(Reuters) – The United States experienced a 27% increase in new COVID-19 cases in the week ending July 5 compared to the previous seven days, with 24 states reporting positivity test rates above the level that the World Health Organization has indicated as above. FILE PHOTO: Sunseekers gather at Clearwater …
Read More »Rivals Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line Team Up to Plan Reboot
By Helen Coster July 6 (Reuters) – Cruise industry rivals unite in an effort to navigate again. On Monday, the Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd announced a joint working group to help develop security standards to restart their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Healthy Navigation …
Read More »Biden campaign criticizes Trump for ‘lying openly’ about COVID-19 threat
Biden’s campaign on Monday criticized President Trump for “openly lying” to the American people about the threat of the new coronavirus, after the president claimed over the weekend that most coronavirus cases are “harmless.” Trump said over the weekend that “99%” of coronavirus cases in the United States are “totally …
Read More »Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Declares State of Emergency, Calls National Guard
Kemp, a Republican, said the executive order follows “weeks of violent crime and destruction of property in the city of Atlanta.” The governor’s statement says more than 30 Georgians were shot and wounded during the extended holiday weekend, including five people who died. One of the five deaths was that …
Read More »Usman, Masvidal miss each other closely
The UFC returns after a week off on Saturday with UFC 251, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series is back to help build excitement before action. UFC 251 takes place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The main card is issued in pay-per-view after the preliminaries on ESPN and the preliminary …
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