lifesitenews--2020-05-14--Trudeau govt to work with China in testing new COVID-19 vaccine from aborted babies

OTTAWA , Ontario , May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Canada 's largest federal research and development organization announced that it will be teaming up with a Chinese vaccine company with the hopes of testing a new trial coronavirus vaccine in Canada , which , one watchdog is warning , is made from aborted fetal cell lines .
In a press release sent out on May 12 , the National Research Council ( NRC ) announced a collaboration with the Chinese firm CanSino Biologics Inc. ( CanSinoBIO ) , to test its trial coronavirus vaccine , known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ M.D.
, founder and scientific director of the John Paul II Medical Research Institute and CEO of Cellular Engineering Technologies , confirmed for LifeSiteNews that Ad5-nCoV was indeed developed unethically .
It uses the NRC ’ s HEK293 cell line , which was developed by the NRC and was made from aborted fetal cell lines .
“ Since it ’ s using an adenovirus replication-defective vector , it is using HEK293 .
HEK293 is an aborted fetal cell line , ” said Moy to LifeSiteNews .
Moy says the Ad5-nCoV vaccine being promoted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China may not prove to be very effective .
“ I don ’ t envy Canadians .
Your government and PM have mandated draconian policies that are anti-life , ” said Moy .
“ Another problem is that there is a high incidence of immunity against Ad5 , so chances are high that patients will reject the vaccine .
Not a good vaccine solution if pro-life or pro-choice , ” added Moy , referencing an abstract to support his claim .
The trial vaccine Ad5-nCoV was co-developed by the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used in initial human trials since mid-March in China .
According to the NRC press release , it is the world 's first phase 2 coronavirus vaccine , which is approved to “ safely ” be used in human tests .
CanSinoBIO is now filling out the needed paperwork to get Ad5-nCoV approved for testing in Canada .
Before this can happen , Health Canada will still have to approve the trial .
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Mr. Iain Stewart , president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was quoted as saying in the press release that the “ vaccine candidate holds great promise , ” adding that the “ NRC is proud of our ongoing partnership with CanSino Biologics.
” Dr. Xuefeng Yu , chairman and CEO of CanSinoBIO said in the press release that his firm has “ strong connections to Canada , and we ’ re proud to be building on past successes and continuing our ongoing partnership with the NRC to address health needs on a global scale.
” The NRC said in its press release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will help it “ to advance a scale-up production process for the vaccine candidate , using its proprietary HEK293 cell line.
” The government of Canada announced that it would be providing $ 44 million to support and upgrade the NRC ’ s Montreal location .
In April , the pro-abortion prime minister of Canada , Justin Trudeau , said he needed time to “ reflect ” about the possibility of making a coronavirus vaccine mandatory in Canada if and when it becomes available .
In 2019 , the JP2MRI started its `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being to “ develop ethical human cell lines that can be used in the bio-manufacturing of vaccines , protein therapeutics , gene therapy , and cell therapy.
” The JP2MRI says it “ developed methods to immortalize two human adult stem cells , ” and for 2020 , its “ Campaign for Cures ” will apply its technology to develop an ethical vaccine for the coronavirus .
The institute needs to raise $ 325,000 by December 31 , 2020 .
In April , Catholic bishops along with many pro-life leaders sent a letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration demanding that vaccines be “ free from any connection to abortion.
” Ted Kuntz , president of Vaccine Choice Canada ( VCC ) , a not-for-profit society founded by families who have suffered from vaccine reactions or injuries , told LifeSiteNews at the time that any type of forced vaccination is “ morally repugnant ” and unconstitutional .
Canada ’ s collaboration with China to test Ad5-nCoV comes despite growing evidence and calls from many that China is ground zero for the coronavirus .
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and there has been speculation that the coronavirus somehow escaped from its doors .
A paper authored by two Chinese scientists , Botao Xiao and Lei Xiao — both from the state-run South China University of Technology — traces how they think the virus escaped a Wuhan bio-lab that was researching horseshoe bats .
Their February 2020 paper , titled “ The Possible Origins of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus , ” has since disappeared from the international scholarly database Research Gate but is still available through the Wayback Machine and on LifeSiteNews here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post , U.S. embassy officials in China warned their government two years ago that a research facility in Wuhan did not have proper safety measures in place .
In April , it was reported that Trudeau gave close to $ 1 million of taxpayer money to help fund “ research ” for new COVID-19 “ screening and diagnosis ” tools at the Chinese lab where the virus is suspected to have originated .
In the past , Trudeau has openly spoken about his admiration for China .
He famously praised China ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a Liberal Party fundraising event in 2013 after a reporter asked him which country besides Canada he most admires .
Canada ’ s chief public health officer , Dr. Theresa Tam , who has been called out for a lack of a proper response to the coronavirus epidemic , has direct ties to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
She is one of seven people who sit on the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee ( IOAC ) for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme .
Despite this fact , the Trudeau @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , regardless of mounting evidence that it lacks credibility and is heavily influenced by the Chinese regime .

One expert said the vaccine, derived from the cell lines of an aborted fetus, may not be very effective.
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Canada's largest federal research and development organization announced that it will be teaming up with a Chinese vaccine company with the hopes of testing a new trial coronavirus vaccine in Canada, which, one watchdog is warning, is made from aborted fetal cell lines.
In a press release sent out on May 12, the National Research Council (NRC) announced a collaboration with the Chinese firm CanSino Biologics Inc. (CanSinoBIO), to test its trial coronavirus vaccine, known as Ad5-nCoV, in Canada.
Alan Moy M.D., founder and scientific director of the John Paul II Medical Research Institute and CEO of Cellular Engineering Technologies, confirmed for LifeSiteNews that Ad5-nCoV was indeed developed unethically. It uses the NRC’s HEK293 cell line, which was developed by the NRC and was made from fetal cells harvested from an aborted baby decades ago.
“Since it’s using an adenovirus replication-defective vector, it is using HEK293. HEK293 is an aborted fetal cell line,” said Moy to LifeSiteNews.
Moy says the Ad5-nCoV vaccine being promoted by the Canadian government in collaboration with China may not prove to be very effective.
“I don’t envy Canadians. Your government and PM have mandated draconian policies that are anti-life,” said Moy.
“Another problem is that there is a high incidence of immunity against Ad5, so chances are high that patients will reject the vaccine. Not a good vaccine solution if pro-life or pro-choice,” added Moy, referencing an abstract to support his claim.
The trial vaccine Ad5-nCoV was co-developed by the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology and CanSinoBIO. Ad5-nCoV has already been used in initial human trials since mid-March in China. According to the NRC press release, it is the world's first phase 2 coronavirus vaccine, which is approved to “safely” be used in human tests.
CanSinoBIO is now filling out the needed paperwork to get Ad5-nCoV approved for testing in Canada. Before this can happen, Health Canada will still have to approve the trial.
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Mr. Iain Stewart, president of the National Research Council of Canada, was quoted as saying in the press release that the “vaccine candidate holds great promise,” adding that the “NRC is proud of our ongoing partnership with CanSino Biologics.”
Dr. Xuefeng Yu, chairman and CEO of CanSinoBIO said in the press release that his firm has “strong connections to Canada, and we’re proud to be building on past successes and continuing our ongoing partnership with the NRC to address health needs on a global scale.”
The NRC said in its press release that it hopes its collaboration with CanSinoBIO will help it “to advance a scale-up production process for the vaccine candidate, using its proprietary HEK293 cell line.”
The government of Canada announced that it would be providing $44 million to support and upgrade the NRC’s Montreal location.
In April, the pro-abortion prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, said he needed time to “reflect” about the possibility of making a coronavirus vaccine mandatory in Canada if and when it becomes available.
In 2019, the JP2MRI started its “Campaign for Cures” with the goal being to “develop ethical human cell lines that can be used in the bio-manufacturing of vaccines, protein therapeutics, gene therapy, and cell therapy.”
The JP2MRI says it “developed methods to immortalize two human adult stem cells,” and for 2020, its “Campaign for Cures” will apply its technology to develop an ethical vaccine for the coronavirus. The institute needs to raise $325,000 by December 31, 2020.
In April, Catholic bishops along with many pro-life leaders sent a letter to U.S. federal health authorities and the Trump administration demanding that vaccines be “free from any connection to abortion.”
Ted Kuntz, president of Vaccine Choice Canada (VCC), a not-for-profit society founded by families who have suffered from vaccine reactions or injuries, told LifeSiteNews at the time that any type of forced vaccination is “morally repugnant” and unconstitutional.
Canada’s collaboration with China to test Ad5-nCoV comes despite growing evidence and calls from many that China is ground zero for the coronavirus. The Wuhan Institute of Virology is China’s only level four biosafety lab, and there has been speculation that the coronavirus somehow escaped from its doors.
A paper authored by two Chinese scientists, Botao Xiao and Lei Xiao — both from the state-run South China University of Technology — traces how they think the virus escaped a Wuhan bio-lab that was researching horseshoe bats. Their February 2020 paper, titled “The Possible Origins of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus,” has since disappeared from the international scholarly database Research Gate but is still available through the Wayback Machine and on LifeSiteNews here.
According to a report by the Washington Post, U.S. embassy officials in China warned their government two years ago that a research facility in Wuhan did not have proper safety measures in place.
In April, it was reported that Trudeau gave close to $1 million of taxpayer money to help fund “research” for new COVID-19 “screening and diagnosis” tools at the Chinese lab where the virus is suspected to have originated.
In the past, Trudeau has openly spoken about his admiration for China. He famously praised China’s “basic dictatorship” in speaking at a Liberal Party fundraising event in 2013 after a reporter asked him which country besides Canada he most admires.
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, who has been called out for a lack of a proper response to the coronavirus epidemic, has direct ties to the World Health Organization (WHO). She is one of seven people who sit on the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme.
Despite this fact, the Trudeau government has persisted in backing the WHO, regardless of mounting evidence that it lacks credibility and is heavily influenced by the Chinese regime.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--‘Vast seizure of power’: Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stay-at-home order

