It really happens Everyone who went to bed at midnight last night woke up to a big surprise: College footballers from the five major conferences want to form a union. Last week, Pac-12 players threatened to boycott the 2020 season unless the conference agreed to a series of demands from …
Read More »The breakout star of Illinois in a hazy economic landscape: recreational marijuana
Last year, Gov. JB Prizker passed bipartisan legislation legalizing marijuana for recreational use and sale in the state – the 11th in the nation to do so – with effect from January 1, 2020. When the pandemic struck, dispensaries were considered essential companies and were allowed to remain open during …
Read More »New York’s largest hospital network had to buy garden hoses to repair ventilators: book
At one point in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, employees at New York’s largest hospital network were forced to shop at garden hose hardware stores to make the fans they received from the state actually work, according to a new book. This experience and many others resulted in Northwell …
Read More »Tourism in Nashville during Covid: Is the City Enough?
Last weekend, in a new building overlooking the city skyline in a gentrifying neighborhood in East Nashville, organizers announced a party on social media called “The VIP Viewing of the Fashion House.” Masks were scarce. Hookahs were full. And bodies by the hundreds in tight pack and write. Judging by …
Read More »At least 10 people were injured in what became known as the Denver Park Drive shooting
Denver Police say at least 10 people were injured after what appeared to be a drive-by shooting at a family reunion in a park on Sunday. Nine people were shot and another victim sustained minor injuries after they were hit by a car “trying to escape the scene,” according to …
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