Wuhan Coronavirus Tag

University of Kentucky Furloughing 1,700 Workers Due to Coronavirus Crisis

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 24, 2020 2 Comments

"Officials say furloughs could last a week, or weeks."...

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Media Hate Narrative: Trump Killing His Own Elderly Voters Could Swing Election

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 24, 2020 50 Comments

If you've spent any time on Twitter during the Coronavirus crisis, you may have noticed that some people on the left seem to enjoy fantasizing about the deaths of Trump supporters and how it could impact the election. This comes from the same people who like to say Trump lacks empathy.

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Critics Slam Harvard Medical School for Asking Students to Volunteer to Help Fight Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 24, 2020 4 Comments

“traumatic rather than educational”...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Antibody Study Shows Almost 3 Million New Yorkers Could Have Carried the Virus

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 24, 2020 16 Comments

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed that an antibody test showed the state has an infection rate of 13.9%. That means almost three million New Yorkers may have carried the virus.

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Next big funding fight – Bailing out blue state pension problems

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2020 67 Comments

Nancy Pelosi, dragging Chuck Schumer along by his collar, caused enormous damage in delaying both the massive $2 trillion relief bill and then the follow up expansion of funding of the Paycheck Protection Program. Remember when the media lost its mind over closure of some national monuments during various Obama-era government shutdowns (which weren't really shutdowns, more scalebacks)? Pelosi has caught none of that hell despite causing millions of workers and thousands of businesses real pain.

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Detroit Democrats Plan Censure Vote Against Lawmaker Who Thanked Trump For Her Wuhan Virus Recovery

Posted by Stacey Matthews on April 23, 2020 30 Comments

Earlier this month, Michigan state lawmaker Rep. Karen Whitsett (D) revealed she had been diagnosed with the Wuhan Coronavirus, and noted that her doctor had prescribed hydroxychloroquine, a drug that President Trump has often touted as a treatment for the virus.

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Media Hoaxes: No, Trump Did Not Send 17 Tons of Public U.S. Coronavirus Supplies to China

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on April 23, 2020 2 Comments

An ad released this week by American Bridge 21st Century, a liberal PAC, severely misrepresents the U.S. government's role in facilitating the delivery of 17-18 tons of medical supplies accumulated from private sector donations.

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Andrew Cuomo to Economic Protesters: ‘Get a Job as an Essential Worker’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 23, 2020 33 Comments

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was asked by a reporter on Wednesday about the people protesting to reopen the economy. To her credit, the journalist pressed Cuomo on the very real concerns of these people. His response was less than reassuring.

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Greenville (MS) backs down, will permit drive-in church services

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2020 20 Comments

Churches now treated the same as other other drive-in establishments, can hold parking lot services so long as attendees stay in their cars with the windows up....

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Johns Hopkins University Announcing Pay Cuts and Laying Off Faculty

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 23, 2020 9 Comments

"cannot rely on its endowment to fill the gaps"...

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Germany Calls Off Oktoberfest Over Wuhan Coronavirus

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on April 23, 2020 11 Comments

After the postponement of this year's Tokyo Olympics, Germany has called off Oktoberfest set to take place between September 19 and October 4. With Germany struggling to contain Wuhan coronavirus, "the risk is simply too big," Bavarian state Prime Minister Markus Söder said while announcing his decision. "To live with coronavirus means to live carefully till there is a vaccine or a medicine," he added.

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Betsy DeVos Advises Colleges Not to Give Stimulus Funds to Undocumented Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 23, 2020 3 Comments

"Economic Security Act was never intended for illegal immigrant students"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: CA Autopsies Shows American Deaths Took Place Weeks Before Initially Reported

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 23, 2020 35 Comments

Today's update will focus on science and medicine, beginning with a report out of California that autopsy results show the first coronavirus deaths in this country took place weeks before the first official death recorded in Washington state.

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Another 4.4 Million Americans Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 23, 2020 7 Comments

The Labor Department revealed another 4.4 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week in the midst of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Americans receiving unemployment benefits hit 16 million. The previous record was 12 million in 2010.

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Harvard Now Says it Won’t Accept Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Funds

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 23, 2020 3 Comments

"Harvard has denied ever applying for or receiving any funds through PPP"...

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Wisconsin Legislature sues to stop Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2020 55 Comments

There is a still small, but rising, number of lawsuits seeking court intervention to address state and local excesses in ordering varying degrees of lockdown in response to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. We previously covered the Kentucky and Mississippi religious freedom cases.

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Report: Chinese Agents Spread Wuhan Coronavirus Fake News via Social Media, Texts

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 22, 2020 18 Comments

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that U.S. officials believe Chinese agents put out fake news about the Wuhan coronavirus via social media and text messages as states shutdown.

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Public Universities in Maine Plan to Reopen Campuses This Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 22, 2020 0 Comments

"plans at Maine’s public universities are more optimistic than those of some universities in other New England states"...

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