Copyright Getty Images New Zealand has reported 14 new Covid-19 cases a day after its largest city, Auckland, went into lockdown again. The discovery of four newly infected family members earlier this week shocked a country that had not taken on a locally transferred case for more than three months. …
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“Stop Hiding”: Betsy DeVos Accused of Hollowing Out Her Mansion When Pressing Schools to Reopen
While school systems in the country face the countless challenges of reopening amid the pressure of a rebellious coronavirus pandemic, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has reported herself in her sprawling estate in Michigan. At the same time, public attitudes about resurgence have been fueled as schools experiment with personal learning …
Read More »Influenza and pneumonia have killed seven more people than Covid-19 in England and Wales in seven weeks – RT UK News
Recent statistics have revealed that dramatically more people in England and Wales have been killed seven weeks in a row by the flu and pneumonia than Covid-19. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, the combined death rate from influenza and pneumonia in the two constituent …
Read More »NASA astronaut mourns victims of Beirut from space
A week later two massive explosions echoed through Beirut, Lebanon, a NASA astronaut shared his view of the capital from orbit and his best wishes to its inhabitants. The city experienced two powerful explosions at its port in the local evening of August 4th. At least 171 people were killed …
Read More »The Athletic: Source close to negotiations calls report on George Kittle’s contract details with 49ers ‘wrong over the entire board’
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Maybe you should not clear your Friday schedule yet to celebrate the signing of the tight-lipped San Francisco 49ers George Kittle after a long-term deal. Earlier on Wednesday, it sounds as if the two sides were on the cusp of a contract extension when Grant Cohn …
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