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2020-03-15: Social Media Postees

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Can the U.S. learn from China's determined response to Coronavirus?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
Red Lines host Anya Parampil provides a global Coronavirus update, explaining how China suppressed the pandemic with a determined and centralized strategy that was heavily criticized in the West. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/can-the-u-s-learn-from-chinas-determined-response-to-coronavirus/

Chris Hedges: Americans face a one-choice Election–The Oligarchy
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
Pulitzer-winning author and host of "On Contact" Chris Hedges joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the influence of lobbyists on establishment media in their coverage of politics and that donors, bankers and billionaires have on the U.S. political process. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/chris-hedges-americans-face-a-one-choice-election-the-oligarchy/

Coronavirus, Epidemics and Capitalism: The Bugs Are in the System
Radical Women | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Radical Women supports and recommends this thoughtful analysis of the novel coronavirus by our sister organization, the Freedom Socialist Party. The statement raises excellent demands to protect workers, women, the poor, and people of color being scapegoated for the crisis.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/12/18831477.php

Who Is Our Best Leader in a Time of Multiple Crises?
Ted Glick | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
How does this democratic socialist handle crises? We got an idea on Wednesday when both Bernie and Biden spoke to the country about the coronavirus crisis and what needed to be done.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/who-is-our-best-leader-in-a-time-of-multiple-crises/

More American Blunders in the Middle East: U.S. Envoys Embrace Terrorists Yet Again
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The spread of the coronavirus has meant that much of the other news about developments around the world has disappeared from the normal news cycle. The situation in Syria, which involves not only the government in Damascus but also Turkey, …
globalresearch.ca/more-american-blunders-middle-east-u-s-envoys-embrace-terrorists-yet-again/5706363

Gracias Chelsea & Julian for publishing Bush's War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Fruitvale & Mac Arthur Oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831486.php

Coronavirus, the Frozen Primary and a Reset to 2016: How Bernie's Political Revolution Can Still Get Back on Track
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus is a divine intervention that can yet help Bernie Sanders straighten his course. It's a total reset in a fast-moving era when a campaign needs to reinvent itself several times over within the same cycle.
truthdig.com/articles/coronavirus-the-frozen-primary-and-a-reset-to-2016-how-bernies-political-revolution-can-still-get-back-on-track/

Coronavirus, the Frozen Primary and a Reset to 2016: How Bernie's Political Revolution Can Still Get Back on Track
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus is a divine intervention that can yet help Bernie Sanders straighten his course. It's a total reset in a fast-moving era when a campaign needs to reinvent itself several times over within the same cycle.
truthdig.com/articles/coronavirus-the-frozen-primary-and-a-reset-to-2016-how-bernies-political-revolution-can-still-get-back-on-track/

It's Official, Coronavirus Emergency in America: House Passes COVID-19 "Families First" Response Act
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 13, House members passed HR 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act by a 363

House Passed Paid Sick Leave Only for 20% of US Workers
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
Monied interests and government officials serving them at the federal, state, and local levels comprise America's ruling class. | Time and again, their actions in cahoots with each other show indifference toward ordinary people

Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
fair.org/home/corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines

Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
fair.org/home/corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines

The Fed's Latest Welfare Payout to the Crooked Wall Street Banks
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 12, the Federal Reserve announced its biggest market intervention to date, a massive $1.5 trillion injection into the short-term funding markets ("repo") aimed at preventing grossly-inflated stock valuations from resetting at lower prices. | There should be no misunderstanding …
globalresearch.ca/fed-latest-welfare-payout-crooked-wall-street-banks/5706337

Mandates above all? Macron declares himself 'guarantor of HEALTH & democracy' as Paris pushes citizens to vote amid coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The pandemic has put France on lockdown, with public venues and shops shut down. Polling stations, however, were not only spared, but Paris eagerly pushed the people to vote in local polls, despite health concerns and criticism. | The unstoppable spread of the new coronavirus, known as Covid-19 has prompted the French government to shut down all "non-essential" public venues, be they shops, bars, restaurants, or even schools. Still, the polling stations appear to be just essential enough for Paris to be willing to risk the lives of the French electorate. | Despite the growing threat of the disease outbreak, wh…
rt.com/news/483177-french-vote-coronavrius-macron/

Russian-Turkish patrol route in Idlib shortened abruptly to prevent terrorists attempt to use civilians as human shield
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Russian and Turkish forces in Syria's province of Idlib have had to shorten their first joint patrol mission in order to prevent extremists from disrupt it, using civilians as human shields, the Russian military said. | On Sunday, Turkey and Russia set out on their first joint patrol along the security corridor in Idlib agreed as part of a ceasefire deal reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Teyyip Erdogan in early March. The route of the patrol went along the strategic M4 highway linking Syria's city of Aleppo to the coastal western province of Latakia and passing through the territories held by vari…
rt.com/news/483167-joint-russian-turkish-patrol-in-syria-shortened/

