Another 1.5 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week to receive unemployment benefits, with payments currently going to about 19.5 million people, the government reported Thursday. A weekly increase in benefits has made unemployment a little easier for those who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus, but will …
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Man sentenced to 5 years for online threats to kill women, Latinos
A man who, according to federal prosecutors, threatened online to kill a Florida woman and called for the “extermination” of all Latinos, was sentenced to five years in prison. Eric Lin, 35, was arrested in Seattle in August and pleaded guilty in January to knowingly and intentionally broadcasting a threatening …
Read More »Jason Terry commends the numerous humanitarian efforts of the Steph Curry Warriors
The Warriors traded Monta Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks on March 13, 2012. Six days later, the franchise withdrew Chris Mullin’s 17th jersey during halftime of his game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. And during that ceremony, Warriors fans present expressed dissatisfaction with owner Joe Lacob. “I remember sitting there that …
Read More »Tesla reportedly fires employees after telling them free time is fine
Photo: Justin Sullivan (fake pictures) Some Tesla workers who were originally informed that they were not “required” to report for shifts at the company’s production facility in Fremont, California, as it reopened during the coronavirus pandemic, have in fact received termination notices, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Tesla employees Carlos …
Read More »June 25 coronavirus news
CNN contributor Erin Bromage CNN The most important factors affecting your risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus are the amount of time you spend with someone and whether that time is spent inside or outside, CNN contributor Erin Bromage told Wolf Blitzer on Thursday in The Situation Room. When …
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