected people. The “Major Disaster Declaration” was quickly praised by Sen. Chuck Schumer, who urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency to start
www.nydailynews.comREUTERS/Luis Cortes The US ambassador to Mexico has asked US tourists in that country to return home and urged US citizens living there to consider whether they should come back. "If you're a US resident here in Mexico, please think long and hard about your personal situation," Ambassador Christopher Landau said in a video message Friday. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The United States ambassador to Mexico has asked US tourists to go home and urged US citizens in the...
Business InsiderSo, Mr. President, please think carefully about what you say.
Washington PostWhether we like it or not, Sunday may have given us a glimpse into the future of televised sports.CBS showed some classic March Madness games over the weekend to help viewers get their Basketball Jones, but as great as those games were
The Palm Beach PostSports are on hold indefinitely, and while some sports channels are airing old games to fill the void, watching a football game from 2012 just doesn’t feel the same as tuning in to see your favorite team compete live. There’s no way to replace live sports. I’m sorry, you have to accept that. But perhaps the next best thing if you have a hankering for the thrill of it all is to watch some great sports movies, shows, and documentaries. At the moment, there are plenty of them to watch across a wide...
MashableIn the 1970s and into the ‘80s we learned a lot about medical crisis management from the TV series M*A*S*H. �Dr. Hawkeye Pierce exemplified the best in battlefield surgery, artfully wielding the medical resources at this disposal while the
@AmericanThinkerOur community is working towards "flattening the curve" and minimize the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, but many North Texans will still need health and mental health resources during this time.
CBSDFWThe classic management saying goes culture eats strategy for breakfast. And with the instability brought by the coronavirus crisis, company culture may be even more vital for engagement and well being than before. But what about remote culture? And what if you're — thanks to current events — suddenly thrust into a remote culture? How do you make your organization a great place to work when everyone's working from home? To answer these questions, Business Insider is inviting you for a live...
Business InsiderLong-awaited strategy RPG Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord is now out in the wild, but which side will you choose to represent? Before you set out on your adventure, you’ll need to choose between six cultures and create your own hero. You’ll be faced with a series of scenarios that will allow you to choose
VG247Thomas Perls Public Health, World Here's what can be done to make you safe. As a professor at Boston University's School of Medicine and a geriatrician at Boston Medical Center caring for the most vulnerable in this pandemic, I've been asked a lot of questions about COVID-19. It turns out there is good science out there that helps us know what masks we need to wear and when to wear them. That being said, some of the following advice could change as scientists learn more about why some people...
The National InterestWait. Now maybe we should wear facemasks? The evolving, and sometimes puzzling, guidance for Americans to stop the spread of COVID-19 infections.
Los Angeles TimesAlthough a passenger traffic ban has hit the Port of Helsinki's business, cargo services are running at near-normal volume.
Yle UutisetThe British prime minister tested positive for Covid-19 and went into isolation, but not before doing untold damage and setting a bad example.
www.nytimes.comSpain is the worst-affected country behind Italy, but ministers are hopeful the curve is flattening.
BBC NewsWhile many of us have locked ourselves in our houses with our 3000 rolls of toilet paper and endless Zoom hangouts, others of us still think this whole “global pandemic” thing is a huge hilarious joke. Now, at least one of those jokesters has tested positive for covid-19. Life comes at you fast, etc. Read more
JezebelThis bug is a bear.
www.washingtonpost.comI recently retired from my 45-year career as an Infectious Diseases consultant and can claim some authority and interest in the �COVID-19 pandemic. No one has, so far as I can tell talked about some curious aspects of this outbreak.� Why
@AmericanThinkerWhether we like it or not, Sunday may have given us a glimpse into the future of televised sports.CBS showed some classic March Madness games over the weekend to help viewers get their Basketball Jones, but as great as those games were
The Palm Beach PostSports are on hold indefinitely, and while some sports channels are airing old games to fill the void, watching a football game from 2012 just doesn’t feel the same as tuning in to see your favorite team compete live. There’s no way to replace live sports. I’m sorry, you have to accept that. But perhaps the next best thing if you have a hankering for the thrill of it all is to watch some great sports movies, shows, and documentaries. At the moment, there are plenty of them to watch across a wide...
