According to a New York Times investigation, Donald Trump’s family trust and some of his associates have a small stake in Sanofi, the company that makes it.  Other aspects of Trump’s handling the COVID crisis are leading to cries of corruption. His briefings on the pandemic are, basically, a parade of CEOs who lavish praise …

Lori Loughlin, the former “Full House” star who is accused of bribing her children’s way into college, along with others accused of the same thing, is seeking a dismissal of her case on the grounds that the venue was chosen to accommodate the government’s venue preferences.  Loughlin, it seems, is trying to take advantage of …

Iceland has tested nearly 5% of its total population, and the data those tests have revealed is not promising: potentially 50% of carriers of COVID-19 my be asymptomatic. A new American study has also suggested that a subgroup of COVID sufferers have a mild form of the disease that primarily impacts the GI tract, leading …

The COVID crisis is highlighting divides in the American religious landscape, most especially between black and white Protestants and evangelicals and non-evangelicals.  According to the Pew Forum, one of the most reliable sources of religious data in the country, most white evangelicals (77%) are at least somewhat confident that Trump is doing a good job …

Researchers at Erasmus MC and Utrecht University have discovered an antibody for COVID-19. Their discovery first needs to be peer reviewed and then tested before it can be wide disseminated, but these are promising early steps.  In more good news, South Korea has reported more coronavirus recoveries than cases for the first time, indicating that …

Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s third child, has refused to cooperate with American inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein. The New York prosecutor is now pursuing other options to force Andrew’s cooperation. Barclay’s Chief Executive Jes Staley is being probed for his links to millionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. U.K. regulator the Financial Conduct Authority is conducting the investigation, …

The Dow closed even lower Friday, as financial panic sets in amid fears of the coronavirus. This is the worst week in the stock market since the financial crash of 2008. Before Friday, Dow has dropped move than 1,000 points amid fears of the coronavirus, the sharpest drop in history. The Dow’s plummet comes after …

Twelve Italian towns are on lockdown after the country became the most infected one outside Asia. So far, there are 215 confirmed cases and five deaths. The Dow has plunged 1,000 points––the most in over a year––on the news of the coronavirus’s spread to Italy and South Korea. The virus is starting to spread more …

A U.S. citizen has died in Wuhan, which is apparently the first foreign death from the virus. The virus is still spreading around the world––five British citizens have caught the virus at a French ski resort in the most recent outbreak. The people of China have taken to the internet––the only place they can safely …

The Trump administration has announced that it will limit entry into the United States in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The move sent stocks tumbling, ending in the lowest close since October. Meanwhile, the Chinese government is now threatening to throw people in jail if they criticize its handling of the coronavirus. …

The Pacific Ocean absorbs carbon dioxide emissions, which lowers the pH balance and acidifies it. Because those emissions have been been rising steadily, the ocean is getting increasingly acidic. And now, Dungeness crab shells are dissolving. The platypus is on the “brink of extinction,” say researchers. Their numbers have been declining since Europeans arrived in …

A potentially-damning series of articles in Vanity Fair have suggested that Trump and his inner circle may be intentionally manipulating markets for their own gain. The article suggests that traders may have knowledge of Trump’s tweets and outbursts beforehand, giving them an edge when the markets react. Late last year, chief of staff Mick Mulvaney …