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Laura Loomer urges Twitter and Facebook to un-ban users during coronavirus pandemic

Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist running for Congress, pressed Thursday for Twitter and Facebook to lift bans imposed on individuals such as herself amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 20, 2020

Adam Schiff calls for Congress to expand coronavirus benefits to help jobless Hollywood workers

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, California Democrat, on Thursday urged for Congress to expand unemployment benefits to cover entertainment industry workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

March 20, 2020

GameStop tells workers it is an ‘essential’ business, can stay open amid coronavirus crisis: Reports

GameStop, a nationwide video game retailer, told workers that it considers the chain to be an "essential" business that can remain open amid restrictions imposed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, multiple outlets reported Thursday.

March 20, 2020

Lou Dobbs asks Fox viewers to rate Trump’s coronavirus response as ‘very good’, ‘great’ or ‘superb’

Lou Dobbs asked viewers of his Fox Business Network program Wednesday evening to rate President Trump's handling of the global coronavirus pandemic, urging his audience to participate in an online poll that precluded an outcome of anything other than acclamatory.

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic: Positive developments among global outbreak’s doom and gloom

Doom and gloom have dominated headlines in the weeks since the novel coronavirus appeared in the U.S. and Americans began contracting COVID-19, the potentially deadly respiratory disease it causes. But there are positive news developments in the midst of the pandemic as well. Here are 10 recent, not-so-negative developments related to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 as nations around the world react to the global health crisis.

March 19, 2020

Fox News breaks Twitter silence amid coronavirus pandemic after 16 months of inactivity

Fox News on Wednesday began posting on Twitter more than 16 months since the cable network's official account on the social media service abruptly became dormant.

March 19, 2020

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, release from jail sought over coronavirus concerns

Advocates for jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cited his susceptibility to the global coronavirus pandemic in a plea sent Wednesday to officials in his native Australia.

March 18, 2020

San Francisco: Marijuana an ‘essential medicine,’ dispensaries may operate amid coronavirus lockdown

San Francisco reversed course Tuesday and said that licensed marijuana dispensaries can serve customers amid emergency restrictions imposed over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

March 18, 2020

Mark Steyn on coronavirus: San Fran has ordered shelter-in-place because it is a ‘big gay town’

Mark Steyn, a conservative media personality and frequent fixture on Fox News, on Tuesday blamed San Francisco's gay community for the drastic measures imposed on the city due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 18, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic: How the virus stacks up to the nation’s leading causes of death

COVID-19, the highly contagious and potentially deadly respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has claimed more than 100 lives throughout the U.S. as of Wednesday.

March 18, 2020

Roger Stone selling personalized video messages for $50 while challenging conviction

Roger Stone, a longtime Trump adviser recently sentenced to prison, has begun marketing personalized video messages for $50 a pop through the digital platform Cameo.

March 18, 2020

Michigan regulators OK curbside marijuana pickup in light of coronavirus pandemic

Marijuana regulators in Michigan announced that legal medical and recreational dispensaries may service customers from their cars due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

March 17, 2020

Sheriff David Clarke cries censorship as Twitter says coronavirus tweets violated platform policy

Twitter took action against David A. Clarke, the former sheriff of Milwaukee County, after he encouraged defying restrictions being imposed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

March 17, 2020

O.J. Simpson criticizes ‘disconcerting’ coronavirus response, says he’s convinced he caught COVID-19

O.J. Simpson on Tuesday criticized the federal government's response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and said that he is "convinced" that he recently contracted COVID-19.

March 17, 2020

Yevgeny Prigozhin, ‘Putin’s chef,’ threatens $50 billion lawsuit against U.S. after charges dropped

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened Tuesday to sue the U.S. government for $50 billion after federal prosecutors dropped their criminal case against his companies.

March 17, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic halts production of “Saturday Night Live” indefinitely: NBC

NBC's "Saturday Night Live" is indefinitely halting production as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the television network confirmed Tuesday.

March 17, 2020

Taco Bell may close dining rooms over coronavirus pandemic, CEO says

Taco Bell on Saturday announced plans to potentially close down its dining rooms to customers in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the country.

March 14, 2020

France orders closure of non-essential locations in attempt to stop coronavirus outbreak

France on Saturday ordered most stores, restaurants and other non-essential establishments to shut down at midnight to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

March 14, 2020

Ron Johnson, GOP senator, signals opposition to coronavirus relief bill approved by House

Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, indicated his opposition Saturday to the coronavirus relief bill supported by President Trump and approved by the House of Representatives.

March 14, 2020

Touring band Reverend Horton Heat vows to keep concert dates despite coronavirus

Concerts being canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has resulted in constitutional concerns being raised by Reverend Horton Heat, an internationally touring "psychobilly" band refusing to postpone upcoming performances because of COVID-19.

March 14, 2020