MashableA full-scale disaster unfolded as we switched our phones back on after nine days of Colombian beaches and jungles You can learn a lot about yourself in times of crisis, but you learn a hell of a lot more about the person you weather said crisis with. Best to strap in and bite your tongue. A lifetime of three weeks ago, my clever, rational other half and I went on a holiday to Colombia. He’s a man who rarely travels without a first aid kit, gaffer tape and a multi-tool thing allegedly essential...
the GuardianJoe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski both weigh in on the president's Sunday news conference with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
MSNBC.comIn a new Gallup poll released this week, Americans rated the media with the worst response to the Wuhan coronavirus, and it’s not even close.
The FederalistA CBS News/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows a majority of Americans polled approve of President Trump's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
BreitbartTails, an OS recommended by Edward Snowden, is now capable of booting on systems where UEFI Secure Boot is enabled.
ZDNetUse Zoom video calling with the peace of mind that VPN encryption gives.
TechRadarSo far, one tiger in New York City has tested positive for covid-19.
Washington PostRussia has implemented measures in most regions, but people are wary amid a swathe of disinformation.
www.bbc.co.ukSome of the coronavirus tests imported by Britain have been found to be contaminated by the virus. British labs have been told to expect delays in the delivery of some components for the kits after traces of the novel coronavirus were found on them, reported The Daily Telegraph. The British government has faced criticism for [
www.rawstory.comSo far, one tiger in New York City has tested positive for covid-19.
Washington PostRussia has implemented measures in most regions, but people are wary amid a swathe of disinformation.
www.bbc.co.ukSome of the coronavirus tests imported by Britain have been found to be contaminated by the virus. British labs have been told to expect delays in the delivery of some components for the kits after traces of the novel coronavirus were found on them, reported The Daily Telegraph. The British government has faced criticism for [
www.rawstory.comThe world is currently full of absolutely shitty news—like, way more than usual. Actor/Director/Seemingly very nice fella John Krasinski's not OK with that. Instead of moping about it, he and a few pals, both online and off, took it upon themselves to throw together close to 16 minutes worth of video that features nothing but good news. As we shelter at home, worrying about our loved ones and community, this is exactly the injection of feel-good shit that we need. Read the rest
Boing BoingJillian O’Brien, a former assistant news director at KSBW-TV, Hearst Television’s market-leading NBC affiliate serving the Monterey-Salinas TV market on California’s Central Coast, has returned to the station as news director.
KSBWFormer Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by nine points nationally, and his advantage in key battleground counties is even greater, according to a new Fox News poll. This article first appeared in Salon. Biden leads Trump 49-40, according to the survey, which is roughly the same margin he held a month ago in [
www.rawstory.comThe world is currently full of absolutely shitty news—like, way more than usual. Actor/Director/Seemingly very nice fella John Krasinski's not OK with that. Instead of moping about it, he and a few pals, both online and off, took it upon themselves to throw together close to 16 minutes worth of video that features nothing but good news. As we shelter at home, worrying about our loved ones and community, this is exactly the injection of feel-good shit that we need. Read the rest
Boing BoingJillian O’Brien, a former assistant news director at KSBW-TV, Hearst Television’s market-leading NBC affiliate serving the Monterey-Salinas TV market on California’s Central Coast, has returned to the station as news director.
KSBWFormer Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by nine points nationally, and his advantage in key battleground counties is even greater, according to a new Fox News poll. This article first appeared in Salon. Biden leads Trump 49-40, according to the survey, which is roughly the same margin he held a month ago in [
www.rawstory.comLongstanding restrictions on telemedicine have been relaxed during social distancing.
www.washingtonpost.comTwitter marked World Health Day Tuesday by teaming up with the World Health Organization on a question-and-answer session covering the most commonly asked questions about the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past few weeks, there have been more than 6 million questions Tweeted about coronavirus/COVID-19. For #WorldHealthDay, we partnered with the @WHO to provide answers to
@adweekThe Maryland Department of Health wants health care professionals who want to volunteer as first responders to provide services during a disaster or emergency situation. On Friday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s office asked health care practitioners to be a part of the Maryland Responds Medical Reserve
baltimoresun.comHuaweidetection system claims to be a more efficient way to test if you are COVID-19 positive rather than traditional means. Yet it is only available in two countries yet.
Tech TimesMore companies join the fight and it's Ford's turn to help out, their ventilators are different however then conventional ones. Here's the scoop!
Tech TimesThe official online store of Troye Sivan. Fans can purchased exclusive merchandise including t-shirts, sweatshirts and more.
Troye Sivan StoreThe autocratic political culture that has propped up the Trump administration has left the nation entirely unprepared for an economic and public-health calamity.
The AtlanticTrump's bitter sniping at even the mildest factual challenge exposes his leadership act as a sham. Keep pushing!
