by WorldTribune Staff, April 16, 2020 Did we ever actually need to “flatten the curve” on the coronavirus? That was the “purported rationale for the shutdowns that have crushed our economy and devastated the lives of tens of millions of Americans,” John Hinderaker wrote for the Powerline Blog on April 14. “The theory behind curve-flattening […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 14, 2020 A North Carolina business owner, in a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper, appealed to the governor to lift the coronavirus quarantine that the business owner says is devastating the state. Bob Luddy, president and founder of CaptiveAire commercial ventilation technologies, made the appeal in a letter published by The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 13, 2020 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on April 9 signed one of the nation’s most aggressive “stay-at-home” orders, banning all public gatherings of any size. The Democratic governor’s order also banned the sale of fruit and vegetable seeds, carpet, and American flags, reports say. Whitmer’s order restricting the sale of gardening […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2020 Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas will soon be re-opening businesses that have been shuttered amid the coronavirus crisis. During a Friday press conference, Abbott said: “Next week, I will be providing an executive order talking about what will be done in Texas about re-opening Texas businesses,” adding that economic […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2020 What happens if, during the coronavirus crisis, “criminals become more emboldened and begin threatening law-abiding citizens because they know their local police department might be overwhelmed?” a columnist asked. “This is clearly not the time to avoid purchasing weapons,” Jeff Charles wrote for RedState on April 9. “If someone […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2020 Even though data shows they are more likely to test positive than women, many men with symptoms of coronavirus are reluctant to seek help, the White House Coronavirus Task Force said. Women make up 56 percent of those tested for coronavirus, of which 16 percent were found to be […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2020 A government watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against North Carolina and two of its counties for failing to clean their voter rolls. Judicial Watch’s lawsuit argues that North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, and Guilford County “failed to make reasonable efforts to remove ineligible voters from their registration rolls as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2020 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to suspend most abortions in the state during the coronavirus crisis was upheld by a federal appeals court on Tuesday. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel on the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit overturned U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 8, 2020 Even as the coronavirus infections appear to be receding in some of the hardest hit areas, it is still “taboo” in many circles to even talk about returning back to normal in the United States, Fox News host Tucker Carlson said. On Tuesday night’s broadcast of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 8, 2020 Coronavirus lockdowns are only serving to prolong the outbreak, a veteran scholar of epidemiology said. The virus could be “exterminated” if people were allowed to go about their daily lives while the most vulnerable to the virus are sheltered, Knut Wittkowski, previously the longtime head of the Department of […]
