Sunday, March 29, 2020

WORLD VIEW: The Week's Headlines 3.29.20


GOOD NEWS

"...Fan into flame the gift that is in you...for God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:6-7)

Acts of Kindness Deserve The Lead Headlines

Young People Are Getting Creatively Kind

Kids Can Still Have A Happy Birthday

People Make A Difference Right Where They Are

President Trump Invokes Defense Production Act

New Compact Portable Testing Equipment Can Go Anywhere and Detect Virus In Five Minutes

US Coronavirus Crisis Relief Bill Passes Both Senate and House

President Signs $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Shortly After House Vote

2020 US Federal “Tax Day” Deadline Moved to July 15

States Beginning to Follow Federal Lead on July 15 Tax Deadline

Z Pack and Hydroxychloroquine May Prove to Be a Promising Treatment


Generic Drug Manufacturers Ramp Up Hydroxychloroquine Production

UPDATE: Door Flies Open For More Widespread Use and Cheap Generics as GILEAD Abandons Exclusive “Orphan” Rights to COVID 19 and HIV Drug Remdesivir



OTHER NEWS

Mnuchin: Current Record Jobless Claims Not Relevant in the Long Term



The Political Wrangling and Counter Proposals that Held Up the Stimulus and Relief Package

Ted Cruz on Dems’ Alinsky Agenda—"What the hell does that have to do with Coronavirus
·         Airline fuel emissions
·         Wind and Solar Development Tax Credits
·         Corporate Board Diversity Mandates
·         Restructure Post Office Debt
·         $15 Minimum Wage for Companies receiving federal aid
·         Anti-business “slush fund accusations” that fail to consider ongoing costs of keeping
            employees and paying insurance and benefits payments intact…

The Games Continue: Pelosi Continues to Slam Trump for What Wasn’t Done Earlier, Ignores What’s Being Done Now

Rahm Immanuel, quoting Saul Alinsky: Never let a good crisis go to waste.

“It is full speed ahead until a staffer yells ‘Iceberg.’”
     --Bob Mulholland, a DNC member from California

DNC Insists July Convention Will Still Take Place, But Growing Numbers of Dems Are Doubtful

Chinese censorship of foreign websites and domestic web traffic

China’s Battle to Control the Narrative

US Tech Czar and Major Global Social Media Platforms Commit to Controlling Coronavirus Narrative

Internet Stressed and Slowing Down Around the Planet

US Govt Ramps Up Domestic Movement Surveillance in Coronavirus Fight

Snowden Warns It May Not Be Easy To Get Our Freedoms Back

Global Autocrats Use Emergency to Attack Democracy and Tighten Grip

Z Pack and Hydroxychloroquine May Prove to Be a Promising Treatment

MI Governor Whitmer Threatens Doctors and Pharmacists, Bans Use of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID 19 Fearing Shortage for Other Patients

DON’T EAT AQUARIUM CLEANER! Fearful Arizona Man Dies After Ingesting Aquarium Treatment to Fight Off Coronavirus

Overburdened GILEAD Suspends COVID 19 Related “Compassionate Use” Acess to Remdesivir

UPDATE: Door Flies Open For More Widespread Use and Cheap Generics as GILEAD Abandons Exclusive “Orphan” Rights to COVID 19 and HIV Drug Remdesivir

Stanford Scientist Says Numbers Are “Almost Meaningless”

Hospitals Debating Implementation of Universal DNR Orders on COVID 19 Patients

Brit Hume and Dan Patrick Say Elderly Should Be Willing to Die for the Economy

China Temporarily Bans Foreigners

Chinese Testing Only Accurate 30-50% of the Time

Cover Up? Russia's Tests 10-16x Less Sensitive Than Europe or US. Russian hospitals Overwhelmed With “Seasonal Flu” and “Pneumonia” Patients

COVID 19 Lock-Down Impact on Poor in India and South Asian Nations

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