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There are no global benchmarks and little coordination when it comes to opening up national economies. After weeks and, for some, months of social and economic isolation, political leaders and citizens around the world are eager to reemerge from their coronavirus-fueled lockdowns. The question is, how? The answer has divided elected officials, health experts and …
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People cross a street during evening rush hour in Beijing’s Central Business District as the spread of coronavirus continues in China, April 15, 2020. U.S. intelligence has “increasing confidence” that the novel Wuhan coronavirus outbreak began in a lab that was researching bat-coronaviruses, contrary to China’s claim that the pandemic emerged from a Wuhan wet …
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Senator Chris Murphy speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., December 13, 2018. Senator Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) said Tuesday that the blame for coronavirus “is not because of anything that China did” and instead rests squarely with President Trump. Speaking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Murphy laid out the case that Trump “didn’t take this …
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The WHO arguably failed at its most basic mission of stopping the spread of a global pandemic, but it’s still willing to hector people about their drinking habits. For those stuck at home and possibly out of work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the option of having a cocktail or beer in the evening is one …
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Bane is putting the coronavirus boredom to bed. With the UK projected to be under quarantine until early May, actor Tom Hardy is helping to keep the isolated masses — or, more importantly, their kids — entertained, by reading “Bedtime Stories” on British network CBeebies yet again. The “Peaky Blinders” star made a splash there …
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Over 100 years, the Federal Reserve has destroyed more than 97 percent of our currency’s purchasing power. During a March 17 address to the nation in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, President Donald Trump asked that Americans work from home, postpone unnecessary travel, and limit social gatherings to no more than 10 people. Ten days …
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Only a steady, dedicated effort can transform the World Health Organization into a force for good. Somebody had to say it. Speaking at a press briefing on April 7, President Trump chastised the World Health Organization (WHO) for having “really called, I would say, every aspect of it [the coronavirus] wrong.” Trump went further Tuesday …
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U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating whether the coronavirus may have leaked from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the nation’s most senior military officer, told reporters at the Pentagon the initial assessments indicate the coronavirus causing the global pandemic appears to …
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Former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden depart after a pre-inauguration church service in Washington, D.C., January 18, 2009. Business records show that Hunter Biden is still listed as a board member of Chinese private equity firm BHR Partners, despite his lawyer saying in November that Biden had resigned from the position. …
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A major liberal advocacy group run by the founder of Media Matters received $100,000 worth of stock shares in Chinese tech firm Baidu, which runs China’s government-censored search engine, from an anonymous donor, according to its latest tax filings. The records, first reported by The Washington Free Beacon, show that American Bridge, which is run …
There are no global benchmarks and little coordination when it comes to opening up national economies. After weeks and, for some, months of social and economic isolation, political leaders and citizens around the world are eager to reemerge from their coronavirus-fueled lockdowns. The question is, how? The answer has divided elected officials, health experts and …