Route of first Russian-Turkish patrol along key de-escalation line shortened to prevent terrorist provocation involving civilians
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Russian and Turkish forces in Syria's province of Idlib have had to shorten their first joint patrol mission aimed at maintaining truce in the area to avoid harming civilians used as human shield by terrorists. | On Sunday, Turkey and Russia set out on their first joint patrol along the security corridor in Idlib, agreed as part of a ceasefire deal reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in early March. The route of the patrol went along the strategic M4 highway, which links Syria's city of Aleppo to the coastal western province of Latakia and passes through the territories held by variou…
rt.com/news/483167-joint-russian-turkish-patrol-in-syria-shortened/

Ukrainian nationalists fire FLARE GUN at Russian embassy in Kiev, threaten to storm diplomatic mission (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Ukrainian radicals have shot a round from a flare gun at the Russian embassy in Kiev, hitting the building's roof as they staged a rally outside the mission. Despite a heavy police presence, officers apparently stood idly by. | Russia's diplomatic mission in Kiev suffered the assault late on Saturday as a crowd of mostly far-right radicals gathered in front of the embassy and pelted its premises with flares and smoke pellets. At one point, someone also fired a flare gun round, which hit the building's roof to loud cheers from the crowd, which was chanting anti-Russian slogans, a video published on social media…
rt.com/news/483163-russian-embassy-kiev-flare-gun/

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Falsifies Report of Syria "Chemical Weapon Attack"
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The authority of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and similar organizations requires that its credibility be impeccable, and like Caesar's Wife, "above suspicion." Thus, the tarnished reputation of the OPCW as a result of its "unacceptable practices | …
globalresearch.ca/organization-prohibition-chemical-weapons-falsifies-report-chemical-weapon-attack-douma-syria-april-7-2018/5706334

We Need to Address the Coronavirus Crisis by Reducing Inequality
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
We all have to come together. We need to help each other. We don't have time for politics as usual. | In times of crisis

Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus…
thenation.com/article/society/national-day-prayer-coronavirus/

Online Event: Combatting Coronavirus in our Community–What Works, Why Now (live stream)
The Commonweath Club | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Via live stream online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/14/18831522.php

'Just take it easy, just relax': Trump warns against HOARDING over coronavirus as VIDEOS of shoppers cleaning out stores go viral
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House has warned citizens against hoarding daily supplies in the wake of videos showing people fighting for products like toilet paper and hand sanitizer and panic-buying daily essentials until shelves are empty. | President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with "more than two dozen" grocery store and supply chain executives and thanked them for their work as people flock to stores to stockpile on supplies over fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus. | Delivering his daily update on the coronavirus situation, Trump suggested Americans "just take it easy, just relax," adding that the empty shelves al…
rt.com/usa/483196-coronavirus-hoarding-white-house/

'Don't be in a rush to die, you'll die anyway': Chechen leader Kadyrov urges public to stop panicking over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
With hysteria over the coronavirus on the rise, Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov has urged his people to keep calm, not to shun traditional medicine, and worry less about what is beyond their control

UK to put all citizens over 70 into isolation for MONTHS as coronavirus spreads across the country
rt.com | 2020-03-15
UK's Health Secretary confirmed plans to isolate people aged over 70 for up to four months amid a coronavirus pandemic. The goal is to protect them, but critics say it may be a really bad idea. | Isolating the elderly is "clearly in the action plan" Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Sky News, confirming earlier reports in the British media. "We will be setting it out with more detail when it's the right time to do," he added, which may come within weeks. | "We absolutely appreciate that it is a very big ask of the elderly and the vulnerable, and it's for their own self-protection," Hancock told Sky News'…
rt.com/uk/483166-uk-elderly-people-isolation/

'We are not going to be a hospital': Cristiano Ronaldo's Lisbon hotel denies reports it will become temporary coronavirus ward
rt.com | 2020-03-15
A Portuguese hotel belonging to Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has denied reports suggesting it will become a temporary hospital for victims of the coronavirus outbreak. | A report in Spanish newspaper MARCA stated that the Juventus star would use his CR7-branded hotels in Lisbon and Madeira to help the country with much-needed additional bed space during the crisis. | According to the report, the hotels would be adapted, with beds made available, free of charge, to people suffering from the coronavirus. | However, that story has since been r…
rt.com/sport/483180-cristiano-ronaldo-coronavirus-hotels-hospitals/

'Don't be in a rush to die, you'll die anyway': Chechen leader Kadyrov urges public to stop panicking over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
With hysteria over the coronavirus on the rise, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has urged his countrymen to keep calm, not to shun traditional medicine, and care less about what is beyond one's control

Netanyahu takes test for coronavirus despite lack of ANY symptoms amid trial delay uproar
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and people close to him have been tested for coronavirus, the PM's office reported. None of those tested had symptoms of the disease. | The announcement comes as Israel is ramping up measures to battle the spread of the deadly virus with travel restrictions and surveillance of known patients. The epidemic also gave the prime minister a two-month reprieve before his corruption trial after his government imposed a ban on most court sessions in the country. | The development was blasted by Netanyahu's political rival, Benny Gantz, with whom the incumbent PM is seeking to…
rt.com/news/483179-netanyahu-takes-precautionary-test/

