‘Please come help us’: New York begs for medical workers New York’s governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of coronavirus deaths, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other U.S. communities could soon face. “Please come help…
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The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Scientists warned that the United States someday would become the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. That moment arrived on Thursday. © Dave Sanders for The New York Times A line for coronavirus testing outside of Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens on Wednesday. In the United States, at least 81,321 people are known to have been…
The week that America changed
Change came to the United States of America during the third week of March in 2020. It did not come all at once, though it came quite rapidly. As had happened in other lands, there was no explosion, no invasion other than a microscopic one that nobody could see. There was no fire, no flood, no famine….
Netflix to slow down streaming so the internet doesn’t break
UPDATED: In what could be a harbinger of things to come in the United States, Netflix is tapping the breaks on its download speeds in Europe in order to reduce network bandwidth now that millions of people have committed to staying home. The move is in response to European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who spoke with Netflix CEO…
Dire new report forces U.S. and U.K. to change course on coronavirus strategy
A startling new report from Imperial College London warns that 2.2 million Americans and 510,000 Britons could die from coronavirus if extreme action isn’t taken to change the course of the outbreak. Why it matters: The report’s dire warnings prompted a quick course correction from both the American and British governments on their strategies, but its strict recommendations…
Trump to Declare National Emergency to Speed Virus Response
President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities, according to two people familiar with the matter. The president said he will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. in Washington. Trump spoke…
ITALY MAY RESTRICT QUARTER OF POPULATION
Quarantine, if approved, would ban movement into and out northern provinces, including Milan, Venice and Parma MILAN—The Italian government is locking down 17 million people—more than a quarter of its population—including in Milan, the surrounding Lombardy region and 14 neighboring provinces, in the most sweeping steps any European country has prepared to take against the…
WE’RE ALL PARASITES! POLITICS DOMINATES OSCARS
And the award for the most self-righteous Oscars acceptance speech goes to . . . Joaquin Phoenix lectures about animal rights, Brad Pitt slams impeachment trial and Obama documentary director urges ‘workers of the world to unite’ Joaquin Phoenix launched a passionate speech about animal rights, veganism and Speciesism while accepting his Best Actor award for Joker…
Amazon paid a 1.2% tax rate on $13,285,000,000 in profit for 2019
Last year, Yahoo Finance reported that Amazon (AMZN) paid a shockingly low amount in federal income taxes in 2018 on more than $11 billion in profits: $0. But this year, while the company says it has paid “billions” in taxes for the year 2019, in reality it only paid $162 million in federal income tax — an effective tax…
Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial continued Wednesday with a slate of witnesses taking the stand
‘Harvey’s penis looks like it has been sewn back on and he has no testicles’, model tells Weinstein rape trial jury, as she claims he masturbated in front of her after actress Claudia Salinas trapped her in a bathroom Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial continued Wednesday with a slate of witnesses taking the stand Model Lauren…