MADISON , Wisconsin , May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Wisconsin ’ s Supreme Court struck down the state ’ s emergency “ stay at home ” order on May 13 , which had ordered citizens confined to their residences with limited exceptions .
Emergency Order 28 had been signed not by Democratic Governor Tony Evers , but by Andrea Palm , the Secretary-Designee of the state ’ s Department of Health Services .
“ Palm ’ s Emergency Order 28 is declared unlawful , invalid , and unenforceable , ” the court declared in a 4-3 decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s orders as a “ vast seizure of power.
” The Supreme Court did not argue “ that Palm was without any power to act in the face of this pandemic.
” Nevertheless , “ Palm must follow the law that is applicable to state-wide emergencies.
” “ We further conclude that Palm ’ s order confining all people to their homes , forbidding travel and closing businesses exceeded the statutory authority … upon which Palm claims to rely , ” the legal document continued .
In a concurring opinion , Justice Rebecca @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Wisconsin never consented to any elected official , much less an unelected cabinet secretary , having the power to create law , execute it , and enforce it.
” She went on to explain that Secretary-Designee Palm “ exceeded her powers by ordering the people of Wisconsin to follow her commands or face imprisonment for noncompliance .
In issuing her order , she arrogated unto herself the power to make the law and the power to execute it , excluding the people from the lawmaking process altogether.
” Following the court ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Republican legislators ” of having “ convinced four members of the Supreme Court to throw the state into chaos , ” adding , “ Republicans own that chaos.
” As explained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , “ Republicans who brought the lawsuit had asked the justices to side with them but to stay their ruling for about a week so legislators and Evers could work out a new plan to deal with the pandemic.
” The Supreme Court did not end up doing that .
Emergency Order 28 had qualified organizations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” as well as “ religious entities , ” as essential .
However , religious gatherings , including weddings and funerals , were only allowed as long as “ any gathering shall include fewer than 10 people in a room or confined space at a time.
” The emergency order explicitly exempted “ Tribal members within the boundaries of their Tribal reservations and federal land held in trust for any one of the eleven federally recognized Tribes in Wisconsin ” from the restrictions .
It was set to expire on May 26 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department of Health Services , worked as a Senior Health Policy Advisor for Hillary Clinton for five years .
She then went on to work for the Obama White House , as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services .
In 2019 , Palm named Nicole Safar to be her chief of staff and Assistant Deputy Secretary .
Safar had previously worked for more than 14 years for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin , most recently as the Vice President for Public Affairs and Legal Advocacy .
“ Nicole Safar was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am glad she accepted my offer to come on board at DHS , ” Palm said at the time .

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Wisconsin’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s emergency “stay at home” order on May 13, which had ordered citizens confined to their residences with limited exceptions.
Emergency Order 28 had been signed not by Democratic Governor Tony Evers, but by Andrea Palm, the Secretary-Designee of the state’s Department of Health Services.
“Palm’s Emergency Order 28 is declared unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable,” the court declared in a 4-3 decision. It also referred to Palm’s orders as a “vast seizure of power.”
The Supreme Court did not argue “that Palm was without any power to act in the face of this pandemic.” Nevertheless, “Palm must follow the law that is applicable to state-wide emergencies.”
“We further conclude that Palm’s order confining all people to their homes, forbidding travel and closing businesses exceeded the statutory authority … upon which Palm claims to rely,” the legal document continued.
President Donald Trump praised the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision in a Tweet.
The Great State of Wisconsin, home to Tom Tiffany’s big Congressional Victory on Tuesday, was just given another win. Its Democrat Governor was forced by the courts to let the State Open. The people want to get on with their lives. The place is bustling! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 14, 2020
In a concurring opinion, Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley emphasized that the “people of Wisconsin never consented to any elected official, much less an unelected cabinet secretary, having the power to create law, execute it, and enforce it.”
She went on to explain that Secretary-Designee Palm “exceeded her powers by ordering the people of Wisconsin to follow her commands or face imprisonment for noncompliance. In issuing her order, she arrogated unto herself the power to make the law and the power to execute it, excluding the people from the lawmaking process altogether.”
Following the court’s decision, Governor Evers publicly accused “Republican legislators” of having “convinced four members of the Supreme Court to throw the state into chaos,” adding, “Republicans own that chaos.”
As explained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Republicans who brought the lawsuit had asked the justices to side with them but to stay their ruling for about a week so legislators and Evers could work out a new plan to deal with the pandemic.” The Supreme Court did not end up doing that.
Emergency Order 28 had qualified organizations providing “charitable and social services,” as well as “religious entities,” as essential. However, religious gatherings, including weddings and funerals, were only allowed as long as “any gathering shall include fewer than 10 people in a room or confined space at a time.”
The emergency order explicitly exempted “Tribal members within the boundaries of their Tribal reservations and federal land held in trust for any one of the eleven federally recognized Tribes in Wisconsin” from the restrictions. It was set to expire on May 26.
Palm, the Secretary-Designee of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, worked as a Senior Health Policy Advisor for Hillary Clinton for five years. She then went on to work for the Obama White House, as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In 2019, Palm named Nicole Safar to be her chief of staff and Assistant Deputy Secretary. Safar had previously worked for more than 14 years for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, most recently as the Vice President for Public Affairs and Legal Advocacy.
“Nicole Safar was absolutely my first choice and … I am glad she accepted my offer to come on board at DHS,” Palm said at the time.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--14 congressmen investigate use of Chinese drones by US government

WASHINGTON , D.C. , May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Fourteen members of Congress have begun to investigate U.S. governmental use of Chinese drones , asking both the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security for “ information about state and local law enforcement use ” of drones produced by Chinese company Da Jiang Innovations ( DJI ) .
Led by Congressman Matt Gaetz from Florida and Congressman Jim Jordan from Ohio , who is also the ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary , pointed out that DJI has almost an 80-percent share @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States .
Recently , amid the coronavirus pandemic , “ DJI has donated drones to state and local law enforcement entities in the United States to purportedly assist with social distancing enforcement.
” In fact , drones are already being used within the United States to monitor people ’ s compliance with restrictions implemented after the COVID-19 outbreak .
“ Cities like Elizabeth , New Jersey , are already deploying drones with automated voice messages reminding people to keep their distance .
In Meriden , Connecticut , the mayor announced they ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's trails and parks , ” reported WABC .
Newer drones , the article revealed , “ will be equipped not only with cameras , but high tech sensors that can help determine if people are sick or not social distancing down below.
” CBS News quoted Sergeant Tim Ehrenkaufer of the Daytona Beach Police Department in Florida , which had received DJI drones , trying to downplay the significance .
“ We ’ re not telling people to get out , ” he said , “ We ’ re not enforcing as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re just making the announcement for public safety reasons.
” The members of Congress fear that even though “ federal law enforcement agencies have warned of potential information security concerns with DJI drones , it is not clear whether state and local law enforcement agencies are fully aware of these issues.
” They explained that in 2017 , “ Homeland Security Investigations ( HSI ) — the investigative component of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — issued an alert warning that DJI drones are “ [ l ] ikely providing U.S. critical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ] Chinese government.
’ ” “ That alert ‘ assesse [ d ] with high confidence [ that DJI ] is selectively targeting government and privately owned entities within [ infrastructure and law enforcement sectors ] to expand its ability to collect and exploit sensitive U.S. data , ’ ” they continued .
“ In May 2019 , the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA ) within the Department of Homeland Security issued a similar warning that Chinese-made drones pose a ‘ potential risk of an organization ’ s information.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Authorization Act banned the purchase of Chinese-made drones across all military branches .
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The group of members of Congress requested from the Department of Justice a list “ of all state , local , territorial , and tribal law enforcement agencies receiving federal grant funding to purchase or operate DJI drones covering the period from January 1 , 2017 , to the present.
” They also asked about any concerns the department might have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not it was monitoring the current donation of drones by the Chinese company .
Similarly , the Department of Homeland Security was asked a number of questions , including whether there have been “ any new alerts since CISA ’ s May 20 , 2019 , warning that Chinese-made drones present a “ potential risk of an organization ’ s information.
” President Donald Trump has been particularly tough on China , essentially banning technology company Huawei from doing business in the United States .
“ You look at what [ Huawei has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a military standpoint .
Very dangerous , ” Trump said at the time .
China is also known to spy on American companies and steal trade secrets .
Since 2012 , more than 80 percent of economic espionage cases brought to the attention of the Department of Justice have implicated China , according to CNBC .
Regarding the coronavirus pandemic , which originated in China , Trump said , “ We went through the worst attack we ’ ve ever had on our country , this is [ the ] worst attack we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse than Pearl Harbor , this is worse than the World Trade Center .
There ’ s never been an attack like this.
” “ And it should have never happened , ” he added .
“ Could ’ ve been stopped at the source .
Could ’ ve been stopped in China .
It should ’ ve been stopped right at the source .
And it wasn ’ t. ” Trump ’ s secretary of state , Mike Pompeo , said there was “ enormous evidence ” that COVID-19 first came from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in Wuhan , ” he pointed out .
“ China has a history of infecting the world , and they have a history of running substandard laboratories , ” he continued .
“ These are not the first times that we ’ ve had a world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab .
And so , while the intelligence community continues to do its work , they should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so that we are certain .
”

