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The unemployment rate continues to hit stunning new heights. Another 3.8 million people applied for unemployment benefits in the week ending April 25, NPR reports. Though that’s a decline from the prior week’s 4.4 million, a total of 30.3 million people have now filed for unemployment in the six weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic began […]
It was late in the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 13.4 seconds remaining to be exact. Fred VanVleet had just missed a three-pointer that could have given the Raptors the lead, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came down with the rebound and the Raptors needed to foul. But Terence Davis forgot. Toronto trailed 98-97 and […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis has laid out a plan Wednesday to reopen Florida amid the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came just one day after the state tallied an additional 83 COVID-19 deaths, marking its biggest spike in daily fatalities since the crisis began. The governor told reporters Florida will enter “phase 1” of reopening its economy starting Monday, but […]
Under a new executive order given by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, teenagers within the Peach State will no longer need to pass a formal driving test in order to secure a driver’s license. Instead they’ll just have to get the ‘A-okay’ from their parents. Like roughly 80 percent of news these days, this development is […]
According to a report from The Intercept, workers from companies that include Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Whole Foods, Target and FedEx will be walking out on Friday in an effort to force their employers to establish better safety standards, and give out more hazard pay, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Intercept adds that the employees’ […]
A couple who had been together for 73 years died this week due after both being diagnosed with COVID-19. “Our family lost the glue that holds us together,” Natalie Lameka, the granddaughter of the couple—Mary and Wilford Kepler—told WTMJ TV. She added that the deaths were “definitely hard” but “bittersweet.” Wilford died on Saturday, followed six […]
A pug named Winston has become the first known U.S. canine to test positive for the novel coronavirus. According to WRAL, the virus was detected this month during a study at Duke University. Winston’s owners, the McLean family, participated in the school’s coronavirus research study at the beginning of April, after the parents began exhibiting mild symptoms in mid-March. Researchers determined […]
South by Southwest is facing a legal battle. Last Friday, the companies behind the annual festival were sued for refusing to issue refunds for its 2020 edition, which was canceled last month over coronavirus. Billboard reports the class-action lawsuit was filed in Texas federal court last Friday by Maria Bromley and Kleber Pauta—two 2020 ticket-holders who each allegedly spent […]
As states prepare to lift COVID-19 restrictions, a new poll indicates the majority of Americans will avoid large-crowd events until a vaccine is available. The Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, conducted from April 15 to 21, surveyed 4,429 adults about their interest in attending concerts, movie theaters, amusement parks, and sporting events before a vaccine was developed. Fifty-five percent of participants said movie theater screenings […]
30-year-old Rana Zoe Mungin fell victim to COVID-19 on Monday, after struggling to be seen for her symptoms. According to New York’s CW-affiliate, Mungin’s sister, Mia, is a registered nurse who says Mungin contracted the virus in mid-March. Mungin had asthma and hypertension, which put her at higher risk if she caught the coronavirus. But despite showing signs of COVID-19 like […]