Big Pharma Prepares to Profit From the Coronavirus
Sharon Lerner | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
"Pharmaceutical companies view Covid-19 as a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/big-pharma-prepares-to-profit-from-the-coronavirus/

Coronavirus Panic: Toilet Paper Is the "People's Vaccine"
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus panic has resulted in hordes of people running after toilet paper. Such actions are the flip side of running with the bulls, except that I suspect those who run with the bulls have some sense of why they …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-panic-toilet-paper-is-the-peoples-vaccine/5706353

Billionaire NBA Owners Have an Obligation to Help Suffering Arena Workers–Now
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Billionaire NBA Owners Have an Obligation to Help Suffering Arena Workers–Now…
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-nba-owners/

The Extraordinary Decisions Facing Italian Doctors
Yascha Mounk | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
Italy now has too many coronavirus patients for each to receive adequate care. So those who are too old to have a high likelihood of recovery, or who have too low a number of "life-years" left even if they should survive, may be left to die…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-extraordinary-decisions-facing-italian-doctors/

Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City's Schools!
Ross Barkan | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City's Schools!
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-schools-nyc/

Utah police departments ASK criminals to 'cease' crime until further notice… because coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Several Utah police departments have pleaded with criminals to stop their "nefarious" behavior in light of increasing amounts of coronavirus cases in the US. Is this all one big joke? | It's difficult to tell how seriously the US government is taking the coronavirus when politicians are urging people to quarantine themselves indoors, but state officials are using the virus as a punchline. | The Salt Lake City Police Department responded to the coronavirus by asking "all criminal activities/nefarious behavior to cease until further notice. We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank crim…
rt.com/usa/483195-utah-police-crime-coronavirus/

Come To A Special Discussion On The Coronavirus Pandemic
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Online: www.facebook.com/RevolutionBooks/…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831507.php

Stop Hoarding Food
Stop Mass Hysteria | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
I went shopping at Safeway in San Francisco today and found many empty shelves. The one section that was fully stocked was the fruit and vegetable section, nature's medicine chest, as most fruit and vegetables have Vitamin C, nature's antidote to viruses, infections and cancer. There is no reason to hoard anything at all.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831547.php

'Persuasion is OVER': Illinois ORDERS restaurants to turn away 'dine-in customers' as California urges bars to close over Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Illinois governor announced the partial closure of bars and restaurants to keep citizens "safe" from the coronavirus, while California put out new guidelines urging elder citizens to remain home and some businesses to close. | In Illinois, the closures will begin at the end of the business day on Monday and continue through March 30. The restaurants and bars will only be closed to "dine-in customers," meaning some businesses will remain open to fulfill pickup orders. | Governor J.B Pritzker said in his announcement that the measures will keep Illinois "safe," according to "experts." He revealed the reason for…
rt.com/usa/483198-california-illinois-restaurants-bars-close/

NHS helpline is 'absolutely inundated' says Scottish MP with suspected coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-15
A self-isolating MP has said the health service's 111 helpline has been "absolutely inundated" due to the changing advice about the coronavirus outbreak. | The SNP's Dr Lisa Cameron revealed on Friday she had Covid-19 symptoms and had been told to self-isolate for seven days. | Although she has not been officially diagnosed with the virus following a change to guidance about who needs to be tested, Dr Cameron said she was feeling "very, very tired," adding: "Exhaustion has been the largest symptom for me." | Speaking via videolink on Sky's Sophy Ridge On Sunday show, Cameron said she thought the NHS 111 number wa…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/15/nhs-helpline-is-absolutely-inundated-says-scottish-mp-with-suspected-coronavirus/

'Just take it easy, just relax': Trump warns against HOARDING over coronavirus as VIDEOS of shoppers cleaning out stores go viral
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House has warned citizens against hoarding daily supplies in the wake of videos showing people fighting for products like toilet paper and hand sanitizer and panic-buying daily essentials until shelves are empty. | President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with "more than two dozen" grocery store and supply chain executives and thanked them for their work as people flock to stores to stockpile on supplies over fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus. | Delivering his daily update on the coronavirus situation, Trump suggested Americans "just take it easy, just relax," adding that the empty shelves al…
rt.com/usa/483196-coronavirus-hoarding-white-house/

Prayer Will Not Stop Coronavirus
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Prayer Will Not Stop Coronavirus…
thenation.com/article/society/national-day-prayer-coronavirus/

France says border remains OPEN amid reports of Germany readying to isolate from neighbors
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Franco-German frontier remains opened, yet border controls have been reinforced, French government has said. Earlier reports suggested that Berlin decided to shut it altogether in a bid to stop the coronavirus outbreak. | The tightened controls are set to limit "non-essential exchange" between the two countries, according to France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. | "These French and German controls do not constitute a closure of our common border," the minister said in a statement. "They are set to limit non-essential exchanges between our two countries in order to limit the spread of the virus." | Ea…
rt.com/news/483184-france-germany-border-open/

Latest travel guidance as number of countries affected by coronavirus rises
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-15
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected thousands of people across the world as the World Health Organisation has reported cases in 135 countries, territories or areas.As a result of Covid-19, or coronavirus, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued travel advice warning people against visiting certain countries or areas.Here is a look at the current guidance, which advises against all but essential travel to 23 countries: China: The FCO advises against all travel to Hubei province due to the outbreak, and against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China. If you are in China…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/15/latest-travel-guidance-as-number-of-countries-affected-by-coronavirus-rises/

