| In coronavirus crisis, Trump's stock market advice keeps looking worse Posted: 09 Mar 2020 02:36 PM PDT  Almost forgotten in the rush of doom-and-gloom headlines about the spread of coronavirus and Monday's record-breaking stock market sell-off is President Trump's two-week old advice to would be investors to buy stocks.
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| Coronavirus vs. common flu: Doctor explains the difference Posted: 09 Mar 2020 08:54 PM PDT  Flu symptoms like high fever, cough and shortness of breath can also be seen in coronavirus patients, which is why "tests are so important."
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| Sniper Lee Malvo marries while serving life in prison Posted: 10 Mar 2020 02:10 PM PDT  Lee Boyd Malvo, who is serving life in prison for his role in the 2002 sniper spree that terrorized the nation's capital region, is now a married man. Carmeta Albarus, who has served as an adviser and mentor for Malvo since testifying at his 2003 trial, confirmed the wedding took place earlier this month. Malvo, now 35, was 17 when he and John Allen Muhammad embarked on a killing spree in October 2002 that left 10 people dead and three wounded in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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| Italians have been told they won't have to pay their mortgage payments while the country goes into coronavirus lockdown Posted: 10 Mar 2020 05:30 AM PDT  Italy's population has been locked down because of the coronavirus outbreak. Italy has reported more than 9,000 infections and more than 460 deaths.
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| Coronavirus: Sinister people are knocking on doors claiming to be part of official disease response, police warn Posted: 10 Mar 2020 10:11 AM PDT  Scammers are knocking on people's doors and claiming to be part of the official response to the coronavirus, police in New Jersey have warned.The people could then try and take advantage of anxiety around the spread of the disease to sell products at inflated price or otherwise try and scam anyone in the house, authorities warned.
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| 'We are the last to leave': Pelosi resists closing Congress amid coronavirus crisis Posted: 10 Mar 2020 01:56 PM PDT  U.S. lawmakers rejected on Tuesday the idea of shutting down Congress as the highly contagious coronavirus spreads in the United States, conscious of the need to show calm in the face of the unfolding public health crisis. "We are the captains of the ship," House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democratic lawmakers at a meeting, according to a person in the room. The number of cases of the potentially deadly respiratory illness caused by the virus has risen steadily in the United States this week, especially among the elderly, stoking concerns of a health and economic crisis.
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| Olive Garden employee, 16, to file lawsuit after customer requested white server, reports say Posted: 09 Mar 2020 12:19 PM PDT  An Olive Garden customer reportedly requested a white server instead of the server already assigned to the table and the manager complied.
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| Nigeria sweats after coronavirus sparks oil fall Posted: 09 Mar 2020 05:34 PM PDT  Nigeria has reported only two confirmed coronavirus cases, but there are fears the fallout from the global outbreak could debilitate Africa's biggest economy. The finance minister in the continent's largest oil producer said on Monday the government would scale back its budget after crude prices plunged far below the level it had envisioned. "It is very clear that we will have to revisit crude oil benchmark price that we have of $57," Zainab Ahmed said after a hastily convened meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
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| US border officer charged with smuggling 17 kilos of cocaine Posted: 10 Mar 2020 01:03 PM PDT |
| Iran to call dead medical staff 'martrys' as virus kills 291 Posted: 10 Mar 2020 03:59 AM PDT  Iran will recognize doctors and nurses who die combating the new coronavirus as "martyrs" like slain soldiers, the country's supreme leader announced Tuesday as the outbreak killed 54 more people and pushed the nation's death toll to 291. The decision by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei comes amid a propaganda campaign already trying to link the fight against the virus to Iran's long, bloody 1980s war with Iraq. The rising casualty figures each day in Iran suggest the fight against the new coronavirus is far from over, even as more people die from drinking methanol in the false belief it kills the virus.
