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(Bloomberg) — A lifting of the ban on travel to the U.S. from Great Britain could still be months away, and in a worst case may not come until a coronavirus vaccine is available, Dr. Anthony Fauci told a U.K. newspaper. The U.S. infectious diseases specialist made the comment in a wide-ranging interview with The Telegraph on Sunday, in which he also expressed hope that one or more of the vaccines now in development could be ready by the end of 2020 or early 2021. “It’s going to be really wait and see. I don’t think there’s going to be an immediate pullback for those kinds of [travel] restrictions,” Fauci said. “Looking at what’s going on with the infection rate, I think it’s more likely measured in months rather than weeks.” Close to 4 million people from the U.K. visit the U.S. in a typical year. The U.S. and U.K. rank one and three in the number of deaths attributed to the virus, and numbers one and five in the number of reported cases. The U.S., with some exceptions, banned travel from China, the U.K. and the European Union earlier in the year, and followed up with a ban in May on most travel from Brazil as Covid-19 cases spiked there. Many countries have their own restrictions on incoming travelers to tamp down outbreaks, including outright bans or enforced quarantines. Fauci, a member of the now mostly mothballed White House coronavirus task force, continued to warn against a second wave of Covid-19 infections in the U.S., even as many states are still facing their first full wave of illnesses. ”I would hope to get to some degree of real normality within a year or so. But I don’t think it’s this winter or fall,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the newspaper. The U.S. recently passed the 2-million mark for cases, although earlier epicenters like New York and New Jersey have seen the pandemic tail off after aggressive action to shut down economic activity. “It is not inevitable that you will have a so-called ‘second wave’ in the fall, or even a massive increase, if you approach it in the proper way,” Fauci said. Nick Note: The truth is this plague is NOT under control.  Do not let them blow blue sky up your ass. Their is Their is no cure and their is certainly no vaccine and not Not NOT one on the horizon

 

As oil producers in North America cut budgets, drilling and the number of rigs, the auction market for energy equipment is booming and more active since the oil recession of the 1980s , the auctioneers told Reuters. It is an accurate indicator of the state of the oil market. Auctioneers from Texas to North Dakota and Alberta to Canada sell platforms, trucks, tankers, fuel tanks, coiled tubing units and all kinds of equipment that drillers do not use due to the collapse of drilling activities across the American shale area. In the week before June 5, the number of oil and gas platforms in the United States fell by 17, falling below 300, with a total of 691 fewer oil and gas platforms than the same period last year. The number of oil rigs fell for the week by 16 rigs, according to data from Baker Hughes, bringing the total to 206, compared to 789 active rigs at play in the same period last year. Following the collapse in oil prices in March, the Texas mining sector – almost entirely oil and gas – registered 32,800 jobless claims accumulated between the week ending March 7 and the week ending April 25. This represents about 137 claims for 1,000 mining wages in February, the Dallas Fed announced last month. Falling oil and gas drilling and completion activity across America has made the auction market the most active since the oil glut of the 1980s, San Antonio-based auctioneer Dan Kruse told Reuters founder of Superior Energy Auctions. Next week, Superior Energy Auctions will auction oilfield equipment, trucks and trailers in Odessa, Texas, in the heart of the Permian shale, which saw drilling stop as a result of the collapse in oil prices. Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest equipment and truck auctioneer, held its largest auction in Texas earlier in June. The auctioneer sold approximately 5,300 pieces of equipment and trucks for more than $ 81 million in Fort Worth, according to Reuters. Nick Note: Reality is oil demand is not coming back and their is a lot of money to be made here but it is difficult and tricky to trade.

Beijing is going through an important test in its fight against COVID-19, and if it is not handled well, will cause a second wave of the outbreak, according to the chief epidemiologist of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “Like the rest of the country, most of the population in Beijing is susceptible to COVID-19. Fortunately, Beijing found it early and moved fast,” Zeng Guang, the CDC epidemiologist, told Chinese media on Saturday, warning that the Beijing regional outbreak could bring a second wave. This test that Beijing is going through is the biggest one after the whole country experienced a calm period, Zeng noted. Zeng revealed that preliminary results from viral gene sequencing show that the virus strain in Beijing this time does not resemble the type widely circulating in the country. Two samples have already been tested, and more tests are needed to determine where the epidemic is headed, he noted. Chen Xi, an associate professor of public health at Yale University, also suggested making a comparison of types of viral gene sequencing from different countries, to determine whether the virus detected in Beijing is from the origin nations of salmon. The novel coronavirus was detected on a chopping board used by a seller of imported salmon at Xinfadi market. China imports about 80,000 tons of chilled and frozen salmon each year, mainly from Chile, Norway, Faroe Islands, Australia and Canada, according to news site Jiemian.com. A preliminary investigation showed those confirmed cases may have been in contact with the contaminated environment at the Xinfadi Market or had contact with people who were affected, Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of Beijing municipal center for disease prevention and control, said at a press conference on Saturday.

