As of this writing, just about 60,000 Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus, and our death toll has surpassed 900. Given the current, inadequate resources to track and account for the virus' spread, we should -- as government functionaries at both the state and federal level remind -- expect infection rates are actually much greater than what has hitherto been reported. What this implies for the mortality rate we don't need to spell out.
In New York and throughout the United States, nonprofits manage thousands of direct care support professionals who commute and work in small group homes caring for America's most vulnerable citizens. These workers are essential for the care and support of a large population of persons with developmental, intellectual and other disabilities.
Turkey's intervention in Syria is uncovering the intention and purpose of the Turkish regime, which is expanding its power in the region and increasing attacks on Kurdish groups. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims Turkey is protecting its border. But it has conducted military operations against the Syrian regime inside the country and engaged in ground battles and air attacks. This situation has added disasters on top of existing catastrophes being suffered by the Syrian people.
After wreaking havoc across Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., China's coronavirus landed in Latin America at end of February. Almost immediately, leaders in the region clamped down, closing borders, shutting down flights and instituting costly yet responsible social distancing procedures to prevent a dangerous outbreak.
The various sport federations are likely to favor a spring date because it would cause less disruption to the 2021 summer sports calendar, highlighted by the rescheduled European men's soccer championship and world championships for two of the biggest Olympic sports: track and swimming.
He was the 44th vice president of the United States in the George H.W. Bush administration, but for the last 20 years, Dan Quayle has stayed mostly away from the unfriendly glare of political life. I called him to get his thoughts on the coronavirus and the current political scene.
For decades, the pro-abortion wing of the Democratic Party has tried to show pro-life Democrats the door. In Tuesday's primary they finally succeeded in driving out one of the last pro-life Democrats in Congress, Dan Lipinski, who has served the 3rd Congressional District of Illinois for 15 years.
Stephanie Wrobel begins "Darling Rose Gold" with crucial information from Patty Watts, one of the two protagonists. "My daughter didn't have to testify against me. She chose to. It's Rose Gold's fault I went to prison."
If we've learned one thing from the coronavirus outbreak, it is that America needs to make the things America needs in America.
Bill Gates, in a recent interview, suggested President Donald Trump's look to Easter as the time of America's economic restart was medically irresponsible, and that better to soothe the savage coronavirus beast be to shut up residents at home for weeks. Then he waxed histrionically about piles of dead bodies in corners. Say what?
MyPillow, the company of crack-addict-turned-Christian Mike Lindell, has announced the manufacture of face masks for hospitals -- the latest corporate body to fight coronavirus from a private market perspective. And these are the types of businesses America's growing socialist groupies would like to tax 'til it hurts.
On Monday, something very important happened for the country relevant to national security in general and certainly the impact of the origination of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell made a historic choice and named a woman, Lora Shiao, a widely respected and longtime intelligence expert, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center.
Human beings, when faced with those desperate situations, often make a joke to ease the tension. Americans especially. But during these trying times of a worldwide virus spreading exponentially, of endless empty shelves in our local grocery stores, and of a creepy fear that it's all going to get a lot worse before it gets better -- is it still OK to crack a joke?
Kyle Allen is the newest quarterback for the Washington Redskins, brought in, we're led to believe, to press last year's top pick and Dan Snyder favorite, Dwayne Haskins.
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