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| Why Is Italy's Coronavirus Outbreak So Bad? Posted: 10 Mar 2020 11:18 AM PDT  In less than a month, Italy has gone from having only three cases of the coronavirus to having the highest number of cases and deaths outside of China
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| A Chinese restaurant chain in California is checking customers' body temperatures and turning diners away amid coronavirus fears Posted: 09 Mar 2020 11:33 AM PDT  Sichuan Impression, a Chinese restaurant chain in California, is screening customers and employees for fevers before they enter any of its stores.
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| Nazi salutes, Molotov cocktails rock massive Mexico women's march Posted: 08 Mar 2020 11:38 PM PDT  A group of women outside Mexico City's main cathedral clashed on Sunday with men protesting abortion who made Nazi salutes, among scuffles that left dozens injured during a protest of tens of thousands of people on International Women's Day. The incidents reflected an undercurrent of anger throughout the day, in which the city government said 80,000 people marched through Mexico City's historic core to the public square fronting the cathedral and National Palace. Wearing green bandanas symbolizing support for abortion rights, at least a dozen women ripped down banners describing abortion as femicide and set them on fire.
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| After testing delays, US coronavirus cases surge past 900 Posted: 10 Mar 2020 04:09 PM PDT  The number of US cases of the novel coronavirus surged to more than 900 on Tuesday, according to an AFP tally, after public health experts criticized authorities for downplaying the epidemic and lagging behind in testing efforts. The rise is linked to an expansion in testing as the bulk of diagnoses have shifted from federal to state laboratories. Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Monday, academics from Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University said the failings had contributed to the virus taking root across the country.
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| Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones charged with DWI in Texas, authorities say Posted: 10 Mar 2020 04:28 PM PDT  Texas police say Austin-based Alex Jones was booked into the Travis County Jail on a charge of driving while intoxicated just after midnight Tuesday.
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| Dueling Afghan leaders both declare themselves president Posted: 08 Mar 2020 11:39 PM PDT  Afghanistan's rival leaders were each sworn in as president in separate ceremonies on Monday, throwing plans for negotiations with the Taliban into chaos and creating a dilemma for the United States as it figures out how to move its peace deal with the Taliban forward. The U.S.-Taliban deal signed just over a week ago was touted as Washington's effort to end 18 years of war in Afghanistan and was seen by many Afghans as the best opportunity yet for bringing an end to relentless wars. The rivals held simultaneous inauguration ceremonies, each packed with his supporters — Ghani's in the presidential palace and Abdullah's next door in the Sapedar Palace.
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| World Health Organization: Threat of Wuhan Coronavirus Becoming a Pandemic ‘Very Real’ Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:30 AM PDT  The World Health Organization warned on Monday that the threat of a Wuhan coronavirus pandemic is now "very real.""Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real," WHO General Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference. "But, it would be the first pandemic in history that could be controlled. The bottom line is we are not at the mercy of this virus."Tedros also noted that most confirmed patients in China, where the coronavirus originated, have recovered."We need to remember that with decisive, early action, we can slow down the coronavirus and prevent infections. Among those who are infected, most will recover," Tedros said. "Of the 80,000 reported COVID-19 cases in China, more than 70 percent have recovered."China has confirmed 80,734 cases of the coronavirus, with 3,119 deaths. After China, the countries hardest-hit by the outbreak are South Korea (7,478 cases, 53 deaths), Italy (7,375 cases, 366 deaths), and Iran (6,566 cases, 194 deaths), although the epidemic in Iran may be much worse than the country's authorities currently report. The U.S. has confirmed 545 cases and 22 deaths.Chinese authorities have taken drastic measures to curb the outbreak since it spread from the city of Wuhan, imposing quarantines on entire cities and severely restricting movement within Hubei Province, where Wuhan is located. However, it is so far unclear if these measures have stopped the coronavirus entirely or if its spread could restart if quarantines are lifted."I think they did an amazing job of knocking the virus down," Michael T. Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told the New York Times on Saturday. "But I don't know if it's sustainable. What have the Chinese really accomplished? Have they really contained the virus? Or have they just suppressed it?"
