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Coronavirus: Nearly 100 Tyson chicken workers test positive for virus
Read more: Coronavirus: Nearly 100 Tyson chicken workers test positive for virusNearly 100 employees at a Tyson chicken plant in Tennessee have tested positive for the coronavirus. Workers will be required to take their temperatures at the start of their shifts and wear face coverings, CNN reported.Content Continues Below “We’re extremely grateful for the work our team members are doing and for the role they play in…
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How coronavirus testing fumbles squandered valuable time
Read more: How coronavirus testing fumbles squandered valuable timeAs coronavirus test kits were malfunctioning in public health labs across the country, Dr. Robert Redfield repeatedly assured his fellow task force officials in February that the problem would be quickly solved. The White House had little reason to doubt Redfield. His agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had a storied history as the preeminent…
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22 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last four weeks
Read more: 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last four weeksAs businesses remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic, an unrelenting jobs crisis continues to push Americans onto unemployment rolls. Another 5.2 million workers filed for their first week of unemployment benefits last week, according to the US Department of Labor, bringing the total number of Americans who have filed initial jobless claims to around 22…
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“WHO is getting on with the job,” its director say sillion globally
Read more: “WHO is getting on with the job,” its director say sillion globallyThe World Health Organization “is getting on with the job” to respond to the coronavirus pandemic in wake of President Trump’s announcement to withhold funding, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a media briefing on Wednesday. “WHO is grateful to the many nations, organizations and individuals who have expressed their support and commitment to WHO…
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NASCAR driver Kyle Larson fired from racing team for using a racial slur
Read more: NASCAR driver Kyle Larson fired from racing team for using a racial slurChip Ganassi Racing has terminated its relationship with NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, who used the n-word while taking part in a virtual racing event on Sunday. The racing organization announced the news on Twitter on Tuesday. “After much consideration, Chip Ganassi Racing has determined that it will end its relationship with driver Kyle Larson,” the statement reads. “As…
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A Miami teenager was killed at a meeting to sell Adidas Yeezy sneakers
Read more: A Miami teenager was killed at a meeting to sell Adidas Yeezy sneakersTwo men have been arrested allegedly for the murder of high school senior Andrea Camps Lacayo who was killed during a meeting to sell them shoes. Adrian Cosby and George Walton, both 19 years old, were arrested on Saturday and charged with second degree murder and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, according to the…
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Drake makes chart history — again
Read more: Drake makes chart history — againDrake has apparently never met a record he doesn’t want to break. Billboard announced Monday that the rapper became the first male artist to have debuted three songs at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The entry of his latest single, “Toosie Slide,” in the top spot helped him tie with Mariah Carey,…
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A 64-year-old man accidentally ejected himself from a fighter jet at 2,500 feet
Read more: A 64-year-old man accidentally ejected himself from a fighter jet at 2,500 feetA surprise company outing to an air base caused a 64-year-old French man so much stress that he flung himself from a fighter jet in midair, grabbing the ejector button in a panic and tumbling through the skies above France before landing in a field. The man had been surprised by employees at his firm,…
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Nearly 30% of Americans believe coronavirus was made in a lab, Pew poll shows
Read more: Nearly 30% of Americans believe coronavirus was made in a lab, Pew poll showsDespite evidence from infectious disease experts suggesting otherwise, nearly 30% of Americans in a new Pew poll said they believe the novel coronavirus was likely created in a lab. The latest poll from the public opinion fact tank shows that misinformation around the virus is still king, even as fact checkers and public health officials work furiously to dispel it and…
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Kanye West, Mariah Carey and Tyler Perry set to appear at virtual Easter service
Read more: Kanye West, Mariah Carey and Tyler Perry set to appear at virtual Easter serviceJoel Osteen’s Lakewood Church’s Easter service will boast some serious star power. According to CNN affiliate KPRC, rapper Kanye West, singer Mariah Carey and media mogul Tyler Perry will participate in the church’s virtual Easter service. The Houston based mega church will host its “Hope Is Alive” Easter service on Sunday which it will stream. Many places of…
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‘Modern Family’ signs off amid a crisis, like ‘The Cosby Show’ did in 1992
Read more: ‘Modern Family’ signs off amid a crisis, like ‘The Cosby Show’ did in 1992“Modern Family” says goodbye Wednesday night, with the Emmy-winning sitcom’s series finale offering a potential welcome distraction from unsettling current events. Just as another family comedy, “The Cosby Show,” did almost 30 years ago. “Modern Family,” the ABC series, will air a final one-hour episode — following a retrospective of the program’s 11-year, 250-episode run…
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Corporations Are Salivating Over the Coronavirus Pandemic
Read more: Corporations Are Salivating Over the Coronavirus PandemicPay attention to the rules and regulations being changed right now, and whom they benefit. While many Americans worry about how much longer they can pay rent and avoid contracting Covid-19, corporations are within striking distance of controlling our basic political institutions. The recent congressional stimulus package has been criticized as a sweetheart deal that…
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