Jack Roberts

U.S. Officials Warn to Prepare for Community Spread of Novel Coronavirus

Americans must prepare to deal with the imminent community spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), warns Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. She feels that the risk of coronavirus rapidly spreading in the U.S. is increasing given that several cases of infection are popping up in countries ...

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The CDC.

Coronavirus Epidemic Hits Supply Chains

The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought China to a standstill. What used to be bustling factories are now empty. The manufacturing sector has come to a halt and this is having a damaging effect on U.S. supply chains. Isaac Larian is the Chief Executive of MGA Entertainment, a Chatsworth-based business that sells toys made ...

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An empty Chinese factory.

Trump’s India Visit a Win for Both Countries

U.S. President Donald Trump recently visited India, addressing a crowd of more than 100,000 people and announcing a military deal. Many feel that the visit will upgrade the relationship between the two giant democracies as America increasingly looks toward the country as an ally to counter China in Asia. The India visit “This relationship is ...

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President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi.

China and the U.S. Are Creating the Future Global Order

Together with Western nations, America led the creation of the present global order after the Second World War. It is an order marked by the ideals of democracy and freedom of expression and has been the source of world peace and stable economic growth over the past several decades. However, one country has avoided being ...

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Is the global order about to change?

COVID-19 Deaths in Iran Suggest High Number of Cases

According to the Iranian health ministry, there have been over 2,900 positive cases of COVID-19 infections and 92 related deaths. However, the mortality rate in the country has made some experts think that the real number of infections could be far higher than what the government has reported. “This disease came unseen and undetected into ...

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A mother and her daughter in Iran.

Bloomberg’s Lawyers Threaten Reporter and Family

Journalists often receive threats for criticizing authoritarian regimes and leaders. Michael Forsythe is one such journalist from Bloomberg who took on the most famous authoritarian leader on the planet right now — Chinese President Xi Jinping. The article triggered a backlash and his wife, Leta Hong Fincher, started receiving threats for his exposé. The threats ...

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Ex-Bloomberg reporter Michael Forsythe.

State-Owned Chinese Media Faces New U.S. Regulations

The United States administration has announced that it will be treating five government-backed Chinese media entities operating in the country as foreign embassies. The rules mandate that these outlets register their American properties as well as employees with the U.S. State Department. Regulating Chinese media “The new determination is being applied to the Xinhua News ...

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Chinese media propaganda.

Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine Shipped and Ready for Testing

American biotech company Moderna has confirmed that the first batch of experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shipped to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The vaccine, mRNA-1273, was shipped six weeks after Moderna had begun working on the immunization project. “The institute expects by the end of April to start a clinical ...

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Influenza vaccine.

A Journalist Shares His Experiences in the Coronavirus Epicenter

This article describes the personal experience of a frontline reporter in a city of Hubei in the coronavirus epicenter. We will call him Chen to protect his identity. How should the media handle the coronavirus epidemic and what is its primary responsibility? Most people understand that it should play a role in public opinion and ...

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Coronaviruses.

What Created the ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’?

The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is a world-famous monument with its 4° lean, which is said to be due to an unstable foundation. Dallas recently got its own leaning tower after a demolition attempt on a building ended up in failure, leaving the core of the structure tilting to its side. The Leaning ...

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The leaning tower of Dallas.