March 16, 2020
By Bernadetta Hogan
Businesses across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (click here) will be shuttered to stem the coronavirus contagion in an unheard-of accord among the three states, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced in a joint press call Monday.
Gyms, movie theaters and casinos will also be closed at 8 p.m. Monday.
All bars and restaurants will be open for takeout and delivery only, officials said.
“We have agreed to a common set of rules that will pertain in all of our states, so don’t even think about going to a neighboring state,” said Cuomo....
I went to Oryana to get groceries. There was no worrying about social distancing. We all got it and everyone was observing their distance and shopping. It was great. I really appreciate my neighborhood and it's grocery.
I am sorry, but, BANNING is an opportunistic political agenda and serves no real purpose except victimizing in a different way. Conservatives like to blame video games for gun violence. This is a political ban that is definitely overreaching. I think closings on the short term is prudent and necessary, but, banning is completely wrong.
March 16, 2020
By Kavahn Mansouri
State officials are shutting down video (click here) in Illinois for the remainder of March to help limit exposure to COVID-19.
The Illinois Gaming board ordered the suspension of all video gaming Monday, banning establishments from operating the machines until March 30. The ban went into effect at 9 a.m.
“The public health of patrons, video gaming industry employees, Gaming Board staff, and all others is of paramount importance,” Board Administrator Marcus Fruchter said in a press release....
It is an attempted cover-up. By obtaining the vaccine's research, Trump can maintain his posture.
In reality, a German firm finding a vaccine is just as good as an American firm finding a vaccine. This is another political expendature by Trump with federal government monies. The USA federal budget funds research all the time. If the USA has not yet perfected a vaccine it is probably because funding was cut.
March 15, 2020
By Katrin Bennhold and David E. Sanger
The Trump administration (click here) attempted to persuade a German firm developing a possible vaccine for coronavirus to move its research work to the United States, German officials said, raising fears in Berlin that President Trump was trying to assure that any inoculation would be available first, and perhaps exclusively, in the United States.
The offer arose from a March 2 meeting at the White House that included the chief executive of the German firm CureVac, Daniel Menichella. President Trump briefly attended the meeting and Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the White House coronavirus task force, was also there....
Who hacked HHS, domestic or foreign?
March 16, 2020
By Dalvin Brown
The U.S Health and Human Services Department (click here) was reportedly targeted in a cyberattack over the weekend as the agency grapples with the coronavirus crisis, which has killed 69 people in the country as of Monday.
Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs tweeted the news Monday saying, "The attack appears to have been intended to slow the agency’s systems down."
USA TODAY reached out to HHS for confirmation that the attack happened.
The supposed cyber intrusion didn't affect systems in any meaningful way, and hackers weren't able to retrieve information, the Bloomberg report said, citing people familiar with the situation.
However, the event prompted the National Security Council to tweet about the spread of disinformation on Sunday, Bloomberg reports....
