(Peter Kraayvanger / Pixabay) City authorities fined six companies and closed a West Loop brewery for violating rules designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said Monday. Officials closed Wise Owl Drinkery & Cookhouse, 324 S. Racine Ave., after inspectors discovered that capacity had been exceeded, failed to …
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Kemp extends order by deploying 1,000 National Guard troops to Atlanta
Governor Brian Kemp issued an order Monday that deployed 1,000 Georgia National Guard troops to protect state buildings in Atlanta, the latest in a series of mounting tensions with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over public health and safety. . Kemp called in troops earlier this month despite opposition from …
Read More »S&P 500 shifts from profit to loss as tech giants fall
Well, so much for going back to black for the year. After spending most of the day and putting the index back in positive territory by 2020, the S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^ SPX) it lost 30 points, or almost 1%, on July 13. Giant snack and drink PepsiCo (NYSE: …
Read More »The United States closes again: choose the reality of Trump’s false claims
When the emergency rooms were full and the virus accelerated its relentless march through the southern and western states, Trump clung to the fiction that the worst is over: “We had to close it; now we are opening it,” said the President on the economy at the White House, patting …
Read More »Boeing awarded a nearly $ 23B Air Force contract for the F-15EX fighter jet program
President Trump congratulates Boeing on its recent progress with the 737 MAX test and says it was probably the ‘best company in the world’ before going through a difficult period. Boeing was awarded a contract with the United States Air Force worth more than $ 22.8 billion to manufacture advanced …
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