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Actor James Woods gave his brutally honest assessment of President Donald Trump on Sunday and it turns out that the commander in chief approves.

The UK’s coronavirus lockdown was caused by “the most devastating software mistake of all time, in terms of economic costs and lives lost,” according to a report by The Telegraph this weekend.

Youngsters were assigned dystopian one-child “play squares” at a French school trying to figure out how to maintain social distancing as the national coronavirus lockdown eases.

Lindsey Graham, a salon owner in Salem, Oregon, detailed how state authorities dispatched child protective services (CPS) to her home as part of their response to her ongoing business operations in defiance of Gov. Kate Brown’s (D-OR) statewide “stay-at-home” order.

President Trump called into an NBC Sports golf broadcast on Sunday, to talk about how important it is to get the country’s sports leagues back on the playing field.

Dr. Nicole Saphier said it was unreasonable to make economic reopening contingent on development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Tragedy struck former U.S. Women’s National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo and her husband, former NFL player Jerramy Stevens, after their dog Conan was shot and killed.

Konrad Ott and some of the parents with his Northern California girls volleyball club skipped a popular Florida tournament that is now postponed. They could soon face a similar decision about a national event in Dallas.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will look somewhat like high school ball this year under protocols to deal with the new coronavirus, with showers at ballparks discouraged and players possibly arriving in uniform, like they did when they were teenagers.

The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol reported that cartel-connected human smugglers are increasing the use of tractor-trailers in South Texas to move their “cargo.” The tactic puts the victims at great risk, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Churches throughout Greece have opened their doors to the faithful after two months.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there might never be a vaccine for Covid-19 despite the huge global effort to develop one.

The Italian government issued a decree Saturday allowing travel to and from other countries beginning on June 3.

Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said he wants to “avoid” having people from out of state travel into Connecticut when the state reopens on May 20.

The death toll from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mexico surpassed the “official” figures reported by the Chinese government. Both countries are widely accused of doctoring figures to downplay the true scope of the pandemic.

The British police have issued over 14,000 fines to people who have allegedly broken the government’s lockdown measures — and today in London I nearly got a £100 ticket myself.

A story by ABC News regarding Texas’ number of cases and deaths related to the coronavirus since the state’s reopening on May 1 is going viral. The article presents misleading numbers that don’t appear to take increased testing and deaths related to pre-reopening contracted cases into account. An article by the news network’s Houston affiliate directly contradicts the national fake news story.

The Catholic bishop of Providence, RI, Thomas J. Tobin, has challenged the authority of the state to shut down the religious worship of its citizens.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told Breitbart News that the $3 trillion omnibus bill passed by the House on Friday essentially “federalizes elections” to end states’ voter ID requirements and prohibitions against ballot harvesting.

World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is “shaken” by the U.S. decision to freeze funding for the agency for not doing enough to stem the spread of the coronavirus when it first surfaced in China, Reuters reported Friday.

Safety protocols for returning to the workforce are more important than ubiquitous coronavirus testing to resume economic normalcy, explained Dr. Anthony Harris, associate medical director and vice president of onsite clinical operations for WorkCare, an occupational health services company.

The number of coronavirus hospitalizations, as well as the seven-day average of new deaths and cases, have remained reasonably stable in Texas since Gov. Greg Abbott allowed the state’s stay-at-home order to expire.

Rep. Liz Cheney said China deliberately exported the coronavirus in to avoid being the only country facing devastation via viral epidemic.

Rory McIlroy says he wouldn’t play golf again with President Donald Trump and doubts he would even be invited after questioning his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

UFC President Dana White blasted a New York Times writer during his post-fight press conference in Jacksonville.

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC’s on-air personalities are taking a pay cut through the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

I’m not really sure what Twitch is, but I do know this — Blake Snell will wish he was never on it.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds are laying off less than 25% of their staff and reducing pay for others on June 1 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

HOUSTON (AP) — Former major league manager and infielder Art Howe is in intensive care in a Houston hospital with the coronavirus.

Stop being a fascist. You and I can stay home and wait for herd immunity while everyone else runs free… That’s what you call a win-win.

As nations big and small around the globe continue to grapple with the Chinese coronavirus, the country that gave the deadly pandemic its name claimed on Friday that one month has now passed without a single fatality attributed to the disease.

The Hungarian Justice Minister chastised the European Parliament (EP) in a stinging address Wednesday, insisting that it has been “part of the problem” rather than a solution during the coronavirus pandemic.

Italy has enacted a series of detailed regulations for beach lifeguards as the country slowly emerges from total lockdown, including a ban on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to prevent coronavirus contagion.

Phyliss Shepherd’s family found unexpected joy when she defied all prognoses and recovered from the novel coronavirus.

With the warm-weather state of Florida already open for business, the University of Florida has offered its facilities for pro sports looking for a place to play.

Joe Rogan said he is thinking of fleeing to Texas as California lawmakers continue to crush the state’s economy with coronavirus lockdowns.