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| New Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows Biden crushing Sanders in Michigan and other battleground states ahead of Tuesday's primary Posted: 09 Mar 2020 11:03 AM PDT  Biden leads Sanders by 13 percentage points in Michigan, 11 points in Wisconsin and 28 points in Pennsylvania.
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| 19 crew members on the Grand Princess cruise ship tested positive for the coronavirus but are not being taken off because they're 'asymptomatic,' the company said Posted: 10 Mar 2020 02:22 PM PDT  More than 1,000 crew members will stay on the ship as it sails back into the Pacific Ocean. Authorities don't yet have a plan for them.
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| Catholic Italy adapts to religion in a time of coronavirus Posted: 10 Mar 2020 06:57 AM PDT  Just about the only thing a person can do in a church in Italy is pray - but at least a pew away from someone else. Overwhelmingly Catholic Italy is adapting to religion in a time of coronavirus after a clampdown across the entire country was imposed to slow Europe's worst outbreak.
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| Texas GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert, exposed to the coronavirus, is back in Congress, leading public tours Posted: 09 Mar 2020 08:53 PM PDT  Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), like several of his colleagues, was informed he was exposed to the novel coronavirus at the Conservative Political Action Conference in late February. Unlike his colleagues, Gohmert declined to self-quarantine, saying Monday that a doctor from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared him to return to Washington. So he did.> >@replouiegohmert, who interacted with COVID positive person at CPAC last week, is leading this large group of schoolkids around the Capitol right now pic.twitter.com/zTzd7IOQIq> > — Mike DeBonis (@mikedebonis) March 10, 2020> This is an enormous group, well over 100 kids pic.twitter.com/BxQx944Rhu> > — Mike DeBonis (@mikedebonis) March 10, 2020Gohmert did not say which CDC doctor called him on Sunday, but on Monday, the CDC advised Americans that "the novel coronavirus is capable of spreading easily and sustainably from person to person," and as it spreads to throughout the country, "it's likely many will become sick but most people likely will have mild illness."> As the outbreak continues, many people in the United States will at some point in time, either this year or next, be exposed to COVID19; it's likely many will become sick but most people likely will have mild illness. https://t.co/SlDrVXXfCz> > — CDC (@CDCgov) March 9, 2020President Trump, who may also have been exposed to the virus, has not indicated any curtailing of his public engagements.More stories from theweek.com Trump's former pandemic adviser: 'We are 10 days from our hospitals getting creamed' Early exit polls suggest voters trust Biden to handle a major crisis better than Sanders Sanders, Biden both cancel election-night rallies over coronavirus, will evaluate future events
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| Russia reaches out to OPEC as Riyadh opens oil taps Posted: 10 Mar 2020 08:16 AM PDT  Russia said Tuesday it was open to renewing cooperation with the OPEC oil cartel even as kingpin Saudi Arabia escalated a price war with Moscow by announcing it would flood markets with new supplies. The oil price conflict broke out after OPEC and a group of non-member countries dominated by Russia -- the world's second largest oil producer -- on Friday failed to agree on production cuts.
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| Man who threatened to kill Ilhan Omar given lighter sentence after she asks for compassion Posted: 09 Mar 2020 09:57 AM PDT  A man who threatened the life of Rep. Ilhan Omar has been given a lighter sentence after the politician asked for leniency.Patrick Carlineo Jr. was sentenced on Friday to 12 months and one day in prison alongside three years of supervised release for threatening to assault and murder a United States official, and for being a felon in possession of firearms, according to The Department of Justice.
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| Oil price war, Mecca ban are latest risks by Saudi crown prince Posted: 09 Mar 2020 04:50 PM PDT  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is behind the kingdom's boldest and riskiest moves in decades, most recently shutting down Islam's holiest sites to pilgrims to stymie the spread of a new virus and the government's decision to slash oil prices in what analysts say has sparked a price war with major producer Russia.
