The Southeast Conference announced Friday that student athletes who choose not to participate in their interscholastic sports teams during the Fall 2020 academic semester due to health and / or safety issues related to Covid-19 will continue to receive their scholarships from their universities and will remain in good standing …
Read More »Pennsylvania lawmaker tells governor to resign or face impeachment
yesUtler County Republican Representative Daryl Metcalfe asked Governor Tom Wolf to step down Thursday before the Legislature seeks the impeachment. This, after Wolf and the Health Department tightened restrictions on bars and restaurants amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. “After the shame and struggles it has brought about the state, …
Read More »Coronavirus trends in Massachusetts remain strong, 261 new cases and 21 new deaths
Massachusetts health officials reported Friday that 21 more people have died from the coronavirus and there are 216 new cases, as hospitalization rates decline and three of the six key trends remain green. A key marker in the success of defeating the coronavirus, the seven-day weighted average of the state’s …
Read More »MLB test sweep brings some success, but optics is an issue
PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball’s sweep of COVID-19 evidence appears to have some success, even as large swaths of the United States continue to fight to contain the rapidly spreading virus. MLB and the players union released statistics on Friday saying six of 10,548 samples were new positives in …
Read More »Pandemic becomes politically charged for Florida governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic has become politically charged for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, as evidenced by a slick two-minute video posted on social media this week that had the glow of a targeted political campaign ad to polish your image. In the past few weeks, the governor’s leadership …
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