Month: December 2020

‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells Dies, COVID-19 Cited

LOS ANGELES—Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82. Wells died peacefully at a residential facility in Los Angeles, publicist Harlan Boll said. “There is so much more to…


B-52Hs Fly to Middle East in Apparent US Warning to Iran

Two B-52H “Stratofortress” bombers flew a 30-hour round-trip mission from the United States to the Persian Gulf on Wednesday in what appears to be a show of military readiness aimed at Iran. The mission to the Middle East was the second of its kind this month. The long-range warplanes took off from Minot, North Dakota, on…


US May Expand Required COVID-19 Testing To More International Passengers

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government may expand coronavirus testing requirements for international air travelers beyond Britain as early as next week, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other U.S. agencies held a lengthy call with U.S. airlines Wednesday that discussed expanding COVID-19 test requirements to travelers…


Georgia Gov. Kemp Responds to Trump’s Call to Resign

Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday called President Donald Trump’s call for his resignation a “distraction” and said he is focusing on addressing the pandemic and the U.S. Senate runoff elections. Trump said on Twitter earlier on Dec. 30 that Kemp “should resign from office.” “He is an obstructionist who refuses to admit that we…


California Governor Announces $2 Billion Plan to Start Reopening Schools By Spring

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday released a $2 billion plan outlining measures that would allow schools to reopen for in-person learning as early as February, focusing first on the youngest students and those disproportionately affected by the shift to distance learning. Newsom, who first ordered schools to halt in-person learning when the outbreak first…


Victorian Health Minister Condemns NSW Woman Over Checkpoint Evading

Authorities have lashed a New South Wales woman for speeding through a Victorian border checkpoint at night, turning her lights off and evading police for hours until road spikes were used to stop her car. Victoria Health Minister Martin Foley condemned the 57-year-old, from NSW’s Central Coast, for endangering the lives of police. People from…


180-Day Countdown to Declassification of UFO Information Concealed Inside New Spending Bill

The passing of a $2.3 trillion CCP virus relief and government spending bill on Dec. 28 triggered a 180 day countdown for the Pentagon’s UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) Task Force to release declassified information to the Senate Intelligence Committee about their current intelligence on advanced aerial threats from UFOs or “anomalous aerial vehicles.” “The newly…


Video: Facts Matter (Dec. 30): Senator Will Challenge Election Results

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley became the first to publicly announce that he’ll be challenging the Electoral College results on Jan. 6. The Treasury Department announced that $600 checks are on the way. In the House, Nancy Pelosi is up for re-election as Speaker. She’s confident that she has the votes. However, others aren’t so sure….


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says Willing to Take Vaccine ‘But I Am Not the Priority’

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on Dec. 30 that he is willing to take the vaccine for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus but has not done so because he is not in one of the groups prioritized to received the vaccine first. “I’m willing to take it, but I am not the…


China in Focus (Dec. 30): CCP Virus Cases Surge, Medical Staff Silenced

Hospitals close in a Northeastern Chinese city due to the CCP virus pandemic. And in Beijing, medical staff are told to keep notices from authorities confidential. Two Chinese geniuses —father and son— both lost their lives. One at the hands of the CCP’s brutality three decades ago, the other by the virus this week. Unusually…