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Fourteen members of Congress have begun to investigate U.S. governmental use of Chinese drones, asking both the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security for “information about state and local law enforcement use” of drones produced by Chinese company Da Jiang Innovations (DJI).
Led by Congressman Matt Gaetz from Florida and Congressman Jim Jordan from Ohio, who is also the ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, pointed out that DJI has almost an 80-percent share of consumer drone sales in the United States.
Recently, amid the coronavirus pandemic, “DJI has donated drones to state and local law enforcement entities in the United States to purportedly assist with social distancing enforcement.”
In fact, drones are already being used within the United States to monitor people’s compliance with restrictions implemented after the COVID-19 outbreak.
“Cities like Elizabeth, New Jersey, are already deploying drones with automated voice messages reminding people to keep their distance. In Meriden, Connecticut, the mayor announced they’ll be using them to monitor the city's trails and parks,” reported WABC.
Newer drones, the article revealed, “will be equipped not only with cameras, but high tech sensors that can help determine if people are sick or not social distancing down below.”
CBS News quoted Sergeant Tim Ehrenkaufer of the Daytona Beach Police Department in Florida, which had received DJI drones, trying to downplay the significance. “We’re not telling people to get out,” he said, “We’re not enforcing as far as having them go. We’re just making the announcement for public safety reasons.”
The members of Congress fear that even though “federal law enforcement agencies have warned of potential information security concerns with DJI drones, it is not clear whether state and local law enforcement agencies are fully aware of these issues.”
They explained that in 2017, “Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) — the investigative component of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — issued an alert warning that DJI drones are “[l]ikely providing U.S. critical infrastructure and law enforcement data to [the] Chinese government.’”
“That alert ‘assesse[d] with high confidence [that DJI] is selectively targeting government and privately owned entities within [infrastructure and law enforcement sectors] to expand its ability to collect and exploit sensitive U.S. data,’” they continued. “In May 2019, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security issued a similar warning that Chinese-made drones pose a ‘potential risk of an organization’s information.’”
This year’s National Defense Authorization Act banned the purchase of Chinese-made drones across all military branches.
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The group of members of Congress requested from the Department of Justice a list “of all state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies receiving federal grant funding to purchase or operate DJI drones covering the period from January 1, 2017, to the present.”
They also asked about any concerns the department might have concerning DJI drones, and whether or not it was monitoring the current donation of drones by the Chinese company.
Similarly, the Department of Homeland Security was asked a number of questions, including whether there have been “any new alerts since CISA’s May 20, 2019,warning that Chinese-made drones present a “potential risk of an organization’s information.”
President Donald Trump has been particularly tough on China, essentially banning technology company Huawei from doing business in the United States. “You look at what [Huawei has] done from a security standpoint, a military standpoint. Very dangerous,” Trump said at the time.
China is also known to spy on American companies and steal trade secrets. Since 2012, more than 80 percent of economic espionage cases brought to the attention of the Department of Justice have implicated China, according to CNBC.
Regarding the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in China, Trump said, “We went through the worst attack we’ve ever had on our country, this is [the] worst attack we’ve ever had. This is worse than Pearl Harbor, this is worse than the World Trade Center. There’s never been an attack like this.”
“And it should have never happened,” he added. “Could’ve been stopped at the source. Could’ve been stopped in China. It should’ve been stopped right at the source. And it wasn’t.”
Trump’s secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said there was “enormous evidence” that COVID-19 first came from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. “I can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this came from that laboratory in Wuhan,” he pointed out.
“China has a history of infecting the world, and they have a history of running substandard laboratories,” he continued. “These are not the first times that we’ve had a world exposed to viruses as a result of failures in a Chinese lab. And so, while the intelligence community continues to do its work, they should continue to do that, and verify, so that we are certain.”
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--Supreme Court suggests openness to letting religious schools choose their own religion teachers

May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in the cases of Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James Catholic School v. Biel , during which the justices expressed receptiveness to arguments that the government has no say in whom a church school chooses to teach its religion classes .
LifeSiteNews has previously covered the cases , which concern two California Catholic elementary schools ’ right to select educators who reflect their understanding of faith , free from government interference .
The religious liberty legal firm Becket Law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facing a lawsuit from two teachers fired for unsatisfactory performance , Agnes Morrissey-Berru and Kristen Biel .
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the teachers ; Becket argues that the schools ’ hiring and firing decisions fall under a “ ministerial exemption , ” meaning religious institutions have the right to decide whom they want imparting the faith to others , free from government interference — even when the employees in question , in this case teachers , are not “ ministers ” in the strictest sense .
Monday ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justices were receptive to the school ’ s position , the Washington Blade , putatively “ America ’ s LGBT News Source , ” reported .
“ It ’ s my understanding ( the teachers ) actually led them from time to time in prayer or took them to service , things like that , ” noted conservative Justice Clarence Thomas , who tends not to speak up during oral arguments .
In a similar vein , Justice Samuel Alito argued that an employee ’ s formal job title was insignificant when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ministerial exemption and that the substance of a worker ’ s duties is what matters .
“ How does it even help to understand the person ’ s role ?
” he asked .
“ Suppose you have two people who do exactly the same thing in two different religiously affiliated schools , but one has a title and the other one doesn ’ t have a title , other than the title of the teacher .
Why should the presence or absence of this title make any difference ?
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approach , with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggesting that the ramifications of siding with the schools could be “ staggering , ” raising the hypothetical scenario of a female teacher who has religious duties but also “ reports a student ’ s complaint of sexual harassment by a priest and is terminated.
” That teacher would have “ no remedy ” in Ginsburg ’ s telling .
Justice Elena Kagan invoked the frequency and nature of specific religious duties , with a church organist qualifying as ministerial but a “ math teacher who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 10 minutes a week ” not qualifying .
“ Eight years ago in Hosanna Tabor — the pretext inquiry , the notice requirements , the idea that freedom of association makes freedom of religion entirely unnecessary — all were raised in Hosanna Tabor and rejected unanimously , ” Becket attorney Eric Rassbach argued .
“ Eight years later , ( the response ) to ( those ) arguments are not any more convincing .
In short , there ’ s no reason for government to get into business of teaching religion.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ juries , or bureaucrats deciding who ought to teach Catholicism at a parish school , or Judaism at a Jewish day school ?
Of course not , ” Rassbach stated on a previous occasion .
“ Religion teachers play a vital role in the ecosystem of faith .
We are confident that the Supreme Court will recognize that under our Constitution , government officials can not control who teaches kids what to believe .
”

