US tested a radar suspiciously similar to the Russian S-400’s radar…
March 19, 2020
Designed to defeat advanced threats such as hypersonic weapons, the LTAMDS is intended to replace the current military Patriot radars... In total, hundreds of suppliers across 42 US states are currently involved in the development of the radar...
ICE to scale back arrests during coronavirus pandemic except for those deemed “mission critical“ to “maintain public safety and national security.“…
March 19, 2020
The announcement came amid growing concern over the virus’ rapid spread both publicly and inside the government. Nearly 500 Homeland Security employees are quarantined because of the coronavirus, and at least 13 are confirmed or presumed Covid-19 positive...
“Hello, you were near a Corona patient”: Israel’s ministry of health has begun sending text messages to people whose phone’s GPS placed them near a confirmed Coronavirus patient, ordering them into quarantine…
March 19, 2020
WAPO: US government is ‘in talks with Facebook and Google’ about tracking the location of citizens using their smartphones during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure they are practicing social distancing…
Zuckerberg denies reports that the giant is considering providing location data to contain the coronavirus outbreak...
March 19, 2020
Public-health experts are interested in the possibility that private-sector companies could compile the data in anonymous, aggregated form, which they could then use to map the spread of the infection,...
Chase Bank to temporarily close 1,000 branches, reduce hours…
March 19, 2020
The remaining 4,000 branches of Chase will stay open, albeit with reduced hours, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., closing early by two hours.
Spring Breakers Vow To Party On Despite Coronavirus Warnings…
March 19, 2020
China, South Korea, Singapore Japan were all on a bad trajectory with the #Coronavirus but managed to stop it through #SocialDistancing. Their cultures have discipline, respect for the elderly & authorities.The West is going to get bulldozed in 4 weeks🤧🤧 pic.twitter.com/OiGbrvYCB5
— BasedPoland (@BasedPoland) March 19, 2020
Harvey Weinstein moved to state prison in New York as he begins to serve a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault…
March 19, 2020
The disgraced film mogul, who will turn 68 on Thursday, is locked up at the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, according to state prison officials. He is known behind bars as inmate No. 20B0584.
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on New York City’s economy, sending bedrock industries into a tailspin and dragging a city budget from years of record growth into near chaos, within less than a week…
March 19, 2020
Whole Foods joins growing rank of grocers offering special senior hours to minimize virus exposure…
March 19, 2020
All Whole Foods stores in the U.S. and Canada will allow customers 60 and older to shop before opening to the general public. For example, if a store opens at 9 a.m., seniors can start shopping at 8 a.m. The change took effect Wednesday, and Whole Foods stores in the U.K. will follow suit Thursday, though the special hours will be for those 70 and up... Additionally, stores will close up to two hours earlier to give workers more time to sanitize and restock shelves. Stores will still be open for pickup orders during that time... A number of other supermarkets, including Safeway, Albertsons, Dollar General DG, -3.74% , Walmart WMT, +2.78% and Target TGT, -0.78% , have also recently added special senior shopping hours before opening to the general public.