Airline passengers wearing face masks arrive and depart from D Concousre at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call | fake pictures More travelers traveled to heaven over the July 4 weekend, but airlines still face insignificant demand compared to last summer …
Read More »Japan’s flood death toll rises to 49 as heavier rains hit the region
Torrential rain brought another deluge to southern Japan on Monday as the death toll from days of flooding and landslides rose to at least 49 people as rescuers searched for the missing people. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest weather warning, a heavy rain emergency warning, for three prefectures …
Read More »Shattered Frederick Douglass statue in New York park on anniversary of famous July 4th speech
A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester, New York, on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in that city in 1852. The Douglass statue was dismantled and taken Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the subway where Douglass and …
Read More »Bay Area residents feel increasing psychological cost
A young man from East Bay, struggling with schizophrenia and addiction, breaks his sobriety and fatal drug overdoses after COVID-19 shelter orders cut him off from in-person meetings with his therapist. Teens break down from loss of contact with school and friends. Black residents, including the mother of a police …
Read More »LAFC star Carlos Vela will not play in an MLS tournament
Current LAFC MVP scoring champion Carlos Vela will not participate in the MLS Is Back tournament in Orlando, giving the league another setback in his quest to become the first major professional sports league in the United States in replay during the COVID-19 Pandemic. LAFC is scheduled to leave for …
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