She said the possibility of more COVID-19 infections cannot be ruled out.

Beijing reported 36 more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, health authorities said on Sunday. Twenty-seven worked at the Xinfadi Market and nine others had a direct or indirect connection with the market. As of press time, Beijing had reported a total of 43 confirmed cases over three consecutive days. The Beijing Xinfadi Market became a new COVID-19 hot spot after confirmed cases reported in the capital city in the last three days were all traced back to the city’s largest vegetables wholesale market. Chen told the Global Times on Sunday that residents don’t have to worry about the outbreak in Beijing as present, as China has gained vast experience in fighting against COVID-19, first from Wuhan, then Shulan in Northeastern China. Beijing is capable of preventing the sporadic cases from spreading, Chen believed. Nick Note: A pigs ass or better put a bowl of bat stew. My worst nightmare. the Coronavirus has mutated again. if this keeps on their will never be a vaccine and a billion people could ultimately die!

PRESIDENT Trump is losing the women’s vote to Joe Biden by a historic margin that has not been seen in more than 50 years, according to new research. Biden is leading Trump among female registered voters by 59 percent to 35 percent, polling compiled by The New York Times reveals. It was a 19-point disparity between the two rivals earlier this year, and Hillary Clinton had a 14-point lead in polls leading up to the 2016 election, won by Trump. Democrat Lyndon Johnson won the women’s vote by 24 points in 1964 when he toppled Barry Goldwater, according to CNN, but Biden has a chance to surpass that number. Women have generally leaned to Democratic candidates, but that trend has intensified with Trump. “We think it’s a reflection of a trend that started quite some time ago, with the gender gap, that really accelerated after Trump got elected, interestingly,” Morley Winograd, a senior fellow at USC’s Annenberg School Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, told US News in May. “It has continued to grow at an accelerated rate ever since.” However, Biden is struggling with male registered voters, according to the Times polling, trailing 49-43. Biden has an overall 52-41 edge among voters, according to The Times. He also dominated young voters, leading 56-34 for those people aged 18 to 34. Registered voters 65 and older favor Biden, 51-44. Nick Note: One picture is worth  30 million people on a guilt trip. Here is a thought for you. Imagine the uproar if the picture was a black man bowing down before a white man!

Michael Moore warned Democrats not to take President Donald Trump for granted because the white men who support him feel their grip on power fading. Moore said white male Trump supporters are just as mad at the Minneapolis cop responsible for the death of George Floyd as the rest of the country, except that they are angry about the effect it will have on control of power in the future. In an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Friday, Moore said white men believe the death of George Floyd “messed it up for the white male” to hold onto power. “Here is what I think I know. Never take Trump for granted,” Moore told Reid. “If anybody is sitting at home right now thinking oh, man, we’ve got this one in the bag. ‘Whoa, did you hear him today? He said he’s done more for black people than Abraham Lincoln. Whoa! We’re going to win!’ No. No.” “I’m telling you. I’m warning you and I’m begging you, please, do not sell this man short. He has pulled off so many things, so many times. If you’re a New Yorker, you watched it for 40 years and failed to warn the rest of us,” Moore said. “White men, a lot of white men, two-thirds of white men voted for Trump, feel that their grip on power is quickly fading — it’s being taken from them. They’ve been watching what’s going on the past couple of weeks. They’re just as angry at that cop in Minneapolis because he’s really, he’s really messed it up for the white male holding onto that power,” Moore said. “You notice how Trump’s base really never changes. That percentage that’s going to vote for him. It’s 40, 41. On a good day, it’s 43 or, you know, 44. But always stays within the margin of error. And that’s because it doesn’t matter what Trump does they are going to show up. And they’re counting on their rage and their emotion is so much stronger. They have the courage of their convictions. They believe, and they’re counting on us not showing up in that same way,” Moore said to Reid who was nodding in agreement. Nick Note: their is a old joke. The Lone Ranger and Tanto are surrounded by Indians and they are out of bullets. The Lone ranger says to Tanto we are in big shit. Tanto replies what do you mean about WE White man!  Easter Europeans are responsible for inventing the modern world we live in. From the airplane, to rockets to Computers. The internet and electricity and the things that represent the modern world. No other group has contributed so mush to the furtherance of mankind. Its a shame to throw all that away. I have traveled the world and the FACT is their is not a black run economy then can feeds its people. And the hallmark of black rule is abject poverty, oppression, loss of freedoms and a society that is hell on earth.  I am sorry if this is not PC. And in the unfortunate times we live in telling the truth about the black experience is called  racism. Far far more blacks are killed by blacks. Why is no one talking about black on black violence? You guys are headed for a race war. And the fist person to be murdered is truth. BOTH sides have got extremists that are egging this on.  Count me out i am nolo contendere!

