Новости за 16.04.2020

(NEWSWEEK) Senator Ed Markey plans to introduce legislation that would block President Donald Trump from firing Dr. Anthony Fauci and other National Institutes of Health (NIH) directors for political reasons. The Massachusetts Democrat said his proposed bill would disallow presidents from sacking NIH directors without cause, and stressed the importance of listening to public health…

(PJ MEDIA) Banning music sounds like something out of a dystopian nightmare, but in a northern California county, singing or playing wind instruments — even a harmonica — during a livestream video event can get citizens fined or thrown in prison. This limitation expressly applies to a worship team's efforts to praise God in a…

(CBN) An Israeli coronavirus drug that claims to have a 100% success rate among severely ill patients is being tested in the United States for the first time. The trial comes after Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a biotech company based in Haifa, reported last week that seven patients who were at a high risk of death…

(NEW YORK POST) Tired of having to live your sex life online during lockdown? You’re in luck. Government coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says that heartsick isolationists can hook up with asymptomatic Tinder matches in real life — but, like love, it involves some risk. The 79-year-old immunologist dropped the unorthodox dating tip in a…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by the Daily Signal, a part of the Heritage Foundation.] By Jarrett Stepman Daily Signal As the world continues to battle the terrible COVID-19 pandemic that began in Wuhan, China, it also must battle the lack of information or outright disinformation coming from the government where the new…

We shouldn’t have to reward the establishment media for getting basic facts right. It should be a given that reporters conduct themselves with some degree of journalistic integrity, and they should operate with a singular goal of telling the truth — especially regarding events that affect every aspect of our lives. Unfortunately, in today’s politically…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.] By Mary Margaret Olohan Daily Caller News Foundation President Donald Trump’s campaign accused abortion proponents of using coronavirus to “promote the killing of unborn children” after abortion activists said Republicans and Trump targeted abortion during the pandemic. The National Abortion Rights Action…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who recently berated the Trump administration amid claims that the state would need thousands more ventilators to deal with COVID-19, is now giving some of them away because they are not needed in New York. "On the ventilators, we've stabilized our health care situation," Cuomo said at his daily news…

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's controversial new, wide-ranging stay-at-home order is receiving some pushback from several sheriffs who have issues with its "vague framework of emergency laws." Whitmer, a Democrat, extended the order last week, which wasn't particularly surprising. What did induce a few eyebrows to raise, however, were her further clampdowns on what Michigan residents…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.] By Chuck Ross Daily Caller News Foundation Two Russian intelligence operatives were aware as early as July 2016 that former British spy Christopher Steele was investigating Donald Trump, according to newly declassified information in footnotes from a Justice Department report on FBI…

Yiddish phrases and terms such as "Jews" typed into Google's image search turn up anti-Semitic and racist caricatures from white supremacist and conspiracy websites. Further, Google's search algorithm, which suggests additional search terms, includes primarily white supremacist and antis-Semitic terminology, reports the Middle East Media Research Institute. The report showed results for Yiddish phrases such…

Two Florida doctors have been arrested for stealing their neighbor's "Trump 2020" flag on April 7 after video footage caught them in the act. Geoffrey Michael Fraiche and Laura Ann Webb-Fraiche of Gulf Breeze, Florida, were charged with criminal mischief, trespassing, larceny and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to WKRG-TV. The flag…

Democrats, sensing an opportunity with the coronavirus pandemic, are pushing nationwide mail-in voting because it allows for voter fraud, helping them win elections, contends Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Former first lady Michelle Obama is helping lead the charge, proposing that voters be allowed to request ballots online and print them at home. "No serious…

  The Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday opened up its "Get My Payment" portal through which it answers many of the questions Americans have about the coronavirus stimulus package approved by Congress. The IRS portal allows consumers to check on the status of their payments and submit corrected information. It also links to the Economic…

  New York Yankees great Rich (Goose) Gossage got call from a reporter asking him to comment about the death of team co-owner Hank Steinbrenner. But the conversation quickly moved to politics, with the Hall of Famer unleashing a torrent of criticism of Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.…

Actor Dennis Quaid believes a "spiritual reawakening" is happening in the United States as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Fox News host Dana Perino asked the star of hits like "The Right Stuff" (1983), "The Rookie" (2002),  and more recently the Christian film "I Can Only Imagine" (2018) during a Wednesday interview on "The…

The National Rifle Association has issued an alert that Democrats are using the worldwide coronavirus pandemic to pushe for more gun control. A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., "would leave law-abiding Americans defenseless," the organization charged. "At a time when our nation struggles, everyone's first and foremost concern is the safety of…

While maintaining social distancing, thousands of Michigan residents gathered at their state capitol to protest stay-at-home orders by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that are among the nation's most restrictive. The stringent orders include barring people from traveling from house and house, even to vacation homes; shutting down certain sections of big-box stores; and banning some…

  The headline of an Associated Press story published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune declared 2 million people have died of the coronavirus. Steven Hayward at the Powerline Blog dubbed it the "media fail of the day." The actual global death toll is 134,000 "To paraphrase the great Will Rogers, it's hard to single out…

"I'm hoping Dr. Jill becomes the surgeon general," Whoopi Goldberg told her audience on "The View" just a month ago. "She's a hell of a doctor. She's an amazing doctor." Goldberg, who appeared to be wearing a white mop on her head, could almost be forgiven her ignorance. In propping up her senescent husband, Joe,…