Новости за 30.03.2020

Across New York City, there are unthinkable scenes everywhere. Empty public spaces. Teeming emergency rooms. Shuttered churches. For Marc Kozlow, the unthinkable played out on Stanhope Street in Brooklyn this weekend. He lives on the block with his fiancee and dog, a rescue named Hank. Near his apartment is Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, a 350-bed […]

47 million jobs could be lost during the coronavirus pandemic, the St. Louis branch of the Federal Reserve announced Monday. That would skyrocket unemployment to a never-before heard of 32.1%. The Great Depression saw a peak of 24.9% unemployment. 67 million Americans are currently “at a high risk of layoffs,” the analysis shows, according to […]

After downplaying the threat of the coronavirus pandemic and calling to “reopen the economy” by Easter, President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Americans to stay home until at least April 30 and predicted that it would be “good” news if only 100,000 to 200,000 people die in the U.S. This article was originally published at […]

Iconic American department store chain Macy’s on Monday announced it would furlough most of its employees after the coronavirus outbreak forced it to close outlets. “While the digital business remains open, we have lost the majority of our sales due to the store closures,” the company said in a statement. “We will be moving to […]

The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose to 1,408, according to figures released on Monday. This was a daily increase of 180, a smaller rise than the previous set of numbers. The figures were accurate up to 5pm local time (1600 GMT) on March 29. There were a total of 22,141 positive […]

There is a singular and profound question that tugs at the sleeve of even the most sober analyst pondering the federal response to coronavirus. To wit, what the hell is it with these people? Although he’s since backed off the proposal Michael Gerson couldn’t figure out why Trump would decide to re-open the nation on Easter: […]

Last week surfaced a report about an “underground” party at the 251 Cocktail Club in San Francisco, which would happen during the coronavirus outbreak and amid the city-wide shutdown. The problem, however, is that the party was canceled when people were losing their minds about the event. According to a report by 48 Hills, “the […]

Arizona’s Republican governor has so far resisted calls to issue a stay-at-home order, and he’s frustrating local officials by refusing to allow cities or counties to issue their own. Gov. Doug Ducey has shut down the state’s schools and libraries and called off elective surgeries, but movie theaters, gyms, bars and restaurants remain open in […]

The number of uniformed NYPD officers who called in sick on Monday was a five fold increase over an average day. NBC News reported that 14% of uniformed members called in sick on Monday. That’s up from a week ago when 7% of the force called in sick. NBC News: 14% of the NYPD's uniformed […]

President Donald Trump’s decision to attack General Motors last week reportedly “stunned” executives in the company — and has now made other companies wary of taking on projects to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. According to the New York Times, GM and its partner company Ventec had been working for weeks on figuring out how […]

Writing in the Washington Post this Monday, Greg Sargent mentioned the fact that President Trump is now walking back his hope to reopen the U.S. economy by Easter, instead extending social distancing guidelines to April 30 —  a testament to the fact that Trump’s “magical reality-bending powers” can only go so far. According to Sargent, […]

Grocery delivery startup Instacart’s delivery workers were set to begin a work stoppage Monday to press safety demands, as a walkout was planned by employees at an Amazon warehouse said to be the site of coronavirus infections. The labor actions point to growing concerns about health risks for key workers delivering food and supplies to […]

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) alleged that there are journalists who are gleeful to see the soaring numbers of coronavirus cases hitting the United States. While Rubio didn’t name names, ABC White House reporter Jonathan Karl was incensed and demanded he name names. Some in our media can’t contain their glee & delight in reporting that […]

One disillusioned supporter said there’s “no way” he’s voting for President Donald Trump after watching his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Politico caught up with Peter Molloy shopping in a nearly empty Sam’s Club last week in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where the former Trump voter had ventured out wearing a medical mask to pick up a […]

The final death toll from coronavirus will not be the result of viral disease; it will be the result of mental disease.  The greatest risk factor of disease and death is not being considered, and that is Donald Trump.  If he continues in this presidency, he is on course for having three main effects: First, he will […]

President Donald Trump is warning if Democrats’ efforts to make it easier for Americans to vote are successful Republicans will not win elections. “I will tell you this. If you look at before and after, the things they had in there were crazy,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” about Democratic proposals to the $2.2 […]

The 38-year-old mother had experienced a complicated pregnancy, made riskier by Type 2 diabetes and a liver condition that causes bile to build up in the blood. On March 19, in her 37th week, she went to Columbia University Medical Center in New York City to be induced. Neither she nor her husband reported any […]

A federal food safety inspector in New York City, who oversaw meat processing plants, died from the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. A poultry worker in Mississippi, employed by America’s third largest chicken company, tested positive for the virus, causing a half-dozen workers to self-quarantine. Another worker in South Dakota, employed by the world’s […]

An Asian American couple in Minnesota found a racist note taped to their front door blaming them for the coronavirus. Alvin Moua returned to his townhouse after work and crumpled up the note before showing his wife, who smoothed it out, took a photo and posted it on Facebook, reported City Pages. “We’re watching you […]

Workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in San Jose, California abruptly walked off the job because their employer had failed to provide supplies as basic as soap so that they could continue working safely during the coronavirus pandemic. In a New York Times column about impromptu strikes breaking out across the United States, veteran labor reporter […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) complained on Monday that people aboard a cruise ship where four have died could be “dumped” in Florida. During an appearance on Fox News, DeSantis was asked about the Zaandam cruise ship. According to reports, 73 passengers on the ship have flu-like symptoms. At least two have tested positive for COVID-19. […]

President Donald Trump’s allies have been sending around a kind of Facebook chain letter that proclaims no president in history has been scrutinized the way Trump is. As Conservative Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin explained, however, no president in history has ever reached quite the level of narcissism as Trump. “No one could make up […]

Here’s an example of what President Trump thought was important to share with his millions of Twitter followers this past weekend as we watched the nation’s coronavirus numbers climb into the tens of thousands: “President Trump is a ratings hit. Since reviving the daily White House briefing Mr. Trump and his coronavirus updates have attracted […]

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to revoke Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee. CNN reported on Monday that the Justice Department is investigating the possibility that Burr profited off stock trades by using insider knowledge of the COVID-19 pandemic. “How can [McConnell] justify leaving someone […]

This Sunday, President Trump fired off a series of tweets where he bragged about the “ratings hit” of his coronavirus briefings —  a series of tweets that one columnist described as an example of “complete amorality” as doctors, nurses, and other public servants put their lives on the line battling the spiraling pandemic. Writing for The […]