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Trump Expels Illegals Over COVID-19

US expels thousands to Mexico after largely halting asylum; Senate Democrats protest | Apr 09, 2020 | By MARIA VERZA and BEN FOX Associated Press | A U.S. Border Patrol agent wouldn't let Jackeline Reyes explain why she and her 15-year-old daughter fled Honduras and needed asylum, pointing to the coronavirus. It was just days after the Trump administration essentially shut down the nation's asylum system. "The agent told us about the virus and that we couldn't go further,...

At Last: The Truth About Stimulus Checks

("Who Must File A 1040 ASAP To Get A Stimulus Check" redirects here.) "The most recent guidance states that, at least for SS recipients, some veterans and others not otherwise required to file, no return is necessary ... There now is no need for these people to file an 'abbreviated' return, whatever that is." – Dan Pilla, the nation’s leader in taxpayers’ rights defense and IRS abuse prevention and cure IRS-published information on the economic stimulus checks...

New Rule For Anyone Over 60

“I don’t think it’s as simple as ‘Don’t go out’ for all older adults. Social contact is still really important. If you’re healthy and over 60, with prudence, hand hygiene and being aware of your surroundings, you should still be able to go about some activities,” such as taking a walk or visiting with a neighbor while maintaining a safe distance. – Dr. Carla Perissinotto, University of California-San Francisco. Does Everyone Over 60 Need To Take...

Deputy Shoots, Kills Mass Murderer; Stabbed 4 Women At I-40 Truck Stop

Authorities: Knife-wielding man in truck-stop mass stabbing was Idris Abdus-Salaam Apr 08, 2020, KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who fatally stabbed three employees and wounded a customer at a Tennessee travel center before being killed was as a truck driver from North Carolina, authorities said. The Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to a call at the Pilot Travel Center off Interstate 40 around 7 a.m. Tuesday to find a person with stab wounds outside the...

Wuhan Ends Lockdown After 73 Days

"I haven't been outside for more than 70 days. Being indoors for so long drove me crazy." –Wuhan resident Tong Zhengkun World mired in death and pain as China gets back to normal Trump threatens to freeze U.S. funding to the World Health Organization By DANICA KIRKA AND ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday and tens of thousands immediately hopped...

“A National Treasure” Dies of COVID-19; Tributes From Bruce, Kris, Toby

"If God's got a favorite songwriter, I think it's John Prine." – Kris Kristofferson CNN – John Prine, the raspy-voiced singer-songwriter whose homespun, witty and insightful country-folk tunes influenced legions of musicians in a career that spanned five decades, died Tuesday in Nashville. He was 73. Prine was hospitalized and intubated last month after a "sudden onset" of coronavirus symptoms, according to a family statement posted on his verified Twitter account. The unassuming Prine never had a...

Boris Johnson Condition Downgraded

Updated 11:13 AM ET, Tue April 7, 2020 London (CNN) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is receiving "standard oxygen treatment" and is breathing without assistance, his spokesperson said Tuesday, a day after he was transferred to intensive care with coronavirus. Johnson's condition is stable and he "remains in good spirits," his spokesperson said. He has not required invasive or non-invasive ventilation and does not have pneumonia. But the seriousness of the Prime Minister's condition at a time...

Bond Girl “Pussy Galore” Dead At 94

"She was an extraordinary talent and a beloved member of the Bond family." – Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. #20 on Celebrity Death Watch ... Honor Blackman, who played Bond's Pussy Galore, dies at 94 By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Honor Blackman, the potent British actress who took James Bond's breath away as Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger" and who starred as the leather-clad, judo-flipping Cathy Gale in "The Avengers," has died....

Flu Season Has Killed Up To 6 Times As Many As COVID-19

9,643 Americans have died so far from COVID-19 – 3 to 6 times that number have died from the seasonal flu This Is How Many People Die From the Flu Each Year, According to the CDC Mar 23, 2020 Health.com – The official toll of the 2019-2020 influenza season won't be known for months—not that anyone is really fretting about that right now. Worries over the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, have eclipsed many people's concerns...

NY Zookeeper Infects Tiger With COVID-19

Tiger at NYC's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus Apr 6, 2020 | NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday. The 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia — and six other tigers and lions that have also fallen ill — are...

2 NFL Legends We’ll Never Forget | VIDEOS

Tom Dempsey and Bobby Mitchell each overcame bias and discrimination to achieve greatness on the gridiron | April 5, 2020 | New Orleans – Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being born without toes on his kicking foot and made a record 63-yard field goal, died late Saturday while struggling with complications from the coronavirus, his daughter said. He was 73. Ashley Dempsey said Sunday that her father, who has resided in...

Why Blacks Don’t Trust Doctors, Official Sources

"We are right to be paranoid and to ask tough questions." – U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D - Massachusetts | Apr 05, 2020 | Amid virus pandemic, black mistrust of medicine looms | By AARON MORRISON and JAY REEVES Associated Press | NEW YORK (AP) — Just as the new coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, gym members in New York City frantically called the fitness center where Rahmell Peebles worked, asking him to freeze their memberships. Peebles, a 30-year-old...

As Hoarders Create Havoc, Farmers Dump Excess Milk

Apr 3, 2020 Food Dive – The dairy industry has experienced a rough couple of years, and is taking yet another hit. Despite the increase in shoppers stockpiling across the United States, it is not enough to make up for the drop in foodservice, so the demand for milk from Wisconsin overall is still shrinking. This loss only compounds the woes of an industry where the two of the largest milk processors in the U.S. recently...

Gun Sales Booming Along With Virus

Indiana official to local government: Don't mess with Second Amendment during COVID-19 crisis INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill made it clear Thursday to local units of government: You cannot restrict the sale of firearms during the COVID-19 crisis — or any other time. “No unit of government in the state of Indiana has the power to restrict the lawful exercise of the right to bear arms during a state or local emergency,” Hill wrote in...

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