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Ezekiel Emanuel, a coronavirus conspiracy theorist who believes old people should get out of the way and die, has been named to Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board.

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who was named to Joe Biden’s coronavirus advisory team on Monday, published a paper in September arguing that any coronavirus vaccine should be distributed globally according to something called the “Fair Priority Model.”

Joe Biden announced a proposed coronavirus team for his new administration — and it included Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who once wrote that he did not hope to live past the age of 75.

Former Vice President Joe Biden urged Americans at a press conference in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday to put aside political differences now that the 2020 “election is over.” He also told them to “wear a mask” to prevent further spreading of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Notre Dame student expressed their joy by charging the field on Saturday night, after the Irish beat a #1 ranked team for the first time since 1993. Notre Dame’s school president, however, is less enthused.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told Good Morning America on Monday morning that while the development of an effective coronavirus vaccine was “good news,” it was “bad news” that it would arrive while President Donald Trump is in office.

Pfizer announced Monday that its experimental vaccine for coronavirus was more than 90% effective — sending stock futures soaring and vindicating a rapid research and development plan championed by President Donald Trump.

Parents of sick newborn babies are being barred from seeing their children in hospitals run by Britain’s socialised healthcare system, the National Health Service (NHS), due to the draconian coronavirus restrictions in place in the UK.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ignored social distancing guidelines as they took to the streets to celebrate the mainstream media’s announcement that Joe Biden would be the next president, taking photos and talking with other Biden supporters.

Kamala Harris (D-CA) sent out a reminder to Twitter followers amid mass celebrations on the left with no social distancing: “COVID-19 is still here.”

MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes deleted tweets in which he had called Saturday for “thousands and thousands” of “normal Republican staffers” to be held accountable for coronavirus deaths — though he left up some tweets calling for “these people” to be remembered.

Queen Elizabeth II left isolation for the first time since March to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, as Britain attempts to commemorate the fallen despite the coronavirus lockdown.

Populist Senator Matteo Salvini’s League, along with their allies Forza Italia, has called on the Italian government to suspend taxes in areas under lockdown to save local businesses.

After months of lambasting President Donald Trump for holding large-scale in-person events amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Joe Biden is now silent as thousands of his supporters gather in cities across the country to celebrate media outlets calling the 2020 contest in his favor.

Businessman Declan Ganley is challenging the ban on attending religious services under anti-COVID restrictions, insisting that the right to practice one’s faith is guaranteed by the Irish constitution.

Police can fine people in England £200 for leaving their house without a “reasonable excuse” after the country went into a second lockdown on Thursday.

Police in London arrested 190 anti-lockdown protesters at the so-called ‘Million Mask March’ against the second national lockdown in England.

University of Manchester students ripped down “prison-like” metal barriers erected around their dormitories to enforce social distancing, as England went into full lockdown on Thursday. 

Another story has revealed the human cost of lockdown as video footage revealed the moment a great-great-grandmother with dementia living in a care home was told she couldn’t hug her daughter.

MLB has decided not to punish L.A. Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner for flaunting the league’s coronavirus rules.

The President of the French Bishops’ Conference said this week that suspending the public celebration of sacraments “undermines religious liberty,” one of the fundamental freedoms in the country.

The Las Vegas Raiders have been hit with a $500,000 fine, the loss of 2021 6th-round draft pick, and head coach Jon Gruden has been assessed an additional $150,000 fine, as punishment for what the NFL described as “brazen and repeated violations of [COVID-19] protocols.”

(AFP) — Swathes of Italy return to coronavirus lockdown Friday as the resurgent pandemic continued its march through Europe and reached record levels in the United States.

Chaotic scenes were witnessed across England on the eve of the second national lockdown as revellers clashed with police on the final night of freedom for at least the next four weeks in the country.

The Houston Texans will once again have to shut down their facility after another player has tested positive for the coronavirus.

ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro has announced that 300 positions within the company will be eliminated 200 will not be filled, as the network looks to cut costs in the face of continuous subscriber losses and the effects of the coronavirus.

Police gave out nearly £100,000 in fines to people for having “illegal gatherings” in celebration of Halloween in the English region of South Yorkshire over the weekend.

Video from New York City shows a female protester spitting in a police officer’s face after screaming obscenities at him. The officer arrested the woman after she appeared to assault him by spitting in his face.

British MPs voted by 516 to 38 to turn the United Kingdom into a totalitarian police state.

There’s no good time to have a player or staff member test positive for the coronavirus, but the timing couldn’t have been worse for the 49ers

While some NFL teams have recently begun welcoming some fans back into their stadiums, the nation’s chief allergies and infectious disease official expects that fans won’t be able to fill stadiums again until deep into 2021.

Conservative radio host and litigator Mark Levin wrote Wednesday morning that many of the voting procedures that contributed to the unusual result in the 2020 election were both extraordinary and unacceptable.

The Chinese coronavirus dropped to the third most important issue among American voters, according to CNN exit polls.

The Wisconsin Badgers have now canceled a game for a second consecutive week, as a coronavirus outbreak within the program continues to put their season in jeopardy.

A state court in California found that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s exercise of emergency powers, including a vote-by-mail decree earlier this year, violated the constitutional separation of powers, though the decision will not affect the November election.

The Broncos have become the latest NFL team to get hit by the coronavirus. Though, it’s not the players who have been most recently impacted, it’s the front office.