The cases in question concern two California Catholic elementary schools’ right to select educators who reflect their understanding of faith, free from government interference.
May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in the cases of Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James Catholic School v. Biel, during which the justices expressed receptiveness to arguments that the government has no say in whom a church school chooses to teach its religion classes.
LifeSiteNews has previously covered the cases, which concern two California Catholic elementary schools’ right to select educators who reflect their understanding of faith, free from government interference. The religious liberty legal firm Becket Law is representing the schools, who are facing a lawsuit from two teachers fired for unsatisfactory performance, Agnes Morrissey-Berru and Kristen Biel.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the teachers; Becket argues that the schools’ hiring and firing decisions fall under a “ministerial exemption,” meaning religious institutions have the right to decide whom they want imparting the faith to others, free from government interference — even when the employees in question, in this case teachers, are not “ministers” in the strictest sense.
Monday’s arguments suggested that a majority of the justices were receptive to the school’s position, the Washington Blade, putatively “America’s LGBT News Source,” reported.
“It’s my understanding (the teachers) actually led them from time to time in prayer or took them to service, things like that,” noted conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, who tends not to speak up during oral arguments.
In a similar vein, Justice Samuel Alito argued that an employee’s formal job title was insignificant when it comes to determining whether he falls under the ministerial exemption and that the substance of a worker’s duties is what matters.
“How does it even help to understand the person’s role?” he asked. “Suppose you have two people who do exactly the same thing in two different religiously affiliated schools, but one has a title and the other one doesn’t have a title, other than the title of the teacher. Why should the presence or absence of this title make any difference?”
The court’s liberals took the opposite approach, with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggesting that the ramifications of siding with the schools could be “staggering,” raising the hypothetical scenario of a female teacher who has religious duties but also “reports a student’s complaint of sexual harassment by a priest and is terminated.” That teacher would have “no remedy” in Ginsburg’s telling.
Justice Elena Kagan invoked the frequency and nature of specific religious duties, with a church organist qualifying as ministerial but a “math teacher who is told to teach something about Judaism for 10 minutes a week” not qualifying.
“Eight years ago in Hosanna Tabor — the pretext inquiry, the notice requirements, the idea that freedom of association makes freedom of religion entirely unnecessary — all were raised in Hosanna Tabor and rejected unanimously,” Becket attorney Eric Rassbach argued. “Eight years later, (the response) to (those) arguments are not any more convincing. In short, there’s no reason for government to get into business of teaching religion.”
“Do we really want judges, juries, or bureaucrats deciding who ought to teach Catholicism at a parish school, or Judaism at a Jewish day school? Of course not,” Rassbach stated on a previous occasion. “Religion teachers play a vital role in the ecosystem of faith. We are confident that the Supreme Court will recognize that under our Constitution, government officials cannot control who teaches kids what to believe.”
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--Online memorial garden launches to help moms honor miscarried and stillborn children

NOKESVILLE , Virginia , May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A flower garden has been launched online that dedicates a “ memorial flower ” to miscarried or stillborn babies , allowing mothers and fathers to have a lasting , public remembrance of their beloved lost ones .
A Mom 's Peace , launched in Nokesville , Virginia , is a ministry devoted to comforting and supporting parents , especially mothers , who have lost their children in the womb .
The organization recently launched an online Garden of Remembrance , which has become “ a place to honor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miscarriage or stillbirth regardless of how many days , weeks or months their short lives blessed ours.
” The Garden “ offers consolation to parents who need it - whether the loss was at 5 weeks or 35 weeks.
” The Garden honors unborn babies with loving remembrance , stating on the website : “ Some people say you are too painful to remember .
I say you are too precious to forget.
” The Garden is free of charge and helps families who were unable to lay their unborn children to rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their babies by dedicating virtual flowers to their children .
Parents can choose from a variety of flowers to see which best suits their child .
They may also name their baby and record the date of loss .
The flower is then displayed in the Garden of Remembrance .
The Garden hopes to help parents honor the beauty and joy that their baby brought them , despite only being with them for a short time .
In an interview with LifeSiteNews , Colleen Sullivan , the director of communication and development for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ women can feel isolated , grief-stricken , and powerless when they lose an unborn child .
The Garden helps mothers honor their unborn children and realize they are not alone in their loss.
” Sullivan explained that “ parents can carry the grief of losing their unborn baby for decades.
” “ Some of the flowers are dedicated to babies who died in the 1960s , 70s , and 80s .
Selecting a name and dedicating a flower can help bring closure and consolation to these parents .
Relatives can also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the flowers dedicated to their miscarried or stillborn family , ” she said .
Kara Palladino founded A Mom 's Peace after she lost her unborn baby and realized that there was not a plan for the burial for the unborn .
She desired to create a ministry to help other families .
The outreach , in addition to offering spiritual aid , provides practical assistance by giving advice in burying or cremating miscarried or stillborn children .
The mission of the ministry is “ to bring peace…by discretely supporting mothers with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The apostolate serves to “ fulfill the corporal and spiritual works of mercy ‘ bury the dead ’ and ‘ comfort the sorrowful.
’ ” The ministry recognizes the pain of losing unborn children .
Palladino recently wrote in a press release , “ We know from experience that parents go through grief and sorrow in losing an unborn baby .
Those emotions can , at times , be overwhelming and all-consuming.
” “ But we also believe in the power of healing on this journey toward peace .
For this reason , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a gift in the hopes of recapturing the joy you first felt in bringing a new soul into existence – whether you conceived recently or years ago , ” she continued .
“ May The Garden honor these precious lives and provide consolation and much-needed closure , especially to families who otherwise would not have obtained it .
May it serve as a reminder that you are not alone in the complexity of celebrating life while grieving loss .
And may all the precious souls who have touched our hearts never be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mothers shared their testimonies of the comfort they received from A Mom ’ s Peace .
One mom said , “ A Mom 's Peace helped me through the hardest time of my life and did so with utmost respect and sensitivity to my situation .
I will never forget the generosity and love that was shown to me through this program.
” Another mother wrote , “ A Mom ’ s Peace is a special and unique apostolate .
It was such a consolation , in the midst of sadness , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , despite how short it was.
” The Garden offers a positive response for families who lose an unborn child .
It brings joy and fulfillment to parents around the world and commemorates their miscarried or stillborn children through a permanent remembrance of their children .

The Garden of Remembrance is a place where parents can honor the life of their baby.
NOKESVILLE, Virginia, May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A flower garden has been launched online that dedicates a “memorial flower” to miscarried or stillborn babies, allowing mothers and fathers to have a lasting, public remembrance of their beloved lost ones.
A Mom's Peace, launched in Nokesville, Virginia, is a ministry devoted to comforting and supporting parents, especially mothers, who have lost their children in the womb. The organization recently launched an online Garden of Remembrance, which has become “a place to honor and appreciate the beautiful children lost in miscarriage or stillbirth regardless of how many days, weeks or months their short lives blessed ours.”
The Garden “offers consolation to parents who need it – whether the loss was at 5 weeks or 35 weeks.” The Garden honors unborn babies with loving remembrance, stating on the website: “Some people say you are too painful to remember. I say you are too precious to forget.”
The Garden is free of charge and helps families who were unable to lay their unborn children to rest by allowing them to remember and commemorate their babies by dedicating virtual flowers to their children. Parents can choose from a variety of flowers to see which best suits their child. They may also name their baby and record the date of loss. The flower is then displayed in the Garden of Remembrance.
The Garden hopes to help parents honor the beauty and joy that their baby brought them, despite only being with them for a short time.
In an interview with LifeSiteNews, Colleen Sullivan, the director of communication and development for A Mom’s Peace, said, “women can feel isolated, grief-stricken, and powerless when they lose an unborn child. The Garden helps mothers honor their unborn children and realize they are not alone in their loss.”
Sullivan explained that “parents can carry the grief of losing their unborn baby for decades.”
“Some of the flowers are dedicated to babies who died in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Selecting a name and dedicating a flower can help bring closure and consolation to these parents. Relatives can also find joy in visiting the Garden to see the flowers dedicated to their miscarried or stillborn family,” she said.
Kara Palladino founded A Mom's Peace after she lost her unborn baby and realized that there was not a plan for the burial for the unborn. She desired to create a ministry to help other families. The outreach, in addition to offering spiritual aid, provides practical assistance by giving advice in burying or cremating miscarried or stillborn children.
The mission of the ministry is “to bring peace…by discretely supporting mothers with burial, bereavement and remembrance programs.” The apostolate serves to “fulfill the corporal and spiritual works of mercy ‘bury the dead’ and ‘comfort the sorrowful.’”
The ministry recognizes the pain of losing unborn children. Palladino recently wrote in a press release, “We know from experience that parents go through grief and sorrow in losing an unborn baby. Those emotions can, at times, be overwhelming and all-consuming.”
“But we also believe in the power of healing on this journey toward peace. For this reason, we invite you to see your child as a gift in the hopes of recapturing the joy you first felt in bringing a new soul into existence – whether you conceived recently or years ago,” she continued.
“May The Garden honor these precious lives and provide consolation and much-needed closure, especially to families who otherwise would not have obtained it. May it serve as a reminder that you are not alone in the complexity of celebrating life while grieving loss. And may all the precious souls who have touched our hearts never be forgotten,” she added.
Many mothers shared their testimonies of the comfort they received from A Mom’s Peace.
One mom said, “A Mom's Peace helped me through the hardest time of my life and did so with utmost respect and sensitivity to my situation. I will never forget the generosity and love that was shown to me through this program.”
Another mother wrote, “A Mom’s Peace is a special and unique apostolate. It was such a consolation, in the midst of sadness, to memorialize the life of our little one, despite how short it was.”
The Garden offers a positive response for families who lose an unborn child. It brings joy and fulfillment to parents around the world and commemorates their miscarried or stillborn children through a permanent remembrance of their children.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--Washington gov: Those who don’t cooperate with ‘contact tracers’ and tests not allowed to leave home

