SACRAMENTO – Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, California’s mood was celebratory. The state had averted dire predictions of a coronavirus surge, hospitalizations were starting to drop, and restaurants and most other businesses had reopened. As July 4 approaches, the mood has soured. Infection and hospitalization rates are increasing rapidly. Most …
Read More »Texas Governor Orders Residents to Wear Face Masks as Coronavirus Cases Increase | Texas
The Texas governor has ordered facial covers to be used in public in most of the state, in a dramatic intensification of efforts to control an increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. The move marks a major change for Republican Greg Abbott, who fueled Texas’ aggressive reopening of the state …
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The Knicks were the only one of the eight teams to miss an NBA conference call on Thursday that proposed taking non-Orlando clubs to a Chicago bubble in September for volunteer minicamps / practice games. According to a source, the Knicks were concerned with training interviews on Thursday. The source …
Read More »Trump’s replacement, Herman Cain, hospitalized with coronavirus weeks after attending Tulsa rally
Cain, briefly favored in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, tweeted a photo on June 20, he and others at Trump’s indoor rally. Here are some of the #BlackVoicesForTrump at tonight’s rally! Having a great time! the caption read. No one in the photo was wearing a mask. Cain has frequently …
Read More »Tom Hanks punches people who don’t wear masks: ‘Shame’
The “Greyhound” star was one of the first celebrities affected by the new coronavirus and now shares his frustration with Americans who don’t seem to be taking it seriously. After having endured the new coronavirus (COVID-19), along with his wife Rita Wilson, during the first days of this pandemic, Tom …
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