 

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SYDNEY — Much of the world’s population has spent what’s felt like an eternity inside their homes these past few months. When the lockdown ends, however, one new study says that may change in a big and potentially permanent way.

Researchers from the University of Sydney suggest COVID-19 may be the latest global event which could trigger millions of people relocating around the world. The study says their scientific model shows mass migration is commonly triggered by epidemics, civil unrest, and wars. Between the coronavirus outbreak and fallout from the tragic killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, fed up Americans could certainly be seeking residence elsewhere.

“While many countries’ borders are now closed, making migration virtually impossible, a post-pandemic world might look very different,” says Professor Mikhail Prokopenko in a university release.

The authors point to significant, world-changing events as a major cause for people seeking to find a safer and more stable place to live, either temporarily or permanently. The study notes that the largest migration in Europe’s history took place at the end of World War II. Millions relocated and settled in Australia following the war’s end in 1945.

Wars and diseases may be the most dramatic triggers for seeking a new place to live, but they’re not the only ones. Prokopenko says even the constant stream of news about unsettling events can push people to consider leaving town.

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“Epidemics are examples of wider contagion phenomena which also include social segregation, ‘infodemics’ – waves of misinformation, and social unrest,” explains Prokopenko. “Our theoretical modelling suggested that, when faced with either threat or opportunity, people tend to avoid risks, seek an advantage, or both.”

The study, published in Scientific Reports, adds that more recent crises like the Syrian civil war and the Ebola virus outbreak in 2015-16 triggered similar migration events. Unlike Ebola, which affected a small portion of the world, researchers believe the global reach of COVID-19 will spark a wave of similar decisions among residents in many countries.

“We showed that large-scale collective behaviors, such as migration, can result from very small changes in human decision-making” says study author Nathan Harding.

Harding adds even minor re-assessments about your safety, your financial well-being, or your health can lead to a “tipping point” in terms of deciding to resettle somewhere else.