Italy's coronavirus deaths soar to over 1,800 with nearly 25k infected
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Italian officials have revealed 368 additional Covid-19 related deaths with the new total standing at 1,809 people. This represents a record toll for one-day in the pandemic. | The number of infected patients within the locked-down country has also risen dramatically from 21,157 to 24,747, according to the country's civil protection authority. | Italy is currently believed to be the hardest struck nation from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic outside China. The nation was put on lockdown less than a week ago in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus, with PM Giuseppe Conte referring to the country as a…
rt.com/newsline/483187-italys-coronavirus-deaths-record/

Saved by the virus: Netanyahu gets 2-month delay on corruption trial amid coronavirus emergency
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu, which was due to start on Tuesday, has been delayed until at least May 24 due to a state of emergency declared by the Justice Ministry. | As Israel battles the spread of Covid-19 by shutting down public venues and planning Big-Brother-style surveillance of infected individuals, Justice Minister Amir Ohana announced a state of emergency for the country's courts. With all but a few sessions banned, one particular case has been put on hold. | The corruption tria…
rt.com/news/483164-israeli-pm-netanyahus-criminal-trial-posponed/

Israel's Netanyahu tests negative for coronavirus… but his rival is entrusted with forming govt
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday flaunted a negative result for his Covid-19 test, branded "manipulation" by his rival Benny Gantz. The stunt seemingly didn't help, as Gantz was then tapped to form the government. | The prime minister and those working close to him, had been tested for the deadly virus as a "precaution," while none of them displayed any symptoms of the disease. | The coronavirus test was harshly criticized by Netanyahu's political rival, the head of centrist Blue and White party Benny Gantz, who blamed the PM for staging a public stunt and "manipulating" the people. While the i…
rt.com/news/483190-netanyahu-tests-negative-coronavirus-gantz/

Netanyahu takes test for coronavirus despite lack of ANY symptoms amid trial delay uproar
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and people close to him have been tested for coronavirus, the PM's office reported. None of those tested had symptoms of the disease. | The announcement comes as Israel is ramping up measures to battle the spread of the deadly virus with travel restrictions and surveillance of known patients. The epidemic also gave the prime minister a two-month reprieve before his corruption trial after his government imposed a ban on most court sessions in the country. | Later in the day, the PM's office confirmed that Netanyahu had tested negative for the dreaded virus. | The develo…
rt.com/news/483179-netanyahu-takes-precautionary-test/

Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
The threat of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is forcing educators across the country to think about what they'll do if they have to close their schools for weeks or even months at a time. State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. For some schools, that's a small leap. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school…
truthout.org/articles/coronavirus-is-poised-to-inflame-inequality-in-schools/

Health Care Workers on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak Lack Key Protections
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
Across the country, health care and domestic workers lack key health and workplace protections as COVID-19 continues to spread. Advocates and nurse unions said this puts people working on the front lines of the effort to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in danger of contracting the novel strain of coronavirus, which could create shortages of caregivers and contribute to the spread of disease. | Based on recent surveys of nurses working in hospitals nationwide, National Nurses United has been war…
truthout.org/articles/health-care-workers-on-front-lines-of-covid-19-outbreak-lack-key-protections/

The Coronavirus Pandemic Proves That We Can Overcome the Climate Crisis–If We Want To
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The response to the coronavirus pandemic reveals that it's possible to significantly reduce emissions that cause air pollution and climate change.
truthdig.com/articles/the-coronavirus-pandemic-proves-that-we-can-overcome-the-climate-crisis-if-we-want-to/

'Persuasion is OVER': Illinois ORDERS restaurants to turn away 'dine-in customers' as California urges bars to close over Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Illinois governor announced the partial closure of bars and restaurants to keep citizens "safe" from the coronavirus, while California put out new guidelines urging elder citizens to remain home and some businesses to close. | In Illinois, the closures will begin at the end of the business day on Monday and continue through March 30. The restaurants and bars will only be closed to "dine-in customers," meaning some businesses will remain open to fulfill pickup orders. | Governor J.B Pritzker said in his announcement that the measures will keep Illinois "safe," according to "experts." He revealed the reason for…
rt.com/usa/483198-california-illinois-restaurants-bars-close/

Long lines beset US airports with passengers reportedly waiting up to 10 HOURS to get through due to Covid-19 screening (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Thousands have lined up in long queues to get their bags and pass customs at airports across the US, with photos of the crowds going viral. The chaos has been blamed on enhanced coronavirus checks under the European travel ban. | Also on rt.com | | US to suspend all travel to UK & Ireland from Monday night due to pandemic | O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois, one of world's busiest airports by passenger traffic, has been overwhelmed with a sea of people, with photos and videos by stranded travelers showing long lines leading up to the baggage line and cu…
rt.com/usa/483161-airports-us-travel-ban-chaos/

