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This is a little dated (6 days ago), but it explains this virus like no one has ever offered that I have heard before. I think it becomes imperative that FDA, CDC, and the rest start now providing those infected, with hydroxychloroquine in combination with antibiotics. To hell with studies. Use this now and sort out the studies later. If I had this I would sign whatever waiver they put under my nose. Looks like April 12th is not going to happen, and President Trump said as much. I think it behooves everyone to watch this.

Have you got $500,000 (£312,000) to spare and hail from anywhere but America? If so, one Charles Schumer of New York wants you to get in touch. That half a million dollars, according to Schumer, one of New York's two Democratic Senators, could be part of the answer to the country's housing crash. Schumer and Mike Lee, a Republican Senator from Utah, are trying to drum up support for legislation that will entice foreigners to invest €359,000, C$508,000, 78m yen or 3.1m yuan in US residential real estate. And the sweetener: a visa to live here as long as you...

Attorneys representing former Alaska governor Sarah Palin have written to Crown Publishing, a division of Random House, serving notice of possible litigation for defamation in connection with Joe McGinniss’s recent anti-Palin biography, and warning the company not to delete or destroy relevant documents.

Iran's official declaration that it has successfully enriched uranium for peaceful purposes is a further indication that Tehran is not concerned by the United States threat of military action. The Iranian leadership remains confident of US limitations to deter it from acting against Iran. Has Tehran become too complacent? Tehran has made a calculated decision to press on with its nuclear program. It feels certain that it can cope with the consequences. It has been fully aware of the Bush Administration's resolve to stop it becoming a nuclear power and, if possible, to cause regime change. But it has been...

While I have been a strong supporter of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I'm beginning to wonder whether our mission is moral. There's no question in my mind that it makes sense to fight Islamic terrorists in their strongholds rather than on our own shores. But, even assuming eventual military success in these foreign wars, what kind of life will we leave behind for the people of Iraq and Afghanistan? That is a question keeping me awake at nights. Sometimes you have to personalize these big issues – put a face on them. And, for me, the face I'm...

Politics: Louisiana's senior senator, whose brother is lieutenant governor and whose father was New Orleans' mayor, is blaming President Bush for "the staggering incompetence of the federal government." Come again? It's understandable that on the Sept. 4 edition of ABC's "This Week," Mary Landrieu said of President Bush, "I might likely have to punch him — literally" if he or members of his administration made any more disparaging remarks about local authorities and their pre- and post-Katrina efforts. Some are and were family. Brother Mitch Landrieu is lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Father "Moon" Landrieu was not only mayor of New...

CRAWFORD, Texas - The Rev. Al Sharpton joined hundreds of war protesters outside President Bush's ranch for an interfaith service Sunday, saying he felt compelled to meet Cindy Sheehan, the grieving mother who started the rally three weeks earlier. Sheehan had arrived in Bush's hometown on Aug. 6 and refused to leave until she could question the president about the war that has killed more than 1,870 U.S. service members, including her 24-year-old son, Casey. As her vigil drew attention, it also drew crowds, with some people joining her camp, celebrities stopping by to lend her their support, and Bush...

<p>HAYWARD, Calif. - A software consultant came forward Tuesday to claim a $7 million winning lottery ticket she had stashed in her purse two months ago.</p> <p>"I was sure I was reading the wrong numbers," said Joan Coley during a press conference Wednesday, a day after she checked the numbers on the California Lottery's Web site and realized she held the winning ticket from the April 2 draw.</p>