Passengers board a Casco Bay Lines ferry bound for Peaks Island on Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Portland, Maine. State officials reported more cases of COVID-19. (AP Photo / Robert F. Bukaty) Des Moines Public Schools Administrative Support Coordinator Sarah Holland installs a Plexiglass shield in the Oak Park Elementary …
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“Since January, we have been fighting the pandemic for seven months. This pandemic has dealt a severe blow to our economy, ”he said. “Some people have said that if I don’t postpone the elections, they could take legal action … while others have said that if they postpone it, they …
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As of this week, 938 people have been infected with salmonella in 2020. Cases have almost doubled in the past month: 473 people have been sickened since the last case report in June, the CDC said. The alleged culprit in this outbreak is poultry. Public health officials interviewed more than …
Read More »Trump’s destruction of democracy will have consequences beyond the United States
It is the inevitable reality of having the most powerful office in the most powerful country on earth. All other world leaders, allies or enemies, are below you in the food chain and watch your every action. They take cues from you; they seek your leadership and try to find …
Read More »Coronavirus: Increase in deaths for the first time since mid-June
Image copyright Reuters The number of weekly coronavirus-related deaths in Northern Ireland has increased for the first time since mid-June. The virus was mentioned in the death certificates of seven people until Friday, July 24, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra). That’s five more than the …
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