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OLYMPIA , Washington , May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee said that people who “ refuse to cooperate with contact tracers ” or refuse coronavirus testing won ’ t be allowed to leave their homes even to go to the grocery store or pharmacy .
“ When it comes to contact tracing , how are you guys going to handle people or families who want to refuse to test or to self isolate ?
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get groceries I know you ’ ve said they can ’ t do that ; how will you make sure they don ’ t ?
” a reporter asked him .
“ We will have attached to the families a family support person who will check in with them to see what they need on a daily basis , ” he responded .
“ If they can ’ t get a friend to do their grocery shopping , we will help get them groceries in some fashion .
If they need pharmaceuticals to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure they get their pharmaceuticals… That ’ s going to help encourage them to maintain their isolation too.
” “ Therefore , those individuals that refuse to cooperate with contact tracers and/or refuse testing , those individuals will not be allowed to leave their homes to purchase basic necessities such as groceries and/or prescriptions .
Those persons will need to make arrangements through friends , family , or a state provided ‘ family support personnel , ’ ” the Lynwood Times summarized .
Inslee announced that as the state begins to relax restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials will focus on contact tracing and isolation of infected individuals with the help of over 1,300 newly trained “ contact tracers ” who will begin work this Friday , May 15 .
Critics were quick to point out disturbing aspects of the new effort in the Evergreen State .
“ There ’ s no death penalty in Washington state for murder , ” tweeted civil liberties lawyer Eric Rhein .
“ Now [ Governor Inslee ] is claiming authority to slowly starve you if you don ’ t conform , ” added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This initiative is robust , it is vigorous and it is comprehensive , and it needs to be all three to be all three of those to succeed , ” said Inslee in a video conference .
He noted that the initiative will be “ on a much grander scale ” than similar past initiatives which traced the relationships and personal interactions of individuals with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and hepatitis .
He did not mention HIV/AIDS .
“ If we do not succeed in this second stage of our efforts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bite us , ” asserted Inslee .
While social distancing was the primary tactic employed to slow the spread of the virus during the early days of the pandemic , Inslee said that as the state moves to open up the economy , “ testing , contact tracing , and isolation of people who are infected , ” will now the become major tools of government authorities .
During his presentation , Inslee incorporated a series of graphics to illustrate aspects of the new phase .
Inslee said the goal is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When someone tests positive for COVID-19 , an interviewer will reach out by phone , ” according to information released by the governor ’ s office .
“ They will ask who that person has been in close contact with , then reach out to those other people to let them know they have been exposed .
People testing positive and their close contacts would need to confine themselves at home .
This plan involves contacting people within 24 hours of a positive test result and talking to their close contacts within 48 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Washington that all information collected is confidential and will not be shared .
Persons identified as having had contact with an infected individual will not be told the name of the individual .
“ These professional interviewers will ask about symptoms , recent exposure and demographic questions such as age , address , gender and ethnicity , ” according to the governor ’ s published statement .
An army of government ‘ tracers ’ including the National Guard The most ambitious component of the plan is the 1,371 army of people trained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” who will be unleashed later this week .
At the start , the 390 members of the Department of Licensing and the 630 State and local health professionals will be aided by 351 members of the National Guard .
The Guardsmen will be phased out once more workers and volunteers are trained and able to replace them .
“ At the sign of any symptoms , people should confine themselves at home .
Voluntary confinement for both ill persons and the members of their households will be a major challenge , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ portions of this entire endeavor , ” explained Inslee .
“ Individuals and their households will need to be confined for 14 days if they are exposed to the virus .
We know this will present challenges for some families and we are looking at ways to address them , ” he added .
For those who refuse to comply with the new guidelines , Inslee said they will face sanctions either in civil or criminal court .
Inslee ’ s remarks came as other government measures around the country and the globe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basic constitutional rights .
Last month , U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that stay-at-home orders are “ unprecedented burdens on civil liberties.
” “ The idea that you have to stay in your house is disturbingly close to house arrest , ” said Barr .
“ It ’ s very onerous , as is shutting down your livelihood.
” As if to prove the Attorney General ’ s point , last month it was revealed that Kentucky residents who refuse to quarantine themselves were being outfitted with ankle bracelets , identical to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wear .

The state will provide 'family support personnel' to check in on the non-compliant.
PETITION: No to mandatory contact tracing and government surveillance for the coronavirus! Sign the petition here.
OLYMPIA, Washington, May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Washington Governor Jay Inslee indicated that people who refuse to cooperate with contact tracers or refuse coronavirus testing won’t be allowed to leave their homes even to go to the grocery store or pharmacy.
“When it comes to contact tracing, how are you guys going to handle people or families who want to refuse to test or to self isolate? If they want to leave their home to get groceries I know you’ve said they can’t do that; how will you make sure they don’t?” a reporter asked him.
“We will have attached to the families a family support person who will check in with them to see what they need on a daily basis,” he responded. “If they can’t get a friend to do their grocery shopping, we will help get them groceries in some fashion. If they need pharmaceuticals to be picked up, we will make sure they get their pharmaceuticals… We are going to be there on a daily basis for them – now that’s going to help encourage them to maintain their isolation too.”
The Lynwood Times summarized Inslee’s remarks this way: “Therefore, those individuals that refuse to cooperate with contact tracers and/or refuse testing, those individuals will not be allowed to leave their homes to purchase basic necessities such as groceries and/or prescriptions. Those persons will need to make arrangements through friends, family, or a state provided ‘family support personnel.’”
Inslee announced that as the state begins to relax restrictions and open up its economy, health officials will focus on contact tracing and isolation of infected individuals with the help of over 1,300 newly trained “contact tracers” who will begin work this Friday, May 15.
Critics were quick to point out disturbing aspects of the new effort in the Evergreen State.
For those individuals that refuse to cooperate with contact tracers and/or refuse testing, will not be allowed to leave their homes to purchase basic necessities such as groceries and/or prescriptions.https://t.co/Mx30f0MwoQ — Lynnwood Times (@LynnwoodTimes) May 13, 2020
“There’s no death penalty in Washington state for murder,” tweeted civil liberties lawyer Eric Rhein.
“Now [Governor Inslee] is claiming authority to slowly starve you if you don’t conform,” added Rhein. “Without trial.”
There’s no death penalty in Washington state for murder. Now he’s claiming authority to slowly starve you if you don’t conform. Without trial. — Eric Rhein (@RheinEsq) May 13, 2020
Scary stuff. so you will be under house arrest without due process. nothing illegal there. — Nick Cultrara (@bflony66) May 13, 2020
‘Box in the virus’
“This initiative is robust, it is vigorous and it is comprehensive, and it needs to be all three to be all three of those to succeed,” said Inslee in a video conference.
He noted that the initiative will be “on a much grander scale” than similar past initiatives which traced the relationships and personal interactions of individuals with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and hepatitis. He did not mention HIV/AIDS.
“If we do not succeed in this second stage of our efforts, this virus could come right back out and bite us,” asserted Inslee.
While social distancing was the primary tactic employed to slow the spread of the virus during the early days of the pandemic, Inslee said that as the state moves to open up the economy, “testing, contact tracing, and isolation of people who are infected,” will now the become major tools of government authorities.
During his presentation, Inslee incorporated a series of graphics to illustrate aspects of the new phase.
Inslee said the goal is to “box in the virus.”
“When someone tests positive for COVID-19, an interviewer will reach out by phone,” according to information released by the governor’s office. “They will ask who that person has been in close contact with, then reach out to those other people to let them know they have been exposed. People testing positive and their close contacts would need to confine themselves at home. This plan involves contacting people within 24 hours of a positive test result and talking to their close contacts within 48 hours.”
The governor assured the citizens of Washington that all information collected is confidential and will not be shared. Persons identified as having had contact with an infected individual will not be told the name of the individual.
“These professional interviewers will ask about symptoms, recent exposure and demographic questions such as age, address, gender and ethnicity,” according to the governor’s published statement.
An army of government ‘tracers’ including the National Guard
The most ambitious component of the plan is the 1,371 army of people trained and tasked with “contact tracing,” who will be unleashed later this week.
At the start, the 390 members of the Department of Licensing and the 630 State and local health professionals will be aided by 351 members of the National Guard. The Guardsmen will be phased out once more workers and volunteers are trained and able to replace them.
Isolation and quarantine
“At the sign of any symptoms, people should confine themselves at home. Voluntary confinement for both ill persons and the members of their households will be a major challenge, but it is one of the most critical portions of this entire endeavor,” explained Inslee.
“Individuals and their households will need to be confined for 14 days if they are exposed to the virus. We know this will present challenges for some families and we are looking at ways to address them,” he added.
For those who refuse to comply with the new guidelines, Inslee said they will face sanctions either in civil or criminal court.
Inslee’s remarks came as other government measures around the country and the globe have come under fire for explicitly violating basic constitutional rights.
Last month, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that stay-at-home orders are “unprecedented burdens on civil liberties.”
“The idea that you have to stay in your house is disturbingly close to house arrest,” said Barr. “It’s very onerous, as is shutting down your livelihood.”
As if to prove the Attorney General’s point, last month it was revealed that Kentucky residents who refuse to quarantine themselves were being outfitted with ankle bracelets, identical to those criminals confined to house arrest must wear.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--Robot dog patrols Singapore park enforcing ‘social distancing’: Live coronavirus updates