SalonLawrence O'Donnell explains how governors, like Andrew Cuomo and Gavin Newsom, and doctors, like Anthony Fauci, are more in charge of combating the coronavirus pandemic in the United States than President Donald Trump.
MSNBC.comSurgeon General Jerome Adams and Fox News host Chris Wallace sparred today over Adams’s choice of words during a Sunday interview on the pandemic shutdown. The conversation provoked an unusual amount of mudslinging online between the two sides of the political aisle. During the conversation, Adams defended the fact that nine states have not issued [
DeadlineUS Surgeon General Jerome Adams appeared on Fox News Sunday as well as NBC’s Meet The Press this Sunday morning with a warning to the public. According to Adams, this upcoming week may be the "hardest and the saddest" for many Americans yet as the country struggles to face the novel coronavirus pandemic amid low supplies, overworked hospitals, and inconsistent messages from our government. “This is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment, our 9/11 moment, only it’s not going to be localized," Adams...
www.dailykos.com"The coronavirus is not a state issue. It doesn't follow or respect state borders," Chris Wallace explained.
NewsweekTrump wants us to see him as defeating a foreign enemy.
www.nytimes.comIf you've been paying attention for the last ten years or so in particular, you may have noticed in how many ways political leftists in this country love death.��Not their own, but the deaths of otherwise anonymous American citizens who
@AmericanThinkerJohn Nichols The senator set out to organize and educate and transform our understanding of what is possible in politics. He succeeded. The post Bernie Sanders Changed Our Politics appeared first on The Nation.
The NationRevolut is a financial service that is highly popular in Europe with over 10 million users but hasn't seen much use outside the Old Continent, until now. Starting today, the platform is finally officially available in the United States, completing the beta test that started in June 2019 and featured 60,000 users. Now American customers can use its banking services and technologies. Revolut's partner in the USA is the New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Revolut is one of a...
www.gsmarena.comEvidence from around the world shows that stay-at-home orders take us only so far.
www.nytimes.comHunter DeRensis Health, The death rate in the U.S. stands at over 2,500 people. Morgues in New York City are already reaching capacity, with refrigerator trucks being brought to hospitals to preserve the bodies. The first positive case of the coronavirus in the United States was confirmed on January 20, 2020. At the beginning this month, that had turned into less than a hundred cases. But over the course of March, these tiny outbreaks have multiplied over a thousand times, reaching the...
The National InterestA 33-year-old American woman running out of her life-saving medication to treat her auto-immune disease finally boarded a flight home Wednesday after being stuck in Peru for about 10 days, but hundreds of other U.S. citizens remained stranded after the South American nation closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic.'I could not be happier,' Anna, who requested that her last name not be made public due to privacy concerns related to her medical condition, said after getting on [
The Palm Beach PostJEREMY HUNT: My sister has just returned to her home in Beijing after some weeks in the UK. She was allowed back into China only under the strictest conditions.
Mail OnlineThe United States' caseload of coronavirus infections surged to the most in the world and its capital reported more infections as Italy shut most of its industry and masses of Indian day laborers received food rations after a lockdown put them out of work
ABC NewsStarved for live competition? Check out these spectator sports for our quarantined times, from wrestling to marble racing(!) to virtual NASCAR.
CNETBeing a good teammate applies at home as well as on the soccer field.
Washington PostWith sports on indefinite pause talk show hosts and columnists are faced with the choice: dip into the real world, or talk about sports, even though no games are being played.
ForbesLongstanding restrictions on telemedicine have been relaxed during social distancing.
www.washingtonpost.comTwitter marked World Health Day Tuesday by teaming up with the World Health Organization on a question-and-answer session covering the most commonly asked questions about the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past few weeks, there have been more than 6 million questions Tweeted about coronavirus/COVID-19. For #WorldHealthDay, we partnered with the @WHO to provide answers to
@adweekThe Maryland Department of Health wants health care professionals who want to volunteer as first responders to provide services during a disaster or emergency situation. On Friday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s office asked health care practitioners to be a part of the Maryland Responds Medical Reserve
baltimoresun.comSweden: Culture Of Silence Authored by Judith Bergman via The Gatestone Institute, A recent report published by Linköping University about the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå), "Can Brå be trusted?" has claimed that Brå's reports are politically biased. According to Brå's own website, "Brå is an agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice and a knowledge centre for the criminal justice system. The agency's mandate is to contribute to the development...
