Friday, April 03, 2020

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  Niskanen Center

  • This is the first Niskanen COVID-19 briefing to give our supporters and other allies in the philanthropic community an insider’s perspective regarding what’s happening on...
  • In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, it is easy to forget about the issues that existed before social distancing, like the fact that nearly 800,000 “Dreamers” are waiting for the...
    • The Administration’s increase in fees and elimination of waivers serves as an attack on naturalization. Any attack on naturalization is an attack on the U.S. economy and the U.S...

    Competitive Enterprise Institute

  • In response to today's abysmal jobs report tallied by the federal government – 701,000 jobs lost in March as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns. Another telling figure: ten million...
  • It was always a matter of when — not if — a new viral pandemic would make it to America. We are not immune to global outbreaks, evidenced by previous close-calls with SARS, H1N1 and...
    • The coronavirus pandemic needs a long-term policy response. The $2 trillion relief package is an example of short-term “flash policy” at its worst. There is a better approach...
  • The British public are being patient over the coronavirus crisis, but they will not forgive governmental confusion for everBoris Johnson and his government are on probation, watched...
  • As Labour’s leader steps down, the world has seldom looked more responsive to the radicalism he stood for• Coronavirus latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageIn...
    • In this week’s shifting blame game, health secretary Matt Hancock has kicked Premier League footballers into touchOne of the great rules of British public life is that sooner or...
  • Manufacturing giant 3M says the White House has requested it cease exports of U.S.-made N95 face masks to Canada.
  • Facing calls to present a clearer picture on the projections for the COVID-19 pandemic's spread across the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address Canadians once again...
    • The number of patients infected with COVID-19 across Ontario has surpassed 3,000, as provincial health officials confirmed 462 more cases on Friday, including 14 more deaths...

      Tallbloke's Talkshop

  • Encylopaedia Britannica on the Metonic cycle: Metonic cycle, in chronology, a period of 19 years in which there are 235 lunations, or synodic months, after which the Moon’s phases...
  • Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: From the team at CFACT ~ Environmentalists and green bureaucrats have watched in shock as the coronavirus global shut down has now...
    • H/T The GWPF The main obstacle to the massive but untapped energy resource of gas hydrate is cost of extraction, once technical problems are mastered. We might be sitting on enough...
  • The reports on users' movements in 131 countries will be made available on a special website and will "chart movement trends over time by geography," according to a post on one of the...
  • "Together, we’ll continue to help our communities— including our businesses, educators, researchers and nonprofits—to navigate the challenges ahead," said Sundar Pichai...
    • The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has forced billions of people across the world to stay indoors and work from home. The sudden surge in people being forced to work from home has increased...
  • Researchers have discovered the first ancestor on the family tree that contains most modern-day animals, including humans, a finding that sheds more light on the origins and evolution...
  • A huge asteroid is set to safely pass earth earth on April 29, 2020 and though the asteroid will not hit the earth excitement is building among both professional and amateur astronomers...
    • "While many on our team were at home enjoying turkey, Curiosity produced this feast for the eyes," said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
  • The US remained at the top with the maximum number of positive cases at 258,214, followed by Italy with 119,827 infected cases, Spain with 117,710 cases, Germany with 89,838 cases...
  • Wall Street Journal reporter Pearl, 38, was investigating Islamist militants in the city of Karachi, the capital of Sindh, after September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States...
    • The analysis of location data from billions of Google users’ phones is the largest public dataset available to help health authorities assess if people are abiding with shelter-in-place...
  • You will be able to watch a dramatic increase in the size of the Moon, which can appear 30 percent larger than on an average day.
  • 157 patients have recovered from the coronavirus so far, as per the latest data of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
    • Bione is well-equipped to supply 20,000 kits per week and intends to build its manufacturing facilities in the coming months to sufficiently cater to the high demand...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • The World Health Organization on Friday said it still believed the use of respirator masks should be focused mainly on medical workers, but opened the door to greater use of homemade...
  • With the coronavirus contagion spreading, the White House said on Friday that anyone expected to be near President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence will be given a rapid COVID-19...
    • Two leading French doctors have sparked a storm of criticism after discussing on a television programme the idea of testing a vaccine for coronavirus in Africa...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • Police and soldiers wearing protective masks set up hundreds of checkpoints across Thailand on Friday night to enforce an indefinite nationwide curfew, banning most people from...
  • SINGAPORE: Singapore has sent more medical supplies to help Indonesia tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Friday (Apr 3). The...
    • Vietnam's health ministry reported 10 more coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the tally to 237.

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • Morgan Stanley plans to hold in person its annual shareholder meeting, scheduled for May 21, the Wall Street bank said on Friday, even as many companies have moved their meetings online...
  • The World Health Organization on Friday said it still believed the use of respirator masks should be focused mainly on medical workers, but opened the door to greater use of homemade...
    • The age limit for the Tokyo Olympics men's football tournament could be raised so that players who were eligible in 2020 will not miss out following the postponement of the Games until...

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