After the Ebola epidemic in 2014, Bill Gates gave a TED Talks with what he predicted was coming, a pandemic originating with a virus. He discussed how we needed to prepare for it, because at MORE
A common fixture in refrigerators, furniture and footwear, polyurethane plastic is pretty much always in high demand. Humans worldwide cycle through millions of tons of the durable substance each year, sending the bulk of what’s MORE
Last week, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles sent out a tweet asking individuals self-isolating at home to recreate their favorite pieces of artwork. But there’s a catch: Participants must make their masterpieces using everyday household items. MORE
Around the world, if someone tests positive for COVID-19, it is a confirmed case. But that is not always how it works in China. Official documents show that China does not count asymptomatic carriers of MORE
The USNS Comfort floating hospital arrived at Pier 90 in New York City today to provide relief for the city’s already overwhelmed hospitals. The Comfort will be treating patients who do NOT have COVID-19. See MORE
In communities where most coronavirus tests are coming back positive, it’s a sign there are many more cases there that haven’t been found, say World Health Organization officials in a press conference on Monday. “If 80-90% MORE
The 76-year-old said he had the idea to bring his Formula 1 drivers and juniors together in a camp, which “would be the ideal time for the infection to come”. “They are all strong young MORE
Submariners stealthily cruising the ocean deeps, purposefully shielded from worldly worries to encourage undivided focus on their top-secret missions of nuclear deterrence, may be among the last pockets of people anywhere who are still blissfully MORE
In light of another one of Trump’s Press Briefings, it’s helpful to check out the data compiled so far in the World Health Organizations daily situation report. See WHO Website Here:
Lonnie David Franklin Jr., the so-called Grim Sleeper serial killer who preyed on Los Angeles women for more than two decades, died Saturday while on death row at San Quentin prison, officials said. “Franklin was found unresponsive MORE
Rolling Stone and IGTV have launched “In My Room” in the face of cancelled concerts and sheltering in place to keep us entertained during the Coronavirus lockdown. Rolling Stone says new episodes of “In My MORE
Lynchburg, Virginia, isn’t a stereotypical college town. It isn’t politically liberal. It doesn’t have the crunchy affect of an Ann Arbor or even a Charlottesville. But even here, where Liberty University drives a large part MORE
The most widely read story on the Nat Geo website last week was about the fake animal stories going viral on social media—the dolphins supposedly in Venetian canals and the elephants purportedly making themselves at home MORE
My favorite cartoon this week: Hey Donald, “Maybe stop talking,” 🙂 And meanwhile, during lockdown, I’m talking to my 93 year old Dad — he’s on lockdown himself in Colorado and having been alive nearly MORE
Hospitals on the front lines of the pandemic are engaged in a heated private debate over a calculation few have encountered in their lifetimes — how to weigh the “save at all costs” approach to MORE
Terrifying though the coronavirus may be, it can be turned back. China, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan have demonstrated that, with furious efforts, the contagion can be brought to heel. Whether they can keep it MORE
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the New York Times that he tries to be diplomatic when forced to contradict President Trump on the facts of the coronavirus outbreak. MORE
Top congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will meet Sunday, as the Senate moves toward a key procedural vote on a massive $1.6 trillion-plus emergency economic package to deal with the coronavirus crisis. And MORE
Join us for our Live Discussion during the daily press briefing of the COVID-19 Task Force. Maybe the question of the age will finally be answered, “If not now, when?”
Yes, Coronavirus has been news, but the real news this week hasn’t been the Coronavirus, it’s been the “press briefings” given daily by the “Coronavirus Task Force.” To truly understand the level of incompetence, condescension, MORE
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As early as 10 days ago, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert, Anthony Fauci, began warning about the need to social distance and avoid crowds, then on Sunday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and MORE
Tom Brady said Tuesday that he is leaving the New England Patriots. The legendary quarterback, who has six Super Bowl rings, made the announcement in a series of tweets. He thanked Patriots fans for their MORE
Live Again, the Corona Virus Task Force will have a press briefing today; the latest information regarding deal announced about vaccine development as part of virus mitigation. Source: WhiteHouse.gov
Join News Views for a Live Discussion on Pastor Pence and the Coronavirus Warriors press conference. Here’s the President’s Schedule today — while Pence will be at the press briefing as part of the task MORE