Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Friday banning all public gatherings of more than 250 people in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Day: March 14, 2020
Commentary: Globalization Helped Export China’s Coronavirus
In the current environment, something not seen in America in living memory, the fear and panic of the Chinese coronavirus make it near impossible to look ahead. But while everyone who can is working on the “here and now,” it is vital that we think about how this situation came to be, what we can learn from it, and how the crisis we are now experiencing can be prevented in the future.
Read MoreTrump Declares National Emergency to Deal With COVID-19; Announces ‘Drive-Thru Testing’
President Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, amid media hysteria and a tumbling stock market. The virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has infected more than 1,700 people in the United States, and killed 41 of them.
Read MoreAndrew Gillum ‘Inebriated’ At Suspected Crystal-Meth Incident: Police
Former Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate and CNN commentator Andrew Gillum was found inebriated at a suspected crystal meth incident at a Miami Beach hotel early Friday morning, according to a police report.
Read MoreCommentary: Bernie May Be Toast, But Radicalism Lives On in the Democrat Party
Michigan Democrats might think they put an end to the socialist uprising in their party. They’re wrong. Bernie Sanders’s crushing defeat in his first head-to-head match-up with Joe Biden was hardly a triumph of the moderates.
Read MoreMichigan Governor Doesn’t Rule Out Martial Law as Coronavirus Response
The governor of Michigan dodged a question on whether she would rule out martial law as a response to the coronavirus pandemic Friday.
Read More‘We’re Taking an Overabundance of Caution’: Border Patrol Braces for Spread of Coronavirus
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said its agency, including Border Patrol agents, is following all the necessary steps to combat the coronavirus outbreak in a conference call with reporters Friday.
Read MoreOhio Governor’s Alarming Claim About the Number of Coronavirus Cases Was Based on a ‘Guesstimate’
A top Ohio health department official who said Thursday that 100,000 or more people in the state have coronavirus now says she was “guesstimating” to arrive at the alarming number.
Read MoreWhitmer Orders All K-12 Schools Closed to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus
All K-12 school buildings in Michigan are closed starting Monday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Thursday. The closure applies to public, private and boarding schools. Schools are set to reopen on April 6.
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