Tally includes 18 new cases in central Oregon; Umatilla County has 88 PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority reported 375 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, eclipsing the old daily record by nearly 100, while Klamath County’s first reported death increased the state’s death toll. to 209. OHA …
Read More »The Supreme Court temporarily blocks the court order that cleared the way for a larger vote by mail in Alabama due to Covid-19
The vote was 5-4. The liberal bloc of judges Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan noted their dissent. Alabama allows any registered voter to vote absentee. In the case in question are state requirements that require a copy of a voter’s ID to accompany an absentee …
Read More »Botswana: Laboratory tests to solve the mystery of hundreds of dead elephants
Image copyright Supplied Botswana is investigating the “unprecedented” death of hundreds of elephants since May. The government said three laboratories in Canada, South Africa and Zimbabwe would be asked to “process samples taken from dead elephants.” More than 350 elephant carcasses have been seen in the Okavango Delta of Botswana …
Read More »8 Hawaiian Airlines employees test positive for coronavirus
Eight Hawaiian Airlines employees, who recently attended flight attendant training at the airline’s headquarters in Honolulu, tested positive for coronavirus this week after feeling ill. Hawaii spokesman Alex Da Silva confirmed today that two stewardess trainers and six hostesses were receiving training among those infected. “We are supporting our team …
Read More »Dividing 5-4, the Supreme Court accepts Alabama’s request to restore voting restrictions
WASHINGTON – By a vote of 5 to 4, the Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an order by a trial judge that would have made it easier for voters in three Alabama counties to use absentee ballots in this year’s second-round primary election. month. The court’s unsigned brief order gave …
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