NBA legend Magic Johnson says he’s hopeful health experts will soon come up with effective treatment to help patients beat coronavirus — but added important parts in overcoming the pandemic will be expanding testing and healthcare access to African American communities who have been hit the hardest. “We’ve got to make sure, first … every…… MORE
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Lack of coronavirus testing may blunt Trump’s planned economic revival
President Donald Trump says America does not need and will never have mass coronavirus testing, despite warnings by experts that a comprehensive program is vital to getting life back to normal. The inadequacy of testing for the virus has been a constant deficiency of the government’s handling of the pandemic from the start. Fixing this…… MORE
The United States is already in a recession, 45 economists say
The United States is already in a recession and will remain that way for the first half of the year, according to a survey of 45 economists. The economists predict a sharp, short recession for the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic “severely restricts economic activity,” the survey from the National Association for…… MORE
Ammon Bundy vows to defy stay-at-home orders for Easter gathering
Ammon Bundy, the rancher who led an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, said he plans on holding an Easter gathering despite stay-at-home orders implemented during the coronavirus pandemic. Bundy told CNN he wants to gather several hundred people in Idaho at a yet-to-be-announced location. He said he believes it’s his constitutional…… MORE
Mort Drucker, legendary caricaturist for Mad Magazine for more than 50 years, dies at 91
Mort Drucker, whose distinctive caricatures of celebrities appeared in the pages of Mad Magazine for more than five decades, has died, according to tweets from the magazine and CNN’s Jake Tapper. Drucker was 91. Drucker’s death was not a result of the novel coronavirus although he was having trouble breathing, Tapper tweeted. The cartoonist had…… MORE
Trump tries to push fast-forward on the pandemic
A startling 6.6 million people filed their first claims for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total for the past three weeks to 16.8 million people. That’s about 11% of the US labor force — a shocking number, given that unemployment was at a historic low until the pandemic erupted — and a grim new…… MORE
Federal court again allows some abortions in Texas despite governor’s coronavirus restrictions
A federal judge has once again cleared the way for some abortions to resume in Texas despite the governor’s order restricting them during the coronavirus outbreak. Judge Lee Yeakel blocked the state from enforcing the order specifically “as a categorical ban on all abortions provided by Plaintiffs” and specifically against those providing medication abortions or…… MORE
Florida governor falsely claims the coronavirus hasn’t killed anyone under 25
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis falsely claimed Thursday that the novel coronavirus hasn’t killed anyone under 25 nationwide while discussing a timeline for reopening schools in the state. “This particular pandemic is one where, I don’t think nationwide there’s been a single fatality under 25. For whatever reason it just doesn’t seem to threaten, you know,…… MORE
Netflix is bringing ‘Tiger King’ back for one more episode
Netflix is bringing back its widely talked about docuseries “Tiger King” for one more episode. The streaming giant announced Thursday that it would release an eighth episode of the show, titled “The Tiger King and I,” on April 12. The episode is an aftershow hosted by comedian Joel McHale, who is featured in Netflix’s announcement…… MORE
Phyllis Lyon, famed LGBTQ activist, dies
Activist Phyllis Lyon, who spent more than 50 years fighting for LGBTQ rights, died of natural causes. She was 95. California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared the news of Lyon’s death in a post on Twitter on Thursday, calling her a “dear friend.” When Newsom served as mayor of San Francisco, he officiated the wedding between…… MORE
