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Japanese media reports N. Korea’s Kim Jon Un in vegetative state
Who knows. Now reports are also coming out that he was evacuated to a remote location due to the coronavirus. Japanese media, citing the medical team treating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, say the failure of initial surgery has left the 36-year-old in a vegetative state. Amid conflicting reports about Kim’s health, Japanese weekly magazine…
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How Abortion, Guns and Church Closings Made Coronavirus a Culture War – The New York Times
This is what it looks like when a pandemic collides with the culture wars in America.
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U.S. Oil Prices Plunge Into Negative Territory: Live Markets Updates – The New York Times
Something bizarre happened in the markets on Monday: The price of a barrel of oil went negative. Oil prices tumbled as the economic crisis set off by the coronavirus pandemic continued to destroy demand for energy, and as concerns grew that storage tanks in the United States were near capacity and unable to hold all…
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Blissful ignorance? Submariners likely unaware of pandemic | The Star
Submariners stealthily cruising the ocean deeps, purposefully shielded from worldly worries to encourage undivided focus on their top-secret missions of nuclear deterrence, may be among the last pockets of people anywhere who are still blissfully unaware of how the pandemic is turning life upside down. Source: Blissful ignorance? Submariners likely unaware of pandemic | The…
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Rhode Island police, National Guard begin stopping cars with NY plates and going door-to-door to enforce quarantine | TheHill
Peter and Lois aren’t playing around. If you’re from New York get lost. Source: Rhode Island police, National Guard begin stopping cars with NY plates and going door-to-door to enforce quarantine | TheHill
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Donald Trump may quarantine New York, New Jersey, Connecticut amid coronavirus concerns – Chicago Sun-Times
New York Governor says he doesn’t even know what that means. Source: Donald Trump may quarantine New York, New Jersey, Connecticut amid coronavirus concerns – Chicago Sun-Times
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Quarantined Tamil Nadu Man Runs Out Naked, Bites Woman To Death: Cops
The man had a history of mental illness. Well, no shit. Source: Quarantined Tamil Nadu Man Runs Out Naked, Bites Woman To Death: Cops
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Max Von Sydow: The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal actor dies aged 90 – BBC News
He was nominated for two Oscars during his career – including best actor in 1998 for Pelle the Conqueror. Source: Max Von Sydow: The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal actor dies aged 90 – BBC News
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Utah lawmakers to look at combating the rising cost of insulin – Deseret News
Many states are looking into the raising cost of prescription medication. That’s a good thing. What might have been better is if some of these states had passed expanded Medicaid. Source: Utah lawmakers to look at combating the rising cost of insulin – Deseret News
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Man shot dead by police in London after ‘terrorist-related’ stabbing incident
LONDON — A man was shot dead by armed officers in a “terrorist related incident” in south London on Sunday, police said. It was “believed a number of people have been stabbed,” the British capital’s Metropolitan Police said in statement It added that the incident was thought to be “terrorist-related.” The force later tweeted that…