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2020-03-14: News Headlines

RT (2020-03-14). Russia's number of confirmed coronavirus cases reaches 59. rt.com Some 14 new coronavirus patients were identified in Russia on Saturday with the total number of infected reaching 59. Moscow leads with the number of new cases, with 9 infected with Covid-19 detected in the capital. So far, the coronavirus has not claimed any lives in Russia. | Over 145,000 coronavirus patients have been registered worldwide, and more than 5,400 of them died. While the majority of cases have originated in the pandemic's ground zero — Wuhan, China — and countries such as Iran and South Korea have been heavily hit, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week that the hotspot o…

RT (2020-03-14). Guatemala bars travel from US & Canada as Washington reluctant to halt deportations despite coronavirus concerns. rt.com Guatemala has expanded a travel ban on those arriving from countries hit hardest by Covid-19 to include the United States and Canada, the country's president said, amid worries that deportations from the US are driving the crisis. | After stepping up measures to contain the outbreak earlier this week — deploying stricter health screenings at its border ahead of the arrival of a migrant caravan bound for the US — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei announced on Friday that travelers arriving from the US and Canada would no longer be granted entry, as the disease toll continues to climb in both c…

RT (2020-03-14). WH confirms Trump 'SHARED TABLE' with Brazilian envoy, 3nd official to test positive for coronavirus after US visit. rt.com US President Donald Trump shared a table with a Brazilian official that has since tested positive for Covid-19, the White House confirmed, after two others present for the same visit were found to carry the illness. | Trump came into contact with the official during a meeting with a Brazilian delegation at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last weekend, Trump's physician Sean Conley said in a statement published by the White House late on Friday night. | "This evening we learned of another dinner guest, this one sharing the table with the president and White House delegation, who was symptom-free until this mor…

RT (2020-03-14). WH confirms Trump 'SHARED TABLE' with Brazilian envoy, 3rd official to test positive for coronavirus after US visit. rt.com US President Donald Trump shared a table with a Brazilian official that has since tested positive for Covid-19, the White House confirmed, after two others present for the same visit were found to carry the illness. | Trump came into contact with the official during a meeting with a Brazilian delegation at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last weekend, Trump's physician Sean Conley said in a statement published by the White House late on Friday night. | "This evening we learned of another dinner guest, this one sharing the table with the president and White House delegation, who was symptom-free until this mor…

RT (2020-03-14). Spain to enter nationwide LOCKDOWN as coronavirus crisis prompts 'drastic' measures. rt.com Spain is imposing a nationwide lockdown in a bid to tackle the coronavirus, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed. It prevents citizens from leaving their homes except to buy food and medicine and for work or emergencies. | The government announced the new measures at a news conference on Saturday and they are set to come into effect on Monday morning. | The measures, which Sanchez called "extraordinary" and "drastic" will last for 15 days as part of the state of emergency and may be extended further with a decision from the Spanish Congress of Deputies. Sanchez acknowledged that the lockdown will have a…

RT (2020-03-14). Berlin shuts museums, bars & even BROTHELS, in tough crackdown on virus spread. rt.com No action will be available in Germany's capital from now on, after Berlin shut down all public venues in an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in central Europe's most populated city. | The decision was announced by Berlin's authorities on Saturday. All venues such as bars, clubs, cinemas, theaters and even brothels have been closed, while citizens are effectively prohibited from forming any groups of 50 or more. | "The Berlin Senate decided today that from now on all public and non-public events in Berlin with 50 or more participants are forbidden," the city's authorities said in a statemen…

RT (2020-03-14). 'We'll probably pull the plug': Florida officials set to defy Vince McMahon and cancel WWE WrestleMania. rt.com Vince McMahon's galaxy of burly superstars appear to be no match for the spread of the deadly coronavirus, as the 2020 host state Florida looks set to cancel the annual WrestleMania event – despite McMahon insisting otherwise. | WrestleMania 36, which is set to take place in Tampa, Florida on April 5th, looks certain to be latest sporting domino to fall in the wake of the spread of COVID-19. The annual showcase event the centerpiece of the WWE's annual calendar, with storylines often set into motion a year or more before the event. | Or, so is the case in a regular year. The onset of the deadly pandemic has le…

Steve Sweeney (2020-03-14). China sends medical experts to support Italy's fight against coronavirus. peoplesworld.org China has sent a team of medical experts and aid to support Italy in its fight against coronavirus after Rome blasted the European Union for ignoring its pleas for help. A charter flight with a nine-member Chinese medical-aid team and tons of supplies arrived in Rome the evening of March 12. Organized by the National …

RT (2020-03-14). 'Nationalize factories & industries!' De Blasio kicks panic up to 11 calling coronavirus 'war-like situation'. rt.com New York City Mayor and failed presidential candidate Bill de Blasio jumped on MSNBC to compare the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic to war and claim "nationalization" would fix the US' "Mar-a-Lago attitude" toward the disease. | "Here's the reality, this is a war-like situation," De Blasio told MSNBC's Joy Reid on Saturday morning when criticizing the federal government's response to the coronavirus. The mayor claims he has been "pleading for weeks" for coronavirus test kits to be more available to citizens. | "We're in a war-time scenario with a Mar-a-Lago attitude being used by the federal government," he cont…