LifeSite ’ s previous ( and future ) live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to issues our readers care about can be viewed HERE .
A video from Singapore shows a “ robot dog ” patrolling a park and blaring messages about so-called social distancing .
The robot , which has now joined drones in surveilling people in their daily lives , bears a resemblance to a machine in the dystopian Netflix series Black Mirror , comedian Stephen Colbert pointed out .
May 14 , 2020 , 3:51 p.m. EST : President Donald Trump said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help with distribution of a coronavirus vaccine .
“ Our military is now being mobilized so at the end of the year we ’ re going to be able to give it to a lot of people very , very rapidly , ” he said interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo this morning .
The president said that distributing the vaccine would be a “ massive job ” and that he would move quickly to get it distributed .
“ Unless you ’ re mobilized and ready , you ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a long time .
So we ’ re starting now , ” he said .
May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – “ Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine ’ s mother moved out of a personal care home with the health secretary ’ s help , after Levine ordered all nursing homes and long-term facilities in the state to accept coronavirus patients from hospitals , ” the Daily Caller reports .
Levine is a man who purports to be a woman .
“ Levine admitted Tuesday to moving the 95-year-old Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is similar to an assisted living facility although technically distinct.
” [ Pennsylvania ] is facing a class-action lawsuit , filed April 28 , that claims the department of health ceased inspecting long-term care facilities now plagued by the virus .
Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo has also faced scrutiny over his state ’ s handling of vulnerable nursing homes during the pandemic .
Cuomo on Sunday reversed a March 25 order requiring nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients .
Under the new order , nursing homes and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for patients to test negative for the virus before admitting them .
At The Stream , Jason Jones and John Zmirak have written an article titled , “ How Many African and Asian Kids Will Leftists Starve Just to Beat Donald Trump ?
” Jones , who has created famous pro-life movies such as Bella and Crescendo , and Zmirak point out that people on the political left and people connected to the United Nations are now acknowledging the massive hunger/famine problem that coronavirus panic has born .
First we had to flatten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to flatten the curve.
” We crushed the curve .
Even in New York City , the hospital system was never overwhelmed .
Now there are thousands of empty hospital beds even there .
Health care providers are going broke , since “ inessential ” procedures stay banned .
Trivial medical interventions like cancer screenings , root canals , and knee replacements — Botox-level frivolities like that .
We can worry much later about the casualties that causes .
Or we don ’ t have to , since they won ’ t get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blamed on the lockdown hawks .
The next goalpost was “ till we have enough masks and ventilators.
” That one whizzed past so quickly we barely noticed it .
Mention it now and you just seem stupid .
“ Large meatpacking plants across the country have shut down due to fears of COVID-19 outbreaks among workers , and less and less meat is making it to grocers and restaurants , ” Reason noted in an article about meat shortages .
CNN noted that although gas , cars , and some other items @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grocery store price tags are soaring .
Overall , the price of groceries grew 2.6 % , including seasonal adjustments , in April .
That was the biggest increase from one month to the next since 1974 , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
” “ Prices at the supermarket are rising sharply because coronavirus has disrupted the food supply chain : When restaurants shut down , Americans started cooking at home , and demand for groceries shot up .
But food producers and farmers did n't have the ability to quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Also in Virginia , Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins says he will not enforce the state ’ s draconian lockdown .

Live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to pro-life issues, faith, and freedom.
LifeSite’s previous (and future) live updates on the coronavirus crisis and how it relates to issues our readers care about can be viewed HERE.
A video from Singapore shows a “robot dog” patrolling a park and blaring messages about so-called social distancing. The robot, which has now joined drones in surveilling people in their daily lives, bears a resemblance to a machine in the dystopian Netflix series Black Mirror, comedian Stephen Colbert pointed out.
May 14, 2020, 9:56 p.m. EST: Roughly 1 million Michiganders are not following their governor’s lockdown order, which is one of the strictest in the country.
A May 13 article from The Atlantic explores some of Virginia’s authorities’ failures when it comes to their coronavirus data.
At least one city in Wisconsin is still going to attempt to enforce the state’s lockdown order, which was just struck down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The travel website AFAR reports:
Clear, the company that developed the paid biometric ID service that helps speed travelers through the airport, has created a new ID technology that will include coronavirus screening. Health Pass by Clear will allow employees, consumers, and travelers to connect their identity with a health check that employers, business owners, restaurants, airlines, and hotels can use to screen those who enter their premises or use their services. “Just as 9/11 drastically changed physical security across airports, stadiums and office buildings, COVID-19 will have both short-term and long-term effects on how we screen for public health security,” the company said in a statement.
May 14, 2020, 3:51 p.m. EST: President Donald Trump said he is “mobilizing” the military to help with distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.
“Our military is now being mobilized so at the end of the year we’re going to be able to give it to a lot of people very, very rapidly,” he said interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo this morning.
Breitbart reported:
The president said that distributing the vaccine would be a “massive job” and that he would move quickly to get it distributed. “Unless you’re mobilized and ready, you’re not going to be able to do it for a long time. So we’re starting now,” he said.
May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – “Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s mother moved out of a personal care home with the health secretary’s help, after Levine ordered all nursing homes and long-term facilities in the state to accept coronavirus patients from hospitals,” the Daily Caller reports. Levine is a man who purports to be a woman.
“Levine admitted Tuesday to moving the 95-year-old Pennsylvania resident out of her personal care home, which is similar to an assisted living facility although technically distinct.”
The Daily Caller continued:
[Pennsylvania] is facing a class-action lawsuit, filed April 28, that claims the department of health ceased inspecting long-term care facilities now plagued by the virus. Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has also faced scrutiny over his state’s handling of vulnerable nursing homes during the pandemic. Cuomo on Sunday reversed a March 25 order requiring nursing homes to accept coronavirus patients. Under the new order, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are allowed to wait for patients to test negative for the virus before admitting them.
At The Stream, Jason Jones and John Zmirak have written an article titled, “How Many African and Asian Kids Will Leftists Starve Just to Beat Donald Trump?” Jones, who has created famous pro-life movies such as Bella and Crescendo, and Zmirak point out that people on the political left and people connected to the United Nations are now acknowledging the massive hunger/famine problem that coronavirus panic has born.
They also mention:
First we had to flatten our way of life “long enough to flatten the curve.” We crushed the curve. Even in New York City, the hospital system was never overwhelmed. Now there are thousands of empty hospital beds even there. Health care providers are going broke, since “inessential” procedures stay banned. Trivial medical interventions like cancer screenings, root canals, and knee replacements — Botox-level frivolities like that. We can worry much later about the casualties that causes. Or we don’t have to, since they won’t get tallied or reported. And certainly not blamed on the lockdown hawks. The next goalpost was “till we have enough masks and ventilators.” That one whizzed past so quickly we barely noticed it. Mention it now and you just seem stupid.
“Large meatpacking plants across the country have shut down due to fears of COVID-19 outbreaks among workers, and less and less meat is making it to grocers and restaurants,” Reason noted in an article about meat shortages.
CNN noted that although gas, cars, and some other items have decreased in cost, “American grocery store price tags are soaring. Overall, the price of groceries grew 2.6%, including seasonal adjustments, in April. That was the biggest increase from one month to the next since 1974, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
“Prices at the supermarket are rising sharply because coronavirus has disrupted the food supply chain: When restaurants shut down, Americans started cooking at home, and demand for groceries shot up. But food producers and farmers didn't have the ability to quickly shift their food deliveries to grocery stores.”
Fredericksburg.com reports:
Virginia’s count of COVID-19 tests to date includes results from 15,000 as-yet unreliable antibody tests, skewing the state’s testing capacity and its outlook on the spread of the virus, albeit to a small degree. The Virginia Department of Health shared the new figures on Thursday, as it faced public criticism for muddying the state's COVID-19 data by lumping together diagnostic and antibody tests. Many of the antibody tests on the market have not been vetted by federal regulators and do not measure the current spread of the active virus, unlike the diagnostic tests used by health care facilities.
Also in Virginia, Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins says he will not enforce the state’s draconian lockdown.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--We are so used to evil, we let it go on around us without even noticing

