Some Republican lawmakers were disappointed in Gov. Tim Walz after he announced Wednesday that his stay-at-home order will be extended until May 4.
Read MoreRepublicans Call Extension of Minnesota Stay at Home Order ‘Seriously Disappointing’
Day: April 10, 2020
Commentary: Let Our People Work
We are cowering from fear of COVID-19, but quarantine is not a cure to end the virus.
Read MoreZoom Recruits Former Facebook Security Chief as Critics Bash the Tech Firm for Privacy Lapses
An upshot tech company recruited Facebook’s former security chief to help fix glitches in the firm’s video chat app that reports say are leaving customers vulnerable to hackers and spammers.
Former Facebook executive Alex Stamos announced Thursday that he is joining an effort to help Zoom right the ship after reports revealed problems in its security system. Stamos made the decision to help after CEO Eric Yuan contacted him after he tweeted out some advice on the topic.
Read MoreArizona Lawmakers Duke It Out Over Transgender Athlete Bill
The Arizona House Republicans approved a bill to ban transgender women, those born as biological males, from competing in women’s sports.
Rep. Nancy Barto, a Phoenix Republican, is the sponsor of the Save Women’s Sports Act which prevents transgender women from participating in women’s sports because of the inherent biology of “chromosomal” and “hormonal” differences between males and females.
Read MoreJudge Tosses Out ACLU’s Attempt to Stop a County from Cooperating with ICE
A judge in Colorado dismissed a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the Teller County Sheriff’s Office that argued it was breaking the law by cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Read MoreCommentary: The Republican Party Must Not Betray Their Base in the Coming Economic Recovery
As we contemplate a possible end to the ongoing pandemic shutdown, several questions lie ahead for us.
First – and foremost on everyone’s minds – is when will the lockdown end? And when it ends, what will be left of our economy?
One thing is certain now: The national lockdown is crushing small businesses.
Read MoreThe State Department Rescued Over 50,000 Americans Since Coronavirus Crisis Began
The State Department has repatriated more than 50,000 U.S. citizens stranded around the world since the coronavirus began, the administration revealed on Wednesday.
Read MoreUnclassified: Ex-Trump Aide Papadopoulos’ Secret Conversation with an FBI Informant
Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos told an FBI informant in late October 2016 that he did not believe the Trump campaign was working with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election, according to a 171-page transcript of the secretly recorded conversation obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Read MoreMinnesota Unemployment Claims Up to 385,000
Minnesota has seen 385,318 new applications for unemployment insurance since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Steve Grove said Thursday.
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