Donations have exceeded $ 57,000 for Lenin Gutiérrez, a barista who confronted a woman when she refused to wear a face mask at the San Diego Starbucks where she works. California law requires anyone who goes out in public to cover their face, even if they go to a restaurant …
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The ‘surge in coronavirus in Texas is’ absolutely horrible, ” says infectious disease doctor
Two days before Texas reported its highest number of daily cases since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Peter Hotez, a Houston-based infectious disease specialist, urged the state to take immediate action when new cases ravaged the city, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. On Tuesday, Texas …
Read More »Richmond police hit paintballs, other objects near Lee’s statue; 6 arrested
Clashes between police and protesters Friday night near the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, where officers were hit with paintballs and other objects, resulting in six arrests, police said. . The Civil War general monument, in the city that served as the Confederation’s capital, has been the scene …
Read More »Texas Republican on why he won’t wear a mask: if I have coronavirus, I’ll ‘wear it’
When asked why not, Gohmert, 66, had an explanation that defied science and the recommendations of leading public health experts. “I don’t have the coronavirus, it turns out that until yesterday I never had it. But if I do, you will never see me without a mask,” the Texan conservative …
Read More »Less is more for Mickelson vs. McIlroy, DeChambeau in Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. – OK, he never claimed to be more powerful than a locomotive or possess the ability to jump high-rise buildings with one jump. But Phil Mickelson surely never refused to stand on the tee box and come face to face with anyone. Often to their detriment. But he …
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