DOJ threatens to take action against pandemic crackdowns on religious ceremonies
Barr is monitoring situation and action could occur next week, official says. Judge overturns Louisville ban on drive-in Easter celebrations. Attorney General William P. Barr – (Barcroft Media / Getty Images) The Justice Department signaled Saturday night it may intervene … Read More
COVID-19 Projection Models Are Proving to Be Unreliable
A patient is wheeled from the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to an ambulance during the coronavirus outbreak in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 7, 2020. (Stefan Jeremiah/Reuters) To describe as stunning the collapse of a key model the government has used to … Read More
Minnesota doctor blasts ‘ridiculous’ CDC coronavirus death count guidelines
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Dr. Scott Jensen, a Minnesota family physician who is also a Republican state senator, told “The Ingraham Angle” Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidelines for … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 10 April 2020
Greetings from Tyler, Just what will they foist upon us on the basis of “keeping everybody safe?” Is there anything else on earth that anyone wants to talk about? Not while the United States is being economically destroyed! Any talk … Read More
Coronavirus: Germany tightens curbs and bans meetings of more than two
EPA Germany has expanded curbs on social interactions to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak, banning public gatherings of more than two people. In a televised address, Chancellor Angela Merkel said “our own behavior” was the “most effective way” of … Read More
Germany could see ‘gradual return to normality’ after Easter holidays
Health Minister Jens Spahn. Photo: DPA Health Minister Jens Spahn has said a “gradual” return to normal life is possible in Germany after April 19th if people continue to stick to social distancing measures. In an interview with Handelsblatt, Spahn said there … Read More
Trump quietly shuts down asylum at U.S. borders to fight virus
FILE – In this Thursday, March 14, 2019, file photo, a Border Patrol agent talks with a group suspected of having entered the U.S. illegally near McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol … Read More
EU ministers make breakthrough on coronavirus economic response
Finance ministers of eurozone countries reached an “excellent accord” on fighting the pandemic-triggered recession. Europe has proven itself to be “a match” for the crisis, said French representative Bruno La Maire. After hours of talks on Thursday, representatives of 19 … Read More
EU’s one trillion euro coronavirus plan most important in its history – France’s Le Maire
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said European Union member states had agreed to mobilize 1 trillion euros to shore up the economy in response to the coronavirus crisis, in the most important economic plan in the … Read More
Could Italy tear Europe apart?
Euroscepticism is running high as the EU abandons the beleaguered country to its pandemic fate. Europe is heading into its most severe economic crisis for decades. Its two biggest economies — Germany and France — are already in freefall. Germany … Read More
Even as COVID-19 Poses Huge Challenges to Responders, the Risks for Natural Disasters Are Rising
Abnormally warm sea temperatures are raising the risks for hurricanes, while the central and southeastern U.S. face flooding, and parts of the West are forecast to see heightened wildfire activity. Sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic and the Gulf … Read More
Moorland fires: Wildfires ‘spread dangerous pollution to millions’
The Saddleworth Moor fire in June 2018 was the largest UK wildfire in recent decades – PA Huge wildfires in 2018 exposed five million people to dangerous levels of polluted air, a new study has found. The devastating blazes at … Read More