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| Police recording: California killings defendant cites racism Posted: 10 Mar 2020 10:33 AM PDT |
| Republicans face backlash over racist labeling of coronavirus Posted: 10 Mar 2020 10:02 AM PDT  China says US politicians are stigmatizing the country with 'despicable' practice of calling the virus 'Wuhan coronavirus' and 'China coronavirus' * Follow live updates on the coronavirusSenior Republican figures are facing backlash over an apparent effort to label Covid-19 as "Chinese coronavirus" – as China accused some US politicians of "disrespecting science" in order to "stigmatize" the country.Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, and Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, are among those to add a geographical marker to the coronavirus in recent days.Pompeo called the virus the "Wuhan coronavirus" on Friday, referring to the Chinese city where the outbreak started, and McCarthy used the term "Chinese coronavirus" on Monday, when he tweeted out a link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal agency that has led the US effort to fight the virus.The CDC website specifically avoids the phrase when talking about Covid-19, the novel strain of coronavirus at the heart of the global outbreak.Other Republicans, including Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Paul Gosar – who is in self-quarantine – have used similar terms.China reacted furiously on Monday, with a spokesman for the foreign ministry criticizing US elected officials."Despite the fact that the WHO [World Health Organization] has officially named this novel type of coronavirus, certain American politician[s], disrespecting science and the WHO decision, jumped at the first chance to stigmatize China and Wuhan with it. We condemn this despicable practice," said Geng Shuang.Republicans' attempts to associate Covid-19 overtly with China repeats a common theme of associating epidemics with certain countries, such as 1918 influenza pandemic being branded "Spanish flu".Academics have warned the practice leads to stigma and racism, and the World Health Organization sent a memo to governments and media organizations at the end of February, urging people not to use the terms "Wuhan Virus", "Chinese Virus" or "Asian Virus"."Governments, citizens, media, key influencers and communities have an important role to play in preventing and stopping stigma surrounding people from China and Asia in general," the WHO said.The branding fits neatly with Donald Trump's anti-China rhetoric and ongoing trade war, however – as Democratic congressman Ted Lieu pointed out in a tweet, referring to Trump as Potus, the president of the United States."One reason @POTUS & his enablers failed to contain COVID2019 is due to the myopic focus on China. The virus was also carried into the US from other countries & US travelers. Calling it Chinese coronavirus is scientifically wrong & as stupid as calling it the Italian coronavirus."
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| Trump to Propose Payroll-Tax Cut to Combat Coronavirus Economic Damage Posted: 10 Mar 2020 07:42 AM PDT  President Trump will ask Congress on Monday to consider a payroll tax cut and will propose several other financial relief measures as part of the effort to combat the economic fallout from the spread of the coronavirus.Trump will meet with GOP congressmen and senators to discuss "a possible tax-relief measure" to buoy the economy amid the epidemic. "We are to be meeting with House Republicans, Mitch McConnell, and discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, substantial relief, very substantial relief," Trump said at a press briefing at the White House alongside members of the coronavirus task force. "This was something that we were thrown into and we're going to handle it, and we have been handling it."Trump also said he plans to discuss "getting help" for hourly wage earners "so they can be in a position where they're not going to miss a paycheck." The president added that the White House is also working with the cruise and airline industries, which have been hit particularly hard as Americans cut down on travel amid the epidemic.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow are also scheduled to meet with Republican lawmakers Monday to mull the financial measures. Kudlow has declined to back a payroll-tax cut in the past and last week called for more-specific relief measures targeting sectors that have been particularly affected by the coronavirus.Trump continued to tout the economy despite the stock market experiencing its worst day since the 2008 financial crisis, plummeting more than 2,000 points after trading was stopped for several minutes and an oil war broke out over the weekend."We have a very strong economy," the president insisted, "but this has blindsided the world."The additional financial relief measures come after Trump on Friday signed an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill to combat the coronavirus.
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| Travel bans in Wuhan only delayed the coronavirus' spread in China by 3 to 5 days, and in the rest of the world by a few weeks, new research shows Posted: 10 Mar 2020 02:16 PM PDT  Travel restrictions alone can't stop the spread of disease. Interventions like isolating sick people and increasing hand-washing are also necessary.
