In a major change, the Republican governors of Florida and Texas rolled back their states’ aggressive reopens on Friday, which President Trump had touted as successful national role models, ordering the closure of bars and restaurants to reduce capacity as prices increased. coronavirus infections. Florida banned alcohol consumption in bars …
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House approves measure to make Washington DC a state
The house approved a measure make Washington, DC the fifty-first state on Friday, marking the first time that a DC statehood proposal has been passed in either house of Congress. The legislation went from 232 to 180, and only one Democrat joined Republicans to vote against. The legislation, titled HR …
Read More »A hideous U.S. Covid curve has a simple explanation
(Bloomberg’s Opinion) – The alarming picture below has been going around. It illustrates the poor job the United States has done in containing Covid-19 compared to the European Union, a larger region of independent countries that suffered a previous outbreak. Why the big difference? What is America doing wrong? There …
Read More »Space agencies launch website showing effects of coronavirus blockade on Earth
Now you can see how coronavirus blockages have changed air pollution, hospital lights, and even white asparagus crops. Using data from 17 satellites, three space agencies have created a website that serves as a global dashboard for observed temporal changes from orbit. The European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration …
Read More »Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule becomes the second NFL coach to say he can kneel alongside his players.
Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said in a video conference with reporters Thursday that he is considering joining his players and kneeling down. “I would consider anything as we go along,” Rhule said. “I support the cause. I support the movement. I support social justice. I believe that for …
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