The money spent on the Paycheck Protection Program could have been better used to avoid the economic pain of Americans. Reuters / Nick Oxford Since this spring, the federal government has released $ 517 billion through the Paycheck Protection Program, the main lifeline that Congress has launched to small and …
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3 agents likely fed ‘blinded’ by lasers reported them in Portland: WH
Three federal agents who were dispatched to Portland, Oregon to try to quell the city’s violent protests “were probably permanently blinded” by the fighting, White House officials said Friday. “A federal agent’s hand was impaled by planted nails, another federal agent was shot with a pellet gun, leaving a deep …
Read More »Astra aims for first orbital launch in early August
the start of Astra space flight it plans to reach orbit for the first time in early August. On Monday (July 20), the California-based company announced that its 38-foot-tall (11.6-meter) Rocket 3.1 is scheduled to launch from the Pacific Space Port Complex on Alaska’s Kodiak Island during a six-day window …
Read More »MLB Opening Day Schedule, Live Updates: Braves-Mets Kick Off First Full Day of Baseball Games
The 2020 MLB regular season began Thursday night with a two-game roster with the Yankees-Nationals and Dodgers-Giants. On Friday, however, it will offer baseball fans a true Opening Day, with all but the Yankees and Nats set to return to the diamond. Action begins at 4:10 pm ET with the …
Read More »Leslie Van Houten: Manson follower recommended for parole for the fourth time
More than five decades have passed since the murder of Sharon Tate and four others at the home of Tate and her husband, director Roman Polanski, in Los Angeles. The murders led to the arrest and trial of Charles Manson along with his followers who physically committed the crimes. Polanski …
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