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In early June, as the nation faced widespread protests over the murder of George Floyd, a Charlotte resident said she found two knots hanging at a local Home Depot. She told a local news station that she was surprised to find the knots openly exposed on store shelves. House deposit …

Covid-19 cases have recently skyrocketed in the southern half of the United States. Given the reopening of states that exposed more individuals to contagion, this trend is not surprising. The surprising thing is that the case fatality rate is so low, at least for now. © Chip Somodevilla / Getty …

Florida recorded 10,109 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest single-day increase for the state. There are now more than 169,000 confirmed cases in Florida. An additional 68 deaths were reported Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths from COVID-19 to 3,718. Florida government Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantis The …

Updated 4:28 pm PDT, Thursday July 2, 2020 FILE – In this Feb. 9, 2020 file photo, Christina Ricci arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California. The actress filed for divorce from her husband for almost seven years. Ricci filed documents Thursday in Los Angeles County …

Airbnb is cracking down on unauthorized home parties by banning some users under the age of 25 from renting entire homes in their area. The new rule, which applies only to those users who have fewer than three positive comments, has been in effect in Canada since the beginning of …