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| Guatemalan migrant dies in U.S. custody after gallblader operation Posted: 09 Mar 2020 05:21 PM PDT  A Guatemalan migrant who had passed a key hurdle in her bid to win asylum in the United States has died in U.S. custody after a gallbladder operation, the Guatemalan government said on Monday. Maria Ochoa, 22, from the poor San Marcos region near Guatemala's border with Mexico, died on Sunday in a hospital in Houston, Texas, months after she was detained at the border by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in September. Ochoa, whose two brothers live in the United States, had an operation on her gallbladder in the neighboring state of Oklahoma on Feb. 7 and spent a week in hospital afterwards, Guatemala's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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| Trevor Noah Accuses Kamala Harris of ‘Gaslighting’ Voters With Biden Endorsement Posted: 09 Mar 2020 10:05 PM PDT  On the eve of what some cable news networks are calling "Super Tuesday 2," Trevor Noah dubbed the Democratic presidential primary race "2 Old, 2 Furious." And as Joe Biden looks to extend his delegate lead over Bernie Sanders, The Daily Show host examined the "hostage-style" video endorsement the former vice president's received from Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)."Now please send $10,000 in unmarked bills so that my family can see me again," Noah said, imitating Harris. "I'm very happy to be here." The host went on to joke that "even the Taliban is looking at this video like, 'we had better lighting and we were in a cave!'" As an outsider to American politics, Noah said he found the whole thing "a little strange." Stephen Colbert Unloads on Trump Over Coronavirus: 'You're a Monster'Bill Maher Goes Full Sexist, Defends Chris Matthews and Mocks His Sexual Harassment Accuser"How is Kamala gonna endorse Joe Biden and not acknowledge that she once called him a friend of racists who opposed integrated public schools?" he asked, accusing Harris of "gaslighting" voters by pretending their infamous debate confrontation never happened. "For me, you have to at least say, 'Look, we've had our differences, but—' or something like that," Noah said. "Otherwise, you make it seem like we're crazy." For more, listen to Jordan Klepper on The Last Laugh podcast. Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Mexican stock exchange and peso crash amidst coronavirus, oil fears Posted: 09 Mar 2020 03:57 PM PDT  Mexico's stock exchange on Monday suffered its largest single-day crash since 2008 as the peso dropped to its lowest exchange rate compared to the US dollar in three years. The falls come amidst global fears over the new coronavirus and plummeting oil prices. The stock exchange plunged 6.42 percent to close at 38,730.56 points.
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| Inmate reported as escaping did not flee prison Posted: 10 Mar 2020 06:06 AM PDT  A convicted murderer did not escape from an Alabama prison despite the corrections system initially reporting that he did, state officials said Tuesday. The Alabama Department of Corrections said the inmate reported as escaping in fact never left the prison. An escape notice was sent out as a precautionary matter when the inmate was not at his assigned location at St. Clair Correctional Facility.
