Trump’s refusal to use all the powers of his office and government to confront the worst internal threat since World War II is seen as more negligent, callous, and politically self-destructive with each day devastated by the virus. This week, as states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona set records for …
Read More »Organizers cancel 2020 BottleRock Festival due to coronavirus
The BottleRock 2020 Festival has been canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Organizers originally postponed the festival from October 2 to 4, 2020, but have now made the decision to focus on 2021. BottleRock is slated to return to the Napa Valley Expo in Napa, California, May 28-30, 2021. …
Read More »UN chief aid to wealthy nations: “Failing to act now will set the virus free to go around the world”
“The pandemic and the associated global recession are about to wreak havoc in fragile, low-income countries. The response by rich nations so far has been extremely inadequate and dangerously myopic,” said Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs, in a statement released Thursday. To date, more than 13.7 million people …
Read More »Missouri Spends $ 15 Million In Coronavirus Aid Funds To Boost Tourism
Missouri plans to spend $ 15 million in federal aid for the coronavirus to promote tourism in the state, Governor Mike Parson (R) announced Thursday. Parson called the tourism industry “a great way to support Missouri businesses” at his press conference Thursday, adding: “With everything else going, it is still …
Read More »Jana Riess: Memo to the anti-masked – You are the reason why we cannot have good things
In late May, members of the media agreed on two hairdressers in Missouri who continued to cut their hair even after they began to feel the symptoms of COVID-19. Together, the two stylists combed 139 people, who then went home to their families without realizing that they had been exposed …
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