The unity that President-elect Joe Biden called for in a speech on Wednesday sounds like a distant dream compared to the situation in Washington, where Trump sinks into his bunker. The president is simultaneously denying his election defeat and urging loyalists to fight. And the federal government and Congress are …
Read More »California, Texas shatters one-day nationwide record of new coronavirus cases
The two largest U.S. states, California and Texas, both broke the national record for most coronavirus cases reported in a single day on Wednesday. About 18,350 cases were reported in California and about 16,100 in Texas. That is about 1,000,000 more cases than the previous highs in California and Texas. …
Read More »Disney added layoff plans to 32,000 employees in the first half of ’21
Disney Parks announced in September that it would lay off 28,000 employees, two-thirds of them part-time employees, as a result of the epidemic’s impact on Disneyland and Walt Disney World. In a 10-K filing of the Walt Disney Company published the afternoon before Thanksgiving, Disney revealed whether it looks like …
Read More »Denver mayor apologizes after advising residents to leave for holiday travel
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (D) apologized Wednesday after reacting to a Mississippi holiday trip, then advised his residents to stay because of the COVID-19 epidemic. Hancock said in a statement that he accepted that he had instructed people to “stay home and avoid unnecessary travel”. He said he publicly announced …
Read More »The level of anxiety among young people doubled during the first COVID-19 lockdown, the study says.
The study, released on Tuesday, found that the number of people with anxiety increased from 13% to 24% among young people aged 27 and 29, and that number was higher than their parents. Even as lockdown restrictions eased in June, researchers found concerns remained high and said they expected this …
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