Pentagon eyeing 'stop loss' order in coronavirus fight to keep troops from exiting

Added 04-07-20 11:35:03am EST - “The Trump administration is looking at issuing a "stop loss" order in the war on coronavirus that would prevent troops from leaving service once their enlistments ended, according to a Pentagon source.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Pentagon issues 'stop movement' order for troops amid coronavirus outbreak
• Pentagon coronavirus tests are 'scarce' despite assurances; sick troops told to self-isolate
• Trump administration sending troops to border as part of coronavirus fight
• Planned Parenthood sues Texas Gov. Abbott over order to stop elective abortions during coronavirus

6 Key Questions About the Trump Administration's Firing of Captain Crozier

Added 04-07-20 11:34:03am EST - “The affair surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt lays bare the dysfunction of civilian-military relations under Trump.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Brett Crozier, captain of USS Roosevelt, given hero's send-off after firing
• Pentagon tamps down Navy captain Brett Crozier sacking firestorm
• Report: Fired Commander of Aircraft Carrier Captain Crozier Tested Positive for Coronavirus
• ‘Not even a little bit!' Trump sees no witch-hunt in US Navy firing Covid-19 whistleblower captain

Taliban calls off 'fruitless' peace talks with Afghan government

Added 04-07-20 12:35:02pm EST - “The Taliban claims it has broken off peace talks with the Afghan government after disputes over an expected prisoner swap.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Taliban warn peace deal with US near breaking point
• Pompeo to meet Taliban in Doha in bid to shore up faltering Afghanistan peace deal
• US slashes aid to Afghanistan by $1bn 'IMMEDIATELY', touts more cuts as Taliban 'peace deal' on brink of collapse
• Oil soars as OPEC plans peace talks on price war

Pentagon Ordered Navy Chief's Apology for Slamming Carrier Captain

Added 04-07-20 12:34:02pm EST - “Defense Secretary Mark Esper directed acting Navy chief Thomas Modly to apologize for profanity-laced remarks aboard the coronavirus-hit USS Theodore Roosevelt.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• U.S. Navy does not rule out punishing captain of carrier who blasted coronavirus response
• Navy Brass Felt Blindsided by Fired Carrier Captain's Emailed Appeal
• Stick to the ‘chain of command'! Pentagon rejects aircraft carrier captain's plea to save crew as 100+ sailors contract Covid-19
• Pentagon tamps down Navy captain Brett Crozier sacking firestorm

Note to Nations: Stop Hacking Hospitals

Added 04-06-20 10:34:01am EST - “Why now is the time for global cyber-norms to protect health infrastructure.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• One Way to Help Strapped Hospitals? Print PPE Using 3D Printers
• YES ==> MyPillow now making masks for hospitals
• In Crowded Hospitals, Who Will Get Life-Saving Equipment?
• At some U.S. hospitals, drugs, catheters, oxygen tanks run low

As thousands join, few rules for California Health Corps

Added 04-06-20 10:35:02am EST - “As tens of thousands of retired health care workers and medical and nursing students sign up for the newly established California Health Corps, almost nothing is known about how it will operate, how much it will cost and whether taxpayers…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Companies join coronavirus fight by helping health care workers
• Federal judges urged to free thousands of California inmates
• Scottish health chief RESIGNS after police tells her off for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules
• In California: What are shelter-in-place rules? And booze, yes, is now to-go

Son to undertake military service during EPL suspension

Added 04-06-20 11:35:01am EST - “Tottenham forward Heung-min Son will undertake mandatory military service in his native South Korea while the English Premier League is suspended indefinitely because of the coronavirus outbreak, the club said on Monday.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• No Suspension Without Hearing in University Student Disciplinary Proceedings
• HSBC HK shareholders mull legal action over dividend suspension
• New York Mayor Bill deBlasio Announces Immediate Government Suspension of First Amendment…
• Trump announces suspension of federal student loan payments, standardized testing requirements because of coronavirus

Illegal immigration down 60% at border amid coronavirus

Added 04-06-20 06:35:01pm EST - “Illegal immigration is down nearly 60% at the southern border amid the coronavirus crisis, Homeland Security said Monday.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Judge rejects ACLU demand to release illegal immigrants amid coronavirus outbreak
• Immigration detainees in PA start hunger strike demanding release amid coronavirus pandemic
• DHS: Pandemic measures cut illegal border crossings by half
• Border shutdown cuts illegal crossing in half on first day

The ‘Chinese Virus' Spread Along the New Silk Road

Added 04-06-20 06:34:02pm EST - “Western democracies may lose the coronavirus propaganda war, but China certainly won't win it.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• A Vast Virus Conspiracy?Clinton Accuses Trump Of "Racist" References To The "Chinese Virus" To "Distract" The Public
• Hillary and Chinese Gov't Reading From Same Script In Calling Trump Racist Over "Chinese Virus"
• How Fast Does a Virus Spread? Let's Do the Math
• NYC Mayor to start emptying jails over virus spread

Could the Pandemic Ease U.S.-China Tensions?

Added 04-06-20 12:34:02pm EST - “Against a backdrop of tariffs, 5G, and weakening diplomacy, COVID-19 might be a rare chance for the two countries to come together?"if they can listen?” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• China's manufacturing rebounds as coronavirus controls ease
• China Turns Inward in the Face of Pandemic
• Apple's Pandemic Recovery Donation to China More Than Doubles to $7 Million
• Trump accuses press of 'siding with China' amid pandemic