Here’s what you need to know: Even as coronavirus infections continued to spread, re-openings for schools were recorded and unemployment remained close to historic levels, Americans kept shopping in July with retail sales up 1.2 percent from June, making a rare bright spot in the abuses economy reflected. The jump …
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Trump fired anti-immigrant message even as coronavirus dominates the campaign
WASHINGTON / NEW YORK (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump is moving forward with his immigration agenda, even though voters say they are more concerned about the coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation it has caused. PHILO PHOTO: US President Donald Trump blows as he tours a section of the …
Read More »Dennis Quaid, the actor, adopts Dennis Quaid, the cat
The story of two Dennises began when the actor heard from a local news agency that a black rescue cat, also named Dennis Quaid, was in a zoo in Virginia and needed a loving home. Quaid (the man), who is also a co-host of pet-themed podcast “The Pet Show,” told …
Read More »Who pays for oil spill from Mauritius and how much?
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese bulk carrier cut off a coral reef off the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius on July 25, spilled some 1,000 tons of steel oil and declared a state of “environmental distress”. A general view shows the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, which ran on a reef, …
Read More »USPS chief acknowledges ‘unintended consequences’ of recent policy changes in new letter
“Unfortunately, this transformative initiative has had unintended consequences affecting our overall service levels,” DeJoy wrote in a memo sent and received by CNN this week. “Recent changes, however, are not the only contributing factors. Over the years, we have grown undisciplined in our email and packet processing schedules, resulting in …
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