[Reuters] Shares drop, gold surges as investors scurry for safety [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Slumps Most in Two Weeks as Global Virus Spread Quickens [Reuters] Global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears [CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: China reports additional 150 deaths, South Korea cases surge [Reuters] Closed museums, mask buying spree amid S.Korean surge in coronavirus [Bloomberg] South Korea Braces for Economic Pain… Read More

Authored by Daniel Greenfield via Sultan Knish blog, The latest battle over Special Immigrant Visas pitted Stephen Miller, President Trump’s senior advisor, against the Pentagon. The military brass was lobbying for 6,000 special immigrant visas for Iraqis who worked for American forces in the country. These visas were once again billed as helping “interpreters”. That’s… Read More

Many were hoping that this coronavirus outbreak would begin to subside, but instead we witnessed an explosion of newly confirmed cases over the weekend.  In fact, the number of confirmed cases outside of China has doubled over the past five days.  If that number continues to double very rapidly, authorities will be talking about a… Read More