Man becomes second U.S. death from coronavirus as New York City confirms first case

A second person in the U.S. has died from coronavirus in the Seattle area as New York confirms its first positive coronavirus case on Sunday.  Health officials per the New York Times have said a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions died at the EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland on Sunday.  This is the same … Read more

First confirmed case of coronavirus in New York after woman in her 30s tests positive

BREAKING: First confirmed case of coronavirus in New York after woman in her 30s tests positive after traveling to Iran By Lauren Edmonds For Dailymail.com Published: 01:28 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 01:34 GMT, 2 March 2020 The first positive case of coronavirus in New York state has been confirmed on Sunday by Gov. Andrew … Read more

Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the race for president, according to Politico 

BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the presidential race, Politico reports By Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com and Associated Press Published: 23:15 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 23:34 GMT, 1 March 2020 Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the presidential race, according to new reports.    Sources close to Buttigieg’s campaign confirmed that the 38-year-old … Read more

World coronavirus death toll passes 3,000

World coronavirus death toll passes 3,000 as disease kills five more people in Italy – where cases have jumped 50% in a day Case numbers also soared to almost 1,700, roughly 500 fresh cases today Outbreak is one of the largest outside of mainland China and Europe’s biggest  Despite checkpoints around contaminated northern regions, it … Read more

Italy’s coronavirus death toll rises to 34 with almost 1,700 confirmed cases 

Global coronavirus death toll hits 3,000 as Italy records five new fatalities today with 1,694 confirmed cases Case numbers also soared to almost 1,700, roughly 500 fresh cases today Outbreak is one of the largest outside of mainland China and Europe’s biggest  Despite checkpoints around contaminated northern regions, it is seeping out By Jack Elsom … Read more

CDC official says coronavirus getting closer to pandemic criteria

US health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting.  Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more

First US coronavirus patient dies in Seattle

BREAKING NEWS: Washington state patient becomes the first person to DIE from coronavirus in the US By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com Published: 18:09 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 18:16 GMT, 29 February 2020 Health officials have confirmed the first fatality inside the U.S. attributed to the coronavirus. Officials in King County, Washington, which includes … Read more

Mike Pompeo will sign peace deal with the Taliban TOMORROW says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s dispatching Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the signing of an agreement with the Afghan Taliban aimed at beginning a draw down of thousands of U.S. troops and ending America’s 18-year involvement in the war. Trump said Pompeo would soon, at the president’s direction, witness the signing of … Read more

California is monitoring at least 8,400 for signs of coronavirus

California health officials are monitoring 8,400 people for coronavirus symptoms after their arrival on domestic commercial flights, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday. The state currently has only about 200 test kits, an ‘inadequate’ number, but has been in ‘constant contact with federal agencies’ that have promised to send a fresh supply of kits in … Read more

Trump’s campaign SUES NYT for ‘libel’ over columnist’s claim of a ‘real Trump-Russia quid pro quo’

Donald Trump’s campaign SUES the New York Times for ‘libel’ over columnist’s claim of a ‘real Trump-Russia quid pro quo’ to get Putin’s election help Donald Trump’s reelection campaign filed a lawsuit against The New York Times alleging it engaged in ‘libel’ against the president  The lawsuit stems from a March 2019 op-ed  It claimed … Read more