You can watch a LIVE STREAM of Steve Bannon Presents Descent into Hell: Life of the Chinese under the CCP here beginning at 9 a.m Central Time on Saturday. The Tennessee Star is the only Tennessee media outlet presenting this special two hour program. You can watch the recorded…
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Tennessee is Close to Containing COVID-19 But Needs to See Continued Drop in Cases as Well as Better Testing and Tracing, Vanderbilt Modelers Say
A model by Vanderbilt University Medical Center says social distancing has brought Tennessee close to — but not close enough to — the point at which COVID-19 is being contained.
Read MoreCommentary: President Trump Did the Right Thing By Choosing Life at Every Turn Against the Coronavirus
At some point early in the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump had a choice to make. While Congress was hopelessly distracted with impeachment mania, the first case had arrived in the U.S. on Jan. 15 in Washington state from Wuhan, China, and would not be identified until Jan. 20. That was just three days after the second death had been reported from Wuhan on Jan. 17.
Read MoreCrom Carmichael: Democrats Want to Blame the Coronavirus’s Death Toll and Economic Problems Caused by the Virus on Trump
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast live from Music Row on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael.
Read MoreFaith on Facebook Is Here to Help People Who Can’t Go to Church Amid COVID-19
Faith communities all over the world are leveraging technology to stay connected during the coronavirus pandemic. What would have been impossible a decade ago has been made easy today through smartphones and social media platforms.
Read MoreCoronavirus ICU Patients in Tennessee with COVID-19 Decline from 110 on Tuesday to 79 on Wednesday
Medical personnel in Tennessee had 110 confirmed COVID-19 cases in their respective intensive care units on Tuesday of this week, but by Wednesday those numbers dropped to 79.
Read MoreHouse Democrats Block $250 Billion Small Business Relief Package, Pelosi Says ‘No Data’ Supports This Idea
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12) said Thursday the House of Representatives blocked the Senate’s $250 billion small business relief proposal based on the fact that no data existed to support this idea.
Read MoreSteve Cohen Pushes for Mail-in Voting and Warns About Russians During COVID-19 Town Hall
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) held a Coronavirus Town Hall by phone this week where he touted mail-in voting and warned that Russians are in America putting out misinformation about COVID-19.
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: James Robert Webb
Nashville, Tennessee- You may have heard of the story Longwood Symphony Orchestra which is a symphony comprised exclusively of Boston physicians and health-care professionals. The link between music and medicine is well-documented. So when 117 Entertainment Group asked me to interview a traditional country crooner from Tulsa named James Robert Webb who happened also to be a renowned radiologist, I was eager to hear his story.
Read MoreVietnam Expedites Shipment of Medical Suits to US
Vietnam has shipped nearly half a million protective suits to the United States, marking a quick turnaround in bilateral talks to deal with the significant U.S. shortage in medical equipment, and resulting in a tweet of thanks from the U.S. president.
Read MoreJohn DeBerry to Democratic Party: ‘No One Party Has Exclusive Control of Over the Mindset, Ideology, Philosophy, and Theology of Any One Group’
Live from Nashville, Tennessee Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Tennessee state Representative John DeBerry (D-Memphis) joined host Michael Patrick Leahy on the newsmakers line.
Read MoreCommentary: Three Characteristics of Today’s Supply Chain Have Caused Local Stores to Run Out of Essential Items
Retailers are frequently running out of everything from flour and fresh meat to toilet paper and pharmaceuticals as supply chains hammered by the coronavirus struggle to keep up with stockpiling consumers.
Read MoreTennessee Board of Education Lowers Graduation Requirements in Response to Coronavirus
The Tennessee State Board of Education made substantial changes to graduation requirements and grading protocols during a special meeting Thursday.
Read MoreBill Barr Says Evidence from Durham Probe Is ‘Troubling,’ Report of Investigation Is ‘Likely’
Attorney General William Barr believes that U.S. Attorney John Durham is likely to produce a report of his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, he said in an interview with Fox News that aired Thursday.
Read MoreNational Security Expert Nadia Schadlow Discusses Her Recent Article on China
Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Michael Patrick Leahy was joined on the line by Nadia Schadlow who is an American academic and defense-related government officer who briefly served in 2018 as an assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy in the Trump administration.
Read MoreGov. Walz Faces Backlash Over Controversial COVID-19 Model
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called a press conference Friday afternoon to discuss the modeling the state is using in its coronavirus response, but faced harsh criticism for closing the briefing to the public.
Read MoreNorm Partin Commentary: Don’t Be Fooled by Republican Establishment Again in Tennessee
Every election matters; every vote matters. Every election cycle conservatives line up like sheep and support the Republican heir apparent — a pipeline of candidates that spent years prepping for the next open seat.
Read MoreDeWine Announces Ohio Manufacturing Alliance to Help the State’s PPE Shortage
A day after Gov Mike DeWine said Ohio had a personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage, he announced a partnership with manufacturers that will address it.
Read MoreCommissioner Malcolm Responds to Concerns About Reporting of COVID-19 Deaths
Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm responded Thursday to concerns about the accuracy of the number of deaths caused by COVID-19.
Read MoreNew Update to IHME Model Shows Both the Peak Day for Hospital Resources and Fatalities Have Passed in Ohio
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) model has updated its Ohio projection to show that both the peak hospital resource day and highest fatality day have already happened.
Read MoreMichigan Conservative Coalition to Host Vehicle Rally to Protest Stay-at-Home Orders
The Michigan Conservative Coalition (MCC) will be hosting a rally to protest what they call “erratic, unilateral orders” to stay at home and for non-essential businesses to be shut down.
Read MoreMajority White Executive Committee Ousts Respected Black Christian State Legislator from Tennessee Democrat Party
The State Executive Committee of the Tennessee Democratic Party, which is majority white, voted Wednesday to oust respected State Representative John DeBerry, Jr. (formerly D-Memphis, now I-Memphis), who is a strong Christian and black, from the Party. DeBerry has served in the Tennessee General Assembly as the Representative for…
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