February home sales jump to highest in over a decade, but big drop expected as coronavirus injects uncertainty…
March 20, 2020
Sales of existing home in February jumped 6.5% month-to-month to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.77 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is the highest monthly pace in 13 years. Sales were up 7.2% year over year.
New Polls: More Americans Impressed With Trump’s Coronavirus Response and Leadership…
March 20, 2020
Indiana becomes seventh state to postpone presidential primary…
March 20, 2020
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that his state was postponing its May 5 primary until June 2, making it the seventh state to postpone its presidential primary due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Mike Bloomberg transfers his campaign assets to Democratic Party to fight President Trump in swing states…
March 20, 2020
... a historic bequest that includes an $18 million cash infusion to organize for the general election in swing states. The decision, which exploits a provision in campaign finance law available only to federal candidates, amounts to a shift in strategy for the billionaire political activist, who had previously promised to personally fund ground staff and offices in six states through an independent expenditure effort.
Coronavirus in the US: State-by-state breakdown…
March 20, 2020
As of Friday morning, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 246,275 people across 151 countries and territories, resulting in over 10,000 deaths. In the U.S., all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, tallying over 14,250 illnesses and at least 205 deaths.
Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing…
March 20, 2020
The world’s fastest supercomputer identified 77 chemicals that could stop coronavirus from spreading…
March 20, 2020
The Summit, or OLCF-4, supercomputer housed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee was used by ORNL researchers to run thousands of simulations that analyzed which drug compounds might effectively stop SARS-CoV-2 from infecting host cells. It identified 77 small-molecule drug compounds, an achievement ORNL researchers said is a key step toward developing the most effective vaccine against this highly-contagious disease...
Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccine prototypes on animals…
March 20, 2020
Russia has reported 199 coronavirus cases so far, less than in many other European countries, but the figure has risen sharply in recent days. One person diagnosed with the virus has died...
Tucker Carlson Blasts Senator Burr For selling more than a million dollars in stock after learning how devastating the Chinese coronavirus could be…
March 20, 2020
Wow. Add @TuckerCarlson to the list of folks calling on @SenatorBurr to resign. pic.twitter.com/HhTsDtP7Qv
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) March 20, 2020
Walmart to Hire 150K Workers, Offer $550 Million in Bonuses During Coronavirus Outbreak…
March 20, 2020
At first, the positions will be temporary but many employees will transition to permanent roles later on. Walmart will also cut the application and hiring process down for cashiers and stockers from two weeks to 24-hours.
U.S., Mexico to partially close border…
March 20, 2020
U.S. and Mexican officials have been in talks this week over how to ensure that trade and essential travel is not disrupted at the border. It’s a similar move to the U.S. and Canada’s decision on Wednesday to impose travel restrictions at the northern U.S. border.
Ex-Biogen Employee Who Hid Coronavirus Symptoms to Fly to China Faces Criminal Charges…
March 20, 2020
According to the L.A. Times, Jie Li, a Chinese citizen living in Massachusetts, became ill with coronavirus symptoms was denied testing when she went to a local hospital. The newspaper said she decided to fly to China through Los Angeles, took fever-reducing medications before boarding the plane and lied to flight attendants. Li is now hospitalized, and according to Chinese law, she could face up to three years of imprisonment or detention, with possible forced labor or up to seven years in prison.
New York governor mandates all non-essential workers must stay home…
March 20, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced all workers in non-essential businesses across the state are required to stay home. Any business "not in compliance" will face a civil fine and mandatory closure.
New York now has more than 7,000 positive cases of the Coronavirus. Cuomo stated "In total we have tested 32,000 people. We did 10,000 tests last night. I had said last week we hope to get to 6,000 tests. We have gotten to 10,000 tests. Which again, I'm very proud of the operation. But again, that's why you see the number going up."
The governor has also instituted a 90 days moratorium on evictions.
Tax Day moving to July 15…
March 20, 2020
At @realDonaldTrump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15. All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties.
— Steven Mnuchin (@stevenmnuchin1) March 20, 2020
NYPD Officer Caught Apparently Planting Marijuana in a Car — Again…
March 20, 2020
Where did Israel’s Mossad get 100,000 coronavirus testing kits from?…
March 20, 2020
The Jerusalem Post reported that Mossad has “obtained” 100,000 test kits for the new coronavirus from overseas. The initial report on this, from an Israeli news channel, “appeared to leave ambiguous whether the agency had taken the test kits without permission.” Having taken them “without permission” seems like a very roundabout way of saying that, actually, Mossad agents stole them. Not to worry though. Our intrepid Jerusalem Post reporters “confirmed” that the deadly Israeli spy agency had actually obtained its haul “with consent”. Exactly how the Post claimed to have “confirmed” this is not at all explained in their article, nor did it say whose “consent” was given...
Olympic Flame Arrives in Japan…
March 20, 2020
The traditional relay, scheduled to start in Fukushima on March 26, will pass many famous Japanese landmarks, including Mount Fuji, Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park and Kumamoto Castle, before entering the Olympic stadium July 24... with the spread of COVID-19, postponement or cancellation of the games is not off the table...
Migrants Riot At German Refugee Camp, Display ISIS Flags Over COVID-19 Quarantine. Threaten to burn down the facility…
March 20, 2020