New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has claimed that the federal government must step in to make up a projected shortfall of more than $7.5 billion brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. As reported by Fox News, “President Trump and other Republican leaders have resisted handing out too much aid out of concern state […]
Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on CNN’s “State of the Union,” told the host Jake Tapper he was upset when saw photographs of a packed Columbus restaurant-bar with patrons sitting close together and not wearing face masks over the weekend and claimed “to do whatever we have to do” to prevent it in the future, […]
More than 1,000 illegal boat migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats and reached British shores since lockdown began on March 23, with people-smugglers taking advantage of the coronavirus to traffic increased amounts of unaccompanied minors. Breitbart reports, “on Saturday, 90 migrants claiming to hail from Algeria, Libya, Eritrea, Sudan, and Senegal were brought […]
The Daily Caller reports, “A California gym reportedly reopened Wednesday after its owner was arrested Sunday for defying closure orders.” On Sunday, Oceanside Police arrested Lou Uridel, the owner of Metroflex Gym and cited him for reopening his gym Friday. He was eventually released and is now talking to lawyers. “They decided to come and […]
The Washington Free Beacon reports, China is furious over coronavirus lawsuits brought by American politicians, which seek financial restitution for the destruction Covid-19 has had on U.S. lives and the economy. The Chinese state-run newspaper The Global Times, reveals that “China won’t just strike back symbolically, but will impose countermeasures that will make them feel […]
Anderson Cooper defended his network, CNN, for putting 17-year-old Greta Thunberg appear alongside a lineup of coronavirus experts in a Coronavirus town hall. Cooper rationalized Thunberg’s appearance in a lengthy monologue after the town hall, taking aim at the “phony online outrage machine” he said generated a false narrative that Thunberg was to appear in […]
New York City’s health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot blew off an urgent NYPD request for 500,000 surgical masks as coronavirus cases were surging through the police force. Barbot made the cavalier remark during a phone conversation with NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan. Monahan asked Barbot for 500,000 masks but she said she could only […]
The Daily Caller reports, “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Maurice Fayne also known as Arkansas Mo, allegedly tried to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic and took a small business loan which was meant to help employees and small businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic relief – but used it to bankroll his […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden hit back at President Trump’s “Sleepy Joe” nickname for him, saying, “I don’t have any problem comparing my energy level to Donald Trump.” Trump, as well as many other commentators in the media, have raised questions about Biden’s fitness for office and stamina. “In terms of energy, I don’t have […]
New York City sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments grappling with shortfalls amid the state lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The New York Post reports, plummeting sales tax collections were widespread, leaving […]
Women in New York are seeking guns in anticipation of a coming coronavirus crime wave. 35-year-old Nicole Rosario is a stay-at-home Staten Island mom who wants a gun. Rosario said, “It’s my constitutional right. But that doesn’t seem to matter. I live in New York which means it’s impossible. That’s crazy and unfair.” Rosario’s 32-year-old […]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is donating $15 million to San Francisco’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, which distributes money from private donations to people and businesses some of which will go to illegal immigrants. “This donation will support food security, housing access, and small business and worker support programs for undocumented, mixed status, and low-income […]
According to Breitbart, the Singapore government announced it would start deploying Spot, a yellow and black canine robot, to enforce safe social distancing measures. The Straits Times reports that robot dogs will be patrolling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore to remind citizens of social distancing measures. The robots, will reportedly be patrolling gardens and […]
Carnival Cruise Line was swamped with bookings when it announced that it would start up service in August after months of being on coronavirus lockdown, Breitbart reports. Three days after Carnival announced that it would open on August 1, Cruise Planners, a company that books cruises for the world’s largest cruise liner said bookings shot […]
A Michigan judge denied an attempt by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration to immediately shut down an Owosso barbershop whose owner has been cutting hair in defiance of the governor’s coronavirus shutdown order. The judge denied the state’s claim that the 77-year-old Karl Manke was to close his shop because he was allegedly in violation of […]
Breitbart reports, “the Associated Press Style Guide, considered by many in journalism as the standard for style guidance, recently announced the proper language to refer to a ‘woman in a long-term sexual relationship with, and financially supported by a man who is married to someone else’ is not “mistress.” “We now say not to use […]
Actress Rose McGowan has accused comedian Bill Maher of whispering a crude comment to her when she appeared on his show “Politically Incorrect” in the late 1990s, The Daily Caller reports. McGowan, the star of “Charmed”, who has been one of the leading vocal activists in the Me Too movement and accused Harvey Weinstein of […]
Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday that residents of Illinois could be wearing face masks indefinitely, The Daily Caller reports. Pritzker spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper about his cautious plans to reopen, saying the state will not reopen unless the standards he set have been met. The governor explained the efforts in Illinois to […]
Over 4,500 inmates in Illinois have been released from prison including pedophiles convicted of sex crimes against children, state records confirm. Breitbart reports, between March 1 and May 6, more than 4,500 inmates in Illinois have been freed from prison — many have been convicted of sex crimes against children, drug trafficking, assault, and various […]
Seattle will keep 20 miles of streets permanently closed to most vehicle traffic as part of its Stay Healthy Streets program, the mayor announced Thursday. CNN reports, the streets had been closed temporarily in April to through traffic to provide more space for people to walk and bike at a safe distance apart during the […]