Hong Kong Police Use Tear Gas to Quell Protests Against China’s New Security Law
Hong Kong police fired tear gas at demonstrators who took to the streets to protest China’s order creating enforcement mechanisms to “safeguard national security.” ...
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De Blasio Says Those Who Swim at Beaches Will Be “Taken Right Out of the Water”
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said his city’s beaches will be closed this weekend and if “anyone tries to get in the water, they’ll be taken right out of...
Catholic Bishops: COVID-19 Measures Are “Prelude to the Realization of a World Government”
A statement from Archbishop Carlo Viganò called the restrictions on freedom imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic a “prelude to … world government.” ...
HHS: No Spike in COVID-19 Cases in States That Have Reopened
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said there has been no spike in COVID-19 cases in the states that are reopening parts of their economies. ...
Taiwan Wants to Share Pandemic Success Strategy With WHO, but China Objects
Taiwan wants to participate in the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA), to share what it learned about fighting COVID-19, but Communist China wants it to be excluded. ...
Trump Says Democrats Are Moving Slowly to Reopen Nation for Political Reasons
President Trump accused Democratic state leaders of moving too slowly to reopen their states’ activities in order to hurt him in the November presidential election. ...
SCOTUS Overturns Ninth Circuit’s Ruling Against Federal Immigration Law
The Supreme Court reversed and criticized the Ninth Circuit court’s decision to overturn the conviction of a defendant who helped illegal aliens remain in the United States. ...
Israeli Lab Isolates Antibody That May Result in COVID-19 Virus Treatment
Israel’s Biological Research Institute confirmed on May 5 that it has isolated an antibody it believes could be used to develop treatments against the COVID-19 virus. ...
NYC Police Union: City Leaders “Cowards,” NYPD Should Stop Enforcing Social Distancing
The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York released a statement on May 4 arguing that officers should not be required to enforce social-distancing orders. ...
Despite Newsom’s Shutdown Order, Three California Counties Are Reopening
Three California counties have announced that they will reopen pars of their economy in defiance of Governor Gavin Newsom’s restrictions on “nonessential” businesses. ...
Sunshine Increases Vitamin D and May Build Resistance to Coronavirus
A doctor in Australia said exposure to sunlight can prevent Vitamin D deficiency, which can increase one’s vulnerability to viral infections, including COVID-19. ...
Coronavirus Impacts Food Production; Lockdowns Reduce Demand for Milk, Produce
Some people worry our nation’s food supply chain is starting to break, with meat-packing plants closing and farmers plowing under crops that there is no market for. ...
Mnuchin: Spending Trillions of Dollars on Coronavirus Relief Will Cause Economy to “Bounce Back”
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the “trillions of dollars” the government is spending on coronavirus relief packages will cause the economy to “bounce back.” ...
Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina Governors Announce Plans to Reopen Businesses
The governors of Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina have announced plans to ease restrictions on some business closings, in an effort bring their states’ economies closer to normal. ...
Sweden’s “Quarantine Lite”: Even Without a Strict Lockdown, Nation Stabilizes COVID-19 Cases
Dr. Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s state epidemiologist, said his country’s less-restrictive approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to yield results. ...