RT (2020-03-14). Spanish PM's wife tests positive for Covid-19 after Madrid imposes national lockdown to tackle the disease. rt.com Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez's wife, Begona Gomez, has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, the government has confirmed. It comes after the Iberian country entered into lockdown, with ban on all non-essential movement. | Both Gomez and her husband, the Prime Minister, are feeling well, Sanchez's office reported Sunday night. | The new comes shortly after Sanchez unveiled what he described as "drastic" and "extraordinary" measures as part of the state of emergency to fend off the spread of the disease that has so far claimed at least 193 lives across the country, and infected over 6,250. | The restrictive m…

RT (2020-03-14). Police in Indian city put on 'high alert' after 5 coronavirus suspects FLEE hospital, sparking chase. rt.com Police in the Indian city of Nagpur have been hunting down patients who fled the isolation ward of a local hospital where they were interned after showing flu-like symptoms. Three out of five runaways have been tracked down. | The patients, two women and three men, were placed in a special isolation ward in Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (Mayo) in the western Maharashtra state late on Friday after they complained of symptoms similar to those reported by people stricken with the deadly Covid-19 virus. All of them came to the medical facility of their own volition, the Times of India repor…

RT (2020-03-14). European airlines facing BLOODBATH as coronavirus crisis rocks industry. rt.com Major European airlines are set to axe thousands of jobs and, without bailouts, some are facing collapse as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the industry. | After weeks of uncertainty in the sector, Saturday brought a raft of bad news for European carriers. The French government said it is not considering a bailout of Air France-KLM at this stage, as the airline struggles for survival amidst the public health crisis. | Scandanavian Airlines is reportedly laying off 100 pilots and 100 cabin crew on a temporary basis while Swiss International is taking half its fleet out of service and reducing working h…

RT (2020-03-14). Defeated by coronavirus? NATO's biggest drill Defender 2020 under risk of being sneezed off. rt.com The Alliance has been preparing to stage its biggest military exercise in decades when it encountered a foe it was not apparently ready to face — the coronavirus. Now, the drill is at risk, while its true aim comes to the fore.

RT (2020-03-14). Several UK planes turn MID-FLIGHT as Spain declares state of emergency. rt.com British low cost airline Jet2 announced it has cancelled flight to coronavirus-stricken mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands. | At least five Jet2 aircraft have turned mid-flight and returned to the UK on Saturday, according to air tracking service FlightRadar24. The company said it was "contacting our customers," who expected to return home "to advise them of their options." TUI took a similar decision, cancelling all flights to Spain over the weekend. | Both airlines cited the measures announced by the Spanish government on Friday to curb the spread of the infection. Prime Minister Ped…

RT (2020-03-14). Coronavirus pandemic could cost millions of jobs in travel industry. rt.com The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said this week that up to 50 million tourism jobs could be lost because of the Covid-19 pandemic as it "presents a significant threat to the industry." | According to WTTC figures, the travel sector could shrink by up to 25 percent this year. | On a positive note, the council's Chief Executive Gloria Guevara said that "Travel and tourism has the strength to overcome this challenge and will emerge stronger." | The tourism industry has been massively affected by the spread of the novel coronavirus, as many countries have introduced travel restrictions to contain its sp…

RT (2020-03-14). 'Write books or shut up': Stephen King takes heat after criticizing Trump's Covid-19 response team for being 'male, old & white'. rt.com Horror novelist Stephen King's latest hot take on the Covid-19 outbreak has not gone down well online, slamming President Trump's response team for having the wrong race, age and gender — but netizens advised he stick to fiction. | Weighing in during the president's

The Canary (2020-03-14). Experts advise on precautions we should take to stop spreading coronavirus. thecanary.co Since the coronavirus outbreak, health officials and experts have advised washing hands regularly for 20 seconds at a time.— Why is hand-washing so important? Germs, including viruses like Covid-19, exist on surfaces in our everyday living spaces says Wendy Graham, professor in the department of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).Graham said hands are one of the most common means by which germs are transferred from surface to surface. For example via door handles and taps, and potentially then to other parts of the body like the mouth.— How long…

RT (2020-03-14). Do-nothing Mitch? McConnel takes flak for keeping Senate in recess after House passes coronavirus aid bill. rt.com Senate majority leader Mitch McConnel is taking heavy fire for keeping the chamber in long recess even after House approval of a bipartisan bill on emergency relief to coronavirus epidemics. | McConnel took a hands-off approach to this week's work on federal response to the disease, allowing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to negotiate what a bipartisan approach to the emergency would look like. He agreed to cancel Senate recess next week, but gave senators a long weekend. | I fully support H.R. 6201: Families First CoronaVirus Response Act, which will be voted on in the House this evening. This Bill will fo…

Dr. Jordan Schlain (2020-03-14). Leading health experts warn that U.S. is past coronavirus containment. peoplesworld.org Editor's note: The University of California at San Francisco Hospital is considered a leading health institution in the U.S. with specialization in treatment and handling of infectious disease. Like many other institutions of this type, it has put together one or more panels of experts to study the current crisis and to make proposals to …