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| Netanyahu's chief rivals in Israel unite in bid to unseat him with coalition government Posted: 10 Mar 2020 03:00 AM PDT  Last week, the chief political rival to Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, and former Netanyahu protégé Avigdor Lieberman agreed to jointly support legislation that would block Netanyahu or any other indicted member of Israel's Knesset (parliament) from forming a government. On Monday, Gantz announced that he would bid to form the next government with a coalition of his Blue and White party, Lieberman's secular nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, and the Arab-led Joint List coalition.Last week's national election — Israel's third in less than a year — ended with neither Netanyahu's Likud party nor Gantz's center-left bloc getting the necessary 61 votes to form a majority government. Likud and its allies got the most seats, 58, and a coalition of Blue and White's bloc, Lieberman's party, and the Joint List would have 62 seats. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will decide whether to give Netanyahu or Gantz first crack at forming a government next week, after polling each of the eight parties in the Knesset on which leader they would most likely support. Netanyahu's corruption trial is set to begin March 17.After meeting with Lieberman on Monday, Gantz said the two "discussed questions of fundamental principle and determined that we will work together to assemble a government that will pull Israel out of the political deadlock and advert a fourth round of elections." Gantz also met with senior Arab politicians.Actually coalescing into a government will be hard for Gantz, The Jerusalem Post reports. Lieberman has called Arab political leaders terrorists in the past, at least two of Gantz's Blue and White member publicly oppose forming a government with the Joint List, and three members of the Joint List's hardline Balad Party are unlikely to recommend Gantz to Rivlin. Passing legislation to block Netanyahu from forming a government is also tricky, even with majority support. You can read more at The Jerusalem Post.More stories from theweek.com Trump's former pandemic adviser: 'We are 10 days from our hospitals getting creamed' Early exit polls suggest voters trust Biden to handle a major crisis better than Sanders Sanders, Biden both cancel election-night rallies over coronavirus, will evaluate future events
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| Kenya's rare white giraffes killed by poachers Posted: 10 Mar 2020 01:36 PM PDT  Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said Tuesday, in a major blow for the rare animals found nowhere else in the world. The bodies of the two giraffes were found "in a skeletal state after being killed by armed poachers" in Garissa in eastern Kenya, the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy said in a statement. Their deaths leave just one remaining white giraffe alive - a lone male, borne by the same slaughtered female, the conservancy said. "We are the only community in the world who are custodians of the white giraffe," said Mohammed Ahmednoor, the manager of the conservancy. "Its killing is a blow to tremendous steps taken by the community to conserve rare and unique species, and a wakeup call for continued support to conservation efforts." The white giraffe stirred huge interest in 2017 when she was first spotted on the conservancy and again when she birthed two calves, the latest in August last year. Their alabaster colour is caused not by albinism but a condition known as leucism, which means they continue to produce dark pigment in their soft tissue, giving them dark eyes. Mr Ahmednoor said their deaths, confirmed by rangers and community members, was a "sad day" and a major loss for researchers and tourism providers working in the remote corner of Kenya.
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| Washington preparing for 64,000 cases as Massachusetts becomes latest to declare state of emergency Posted: 10 Mar 2020 01:09 PM PDT  With more than 900 reported cases and a task force created by Donald Trump to prepare the nation, coronavirus fears have begun to grip the United States as schools cancel classes and officials have urged elderly people to avoid large crowds. Coronavirus concerns have also prompted several members of US Congress to self quarantine after coming into contact with people who were infected, and some politicians have begun to indicate they believe the Capitol building should be shut off to visitors until the growing outbreak has been contained.So far, 30 people have been killed by the virus, including at least 24 in Washington, two in California and another two in Florida. Eight people have so-far recovered from the virus, which has sparked a rare national lock down in Italy. The rapid increase of coronavirus cases in the US and across the world encouraged one expert to compare the numbers to Italy, which has seen more than 9,100 cases. The expert anticipates America's epidemic could look like Italy's in nine to 14 days. The spread of the coronavirus got worse in Italy on Tuesday, with the state revealing the death toll has risen by 168 people in just 24 hours. It made for the largest single day jump and 631 people have died from the virus to date.
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| As Italy locks down 60 million people over coronavirus, parts of China return to normalcy Posted: 10 Mar 2020 10:44 AM PDT  China's leader Xi Jinping visited the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic as Italy locked down 60 million people.
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| Saudi Arabia, Russia raise stakes in oil standoff Posted: 10 Mar 2020 05:31 AM PDT  DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will raise its crude supply to a record high in April, the kingdom announced on Tuesday, as it ratcheted up a standoff with Moscow over market share and appeared to reject Russian overtures for new talks. The clash of oil titans Saudi Arabia and Russia sparked a 25% slump in crude prices on Monday, triggering panic selling and heavy losses on Wall Street's main stock indexes, already hit badly by the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a call on Monday to discuss global energy markets, the White House said on Tuesday.
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| A Boeing employee has tested positive for coronavirus in Washington Posted: 10 Mar 2020 05:52 AM PDT  The plane maker said any of its workers in the Puget Sound region who are able to work from home have been asked to telecommute.
