"Plague, caused by bacteria and transmitted through flea bites and infected animals, is one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history."
CNN – Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia are on high alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague, the disease that caused the Black Death pandemic, was reported Sunday.
The case was discovered in the city of Bayannur, located northwest of Beijing, according to state-run Xinhua news agency. A hospital alerted...
“He just devastated so many people places where he had hospitals. I went months without pay, without health insurance. He robbed the community.”
Hospital Executive Charged In $1.4B Rural Hospital Billing Scheme
June 30, 2020
Kaiser Health News – A Miami entrepreneur who led a rural hospital empire was charged in an indictment unsealed Monday in what federal prosecutors called a $1.4 billion fraudulent lab-billing scheme.
In the indictment, prosecutors said Jorge A. Perez, 60, and nine...
If you choose to use LEGAL fireworks
| National Safety Council – In 2017, eight people died and over 12,000 were injured badly enough to require medical treatment after fireworks-related incidents.
Of these, 50% of the injuries were to children and young adults under age 20.
Over two-thirds (67%) of injuries took place from June 16 to July 16.
And while the majority of these incidents were due to amateurs attempting to use professional-grade, homemade or other illegal...
Hugh Downs, genial host of TV news and game shows, dies |
July 2, 2020 |
New York, AP – Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television's most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99.
Downs died of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday, said his great-niece, Molly Shaheen.
"The Guinness Book of World Records" recognized Downs...
July 2, 2020 |
CNBC – Herman Cain, the Godfather’s Pizza magnate who twice ran for president and was briefly considered as a potential Federal Reserve Board nominee under President Donald Trump, was hospitalized Wednesday and is being treated for the coronavirus.
Cain, 74, was told Monday that he had tested positive for the disease, according to a statement posted to his official Twitter account. By Wednesday, he “had developed symptoms serious enough that he required...
"The administration completely and utterly failed to provide the private sector with critical guidance" on distribution of PPE. – Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY
Hous Dems say US needs to address protective gear shortage
July 3, 2020
AP – A congressional committee criticized President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday for a series of problems in distributing personal protective and testing equipment during the coronavirus pandemic and called on the administration to come up with a better plan.
"We need...
Sheriff: I'll deputize gun owners if violent protests erupt
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff says he will deputize every gun owner in his county to put down any violent protests his deputies can't handle alone.
Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels gave no indication in a three-minute video released Wednesday that any demonstrations are planned in his suburban Jacksonville county. Daniels also said he would protect any peaceful protests, but added that if...
Businesswoman upsets 5-term congressman in Colorado primary
DENVER (AP) — Five-term Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton was upset in Tuesday's Republican Party primary by Lauren Boebert, a pistol-packing businesswoman, ardent defender of gun rights and border wall supporter who wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education.
Boebert won after a campaign in which she accused Tipton of not being sufficiently pro-Donald Trump even though the president had endorsed Tipton, and even though Tipton is the...
Mary Trump's publisher claims no knowledge of NDA after judge's halt order; says tell-all has shipped
An attorney for the president's niece says they will appeal the ruling, claiming the halt is a violation of the First Amendment.
July 1, 2020
FOX NEWS – The publisher of a “tell-all” book by a niece of President Trump said it might be unable to prevent her book from becoming public -- adding it was unaware of any non-disclosure agreement...
Former Redskins line coach, architect of the famed Hogs, dies at 80
June 28, 2020
Despite a losing record as head coach, Joe Bugel is widely viewed as one of the top offensive line coaches in NFL history
ESPN – Former Washington Redskins offensive line coach Joe Bugel, architect of the famed Hogs in the 1980s, has died, the team announced in a statement. He was 80.
No cause of death was given.
Bugel spent 32 years in the NFL...
"The state regularly subjects minority women to pregnancy checks, and forces intrauterine devices, sterilization and even abortion on hundreds of thousands ..."
Jun 29, 2020
By The Associated Press
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country's Han majority to have more children.
While individual women have spoken out before about...
Eddie Kasko, MLB All-Star and Korean War vet, dies at 88
Fox News – Eddie Kasko, a former MLB infielder who was an All-Star during his 10-year career, died Wednesday. He was 88.
The Boston Red Sox, for whom Kasko played in the final year of his career in 1966, announced his passing. No cause of death was initially given.
Kasko served two years in the Korean War from 1952-1954 with the U.S. Army Combat Engineers before...
Jun 26, 2020
Forbes – As cases spike and outbreaks spiral out of control in several states, the Trump administration is considering pivoting to a new testing strategy — testing people in groups — in a ploy to speed up the process and make it more efficient, the Washington Post reports.
KEY FACTS
The strategy, known as “pool testing,” would allow officials to test more people with fewer resources and more quickly identify and isolate those who are...
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June 26, 2020
CNN – Measures meant to protect President Donald Trump from catching the coronavirus have scaled up dramatically.
As he seeks to insert rival Joe Biden's health into the presidential campaign, Trump has voiced escalating concern about how it would appear if he...