RT (2020-03-14). Defeated by Covid-19? NATO's biggest war drill 'Defender 2020' is at risk of being sneezed off. rt.com NATO had been preparing to stage its biggest military exercise in decades when it encountered a foe it was not apparently ready to face — coronavirus. Now, the drill is in jeopardy, while its true aim comes to the surface. | A large-scale exercise with the pompous name 'Defender Europe 2020' was expected to become the Alliance's biggest in a quarter of a century. Up to 20,000 US troops, together with some 17,000 more soldiers from 17 other NATO members, were scheduled to take part in the drill, which was about to be held in Germany, Poland and the Baltic states. | To be staged mainly between April and Ma…

RT (2020-03-14). Pakistan agrees to discuss regional Covid-19 strategy after Modi calls for cooperation, ending 4-year hiatus with South Asian bloc. rt.com Islamabad has signaled willingness to partake in a joint response to the coronavirus with a bloc of South Asian nations, after Indian PM Narendra Modi broke years of stalemate with the regional body and called for coordination. | Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said on Friday that the country's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Zafar Mirza would participate in a joint teleconference with leaders from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to formulate a combined action plan to contain the outbreak. | "The threat of #COVID-19 requires coordinat…

RT (2020-03-14). Iraqi military confirms attack on Taji base, says it shouldn't be pretext for foreign ops on its soil. rt.com A military base in Iraq housing US troops has been targeted in a rocket attack that severely injured Iraqi soldiers, the nation's military confirmed. It also warned that the strike does not warrant a retaliation by foreign powers. | As many as 33 Katyusha rockets have been launched at the Taji base north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The strike left several Iraqi air defense soldiers "critically injured," according to the military statement. It is unclear if any US personnel have been affected. | The military urged all foreign forces to implement the national parliament's resolution, passed after the US killi…

RT (2020-03-14). Two US soldiers seriously injured after rocket attack on military base outside Baghdad — Pentagon. rt.com Two of the three US military personnel injured in the latest rocket attack on Camp Taji base north of Iraq's capital are being treated at a military hospital in Baghdad, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said Saturday. | Earlier in the day, Iraqi military said a number of the nation's soldiers had also been "critically injured" in the incident. | The Taji base has come under rocket attacks twice in less than a week. On Wednesday, three soldiers, two from the US and one from the UK, were killed at the military installation, while a dozen others were injured. The US military blamed that attack on Iraqi Shia mi…

RT (2020-03-14). British media launches Russian senate speaker INTO SPACE in latest battle with 'difficult' foreign names. rt.com The head of Russian Parliament's upper chamber had hidden a glorious space-faring past until the Daily Mail blew the lid off her secret. Or it might just be a fantasy tale propelled by a rush for clicks instead of a Soyuz rocket.

RT (2020-03-14). Western media sends Russian career politician TO SPACE in rush to write about Putin & constitutional reform. rt.com The head of Russian Parliament's upper chamber had hidden a glorious space-faring past until the Daily Mail blew the lid off her secret. Or it might just be a fantasy tale propelled by a rush for clicks instead of a Soyuz rocket.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-03-14). Coronavirus COVID-19: "Made in China" or "Made in America"? globalresearch.ca Trump contends that the coronavirus was "Made in China". And that China threatens America. The president of the US wants Americans to believe that the coronavirus pandemic carries the "Made in China" label.

Staff (2020-03-14). Delegates Process May Shift Because of COVID-14. truthdig.com The next stage in the 2020 process is county-level conventions where hundreds of activists, organizers and officials are expected to attend starting this month.

San José Peace and Justice Center (2020-03-14). Community Care in Light of COVID-19. indybay.org The San José Peace and Justice Center would like to emphasize the importance of community care during this distressing time.

Phyllis Bennis (2020-03-14). The U.S.-Taliban Deal Won't Bring Real Peace, But It Could Reduce the Bloodshed. zcomm.org Withdrawing even some of the U.S. troops, planes, drones and bombers from Afghanistan will reduce the killing…

Orion the Elder (2020-03-14). Gracias Chelsea & Julian for publishing Bush's War Crimes. indybay.org Fruitvale & Mac Arthur Oakland 94602…

Juan Cole (2020-03-14). Why Burning Fossil Fuels is to Today's Pandemics as Fleas were to the Black Death. zcomm.org There is an exact analogy between Trump's treatment of Covid-19 and his treatment of the climate emergency. In both cases, he and his surrogates attacked the science and took pride in giving the finger to reality…

Team Warren To Sanders (2020-03-14). Team Warren for Bernie Sanders. zcomm.org We, the undersigned former employees and fellows of Warren for President, are ready to get back in the fight for a just and progressive future…

Radical Women (2020-03-14). Coronavirus, Epidemics and Capitalism: The Bugs Are in the System. indybay.org Radical Women supports and recommends this thoughtful analysis of the novel coronavirus by our sister organization, the Freedom Socialist Party. The statement raises excellent demands to protect workers, women, the poor, and people of color being scapegoated for the crisis.

