PHOENIX – More than 800 businesses in Arizona, including bars, gyms, cinemas, and water parks, have sought approval from the Arizona Department of Health Services to reopen, despite some state benchmarks for those industries not met in certain counties . Of the 800 applications submitted, 38 companies were approved and …
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Pope warns rich countries against nationalism against coronavirus vaccine
(Reuters) – Rich countries would not listen to coronavirus vaccines and should only give pandemic-related bailouts to companies that are committed to protecting the environment, and helping those in need and ‘common good’, Pope Francis said on Wednesday . “It would be sad if the rich get priority over the …
Read More »Trump was serious about hurricane-threatened Puerto Rico trade for Greenland, says former DHS official
Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff of the Homeland Security Department who was recently featured in a political ad by Republican voters against Trump, told MSNBC on Wednesday that President Donald Trump asked him and other officials whether the US could swap Greenland for Puerto Rico because, in Trump’s …
Read More »New report advises men reduce alcohol consumption to 1 drink per day
“The current guidance for men, two drinks, is not terrible,” said Timothy Naimi, a professor at Boston University. “But it’s clear that most of the time men drink alcohol, if they can limit it to one drink a day, they know better health than at two.” Naimi, who is also …
Read More »Patrick Beverley, hampered by a lingering left calf strain, rode out for Game 2 by Clippers
The LA Clippers outscored Patrick Beverley for Game 2 because of a lingering left calf strain. Coach Doc Rivers said the team’s starting point guard did not move well in the morning shootaround. He was added to the afternoon injury report as doubtful before the team downgraded him to the …
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