Новости за 04.05.2020

Italy recorded almost 50 percent more fatalities in March than usual, according to new official data showing that the real coronavirus death toll could be far higher than the 29,000 reported. The Italian government has struggled to determine how many people have actually died from an illness that forced the nation of 60 million to […]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday tightened its oversight of coronavirus antibody tests after the market was flooded with dubious tests. Companies selling antibody tests, which determine whether someone has been infected with COVID-19, must submit data to prove their accuracy, the FDA said. The agency had previously allowed companies to validate […]

The White House on Monday cautioned against believing reports put out by its own administration that say the daily coronavirus death toll could double. According to The New York Times, President Donald Trump’s administration is projecting “about 3,000 daily deaths on June 1.” “The projections, based on government modeling pulled together in chart form by […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) refused the offer from President Donald Trump for a rapid testing machine for elected officials as they return to Washington. The leaders want to avoid taking critical resources from others who need them, they said in a joint statement over the weekend. But […]

Tony Spell, the pastor at the Life Tabernacle Church in Central, Louisiana, claims that he has received more than 200 stimulus checks from people around the country who responded to his “PastorSpellStimulusChallenge” campaign. TMZ scored an interview with Spell in which he revealed that he has been the beneficiary of his own campaign, even though […]

The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement on Monday condemned Germany’s ban on his group as bowing to US pressure and insisted it was not active in the country. Germany designated Hezbollah a “Shiite terrorist organisation” on Thursday as its security forces raided mosques and associations linked to the group. In a televised speech, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah called it […]

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) is setting aside $4 million for advertisements to convince Georgia voters she was not wrong to allegedly profit off of the coronavirus pandemic. Loeffler drew criticism last month when she “sold up to $3.1 million in stocks” after attending a coronavirus briefing that was exclusive to U.S. senators, according to the […]

“Trump’s refusal to participate in a coordinated global effort to respond to COVID19 is the 21st century equivalent of the U.S. not joining the League of Nations.” Critics warn that President Donald Trump’s spurning of international cooperation on Covid-19 could result in disaster and set back efforts to cure the disease even as the president […]

A Colorado lockdown opponent was arrested for possession of pipe bombs. Federal agents executed search warrants Friday morning at the Loveland home of Bradley Bunn, where investigators said they found four pipe bombs and potential pipe bomb components, reported ABC News. The 53-year-old Bunn had been helping to organize an armed protest demanding the state […]

Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan said the US women’s national team will appeal against defeat in their equal pay lawsuit on Monday, describing the judge’s ruling in the case as “shocking”. In a widely unexpected decision on Friday, Judge Gary Klausner rejected the US women’s claim of pay discrimination, finding in favour of the United […]

While out for a jog two months ago, a Georgia man was shot and killed by a man and his son who chased him down. Now, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery’s mother is calling for justice. Arbery’s mother Wanda Cooper told CNN that when she was notified of her son’s death, police told her he took part in a […]

The Center for Disease Control revealed projections of COVID-19 cases that predict the fatality numbers will double in less than a month, by June 1. Numbers guru Nate Silver questioned the numbers, saying that currently, the United States has about 30,000 new cases daily. Projecting 200,000 cases daily is a dramatic increase that he urged […]

More than 30 million Americans have lost their jobs in the span of a few weeks. Many economists project that unemployment will reach levels not seen since the Great Depression. And it’s important that we are honest with the American people: There isn’t a snapback coming. This recovery will be longer and harder than most […]

Helmut Wichter had been desperate for a haircut for weeks as hair salons were shut in Germany to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “I looked like Robinson Crusoe,” said the 87-year-old, who joined crowds flocking to salons early Monday as they reopened their doors. “I came here this morning and saw that there were […]

Republican Ohio State Rep. Nino Vitale, who has been a vociferous critic of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, believes wearing a mask to slow the spread of the disease would violate his “Judeo-Christian Principles.” In a lengthy Facebook rant flagged by Ohio Capital Journal reporter Tyler Buchanan, Vitale railed against […]

Don Shula carved his place onto the Mount Rushmore of NFL coaches over the course of a glittering coaching career that encompassed two Super Bowl wins, a record 347 victories and the only unbeaten season in history. Shula, who died Monday aged 90, took over a fledgling Miami Dolphins outfit in 1970 and turned them […]

President Donald Trump spent Sunday night during the Fox News town hall saying, “it’s all working out.” He even changed the goalposts, saying that the 60,000 to 70,000 fatalities he estimated during an April 27 press conference will probably be closer to “100,000, or 90 or 95.” But behind the scenes, Trump’s administration is preparing […]

According to a deep dive into the performance of one of Donald Trump’s top health officials, the Washington Post reports that Dr. Robert Kadlec, who heads the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, brushed aside worries from scientists who warned of possible emerging natural contagions. The report states that Kaldec was more […]

When many centrist Democrats were embracing neoliberalism during the 1990s and 2000s, Paul Krugman remained an unapologetic proponent of classic New Deal/Great Society economics — and as the 67-year-old economist and New York Times columnist sees it, everything from the Great Recession to Donald Trump’s disastrous presidency has only validated his point of view, which […]

Claiming there is “no good reason for refusing to trust congregants,” Attorney General Bill Barr’s Dept. of Justice has filed a legal notice in federal court announcing it supports a Virginia church that violated Governor Ralph Northam’s executive order banning in-person religious gatherings of more than 10 people. A U.S. Attorney suggests the order constitutes […]

States have tried to protect people from contracting the coronavirus by barring large groups meeting, including churches over ten people. But one Massachusetts pastor ignored the order and the consequences were laughable, reported CBS Boston. Adams Square Baptist Church in Worcester was warned by the city that if they continued to host services, it would […]

The ESPN sports network announced this week that it will air live games from the Korea Baseball Organization. The news comes as U.S. sports have been sidelined due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The network expects to air six games a week beginning Tuesday morning at 1 a.m. when the NC Dinos face off against […]

“Journalists wanted to get to the bottom of this mess. The FCC told them go away. But a court just told the FCC to stop hiding from the press.” Judge Lorna Schofield of the Southern District Court of New York has ordered the Federal Communications Commission to turn over server logs and other records pertaining […]

David Axelrod and David Plouffe, who were top strategists in former President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential bid, believe that former Vice President Joe Biden needs to do more than what he’s doing right now to defeat President Donald Trump this fall. Although Biden currently leads in polls, Axelrod and Plouffe warn in the New York […]

How do you find love when you’re stuck at home? The coronavirus pandemic has made that challenging, to say the least. But millions of single Americans are finding ways. Some have attempted socially distanced outings, others have turned to steamy video chats, while still others have tried international online dating as people adapt the art […]