Massachusetts health officials reported Sunday that 15 more people have died from the coronavirus and 199 new cases, as the rate of positive tests statewide remained low. The 15 new coronavirus deaths bring the state’s number of COVID-19 deaths to 8,325, the state Department of Public Health announced. The three-day …
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Apple to spend $ 400 million on affordable housing this year
The programs aim to support veterans, the homeless or formerly homeless, and residents with developmental disabilities. In some cases, there will be additional support for teachers and firefighters. CalHFA’s assistance programs are meant to reflect the state’s diversity: Historically more than 65 percent of borrowers have identified themselves as Hispanic, …
Read More »WHO says the US and Brazil accounted for half of new daily coronavirus cases
The United States and Brazil accounted for half of new daily cases of coronavirus as countries around the world struggle to contain their outbreaks, the World Health Organization said Monday. The United States and Brazil reported 111,319 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, about half of all new cases reported …
Read More »Donald Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s sentence is even worse than it seems
He is a pattern now familiar to Trump and his administration. The President does or says something totally outrageous. Everyone is scared for 24 hours. And then he does something else scandalous, and the previous indignation is forgotten or neglected. Lather, rinse, repeat. Except that Stone’s switching shouldn’t be so …
Read More »LeBron James, the NBA stars in a rally in defense of suspended sports journalist Adrian Wojnarowski
LeBron James and other NBA stars teamed up in defense of sports journalist Adrian Wojnarowski after the ESPN scribe was suspended for e-mailing Senator Josh Hawley. Los Angeles Lakers star James tweeted “#FreeWOJ” with the emoji hitting his black and white fists on Sunday, in support of Wojnarowski. LeBron James …
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