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2020-03-14). The Political Economy of Corruption in South Korea. globalresearch.ca The whole world is facing the deepening and widening corruption which challenges the very survival of the free democracy and the free market economy. | Korea has been suffering for last 70 years from the corruption culture. But owing to courageous …

Labor Video Project (2020-03-14). ILWU & Migrant Organizations Defend Grand Princess Crew & US Workers. indybay.org The Bay Area ILWU and migrant rights organizations joined together to support the Grand Princess crew health and safety as. well as the health and safety conditions of longshore workers and all port workers. They also discussed the fight of all working people to defend and protect their health and safety rights.

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Covid-19 Updates: Chinese Delegation Approves Italy's Measures. telesurenglish.net Update: 9: 30 | MOROCCO: meetings with more than 50 people are prohibited. | The Interior Ministry announced that all public agglomerations with more than 50 people are prohibited to prevent the Covid-19 spread. | Air and sea traffic with Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, China, and Algeria was also suspended. | So far, Morocco has 17 Covid-19 confirmed cases, including five Moroccans who entered the country from Spain. | As of March 16, face-to-face classes will be suspended at all educational levels. | Update: 8: 30 | SPAIN: The government restricts the movement of people.

teleSUR (2020-03-14). World Closes Borders, Restricts Travel to Contain COVID-19 Spread. telesurenglish.net Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | RELATED: | Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said it will close all its retail stores worldwide…

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Canada Ratifies New Trade Agreement with United States, Mexico. telesurenglish.net The Canadian House of Commons and Senate Friday approved the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), shortly before Parliament adjourned until April 20, a decision that was made as a result of the COVID-19 spread. | RELATED: | The last step will be likely completed on Saturday when Canada's Governor-General Julie Payette, who exercises the functions of Head of State, signs the text ratified…

teleSUR (2020-03-14). President Trump Took the Test for the COVID-19 on Friday Night. telesurenglish.net The United States RELATED: | "I took the test last night," Trump said at a press conference, explaining that the test was sent to "a…

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Covid-19 Updates: Pentagon restricts access to building over virus. telesurenglish.net Update 17: 35 | Georgia 2nd state to postpone pres. primaries over virus | Georgia's March 24 presidential primaries will be postponed until May because of fears over the new coronavirus, state election officials announced Saturday, a day after Louisiana also pushed back its primaries. | In-person early voting, which began statewide March 2, will be halted and the election will be moved to May 19, when Georgia's other 2020 primary elections are being held, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a statement Saturday. | Update 17: 30 | Florida's famed South Beach closed to stop virus | Florida's fam…

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Colombia: Duque Closes Border With Venezuela, Thousands at Risk. telesurenglish.net Without having sent any previous signal, RELATED: | "Starting at five in the morning tomorro…

Telesur (2020-03-14). Venezuela Takes Action Against COVID-19 Amid the US Blockade. globalresearch.ca Venezuela's

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Russia: President Putin Signs Law Amending the Constitution. telesurenglish.net Russia's RELATED: | This legal instrument specifies the requirements to be met by the President, members of the Government and Parliament, and other positions related t…

Staff (2020-03-14). Racist Attacks and Border Militarization Intensify as Coronavirus Spreads. truthout.org Three weeks ago — which, in coronavirus time seems an eternity — when many still thought the virus was mainly a problem in China, a group of

Staff (2020-03-14). The RNC Gave Big Contracts to Companies Tied to Its Chair's Backers and Husband. truthout.org The Republican National Committee has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to contractors closely connected to the organization's chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel. | One contract went to her husband's insurance company. Two others went to businesses whose executives recently donated to Ronna for Chair, a largely inactive political action committee that McDaniel controls. She had set it up in 2015, when she successfully ran for chair of the Republican Party in Michigan, her home state. | The comp…

Staff (2020-03-14). Higher Education Is Woefully Unprepared to Help Poor Students Amid Coronavirus. truthout.org New York — The minute colleges began shutting down amidst coronavirus concerns this week, researcher and author Anthony Abraham Jack worried about the many low-income students he mentors. | Where would they go? (Some don't have homes that easily welcome them back.) | How would they get there? (Scholarships don't always come with extra travel money for emergencies.) | Where would they eat, once their cafeterias closed down? Would there be refunds? What about lost wages from jobs many u…

Staff (2020-03-14). Medicare for All Would Transform the Labor Market for the Better. truthout.org A

Staff (2020-03-14). As COVID-19 Fears Mount, a Face Mask Shortage Imperils Research. truthout.org For

Staff (2020-03-14). To Help Stem Coronavirus, Lift Sanctions on Iran. truthout.org The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is far from the first proof of how intertwined we are as a global community. The climate crisis and the refugee crisis have long been glaring examples that the wars or CO2 emissions on one continent risk the lives and well-being of people on another continent. What coronavirus is providing, however, is a unique opportunity to look specifically at how the intentional damage caused to one country's healthcare system can make it harder for the entire world to address a pandemic. | The cor…

Staff (2020-03-14). Would Joe Biden, Like Hillary Clinton, Lose to Donald Trump Over the Iraq War? truthout.org Joe Biden's support for the Iraq War and

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