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“Deranged Individuals With Cellphones Snitching On Everyone”

"South Boston ... has continued to serve as a hot spot for various forms of knuckleheads." Quarantine fatigue has set in — and some of us seem to be social distancing scofflaws May 4, 2020 Boston Globe – After nearly two months of imposed isolation, and with temperatures finally swelling into the 70s, the past weekend seemed to make official what most of us have long known: Quarantine fatigue has set in — at least among some...

New Coronavirus Sensor: Where To Put It, How It Works

Is this what 'the new normal' looks like? | It looks like a Band-Aid (R), but it's a flexible wireless sensor that sits where your throat and chest meet, picking up coughing and breathing problems associated with COVID-19. The device, announced Monday, can monitor early signs of coronavirus infection and the progression of the illness. Developed in hard-hit Chicago by Northwestern University and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the device adheres to the skin below your suprasternal notch...

Government Agents Use Smartphones To Track COVID-19 Patients

"Governments and public health (agencies) want to be able to track people" to minimize the spread of COVID-19. – Tina White, Stanford University May 05, 2020 AP – As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the pandemic. But their decisions on which technologies to use — and how far those allow authorities to peer into private lives —...

NFL’s Winningest Coach Ever Dies

Won more games than Ditka, Madden, and Lombardi combined | Coach of the only perfect team in NFL history has died May 4, 2020 Yahoo! Sports – Don Shula coached 33 seasons in the NFL. He had two losing teams. That’s just one remarkable feat from Shula, whose 347 wins are a record for an NFL coach. Shula, the coach of the only perfect team in NFL history, died Monday. He was 90. Picking one Shula accomplishment over another...

370+ Pork Workers Test Positive; None Have Symptoms

May 4, 2020 | CNN – 373 employees and contract workers at Triumph Foods in Buchanan Co., Missouri, have tested positive for coronavirus. All of them were asymptomatic, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The state of Missouri has reported 8,386 cases and 352 deaths statewide as of Sunday night, according to the Health Department Website. Triumph, a pork processing plant, is located in St. Joseph, on the border of...

Illegals Refuse Virus Test, Trash U.S. Property, Get Civil Rights Atty.

"The detainees barricaded themselves inside the facility, ripped washing machines and pipes off the wall, broke windows, and 'trashed the entire unit.'" Civil rights attorney files suit against U.S. on behalf of illegal immigrants who heavily vandalized an ICE detention center DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A group of about 10 federal immigration detainees who refused to be tested for the virus that causes COVID-19 caused extensive damage to the center in Dartmouth where they are being...

Virus Triggers Global Boom In This Growing Hobby

May 1, 2020 THE CONVERSATION – The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom. In the early days of lockdown, seed suppliers were depleted of inventory and reported "unprecedented" demand. Within the U.S., the trend has been compared to World War II victory gardening, when Americans grew food at home to support the war effort and feed their families. The analogy is surely convenient. But it reveals only one piece in a much bigger...

Social Distancing Ends, Midnight Tonight

Trump won't extend national social distancing rule; local restrictions may still apply Apr 30, 2020 | WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Wednesday the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire Thursday, and his son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, predicted that by July the country will be "really rocking again." Meanwhile, Trump said he plans to resume official travel with a trip to Arizona next week. And he said...

New Info On Biden Sex Assault Charge

"Women are a core constituency for Democrats, and Biden has a mixed history." April 29, 2020 Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of an alleged sexual assault. NPR – New information has emerged in recent days about a sexual assault allegation against the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, made by Tara Reade, a former staff assistant in Biden's Senate office. For the first time, someone has gone on the record to say that Reade detailed the...

Business As Usual In Town Where All Businesses Are ‘Essential’

ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — Traffic got a little busier along Main Street, but otherwise, it was hard to tell that coronavirus restrictions were ending in the tiny Montana town of Roundup. That's because it's largely business as usual in the town of 1,800 people. Nonessential stores could reopen as a statewide shutdown ended this week, but most shops in Roundup — the pharmacy, the hardware store, two small grocers — were essential and never closed. A florist...

She’s been accused of starting the pandemic …

... her life has been turned upside down. | A military family's living nightmare reveals dangers of online hoaxes and conspiracy theories | Apr 27, 2020 | CNN Business – Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China. The false claims are spreading across YouTube every day, so far racking up hundreds...

Kim Jong Un In ‘Vegetative State’: Report

Kim's obesity, surgeon's nerves leave dictator in “vegetative state” – Japanese media Other reports suggest he may have been gravely wounded in a failed missile test Apr 26, 2020 Fox News – Japanese media now claims that Kim is in a vegetative state following a stent procedure. Japanese magazine Shukan Gendai reported that Kim collapsed during a visit to a rural area in April. Kim reportedly required a stent procedure following the incident. Shukan Gendai subsequently detailed how the...

ChiComs Lied, Our Citizens Died: State Lawsuit

"Nurses and doctors are forced to quarantine from their families, our elderly citizens are stuck in nursing homes away from loved ones ... " China calls virus lawsuit brought by US state 'very absurd' BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as "very absurd." Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the legal action has "no factual and legal basis at all" and...

Gov. Declares Pro Wrestling ‘Essential’

"The amendment allows to continue putting on shows — without fans ... " AP – Body slams and pile drives can go on in the Sunshine State. With Florida under a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, there's one business deemed essential by Florida's governor that is raising some eyebrows: pro wrestling. Florida's top emergency official last week amended Gov. Ron DeSantis' stay-at-home order which was issued at the start of the month. Pro sports were...

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