Florida reaches grim coronavirus milestone
Florida health officials say the state has reached a grim milestone: more than 200,000 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the start of the outbreak. State statistics … Click to Continue »
Anti-racism groups in Paris call out colonizer street names
Paris police blocked anti-racism groups from leading a “de-colonial tour” of Paris on Sunday to call attention to monuments and streets honoring historical figures tied to the slave trade or … Click to Continue »
Naked men and drunks: England assesses the reopening of pubs
It seems to have been more like a typical Saturday night than a drunken New Year’s Eve. The reopening of pubs in England does not seem to have overwhelmed emergency … Click to Continue »
The Latest: FDA head rejects Trump’s ‘harmless’ virus claim
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner is declining to back up President Donald Trump’s claim that 99% of coronavirus cases are “harmless.” Dr. Stephen Hahn tells CNN and … Click to Continue »
Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories … Click to Continue »
Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open
School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic, with school buses running below … Click to Continue »
Trump Cabinet members look to reassure battleground voters
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tromped through a strawberry festival in central Florida, detailing the government’s new trade pact. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talked about foreign policy at a … Click to Continue »
Horoscopes for Sunday, July 5, 2020
Aries March 21-April 19 An eclipse of the Full Moon in Capricorn signifies changes in regard to both home and work. Keep abreast of what’s going on, for these changes … Click to Continue »
Virus, Floyd death merge in brutal blow to Black well-being
Doctors have long known that Black people suffer disproportionately. Before the renewed cries of “Black Lives Matter,” they knew racism has very real, physical effects. They knew about socio-economic challenges … Click to Continue »
Cosby citing systemic racism as he fights assault conviction
In a nearly empty Philadelphia courtroom in June 2015, a lawyer for Bill Cosby implored a federal judge to keep the comedian’s testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit under … Click to Continue »
COVID-19 could lead to increase in tick-borne illness, experts say. Here’s why
As if you needed anything else to worry about in 2020, summer is here — which means tick season is, too. While experts say ticks are expected to be about … Click to Continue »
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