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police chief resigned Saturday hours after a black man was fatally shot by an officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer’s Taser, but was running away when he was shot. Police Chief Erika Shields stepped down as the killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks sparked a new wave of protests in Atlanta after turbulent demonstrations that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis had simmered down.Protesters on Saturday night set fire to the Wendy’s restaurant where Brooks was fatally shot the night before and blocked traffic on a nearby highway. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the police chief’s resignation at a Saturday afternoon news conference. The mayor also called for the immediate firing of the unidentified officer who opened fire at Brooks. “I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force and have called for the immediate termination of the officer,” Bottoms said. She said it was Shields’ own decision to step aside as police chief and that she would remain with the city in an undetermined role. Interim Corrections Chief Rodney Bryant would serve as interim police chief until a permanent replacement is found. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the shooting, said the deadly confrontation started with officers responding to a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the restaurant’s drive-thru lane. The GBI said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him. The GBI released security camera video of the shooting Saturday. The footage shows a man running from two white police officers as he raises a hand, which is holding some type of object, toward an officer a few steps behind him. The officer draws his gun and fires as the man keeps running, then falls to the ground in the parking lot. GBI Director Vic Reynolds said Brooks had grabbed a Taser from one of the officers and appeared to point it at the officer as he fled, prompting the officer to reach for his gun and fire an estimated three shots. The security camera video recorded Brooks “running or fleeing from Atlanta police officers,” Reynolds said. “It appears that he has in his hand a Taser.” L. Chris Stewart, an attorney for Brooks’ family, said the officer who shot him should be charged for “an unjustified use of deadly force, which equals murder.” “You can’t have it both ways in law enforcement,” Stewart said. “You can’t say a Taser is a nonlethal weapon … but when an African American grabs it and runs with it, now it’s some kind of deadly, lethal weapon that calls for you to unload on somebody.” He said Brooks was a father of four and had celebrated a daughter’s eighth birthday Friday before he was killed. The shooting came at a time of heightened tension over police brutality and calls for reforms across the U.S. following the May 25 death of Floyd in Minneapolis. Atlanta was among U.S. cities where large crowds of protesters took to the streets. Demonstrators, including members of Brooks’ family, gathered Saturday outside the restaurant where he was shot. Among those protesting was Crystal Brooks, who said she is Rayshard Brooks’ sister-in-law. “He wasn’t causing anyone any harm,” she said. “The police went up to the car and even though the car was parked they pulled him out of the car and started tussling with him.”She added: “He did grab the Taser, but he just grabbed the Taser and ran.” Shields, Atlanta’s police chief for less than four years, was initially praised in the days following Floyd’s death last month. She said the Minnesota officers involved should go to prison and walked into crowds of protesters in downtown Atlanta, telling demonstrators she understood their frustrations and fears. She appeared at Bottoms’ side as the mayor made an impassioned plea for protesters to go home when things turned violent with smashed storefronts and police cruisers set ablaze. Days later, Shields fired two officers and benched three others caught on video May 30 in a hostile confrontation with two college students whose car was stuck in traffic caused by the protests. The officers fired Tasers at the pair and dragged them from the vehicle. When prosecutors later charged six of the officers involved, however, Shields openly questioned the charges. The shooting of Brooks two weeks later raised further questions about the Atlanta department. In a statement, Shields said she chose to resign “out of a deep and abiding love for this city and this department.” “It is time for the city to move forward and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve,” Shields said. Reynolds said his agents will turn over results of their investigation to Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, whose office will decide whether criminal charges are warranted against either of the unidentified officers. Howard said Saturday his office “has already launched an intense, independent investigation of the incident” without waiting for the GBI’s results. Brooks died after being taken to an Atlanta hospital. One of the officers was treated and released for unspecified injuries. Nick Note: As i warned you America is heading to race wars. I think deep down inside we all new this sad day would come. As a foot note what most media outlets forgot to tell you Brooks shot the stolen taser at the police. A little more complicated then first reported. We are upping the anti in the game. I do not want to play. I don’t give a shit about Robert Lee, Lincoln the flag confederate or American. As far as i am concerned its a piece of cloth. And the statues are places for pigeons to shit. In England right in front of Buckingham Palace you can buy shorts with the British flag on the part where your ass goes. No one cares. I have never seen a symbol worth fighting for never mind to die for.

A second wave of coronavirus is emerging in the U.S., and it’s raising alarms as new infections push the overall count past 2 million Americans.

According to a report by the Bloomberg News, in pockets across the U.S., a fresh onslaught of the novel coronavirus is bringing challenges for residents and the economy. These localized surges have raised concerns among experts even as the nation’s overall case count early this week rose just under 1%, the smallest increase since March, the report said. According to the report, these recent numbers are cause to question whether a new wave is about to occur:

• On Wednesday, Texas reported the highest one-day total since the pandemic emerged – 2,504 new coronavirus cases, and a 4.7% jump in hospitalizations to 2,153, the fourth consecutive daily increase.
• Florida, which is a month into its reopening, reported 8,553 new cases this week – the most of any seven-day period.
• A daily tally of new cases in Arizona has abruptly spiked in the last two weeks, hitting an all-time high of 1,187 on June 2.
• California’s hospitalizations have risen in nine of the past 10 days, and are at their highest since May 13.

“There is a new wave coming in parts of the country,” Eric Toner of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security told Bloomberg News. “It’s small and it’s distant so far, but it’s coming.” Though the outbreaks come weeks into state reopenings, it’s not clear that they’re linked to increased economic activity, the report said. Whether the massive protests against police brutality that have erupted in the past two weeks have led to more infections, health experts say it’s still too soon to tell. In Georgia, hair salons, tattoo parlors and gyms have been operating for a month and a half, yet case numbers have plateaued, “flummoxing experts,” Bloomberg reports. Even within states, puzzling differences have shown up. For example, according to the report, in California, which imposed a stay-at-home order in late March, San Francisco saw zero cases for three consecutive days this week, while Los Angeles County reported well over half of the state’s new cases. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said on a podcast that the White House Coronavirus Task Force has yet to see any relationship between reopening and increased cases of Covid-19. But in some states, the report said, rising numbers outpace increases in testing, raising concerns about whether the virus can be controlled. It will take a couple of weeks to know, Toner said, but by then “it’s going to be pretty late” to respond. The report said that experts see evidence of a second wave building in Arizona, Texas, Florida and California. Arizona “sticks out like a sore thumb in terms of a major problem,” said Jeffrey Morris, director of the division of biostatistics at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. As Arizona’s daily tally of new cases has abruptly spiked in the last two weeks, hitting an all-time high of 1,187 on June 2, its Department of Health Services, this week, urged hospitals to activate emergency plans. Director Cara Christ, told a Phoenix television station that she was concerned about the rising case count and percentage of people tested who are found to be positive, the report said. According to Michael White, chief medical officer at Valleywise Health, the public hospital system in Phoenix, in response to an increase in Covid-19 cases during the past two weeks, the intensive-care capacity has been expanded – and those beds are 87% full, about half with Covid patients, the report said.

