(Peter Kraayvanger / Pixabay) City authorities fined six companies and closed a West Loop brewery for violating rules designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, authorities said Monday. Officials closed Wise Owl Drinkery & Cookhouse, 324 S. Racine Ave., after inspectors discovered that capacity had been exceeded, failed to …
Read More »Kemp extends order by deploying 1,000 National Guard troops to Atlanta
Governor Brian Kemp issued an order Monday that deployed 1,000 Georgia National Guard troops to protect state buildings in Atlanta, the latest in a series of mounting tensions with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over public health and safety. . Kemp called in troops earlier this month despite opposition from …
Read More »S&P 500 shifts from profit to loss as tech giants fall
Well, so much for going back to black for the year. After spending most of the day and putting the index back in positive territory by 2020, the S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX: ^ SPX) it lost 30 points, or almost 1%, on July 13. Giant snack and drink PepsiCo (NYSE: …
Read More »Asia accelerates the brakes of the coronavirus as new groups emerge
SYDNEY / TOKYO (Reuters) – Australian states tightened borders and restricted visits to bars on Tuesday, as Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong and Japan theme park, intensifying the search as a jump in new cases of coronavirus in Asia fueled fears of a second wave of infections. FILE …
Read More »Donald Trump retweets former game show host Chuck Woolery criticizing CDC for response to coronavirus
Donald Trump has been mocked for retweeting comments from a former game show host who regrets expertly recommended coronavirus recommendations. The president highlighted Chuck Woolery’s comments on Monday. “The most outrageous lies are those of Covid 19,” Woolery tweeted to his 686,000 followers. ‘Everyone is lying. The CDC, the media, …
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