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Media erupt over Trump comments on disinfectant and sunlight to cure coronavirus: Here’s what he said

By Tyler Olson | Fox News President Trump, in his White House coronavirus task force briefing Thursday, appeared to suggest that light and disinfectants might have the potential to treat the coronavirus — prompting a number of stories condemning the comments, others seeking to defend the president and a scathing tweet from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The comments even prompted a statement from Reckitt Benckiser Group, the […]

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Coronavirus timeline shows politicians’, media’s changing rhetoric on risk of pandemic

By Gregg Re | Fox News As reporters looked on during a contentious White House briefing this week, President Trump stepped aside and played a brief video showing several media figures downplaying the coronavirus in January and February, including some personalities who now argue the president didn’t act quickly enough. Looking back, members of both parties have mud on their face […]

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China Using Facebook Ads to Attack America, Spread Virus Disinformation

By Bowen Xiao The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using its state-run social media accounts, which boast tens of millions of followers, to spread disinformation via Facebook and Instagram advertisements in an attempt to criticize President Donald Trump and alter the narratives on the CCP virus pandemic. The ads, many of which ran with no political disclaimer, […]

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CNN missing in action on Biden assault accuser Tara Reade’s story

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News It has been nearly three weeks since former congressional staffer Tara Reade spoke out about her 1993 sexual assault accusation against former Vice President Joe Biden, but it wasn’t until Easter Sunday that it began receiving any attention from the mainstream media. And if you only watch CNN, you still haven’t heard […]

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How COVID-19 Is Changing Dating Apps and Relationships

By K. Thor Jensen The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is disrupting nearly every aspect of human civilization, from grocery shopping to Eurovision. But one place the impact of social distancing is being felt strongest is online dating. What was previously a frictionless, low-commitment experience has been forced to rapidly adapt to a world in which “hooking […]

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Tyranny Versus Free World: Responses to Pandemic Expose Dark Side of Communism

BY BOWEN XIAO The Chinese regime responded to the pandemic by covering up and silencing whistleblowers, then when it was too late to ignore, it enacted brutal, draconian measures on its own citizens—all while propaganda was spread internally through state-run media. The U.S. response meanwhile was humane, spotlighting the contrast between a free society’s handling of a crisis […]

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Key coronavirus model revised downward, predicts 60K deaths in US by August

BY REBECCA KLAR A key forecasting model used by the White House has revised its prediction of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., now estimating a peak of 60,415 by early August.  The model created by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington had predicted a peak of 81,766 deaths in an update on Sunday.  Public health […]

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Trump slams ‘complaining’ Dem Pritzker at coronavirus briefing, signals openness to more stimulus checks

By Gregg Re | Fox News Saying “we hope we’re seeing a leveling off in the hottest spots of them all,” President Trump revealed Sunday evening that 1.67 million people have now been tested for coronavirus in the United States — although he made clear he felt some politicians have let their constituents down during the crisis. Illinois Gov. J.B. […]

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Disease Control Infectious Disease Surveillance Section (IDSS) Influenza Surveillance Report

By NH POLITICIAN Bureau of Infectious Disease Control Infectious Disease Surveillance Section (IDSS). Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report Week Ending March 21, 2020 MMWR Week 12. The NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides weekly influenza surveillance reports during the traditional influenza season, which starts at the beginning of October and continues through mid-May. […]

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CNN’s Jim Acosta blasted for ‘mansplaining’ after interrupting Dr. Birx to attack Trump

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta was widely blasted for interrupting Dr. Deborah Birx during Friday’s coronavirus briefing to attack President Trump. Birx took a moment at the podium to address the “who knew what when” concerns and said all the countries affected by the pandemic can “look back” to develop a timeline but […]

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RFK granddaughter, 40, and son, 8, presumed dead after Chesapeake Bay mishap, family says

By Dom Calicchio | Fox News An active search for two members of the Kennedy family who went missing Thursday during a boating trip on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday, according to reports. Family member Kathleen Kennedy Townsend says the search for her 40-year-old daughter, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and the daughter’s 8-year-old son Gideon […]