“Within Phoenix, we’ve been more relaxed than I’ve seen in some of the other parts of the country,” White said, “with some people disregarding advice to wear masks and maintain six feet of distance from others. “People are coming together in environments where social distancing is challenging,” the report quoted.

Although the U.S. has long been bracing for another wave, future outbreaks are likely to take a different shape. “Social distancing and mask-wearing, as well as careful behavior by individuals, are likely to have staying power even as economies reopen,” the report said. Experts are steeling for autumn, when there could be damaging repercussions from changes in weather and back-to-school plans.

“The second wave isn’t going to mirror the first wave exactly,” said Lance Waller, a professor at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta. “It’s not snapping back to exactly the same thing as before, because we’re not exactly the way we were before,” Bloomberg News quoted. Bloomberg News reports that since the pandemic initially swept the U.S. starting early this year, 2 million people have been infected and more than 112,000 have died. Nick Note:  We believe that they have set the captives free to soon. Its all about the money. Government is under enormous pressure as the economy key numbers have surpassed even the great depression. Do not be fooled  5 trillion, 10 trillion even 20 trillion if possible in Fed stimulus will not be enough. Especially when you consider the virus will come back in waves. We are talking 100 trillion dollar economy here.  They cannot stimulate forever. We are headed for a depression some say. BULLSHIT!! We are already in one. And that is a trading gift form heaven for us. Now its not that easy to trade. It will not be straight down nor straight up! But we know how to do this.

 

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday declared that a “second wave” of the coronavirus was not descending upon the country, even as cases of Covid-19 are spiking in more than a dozen states.

“There is no emergency. There is no second wave. I don’t know where that got started on Wall Street,” Kudlow told “Fox & Friends.”

Although Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, acknowledged he is “not the health expert,” he said he had spoken with the administration’s top public health officials “at some length” Thursday evening. “They are saying there is no second spike. Let me repeat that. There is no second spike,” he said. “What you do have is certain spots are seeing a little bit of a jump up. Some small metropolitan areas are seeing it. The CDC and the health people are all over it. They’ve sent some task forces out to deal with it,” Kudlow added, partly attributing increases in Covid-19 cases to more widespread testing availability. Kevin Hassett, another economic adviser to the White House, told Fox News he had spoken to Dr. Deborah Birx, the administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, earlier Wednesday morning, and conceded “there are some embers flaring up in a few places.” Hassett specifically cited incoming data from Arizona and South Carolina as showing “some cause for concern,” but remained largely dismissive of the notion of a second wave of the coronavirus. “For sure, the battle is not over,” he said. “But the trends that have been so positive in recent weeks, we’ve not deviated sharply from them — although there are some hotspots around the country.” The remarks from the two top aides come as new coronavirus hotspots continue to emerge across the United States, with 18 states reporting an increase in Covid-19 case counts, including spikes in Arizona, Florida and Texas. Additionally, hospitalizations have been rising rapidly in at least nine states since Memorial Day. Experts have described the uptick as a rebound from the first wave of the coronavirus in the U.S. rather than a second wave, but are cautiously viewing the nationwide protests against racism as potentially contributing to even greater levels of infection. More than 113,000 Americans have died as a result of Covid-19 as of Friday morning, and the total number of confirmed cases in the U.S. has surged beyond 2 million. About 5,000 to 6,000 Americans are expected to die every week from Covid-19 from now until July 4, experts predict. Nick Note: To be clear here.. We are of the opinion this is political. AND AND we see the second wave has started. Here is a news flash… where we beloved Trump was a shoe in. Now i believe with the resurgence in the coronavirus and black lives matter enraging the anti electorate that the presidential election is Trumps to lose!