“Half a million US children have been diagnosed with Covid-19,” according to physician and hospital groups, CNN reported on September 8, 2020. An American Academy of Pediatrics news release called the latest case figures “a chilling reminder of why we need to take this virus serio[...]
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The day an army didn’t come to Gettysburg
This article contains news with sarcastic liberal commentary. On July 4, 2020, a pastor wearing a “Black Lives Matter” shirt who went to Gettysburg to quietly visit an ancestor’s grave was surrounded by 50 armed men and thrown out of the cemetery. Hundreds of these armed men belonging to r[...]
ABC News: Protesters aren’t causing the violence
News with liberal commentary. ABC News reported on Tuesday, September 8, 2020: “The images are stark — people clashing with police, buildings on fire, vandalism, shootings and even killings. Some, including President Donald Trump, appear to have conflated some of the violence across the nation w[...]
Latest relief bill update
Steve Mnuchin, representing the White House, has called for “bipartisan agreement.” With Congress back in session and the election approaching, GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell will try to pass his party’s relief plan in his chamber this week, although he may not have enough Repub[...]
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China’s “ghost fleet” of militarized fishing vessels
China is militarizing part of its fishing fleet of 200,000 to 800,000 vessels. China’s conventional navy isn’t considered particularly formidable beyond coastal defense. But Beijing has an ace up its sleeve. While well known to U.S. government officials and military planners, China’[...]