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Trump’s New Message: It’s About The Economy

Apr 26, 2020 | Axios – The White House plans to shift its coronavirus messaging more toward boosting the economy and highlighting "success stories" of businesses, reducing its public emphasis on health statistics, according to two officials familiar with the planning. Driving the news: The Coronavirus Task Force — and the doctors who've become household names, Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci — "will continue but take a back seat to the forward-looking, 'what's next' message," a White...

Trump Admin. Threatens Fed. Court For Govs. Who ‘Overreach’

" wants to make sure people have the rights and they maintain the rights, very importantly." – Donald Trump, April 27, 2020 | Barr tells federal prosecutors to 'be on the lookout' for overly restrictive coronavirus shutdown orders Fox News – Attorney General Bill Barr has instructed federal prosecutors to "be on the lookout" for overly restrictive state and local shutdown orders that may infringe on people's constitutional rights. In a memo issued Monday, Barr recognized that...

NYC Needs A ‘Coronavirus Racial Inequality Task Force,’ Apparently

Apr 27, 2020 Fox News – Mayor de Blasio isn’t letting the controversy surrounding his wife’s embattled billion-dollar mental-health initiative stop him from appointing her to head a new coronavirus recovery task force. Citing her work with the ThriveNYC initiative, de Blasio revealed on Sunday that First Lady Chirlane McCray, a rumored contender for Brooklyn borough president, would co-chair a Task Force on Racial Inclusion and Equity as the city plans its eventual reopening. “The economic...

Biden Wants Voting By Mail ‘In God’s Name’, Calls Trump ‘Un-American’

" already trying to undermine the election with false claims of voter fraud and threatening to block essential COVID assistance if any extra funds go to the U.S. Postal Service. What in God's name was that about ... " – Joe Biden ATLANTA (AP) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is calling on Congress to provide enough money for every state to allow voters to cast a ballot by mail this November amid the...

7 States REQUIRE Masks In Public

CNN – Masks and face coverings are recommended for most Americans who go out in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Seven states have taken that guidance further: Connecticut The state's mask requirement applies to any residents who are in a public place, over age 2 and can't maintain at least six feet of distance from other people. Hawaii Customers at essential businesses are required to wear cloth face coverings. Employees who interact with customers or goods at those businesses must...

Trump Planning To Fire Azar?

"Trump had privately expressed frustration over Azar's lack of communication on key issues as the head of the White House coronavirus task force." (CNN) White House officials are discussing plans to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar following a spate of criticism over the early federal response to the coronavirus, a senior administration official confirmed. Any move to replace Azar would be contingent on President Donald Trump deciding to move forward, and there is...

One Of The Statler Brothers Has Died

STAUNTON, Va. (AP) —The singer who sang bass for the Grammy-winning country group the Statler Brothers has died after a long battle with kidney failure. Harold Reid was 80. Reid died Friday in his hometown of Staunton, Virginia, his nephew Debo Reid said. The Statler Brothers frequently sang backup for country icon Johnny Cash. Some of their biggest hits included 1965's "Flowers on the Wall" and 1970's "Bed of Rose's." Harold Reid was a member of the...

Failed Candidate Bloomberg Funds Virus ‘Tracing Army’

The candidate who spent more than $1 billion on a presidential bid that netted in just one primary win – American Samoa – says he can help with the virus crisis ... Bloomberg moves past presidential flop with virus crusade NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two months after an embarrassing end to his presidential campaign, Mike Bloomberg is again deploying his massive personal fortune – this time to combat the coronavirus. The billionaire former New York City...

Elizabeth Warren’s Brother Dies of COVID-19

Boston Globe – Donald Reed Herring, the oldest brother of Senator Elizabeth Warren, died on Tuesday night in Norman, Okla., about three weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus. Herring, a 20-year veteran of the US Air Force, was 86. Warren, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s halting response to the pandemic for months, has not previously revealed that her family was waging its own personal battle against the virus. She confirmed...

Cleaning Frenzy Is Making Us Sick

Americans’ Overzealous Use of Cleaning Agents Causes Spike in Poison Center Calls If you’re all out of your normal products, soap and water will work just fine. By MOLLY OLMSTEAD Apr 20, 2020 Slate – Americans are using—and misusing—cleaning supplies at unusually high rates. In homes across the country, Americans are sanitizing and disinfecting like they never have before. That’s great, experts say, particularly when it comes to the very healthy hand-washing habit many have developed in recent months....

COVID-19 Denier Dies Of It; Called Stay-At-Home Orders ‘Bulls—t’

TooFab Staff | April 21, 2020 An Ohio man who called the coronavirus pandemic a "political ploy," has died of COVID-19. John W. McDaniel, 60, passed away last Wednesday in Columbus -- just one month after he shared multiple Facebook posts dismissing the state's stay-at-home orders. McDaniel, who called Ohio's lockdown "bullshit," tested positive for COVID-19 in late March. According to The Sun, he wrote in a March 13 post: "Does anybody have the guts to say this COVID19 is...

Chipotle Agrees To $25 Million Food Poisoning Fine; People Keep Going There

"Chipotle failed to ensure that its employees both understood and complied with its food safety protocols, resulting in hundreds of customers across the country getting sick." – U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna Chipotle agrees to record fine in food poisoning case, people keep going there anyway Apr 21, 2020; updated Apr 22, 2020 By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed Tuesday to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it...

Trump’s Virus Response ‘Dangerous’: Bill Gates

Reports yesterday indicate that Microsoft founder Bill Gates (estimated net worth, $99.5 billion) is paying $43 million to purchase a 5,800 square-foot beachfront home in Del Mar, California, a suburb of San Diego. Meanwhile Gates, one of the world's richest men, recently issued his opinion on how Donald Trump is managing taxpayers' money during the costly coronavirus pandemic... (CNN Business) President Donald Trump's decision to withhold funding to the World Health Organization pending a review of...

COVID-19 Causing Just One Percent of Global Deaths

If all 178,668 coronavirus deaths so far had occurred on a single day, the world population still would have grown by 45,612 on that day. Headline Health – A total of 18,087,481 people worldwide have died from all causes through the first sixteen weeks of 2020, according to World Population Clock estimates. The number of reported deaths worldwide from COVID-19 is 178,668 since the start of the pandemic, which includes a smattering of deaths in late 2019: Compared these two...

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