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California Gov. Gavin Newsom denied a New York Times report last weekend that claimed he was required to thank President Donald Trump publicly in exchange for coronavirus aid for the State of California. “Not true,” Newsom said.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic.

A Kentucky couple has been placed on house arrest and made to wear ankle monitors after the wife tested positive for coronavirus and refused to sign papers that stated she would self-quarantine, according to multiple reports.

A group of NFL players launched a coordinated Twitter attack blasting the league’s response to the coronavirus, on Sunday.

The U.S. Department of Defense deployed military medical teams to South Texas to help border hospitals deal with the rising number of serious cases of the novel coronavirus. Officials in Rio Grande Valley hospitals report COVID-19 patients filled up emergency rooms in the region.

TORONTO (AP) — The Blue Jays have been denied approval by the Canadian government to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Two State Department cables in 2018 warned that a new laboratory in Wuhan did not have enough trained personnel to operate it safely while it was studying SARS-like coronaviruses isolated from bats.

An individual who was killed in a fatal motorcycle crash in Florida was recently listed as a COVID-19 death in the Sunshine State, according to a state health official.

Researchers reported Tuesday that an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. is headed for its final stage of testing on July 27.

I will always advocate for public policy that is consistent with liberty, such as persuasion and education, if and when a coronavirus vaccine emerges.

The entire corporate media complex have conspired to deliberately lie and mislead the public about a comment White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany made about “science” and “schools.”

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has harsh words for the top two elected state officials in Texas. The legendary NBA coach blasted both Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for their handling of the coronavirus by saying, “they’re all cowards and they’re all afraid.”

NCAA president Mark Emmert noted on Thursday that he is discouraged over the return of college sports.

According to the website of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) 72 players had tested positive for the coronavirus as of July 10th.

London is finished. This is the conclusion of a devastating analysis by one of my favourite political commentators Allister Heath – and I’m inclined to agree with him. He writes: The capital is bankrupt, its business model destroyed by shifts

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is pushing for a repeal of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap in the next round of coronavirus relief — giving a tax cut to the wealthiest 1% of taxpayers, especially in “blue” states.

Sharp spikes in new coronavirus cases have prompted at least 28 states and New York City to roll back or pause their reopening efforts.

LSU football coach Ed Orgeron said that the country “needs football,” during Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to the school on Tuesday.

July 14 (UPI) — Philadelphia officials said Tuesday that no fans will be allowed to attend Eagles and Phillies games this year, citing safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, told Breitbart News said his school will return to “business as usual” for the upcoming fall semester in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. He offered his remarks on Tuesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with host Matt Boyle.

Controversy is raging in Orange County, California, after the county’s school board voted overwhelmingly this week to reopen schools — but the county’s Democratic congressional delegation criticized the decision, and schools were uncertain.

The two hardest-hit Democrat-led states are not getting the same level of negative attention as the GOP-led coronavirus hotspots.

11 Major League Baseball umpires have decided to opt out of the league’s abbreviated season, set to get underway in less that two weeks.

Professional baseball would so well to avoid politics, assessed Miracle Mets major league baseball legend Ron Swoboda.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced the death of Border Patrol Agent Enrique Rositas, Jr. from COVID-19. His death is classified as a line-of-duty death, officials reported.

A FOX 35 investigation released on Monday discovered an inflation of coronavirus cases by the Florida Department of Health. The Sunshine State’s health authorities misreported the number of persons testing positive for coronavirus in its aggregation and publication of test results from laboratories.

TEL AVIV — Health Ministry officials warned that another lockdown was imminent if virus cases continue to spin out of control, with one official saying the High Holy Days would be spent with immediate family members only.

An estimated 5.4 million Americans have lost their health insurance between February and May after being laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic, a recent study found.

More than two dozen shootings across New York City over the weekend left a one-year-old dead and at least 34 others injured, some potentially fatally, dwarfing the number of people killed there by the coronavirus during the same period.

A new poll has found that 66 percent of registered voters find it inappropriate to use the terms “kung flu” or “China virus” when referring to COVID-19, while 34 percent said it is appropriate. 

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Houston’s Russell Westbrook hasn’t made it to the NBA restart yet.

Despite the dangers from the spread of COVID-19, Mexican cartel-connected human smugglers continue to warehouse their “cargo” in stash houses in communities along the Texas border with Mexico. Most recently, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of migrants being stashed in a home in Rio Grande City, Texas.

Many countries have reopened schools safely following closures during the coronavirus pandemic, said Dr. William Schaffner, M.D., a professor of medicine at the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University and the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

DICKINSON, N.D. — Metal band Great White has apologized for performing at an outdoor North Dakota concert where the crowd didn’t wear masks despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus.

Martin, a self-described “lifelong Democrat” and caller to SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday from Deschutes County, Oregon, told host Joel Pollak he would be voting for President Donald Trump given his fear of America becoming unrecognizable.

The New Mexico Republican Party lambasted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) on the Breitbart News Saturday radio show for exacerbating the state’s economic crisis by, among other things, halting indoor restaurant service as part of changes to the reopening timeline that will go into effect Monday.