There has been a great deal of interest in the possibility of a second round of stimulus checks: when, how much, and by whom? But the upcoming expiration of the federal $ 600 per week unemployment benefit program, a problem with much deeper economic implications, has been approaching as its …
Read More »Fired and locked up: virus traps for domestic workers in Arab states
BEIRUT, Lebanon – When the nine African women lost their jobs as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia due to the coronavirus blockade, the recruiting agency put them in a bare room with a few thin mattresses and closed the door. Some have been there since March. One is now six …
Read More »Trump is “enabling” the coronavirus, says Andrew Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo targeted President Trump on Monday, accusing him of “enabling the virus” by making false and misleading statements about COVID-19 and its impact on the nation. The governor made the comments as 40 of 50 states are seeing coronavirus infections increase and the death toll in …
Read More »Joey Gallo tests positive on COVID-19
Slugger ranger Joey Gallo has tested positive for COVID-19, general manager Jon Daniels tells reporters (Twitter link via Levi Weaver of The Athletic). Gallo initially tested positive on June 29, according to Daniels. And although she had a negative test in the following days, a second, more recent test came …
Read More »How to predict meteor shows in ‘Animal Crossing’
Screenshot: David Murphy One of the easiest things to predict in Animal Crossing: New Horizons it is the weather, and I’m not just talking about when will be a beautiful sunny day in [your island name here]. With a new data mining trick, you can know exactly when rainbows and …
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