Zero HedgeThe pandemic has disrupted relations among the masses, the elites and the celebrities who liaise between them.
www.nytimes.comThe founders of virtual-support business BELAY share their best practices for staying productive and healthy while working from home.
EntrepreneurDr. Oz says there are positives and negatives to the public wearing surgical masks to combat the coronavirus, but says we should remember
TMZGovernor Mike DeWine is encouraging Ohioans to wear masks when they go out in public. This comes just one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines encouraging all Americans to wear a non-medical, cloth face-covering in public to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Manufactured masks, such as N95 masks, should be reserved for healthcare workers.
fox8.comTrump emphasized wearing a mask to slow the spread of the coronavirus is voluntary under a new CDC recommendation. View Entire Post ›
BuzzFeed NewsWhile presidential wannabe Senator Bernie Sanders (supposedly an Independent from Vermont but really a socialist/communist who caucuses with and is allowed to run as a Democrat for president), Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (also a socialist-communist
@AmericanThinkerThe vital drugs and supplies needed to treat coronavirus are in the hands of a government that has already weaponized them. The post China’s Cartels: Those Who Control the Medicines Control the World appeared first on The American Conservative.
The American ConservativeThe medicine, used for malaria, was called a "game changer" by the president.
ABC NewsSo far, one tiger in New York City has tested positive for covid-19.
Washington PostRussia has implemented measures in most regions, but people are wary amid a swathe of disinformation.
www.bbc.co.ukSome of the coronavirus tests imported by Britain have been found to be contaminated by the virus. British labs have been told to expect delays in the delivery of some components for the kits after traces of the novel coronavirus were found on them, reported The Daily Telegraph. The British government has faced criticism for [
www.rawstory.comDr. Todd Ellerin, of South Shore Health, says the community response to the shortage of personal protective equipment has been amazing.
WCVBDr. Daniel Kuritzkes, Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease at Brigham and Women's Hospital, answers some of your latest coronavirus questions.
WCVBWhen we arrived in China to pick up our adopted daughter, we found out she had chickenpox. The days of waiting were the most anxious of our lives.
Los Angeles TimesStarved for live competition? Check out these spectator sports for our quarantined times, from wrestling to marble racing(!) to virtual NASCAR.
CNETBeing a good teammate applies at home as well as on the soccer field.
Washington PostWith sports on indefinite pause talk show hosts and columnists are faced with the choice: dip into the real world, or talk about sports, even though no games are being played.
ForbesJury forewoman's political bias revealed.
www.infowars.comThe Democratic National Committee made it official Thursday announcing that this summer's Democratic National Convention would be pushed off by a month due to the coronavirus crisis.
Mail OnlineTumblr rolled out a new official blog Tuesday, Cozy.Tumblr.com, to help its users cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Cozy.Tumblr.com is not a place for updates related to Covid-19. Rather, it was created to give people "a safe space where they can find positivity in between all the hard news." Tumblr said the blog will be
@adweekViewers of the cable news channels in recent days may have noticed a change in how the talking head guest experts are presented: Rather than in-studio in Washington, D.C., New York, or at a remote by satellite from a professional television facility,
@AmericanThinkerAssociated Press The coronavirus pandemic has dominated headlines over the past two months, as countries scramble to contain their outbreaks and the death toll climbs higher each day. But news is happening outside of this crisis. From legal blunders in the FBI to a UN investigation on Syrian airstrikes, here are 10 major events you may have missed in the news this past week. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The coronavirus pandemic has swept the globe, infecting more than...
Business InsiderAn online petition with nearly 100,000 signatures is urging national news networks to stop live-broadcasting President Donald Trump’s updates at the daily White House coronavirus task force briefings.
ajcPresident Donald Trump tweeted that he will refuse any security for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were forced to move to Los Angeles after Canada refused to help with their security. It’s an ironic proclamation by the president because he has refused to pay security bills for campaign events for years. “I am [
www.rawstory.comWhile families hard-hit by the enhanced community quarantine and extreme lockdowns worry about where their next meal will come from, farmers in the Cordilleras were recently forced to discard truckloads of their vegetable harvest because of their inability to sell the crops.
philstar.comTL;DR: A 15-month subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $6.67 per month as of April 8, saving you 49% on list price. First and foremost, a VPN should safeguard your data and identity, but there's a lot more you should consider. Yes, security is key, but connection speed is also important. It's all about finding a service that offers the best of both worlds, and ExpressVPN is a good example of this. It's one of the more expensive options out there, but that's because it combines speed,...
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