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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--Dems release $3 trillion COVID-19 spending bill full of left-wing agenda items unrelated to curbing

Dems release $3 trillion COVID-19 spending bill full of left-wing agenda items unrelated to curbing pandemic

WASHINGTON , D.C. , May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Congressional Democrats unveiled their latest proposal for COVID-19 relief spending , which totals $ 3 trillion and includes a bevy of left-wing agenda items unrelated to curbing the spread of the virus or alleviating the costs of government-mandated quarantine efforts .
A Democrat “ summary ” of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s so-called HEROES Act runs 90 pages , but The Hill reported that its main features are another series of direct payments to individual Americans ( many of whom have been forbidden from going to jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistance funding , hazard pay for “ essential ” health workers , and money for increased testing .
It also contains a “ grab bag of Democrat priorities ” such as vote-by-mail , an extension of unemployment benefits through January , $ 915 billion in subsidies for state , local , territorial and tribal governments ( largely without strings , without regard for how well recipients managed COVID-19 response in their jurisdictions ) , and more .
The bill “ includes the removal of safeguards in the Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the billion-dollar abortion-giant Planned Parenthood , ” March for Life added .
“ The bill would also allow federal tax dollars to pay for abortions through subsidized health care plans .
And , at the state and local level , it authorizes over $ 900 billion in open-ended funding – so nothing would prevent this money from further subsidizing the abortion industry . ''
In addition , Breitbart reported that the HEROES Act contains language that “ would order the release of federal prisoners , illegal aliens in federal immigration detention facilities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the courts and judicial officers to not be a threat to the community.
” The federal government has already spent $ 2 billion in COVID-19 relief spending , with Democrats attempting to work in spending for their priorities every step of the way .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested this latest plan was “ not something designed to deal with reality , ” and that Republicans were currently drafting their own proposal .
As of May 14 , the United States is estimated to have seen more than 1.4 million cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths and 310,000 recoveries .
A large share of those deaths have come not from the general population but from nursing homes , and mounting evidence suggests far more of the public has contracted and recovered from the virus than the official count indicates .
At the same time , state bans on “ non-essential ” activity across the country have caused massive job losses , with more than 33 million Americans filing for unemployment and studies predicting that tens of thousands of small businesses that have closed down will never reopen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the evidence suggests policymakers should shift to a strategy more narrowly targeted toward protecting the elderly and immunocompromised while allowing the younger and healthier to go about their lives .
“ If we focus on the elderly , we will bring a death rate that is likely no more than 1 percent down to fractions of a percent , ” says Dr. Donald Yealy , chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center .
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WASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Congressional Democrats unveiled their latest proposal for COVID-19 relief spending, which totals $3 trillion and includes a bevy of left-wing agenda items unrelated to curbing the spread of the virus or alleviating the costs of government-mandated quarantine efforts.
A Democrat “summary” of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s so-called HEROES Act runs 90 pages, but The Hill reported that its main features are another series of direct payments to individual Americans (many of whom have been forbidden from going to jobs deemed “non-essential”), food assistance funding, hazard pay for “essential” health workers, and money for increased testing.
It also contains a “grab bag of Democrat priorities” such as vote-by-mail, an extension of unemployment benefits through January, $915 billion in subsidies for state, local, territorial and tribal governments (largely without strings, without regard for how well recipients managed COVID-19 response in their jurisdictions), and more.
The bill “includes the removal of safeguards in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that prevent taxpayer money from bailing out the billion-dollar abortion-giant Planned Parenthood,” March for Life added. “The bill would also allow federal tax dollars to pay for abortions through subsidized health care plans. And, at the state and local level, it authorizes over $900 billion in open-ended funding – so nothing would prevent this money from further subsidizing the abortion industry.”
In addition, Breitbart reported that the HEROES Act contains language that “would order the release of federal prisoners, illegal aliens in federal immigration detention facilities, and local convicts if they are considered by the courts and judicial officers to not be a threat to the community.”
The federal government has already spent $2 billion in COVID-19 relief spending, with Democrats attempting to work in spending for their priorities every step of the way. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested this latest plan was “not something designed to deal with reality,” and that Republicans were currently drafting their own proposal.
As of May 14, the United States is estimated to have seen more than 1.4 million cases of COVID-19, with more than 85,000 deaths and 310,000 recoveries. A large share of those deaths have come not from the general population but from nursing homes, and mounting evidence suggests far more of the public has contracted and recovered from the virus than the official count indicates.
At the same time, state bans on “non-essential” activity across the country have caused massive job losses, with more than 33 million Americans filing for unemployment and studies predicting that tens of thousands of small businesses that have closed down will never reopen.
A growing number of medical experts argue that the evidence suggests policymakers should shift to a strategy more narrowly targeted toward protecting the elderly and immunocompromised while allowing the younger and healthier to go about their lives. “If we focus on the elderly, we will bring a death rate that is likely no more than 1 percent down to fractions of a percent,” says Dr. Donald Yealy, chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Readers can click here for LifeSiteNews’ live updates on the coronavirus and its impact all over the world.
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--Archbishop Viganò: Plans for a New World Order must be ‘unmasked, understood, and revealed’

May 14 , 2020 ( Veritasliberabitvos ) – On May 8 , three Cardinals and nine Bishops , together with many doctors , journalists , lawyers , thinkers , and professionals from all over the world launched an appeal to raise public awareness among people , governments , scientists , and the media about the serious dangers to individual freedom caused during the spread of Covid-19 .
These dangers have been felt more severely in some countries than others , but the attention of Catholics and people of good will must be drawn everywhere so that we can all understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all consider only the health side of the epidemic – and fail to understand its social , economic , political , and religious implications – we will be on the way to a future in which governments and the Church hierarchy will be drawn down by powers which think there is no higher authority than themselves and whose purpose is very unclear .
The idea of plans for a New World Order under which countries and ordinary citizens saw their identity taken away by a powerful elite might have seemed absurd until a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans are being stated and indeed pushed as good for society and for individuals .
These plans as promoted by international groupings must be unmasked , understood , and revealed .
In ordinary times such would be the task of the media , to make each of us aware of what is happening so that we can speak out against it as individual believers and members of a community .
This is the purpose of the Appeal : to break the media silence we are seeing , especially in terms of the lack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights .
These are now being censored and controlled .
We also wish to ask members of the scientific community to discuss these matters without pressure being applied by economic or ideological interests , and to remind governments of their responsibility for the good of all .
The Appeal has certainly raised a certain amount of discussion and debate .
In Germany , many Bishops have simply spoken of “ conspiracy theories , ” and have completely failed to refute any of our claims .
They have thus climbed onto the bandwagon of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the German Catholic weekly magazine Die Tagespost , Cardinal Müller ( one of the signatories of the Appeal ) courageously notes that “ the modern trend is to consider anyone who thinks things in a different way as a conspiracy theorist.
” He also says : Those who fail to distinguish between the suitability and danger of globalization deny reality .
Pope Francis has spoken out against states and international bodies imposing abortion in poor countries as a form of neo-colonialism and denying them aid if they refuse to implement this .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peru , I spoke to many women and men who had been sterilized unknowingly and who had been tricked with large sums of money and promises about healthcare and a better life .
Is this some sort of conspiracy theory ?
The same must be said about accusations of conspiracy theories concerning discussions of vaccinating seven billion people , even though the vaccine has not been properly tested yet and basic rights may be denied to any who refuse the vaccine .
Nobody can be forced to believe that a couple of billionaire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things around the world simply because they have been able to accumulate such huge sums of money .
We have heard the same sort of thing from Archbishop Athanasius Schneider : “ It is amazing that the Church , politics , and media establishment have all tried to discredit – in line with mainstream trends – the anxiety expressed in the Appeal with their knock-out argument of a conspiracy theory so that any further debate is immediately killed stone dead .
I remember the same sort of reaction and language under the Soviet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the main ideology and political regime were accused of complicity with ‘ conspiracy theories ’ in the capitalist west ( here ) .
” It should also be said that the Appeal , leaving aside those criticisms which have only been made by those who wish to whitewash the countless incongruities in the things we can all see with our own eyes , has been supported by important laymen and women , and many eminent representatives of the worlds of science and the media .
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr has spoken in favor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one week the Appeal has gathered almost 40,000 signatures , and is now being read in the East .
It is clear that there is a deep fracture among the Hierarchy , and the Appeal has let us all see this .
Proof of this can be seen in the clearly globalist basis for the Pray for Humanity Day set up by the Committee for Brotherly Fraternity in the United Arab Emirates to ask for an end to the pandemic , to which the Holy See immediately gave its approval .
This trend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Declaration , clearly draws its inspiration from the relativist ideology behind masonic thought .
As such it has absolutely nothing Catholic in it , and it is extremely worrying that the Church has allowed itself to be used as “ Outreach ” by the New World Order ( which is absolutely and utterly anti-Catholic ) .

