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Latest UN Report Forecasts Grave Economic Consequences From COVID-19 Shutdowns
The latest report from the U.N. agency that monitors worldwide trade and investment predicts a global decline in foreign direct investment of 30%-40% during 2020-2021. While earlier concerns had focused on disruptions of supply chains linked to China, current fears are much more strongly connected to the downturn in global demand due to quarantines, lockdowns,… -
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Why the Feds Should Social Distance Themselves From an Election Process Takeover
COVID-19—is there anything the coronavirus can’t do? Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., seem to think it should make the feds tell the states how to run their elections. They’ve introduced a bill that would do just that. S. 3529, the Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020, is aptly named because it could… -
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How Religious Groups Are Helping During COVID-19 Pandemic
When Rev. Jay Voorhees, pastor of City Road Chapel just outside Nashville, Tennessee, saw dozens of people in his community laid off as restaurants and bars were forced to close because of COVID-19, he started a fund to buy grocery store gift cards to help them get through the crisis. Such charity, happily, is not… -
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Congress, Not Coronavirus, Deserves Blame for Postal Service Woes
A $10 billion loan to the United States Postal Service was included in the third coronavirus relief bill, which passed the Senate late Wednesday night. Supporters of the loan claim that the service is in danger of going bankrupt in the next few months. But the Postal Service’s fiscal crisis does not relate to the… -
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4 Charts Show Why Temporary, Targeted Support Beats Checks to Everyone
Although everyone has been affected by COVID-19, not everyone has been affected equally. The United States now leads the world in confirmed cases of COVID-19, the contagious disease caused by the new coronavirus. Efforts to slow the spread have had significant economic ramifications for Americans. Unfortunately, many are feeling the effects of reduced business activity,… -
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Forget Big Government. Here’s How to Help Our Neighbor in the COVID-19 Era.
Private philanthropy is one of the most powerful tools in times of crisis. Peter Lipsett, vice president of Donors Trust, joins the podcast to explain why big government programs and bailouts often have unintended negative consequences. Lipsett explains how we can help our communities economically during the coronavirus pandemic and challenges Americans to think about… -
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China’s Outrageous Coronavirus Blame Game
China is ramping up aggressive propaganda efforts to pin the blame for the coronavirus pandemic on the United States. Less than three months ago, however, when the first cases of COVID-19 showed up, the Chinese government began censoring social media that employed keywords such as “unknown Wuhan pneumonia.” It punished users for “spreading rumors” and… -
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House Set to Vote on $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill
The coronavirus aid package is expected to be voted on by the House Friday, after the Senate passed the bill late Wednesday. “Congressional Democrats in the Senate, and in the House, were able to flip this over from corporate trickle-down Republican version, to bubble-up for families first legislation,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday…. -
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‘Daddy-Daughter’ Viral Duets Aim to Bring Hope, Joy Amid COVID-19 Despair
Father and daughter Mat and Savanna Shaw had no intentions of making a video for anyone other than their family and friends when they sat down to sing “The Prayer” at their kitchen table in late February. The four-minute video now has more than 2 million views on YouTube and 4.4 million views on Facebook. … -
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Trump: Testing Boost Puts US at No. 1 for Coronavirus Cases
President Donald Trump on Thursday credited enhanced testing for the fact that the United States now has the most confirmed cases of coronavirus in the world—surpassing China, where the pandemic originated. “It’s a tribute to our testing,” the president said during the daily coronavirus press briefing at the White House. “No. 1, you don’t know… -
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3 Big Media Misses During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has become a health crisis that’s almost unprecedented in our lifetimes. As our country and the world race to contain the spread of COVID-19, it’s important that we all stay informed on how to protect ourselves and our families and neighbors. This is a time for journalists in a free country to… -
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Unemployment Claims Just Spiked 1,000%. How the Left’s Approach Will Make It Worse.
Unemployment claims spiked more than 1,000% last week, with initial claims rising from 282,000 to 3.3 million as businesses laid off workers during the coronavirus pandemic. This marks the highest level of seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims since the series of reports began over 50 years ago. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia noted: “This large increase… -
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6 Things to Know About Anthony Fauci as He Helps Shape Response to Coronavirus
Before his name and face became ubiquitous to Americans through news coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, Anthony Fauci made his mark as a key figure working to end the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Fauci, a 79-year-old Brooklyn native, also gained media attention after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, when he made the case for a… -
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Pro-Abortion Groups File Emergency Lawsuit Against Texas Over Newest Abortion Bans During Coronavirus
Pro-abortion groups are suing Texas over the state’s ban on abortion procedures during the coronavirus pandemic. The Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Lawyering Project are filing an emergency lawsuit against the state, according to a press release from Planned Parenthood. The three groups represent a larger coalition of Texas… -
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Pandemic in 2020: Dark Times Lead to Brighter Days
Already, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused incalculable damage: death for some, illness for many, and a profound toll in uncertainty, stress, and economic loss for nearly all. By all accounts, the world is at the beginning of this event, not nearing the end, wrestling with its magnitude and potential long-term consequences. Each day brings more… -
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Trump’s Strategic Foresight Is Being Put to the Test
The ancient Greeks believed that true leadership in crisis came down to what they called pronoia—the Greek word for “strategic foresight.” Some statesman, such as Pericles and Themistocles, had it. Most others, such as the often brilliant and charismatic but impulsive Alcibiades, usually did not. “Foresight” in crisis means sizing up a nation’s assets and… -
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The Coronavirus Game Plan: How We Got Here and Where It Ends
You can endlessly debate the wisdom and timing of the administration’s actions in responding to the COVID-19, or coronavirus, outbreak. But one thing seems beyond dispute: The federal government is making an all-out effort to help. Further, the innumerable press briefings and public statements leave no question as to the administration’s overall game plan and what the White… -
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Cuomo: New York’s Social Distancing Efforts Paying Off
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he sees a “positive sign” that social distancing measures are working in New York City to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “The evidence suggests that the density control measures may be working,” Cuomo said at a press briefing about the pandemic in New York. Cuomo said that… -
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Coronavirus Takes Growing Toll on Latin America’s Economies
The countries of Latin America so far have escaped the worst public health consequences of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Economic damage, however, is already substantial, and has been greatest for Latin America’s most market-oriented countries. Most prominently hurt has been Chile's export-oriented economy, which is ranked No. 15 out of 180 countries scored in The… -
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De Blasio to Release Hundreds of Prisoners at Risk of Coronavirus Fatalities
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is releasing around 300 prisoners from Rikers Island as a means to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. During a press conference Tuesday night, de Blasio said he would release roughly 300 nonviolent inmates from Rikers Island who are most at risk of dying from COVID-19. To meet the…