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Vera Wang, Sensational at 70, Gives COVID-19 Lockdown Exercise, Diet Tips

Keith GirardMay 20, 2020

Vera Wang is in lockdown like the rest of America, but the 70-year-old fashion designer isn’t just sitting around playing couch potato… well for the most part....

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Trump on Collision Course With Own Health Experts Over Wild COVID-19 Claims

Keith GirardMay 5, 2020

Donald Trump, desperate to shift blame for the COVID-19 pandemic, has claimed it was created in a Wuhan, China lab, but his own top health advisor shot down the claim in an eye-opening interview....

CULTUREPOLITICS

New York Ready to Push Back Against Barr Intrusion on State COVID-19 Curbs

Keith GirardMay 1, 2020

Attorney General William Barr his issued a tantamount declaration of war against the states, but New York’s attorney general is pushing back against the intrusion on state sovereignty....

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Attorney General William Barr (left) is closely following Trump policy by dismissing Flynn guilty plea. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Barr Declares War on States Over Covid-19 Curbs–States Push Back

Keith GirardMay 1, 2020

Attorney General William Barr his issued a tantamount declaration of war against the states, but local attorneys general are pushing back against the intrusion on state sovereignty....

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COVID-19 Silent Revolt in NYC Hospitals Goes Public in Shocking New Video (See)

Keith GirardApril 27, 2020

COVID-19 treatment protocols in New York City hospitals are tantamount to “murdering” patients because they are being put on invasive ventilators and “forgotten,” according to a shocking new video....

BREAKING NEWSCULTURE

Trump Self-Destructs Amid Briefings Chaos, Bizarre Tweet Backing Extremist Protests

Keith GirardApril 22, 2020

Donald Trump’s erratic COVID-19 briefings have been slowly eroding his credibility, but his bizarre “LIBERATE” tweets in support of angry mobs protesting his own policies have pushed his approval ratings to a new low in the latest polls....

HEALTHPOLITICS

UK Singer M.I.A has been swept up in the debate over vaccines amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Coup d'Oreille)

Coronavirus Ignites Anti-Vaccine Debate in Uproar Over Singer’s Remarks

Keith GirardApril 22, 2020

M.I.A, the UK singer best known in the United States for flipping the finger during the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show, is causing another uproar over her anti-vaxxer views amid the coronavirus pandemic....

CULTUREMusic

Trump ‘Miracle Cure’ a Bust, But Progress Being Made on Real Covid-19 Treatments

Keith GirardApril 13, 2020

Donald Trump has been relentlessly championing a malaria drug to treat Covid-19, but the drug is quickly falling out of favor with doctors because of its ineffectiveness and side effects....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Walmart may be the first company in the nation to face an employee wrongful death lawsuit over the coronavirus. (Photo: Walmart Corp)

Trump’s Latest Covid-19 Order Adds to Legal Thicket Facing Employers

Keith GirardApril 11, 2020

Donald Trump stunned workplace safety officials and caused plaintiff’s lawyers to lick their chops after announcing employers can ignore Covid-19 cases among their workers....

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New York Gears Up for NRA Gun Battle Over COVID-19 Gun Store Closings

Keith GirardApril 7, 2020

New York State says it will “aggressively defend” itself against a National Rifle Association (NRA) lawsuit to overturn an order that deemed gun stores “non-essential” businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Trump’s Presidency Was Always a Failure, Covid-19 Made It Glaringly Clear

Keith GirardApril 1, 2020

Donald Trump’s negligence as president becomes more and more glaring as COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop. He not only failed to act when he should have, he continues to mismanage the crisis....

COMMENTARYCULTURE

Trump Puts Profit Over Public By Refusing to Use Defense Act to Fight Coronavirus

Keith GirardMarch 20, 2020

Donald Trump is refusing to use a critical federal law that would ramp up production of desperately needed medical supplies, putting profits over the public....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Tom Hanks Was First, Now 8 More Celebs Report Coronavirus Infections (Video)

Keith GirardMarch 17, 2020

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson started a trend when they revealed they had been infected by the Covid-19 virus, otherwise known as the coronavirus. Half a dozens celebs have followed suit....

ENTERTAINMENT

Trump Spins Alternate Reality of Lies, Denials as Coronavirus Crisis Grows

Keith GirardMarch 16, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic grew exponentially around the globe, President Trump spun an alternate reality of lies, deceptions and denials that put tens of thousands of citizens at risk....

BREAKING NEWSCULTUREPOLITICS

Donald Trump oversteps authority by declaring churches 'essential services.' (Photo: ScreenCap)

Trump’s Coronavirus Lies, Deceptions, Denials–In His Own Words

Keith GirardMarch 15, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic grew exponentially around the globe, President Trump spun an alternate reality of lies, deceptions and denials that put tens of thousands of citizens at risk....

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