'The idea of plans for a New World Order under which countries and ordinary citizens saw their identity taken away by a powerful elite might have seemed absurd until a few years ago'
May 14, 2020 (Veritasliberabitvos) – On May 8, three Cardinals and nine Bishops, together with many doctors, journalists, lawyers, thinkers, and professionals from all over the world launched an appeal to raise public awareness among people, governments, scientists, and the media about the serious dangers to individual freedom caused during the spread of Covid-19.
These dangers have been felt more severely in some countries than others, but the attention of Catholics and people of good will must be drawn everywhere so that we can all understand together what is happening: if we all consider only the health side of the epidemic – and fail to understand its social, economic, political, and religious implications – we will be on the way to a future in which governments and the Church hierarchy will be drawn down by powers which think there is no higher authority than themselves and whose purpose is very unclear.
The idea of plans for a New World Order under which countries and ordinary citizens saw their identity taken away by a powerful elite might have seemed absurd until a few years ago. Now these very plans are being stated and indeed pushed as good for society and for individuals. These plans as promoted by international groupings must be unmasked, understood, and revealed. In ordinary times such would be the task of the media, to make each of us aware of what is happening so that we can speak out against it as individual believers and members of a community.
This is the purpose of the Appeal: to break the media silence we are seeing, especially in terms of the lack of any discussion of individual freedoms and rights. These are now being censored and controlled. We also wish to ask members of the scientific community to discuss these matters without pressure being applied by economic or ideological interests, and to remind governments of their responsibility for the good of all.
The Appeal has certainly raised a certain amount of discussion and debate. In Germany, many Bishops have simply spoken of “conspiracy theories,” and have completely failed to refute any of our claims. They have thus climbed onto the bandwagon of current ideology. During a recent interview with the German Catholic weekly magazine Die Tagespost, Cardinal Müller (one of the signatories of the Appeal) courageously notes that “the modern trend is to consider anyone who thinks things in a different way as a conspiracy theorist.”
He also says:
Those who fail to distinguish between the suitability and danger of globalization deny reality. Pope Francis has spoken out against states and international bodies imposing abortion in poor countries as a form of neo-colonialism and denying them aid if they refuse to implement this. When Alberto Fujimori was the president of Peru, I spoke to many women and men who had been sterilized unknowingly and who had been tricked with large sums of money and promises about healthcare and a better life. Is this some sort of conspiracy theory? The same must be said about accusations of conspiracy theories concerning discussions of vaccinating seven billion people, even though the vaccine has not been properly tested yet and basic rights may be denied to any who refuse the vaccine. Nobody can be forced to believe that a couple of billionaire benefactors have the best plans for improving things around the world simply because they have been able to accumulate such huge sums of money.
We have heard the same sort of thing from Archbishop Athanasius Schneider: “It is amazing that the Church, politics, and media establishment have all tried to discredit – in line with mainstream trends – the anxiety expressed in the Appeal with their knock-out argument of a conspiracy theory so that any further debate is immediately killed stone dead. I remember the same sort of reaction and language under the Soviet dictatorship, when dissidents and critics of the main ideology and political regime were accused of complicity with ‘conspiracy theories’ in the capitalist west (here).”
It should also be said that the Appeal, leaving aside those criticisms which have only been made by those who wish to whitewash the countless incongruities in the things we can all see with our own eyes, has been supported by important laymen and women, and many eminent representatives of the worlds of science and the media. Robert Francis Kennedy Jr has spoken in favor of the Appeal. In less than one week the Appeal has gathered almost 40,000 signatures, and is now being read in the East.
It is clear that there is a deep fracture among the Hierarchy, and the Appeal has let us all see this. Proof of this can be seen in the clearly globalist basis for the Pray for Humanity Day set up by the Committee for Brotherly Fraternity in the United Arab Emirates to ask for an end to the pandemic, to which the Holy See immediately gave its approval.
This trend, recently ratified in the Abu Dhabi Declaration, clearly draws its inspiration from the relativist ideology behind masonic thought. As such it has absolutely nothing Catholic in it, and it is extremely worrying that the Church has allowed itself to be used as “Outreach” by the New World Order (which is absolutely and utterly anti-Catholic).
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lifesitenews--2020-05-14--Los Angeles health official says county to stay locked down through July

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LOS ANGELES , May 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Los Angeles residents ’ hopes of going back to their normal lives anytime soon were dashed Tuesday when county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer declared that the local stay-at-home order would “ with all certainty ” remain in effect at least through the end of July .
“ Our hope is that by using the data , we ’ d be able to slowly lift restrictions over the next three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ board meeting , The Hill reported .
But for now , “ it ’ s safer to stay at home .
COVID-19 has not changed.
” The county reopened its beaches in a limited capacity Wednesday , permitting “ active recreational activities ” such as swimming and walking but not relatively stationary ones such as sunbathing or volleyball .
Masks are mandatory except when in the water .
The Los Angeles timetable is consistent with the California Department of Public Health ’ s long-term reopening plan , which calls for a modest lifting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks while stressing that more significant resumptions of normal life – including in-person church services – are still “ months ” away .
As of May 14 , the United States is estimated to have seen more than 1.4 million cases of COVID-19 , with more than 85,000 deaths and 310,000 recoveries .
California is the fifth-most impacted state , with 73,143 cases and 2,974 deaths .
Los Angeles County has seen 34,428 cases and 1,659 deaths , more than half the state ’ s total .
Almost half of all COVID-19 deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintaining active lifestyles but from nursing homes .
Yet many of the state ’ s response efforts have targeted groups and activities with little-to-no risk , from ticketing residents for standing outside abortion centers to forbidding singing even in online church services .
Other medical experts argue that the evidence warrants a strategy more narrowly targeted toward protecting the elderly and immunocompromised while allowing the younger and healthier to go about their lives .
“ If we focus on the elderly , we will bring a death rate that is likely no more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a percent , ” says Dr. Donald Yealy , chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center .

LA-area residents can go to the beach, but they won't be allowed to return to church for 'months.'
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LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Los Angeles residents’ hopes of going back to their normal lives anytime soon were dashed Tuesday when county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer declared that the local stay-at-home order would “with all certainty” remain in effect at least through the end of July.
“Our hope is that by using the data, we’d be able to slowly lift restrictions over the next three months,” Ferrer said at a board meeting, The Hill reported. But for now, “it’s safer to stay at home. COVID-19 has not changed.”
The county reopened its beaches in a limited capacity Wednesday, permitting “active recreational activities” such as swimming and walking but not relatively stationary ones such as sunbathing or volleyball. Masks are mandatory except when in the water.
The Los Angeles timetable is consistent with the California Department of Public Health’s long-term reopening plan, which calls for a modest lifting of certain restrictions over the course of weeks while stressing that more significant resumptions of normal life – including in-person church services – are still “months” away.
As of May 14, the United States is estimated to have seen more than 1.4 million cases of COVID-19, with more than 85,000 deaths and 310,000 recoveries. California is the fifth-most impacted state, with 73,143 cases and 2,974 deaths. Los Angeles County has seen 34,428 cases and 1,659 deaths, more than half the state’s total.
Almost half of all COVID-19 deaths in California come not from healthy people maintaining active lifestyles but from nursing homes. Yet many of the state’s response efforts have targeted groups and activities with little-to-no risk, from ticketing residents for standing outside abortion centers to forbidding singing even in online church services.
Other medical experts argue that the evidence warrants a strategy more narrowly targeted toward protecting the elderly and immunocompromised while allowing the younger and healthier to go about their lives. “If we focus on the elderly, we will bring a death rate that is likely no more than 1 percent down to fractions of a percent,” says Dr. Donald Yealy, chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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