President Trump threatened to invoke a never before used constitutional authority yesterday. Now more than ever the president feels it is necessary to fill key positions within the government in order to help combat the pandemic. He believes because of partisan obstruction in congress, 129 of his nominees are still “stuck in the senate”. Therefore, he has threatened to use…
When the 2.2 trillion dollar stimulus relief bill was passed back in March, congress did not anticipate several issues. For many, this stimulus money could make the difference between paying bills or becoming homeless. Currently, 22 million people are out of work. However, the relief plan does not stop private collectors from immediately seizing that money from those who need…
As health experts predict the effects of the pandemic could last upwards of a year or more, people have begun to protest. After Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended Michigan’s stay-at-home orders through the end of April and introduced even more restrictions, “Operation Gridlock” was conceived. The protest was spearheaded by multiple conservative groups who blocked all roads leading to the capitol…
There’s a lot of information and misinformation out there about COVID-19 and the different symptoms. In today’s health minute, Melisa Raney breaks down ten signs you should look out for.
One North Myrtle Beach restaurant is giving back to their employees while they’re out of work. It’s tradition that visitors of Hamburger Joe’s hang money on the walls. Now after 30 years, the owners are taking every single bill down. They hope once they count it to have close to $10,000 which they will allocate amongst their out-of-work employees within…
Hartsville police have issued three warrants for people who falsely claimed to have coronavirus. In a statement on their Facebook page, the department confirmed they received multiple calls from several different businesses where people had entered their buildings claiming to have the virus but didn’t care and were ignoring orders. Lieutenant Mark Blair said the incidences were comparable to screaming…
A coronavirus protest in Raleigh, North Carolina yesterday ended in one arrest. More than 100 people gathered outside the state assembly armed with posters and chants. They demanded Governor Roy Cooper relax statewide COVID-19 restrictions. At least one person was arrested after the crowd refused to disperse despite receiving three warnings. Cooper said, “we continue to see the spread of…
South Carolina has reported over 3,500 confirmed coronavirus cases and almost 100 deaths. Myrtle Beach Police Chief Amy Prock would like to again remind local residents that the sooner we voluntarily adhere to social distancing orders and state restrictions, the sooner we can go back to normal. She said “for individuals who put their own wants and needs above the…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been forced to re-tighten restrictions on anti-body tests. Restrictions were initially loosened in response to the pandemic since anti-body tests can help determine immunity and can possibly pave the way to a vaccine or cure. However, since proper tests cannot be made widely available in such a short amount of time, companies reported…
As U.S. prison inmates prove to be especially susceptible to contracting coronavirus, they’ve been released by the thousands. LA County recently decided to release 25% of their inmate population, or about 4,300 people, in order to protect the population from possible contraction. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has assured those released were “nonviolent criminals…who were finishing their sentences within 60 days”…