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| Police jail woman who paid bail with marijuana-scented cash Posted: 09 Mar 2020 11:15 AM PDT |
| Early exit polls suggest voters trust Biden to handle a major crisis better than Sanders Posted: 10 Mar 2020 03:21 PM PDT  As voters headed to the primary polls in six states Tuesday, it's no surprise the novel coronavirus was on their mind. And in Michigan, Missouri, and Washington, at least, Democratic voters said they consider former Vice President Joe Biden the best candidate to handle a major crisis like the one the U.S. government may soon have to deal with.Early exit polls out of the two states show voters overwhelmingly think Biden would be better at handling such situations than his main competitor for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).In Michigan, Biden led Sanders 51 percent to 32 percent, while Missouri preferred the vice president 61 percent to Biden.Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who has dropped out of the race, made a significant dent in Washington, which is home to one of the largest clusters of COVID-19 cases, receiving 21 percent of the votes, likely from early voters, but Biden still held sway with 46 percent. Sanders garnered 27 percent.> According to CBS News exit polls, when Democratic primary voters were asked who they would trust most to handle a major crisis:> > 51% say Joe Biden > 32% say Bernie Sanders https://t.co/gbUWwhPXm3 pic.twitter.com/LXCw6VZS15> > — CBS News (@CBSNews) March 10, 2020Biden will be glad to hear voters believe he's got what it takes to prepare the country for something like a pandemic, but it's reasonable to assume all the candidates are hoping COVID-19 is no longer at crisis level in November.More stories from theweek.com Trump's former pandemic adviser: 'We are 10 days from our hospitals getting creamed' Sanders, Biden both cancel election-night rallies over coronavirus, will evaluate future events Trump may lose the battle with the coronavirus — but nationalists will win the war
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| Fox News Host: 2 People Died in Florida From Coronavirus, but They Were Old So No Biggie Posted: 10 Mar 2020 09:59 AM PDT  Fox News anchor Ed Henry appeared a bit cavalier when discussing recent deaths from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, highlighting how two people who died in Florida were both elderly and had recently traveled abroad so, in the end, it's nothing "scary" for viewers at home.Speaking with Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on America's Newsroom, Henry noted at the outset that Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis had recently declared a state of emergency to deal with the viral outbreak.Pointing out that Scott himself is a former governor, Henry said that people may tend to "have fear" when they hear the term "state of emergency" but it is sometimes just about a governor "asserting power so they can respond quickly."Henry, meanwhile, said he needed to add some "important context" having Scott discuss the emergency action in Florida."There have been 18 cases of COVID-19, two people, sadly, have died, but both of those residents were elderly and had traveled internationally," the anchor declared. "So when you hear the context, it's not quite as scary."White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham Promises 'Healthy' Trump Will Be 'Just Fine'The notion of a Fox News host shrugging off deaths of coronavirus victims because of their age wasn't lost on critics of the network who have observed that many Fox personalities have downplayed the growing crisis or blamed it on Democrats playing politics. Henry's dismissiveness also rings as tone-deaf considering the Fox audience's median age is 65—part of an age group that is at the highest risk of complications from the virus."Dear old folks watching this show, (which is essentially everyone watching this show) don't worry, the coronavirus is only coming for you," Media Matters reporter Lis Power, who first spotted the moment, mocked in response on Twitter. "Sincerely, Ed."But it isn't just liberal detractors who have taken issue with the way President Donald Trump and Fox News have soft-pedaled the virus outbreak. During his Monday night monologue, Fox News host Tucker Carlson took aim at those who have been "minimizing what is clearly a very serious problem."Stephen Colbert Unloads on Trump Over Coronavirus: 'You're a Monster'Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| There's another cruise ship being kept at sea pending COVID-19 testing Posted: 10 Mar 2020 03:09 PM PDT  Thousands of passengers on an additional Princess Cruises ship are being kept on board while crew members get tested for COVID-19.
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