Norman Hunter dies aged 76 following England 1966 World Cup winner testing positive for coronavirus

Norman Hunter, the Leeds United legend, has died after a brave fight with coronavirus. The 76-year-old, who played 726 games in 15 years at Elland Road, was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 earlier this month. A Leeds spokesperson said the club was ’devastated’ at the sad news. Leeds United have announced the death of legendary … Read more

Donald Trump declares ‘we’re in the process of winning’ as he unveils three-phase guidelines

President Donald Trump has further backed away from his claim of having ‘total’ authority on when to reopen the country, and told Americans Thursday he would ‘allow’ governors to reopen at their discretion. ‘To preserve the health of our citizens we must also preserve the health and functioning of our economy,’ Trump said at the White … Read more

Donald Trump tells governors it is up to THEM when they open their states up

PROPOSED STATE OR REGIONAL ‘GATING’ CRITERIA  These are the tests which have to be passed in a state or collection of states to allow them to move from lockdown to phase one SYMPTOMS Downward trajectory of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) reported within a 14-day period  AND  Downward trajectory of covid-like syndromic cases reported within a 14-day period … Read more

Trump doubles down on claim governors are ‘chomping at the bit’ to reopen the economy BEFORE May 1

BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump claims U.S. has ‘passed the peak’ of coronavirus cases and doubles down on claim that governors are ‘chomping at the bit’ to reopen the economy BEFORE May 1 President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has ‘passed the peak’ of coronavirus cases  He said he would be talking to the country’s … Read more

Donald Trump says individual governors will decide on when to reopen economy

President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned his push for ‘total’ authority to reopen the country and said he would leave the decision in the hands of the individual governors of each state.  Facing angry governors and a violation of the U.S. Constitution, the president tried to spin his decision as one of graciousness, saying he … Read more

Coronavirus US: Trump stops World Health Organization funding

President Trump announced Tuesday he was freezing all funding to the World Health Organization blaming it for accelerating the coronavirus pandemic by opposing travel bans from China, which Trump supported.  ‘Today I’m instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role … Read more

Obama endorses Biden saying his ’empathy and grace’ are needed in the White House

President Obama asked the Democrats to unite behind Joe Biden in a 12-minute video Tuesday as he finally stepped into the 2020 campaign.  Obama said Biden possessed the right kind of leadership ‘the kind of leadership guided by knowledge and experience, honesty and humility, empathy and grace.’  ‘That kind of leadership doesn’t just belong in our … Read more

Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden

Bernie Sanders made his endorsement of Joe Biden official on Monday telling the former vice president ‘we need you in the White House.’  The Biden campaign had scheduled a livestream event for 2 p.m., teasing it with a ‘special guest’ – which turned out to be Sanders, who dropped out of the presidential race on … Read more