Sam Reck, from Florida, put on full personal protective equipment to say goodbye to his wife JoAnn, after he was transferred to a nursing facility for the treatment of dementia at the age of 86. “They spent every day together,” Scott Hooper, JoAnn’s son, told Fox 13. “Sam would go …
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United States breaks record for new coronavirus cases with more than 77,000 in one day
From America coronavirus crisis has gotten worse. More than 77,000 new cases were reported Thursday, breaking the single-day record by nearly 10,000. The number of daily deaths is over 900, including a record 156 in Florida. Meanwhile, the national debate on wearing masks is intensifying as much of the economy …
Read More »Pritzker: Illinois speaker ‘must resign’ if corruption allegations are true
Federal prosecutors said power company ComEd agreed to pay $ 200 million to settle a federal criminal investigation into a long-running bribery scheme involving Madigan. They say the company admitted that from 2011 to 2019, it organized vendor jobs and subcontracts “for multiple associates of a high-level elected official for …
Read More »Levine says Manchester Covid-19 cases may be false positives
Health Commissioner Mark Levine talks about the state’s Covid-19 response at a press conference on July 1. Photo by Mike Dougherty / VTDigger Health Commissioner Mark Levine questioned the 59 reported cases of Covid in Manchester on Friday, saying the test results may have been false positives. The Health Department …
Read More »Blazers’ Carmelo Anthony loses weight before switching to forward
There are many different versions of Carmelo Anthony, but as photos and videos appeared during the first week of practice for the Portland Trail Blazers in Orlando, Florida, a new version emerged: Skinny Melo. “Every summer is a different name for me,” said Anthony on Friday. “This summer is Skinny …
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