• Countries request loan relief from China for ‘Belt and Road Initiative’

    Countries request loan relief from China for ‘Belt and Road Initiative’

    Countries involved in China’s massive international infrastructure push have reportedly asked Beijing for breaks on loans as the coronavirus roils their economies. China has lent countries hundreds of billions of dollars for infrastructure projects under its “Belt and Road Initiative,” which aims to build railroads, highways, energy pipelines and other arteries linking the country with …
  • Kelly Dodd under fire for new comments about coronavirus

    Kelly Dodd under fire for new comments about coronavirus

    Kelly Dodd is once again sparking outrage with her controversial views on the COVID-19 crisis. During Instagram Live last week, a pal told the “Real Housewives of Orange County” star, “It’s more every day. In New York, we’re down to 250 [deaths] a day.” Dodd, 44, then seemingly compared coronavirus to “the flu” and added, …
  • Dow, S&P 500 tumble as investors are wary of second coronavirus wave

    Dow, S&P 500 tumble as investors are wary of second coronavirus wave

    The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials gave back some of last week’s gains on Monday, as investors worried about the possibility of a second wave of coronavirus infections with the reopening of several economies. Germany and South Korea reported a surge in new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, in an ominous sign for all countries …
  • Khloé Kardashian slammed for teepeeing Kourtney’s house amid coronavirus pandemic

    Khloé Kardashian slammed for teepeeing Kourtney’s house amid coronavirus pandemic

    The Kardashians are being called out after Khloé Kardashian teepeed Kourtney Kardashian‘s house amid a toilet paper shortage in the US due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Every single Kardashian is srsly [sic] ‘tone deaf,’” one person tweeted. “Kourtney just posted video of her yard covered in toilet paper because her son and Khloe TP’d it….at …
  • 60 Minutes Falsely Accuses Pompeo of Trying to ‘Resurrect’ Theory that Coronavirus Was ‘Man-Made’

    60 Minutes Falsely Accuses Pompeo of Trying to ‘Resurrect’ Theory that Coronavirus Was ‘Man-Made’

    CBS News’ 60 Minutes misrepresented Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s position regarding the origin of the novel coronavirus in a Sunday tweet. “Last Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attempted to resurrect a debunked theory that the virus was man-made in China,” read a Sunday tweet from the 60 Minutes account. As the U.S. took …
  • Elon Musk: Lockdowns Are ‘Unconstitutional’

    Elon Musk: Lockdowns Are ‘Unconstitutional’

    During a recent interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, Tesla CEO Elon Musk called recent Wuhan coronavirus shelter-in-place orders “unconstitutional” just days after reports appeared implying that Tesla’s Fremont plant may begin production again soon in violation of lockdown orders. In an appearance on episode number 1,470 of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tesla CEO …
  • Amanda Kloots details ‘positive’ call with Nick Cordero on Mother’s Day

    Amanda Kloots details ‘positive’ call with Nick Cordero on Mother’s Day

    Nick Cordero‘s wife Amanda Kloots revealed her Mother’s Day got off to a “fantastic” start, following a call with the hospitalized Broadway star. “I just did a little FaceTime with Nick,” Kloots told fans Sunday on her Instagram Story. “I asked him to look up and he did, and I asked him to look down …
  • Pork exports to China soar even as coronavirus shuts meat plants

    Pork exports to China soar even as coronavirus shuts meat plants

    American producers continued shipping massive loads of pork to China — even as the coronavirus crisis choked the US’s meat supply, a new report says. Pork exports to China have more than quadrupled compared to a year ago even as the pandemic forced US slaughterhouses and processing plants to close, according to data Reuters published …
  • Republican State AGs Push for Congressional Hearings on China’s Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic

    Republican State AGs Push for Congressional Hearings on China’s Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic

    A group of 18 Republican state attorneys general on Monday called on congressional leaders to hold hearings on China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to the Senate and House leadership, the attorneys general noted the widespread conclusion that China concealed the coronavirus outbreak during its initial stages. “In what Secretary of State …
  • Federal Regulators Draft Guidelines for Reopening Nursing Homes amid Pandemic: Report

    Federal Regulators Draft Guidelines for Reopening Nursing Homes amid Pandemic: Report

    Federal health regulators have developed guidelines for the phased reopening of nursing homes, which have proved to be extremely vulnerable to the coronavirus, even as the pandemic continues to infect more people across the country. An early draft of the guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes a phased reopening process similar to …