MILWAUKEE – Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday because players across the sports landscape reacted during the weekend’s shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los …
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Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 4 adds Marvel’s classic heroes and powers
Some of the most powerful heroes of the earth have become members of the Fortnite fray. As expected, the juggernaut battle royale introduces a new season based on the Marvel universe. When you purchase the game’s new Battle Pass, you can unlock iconic character skins such as Iron Man, Storm, …
Read More »New PPP rules from SBA aimed at clarifying loan forgiveness
getty The U.S. Small Business Administration, which manages the Payroll Protection Program (PPP), began applying for loan relief on August 10th. Just two weeks later, the bureau, in conjunction with the Treasury Department, issued additional guidelines on forgiveness of designed pandemic loans to keep workers on payroll. If you are …
Read More »Live Hurricane Laura Track: Hurricane Laura Remains a Monster Despite Weakening to a Category 2 Storm Over SW Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA (KTRK) – Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana as a fierce Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, sweeping low-lying shores with ocean water that forecasters said were 20 feet deep and unbearable. The National Hurricane Center said the storm came ashore at 1 …
Read More »Officer who shot Jacob Blake identified him as Rusten Sheskey
The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Wednesday identified the officer who shot Jacob Blake as Officer Rusten Sheskey. Hours later, the Department of Justice announced that the shooting, which led to three nights of violence in the state, is now under federal federal civil rights investigation. The state DOJ said …
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