Syracuse, NY – Wolff’s Biergarten, a popular upstate New York bar chain known for hosting soccer games, has temporarily closed due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the owner wrote on Facebook today. “The reason for temporarily closing is that the bars don’t feel safe at the moment,” …
Read More »Military overflights scheduled in four cities for the Independence Day salute
Military aircraft will fly over four major cities on Saturday afternoon to celebrate Independence Day ahead of the July 4 air show in Washington, DC Defense Secretary Mark Esper approved the air salute to several cities that were central to the American Revolution. The overpasses will begin in Boston at …
Read More »Alaska Reports 16th COVID-19-Linked Death and 55 More Resident and Non-Resident Cases
We are making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on the reader’s support to do this work. Consider joining others to support local journalism in Alaska for just $ 3.23 per week. As Alaska residents commemorated Independence Day, the state reported another COVID-19-related …
Read More »Former Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett among four killed in Utah plane crash
Former Major League Baseball player Tyson Brummett was among the four people who died Friday morning in a small plane crash in Utah. The accident happened just before 8 a.m. near Box Elder Peak in American Fork Canyon, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office said. All four people on the plane …
Read More »Activision Blizzard terminates Momo’s contract
Activision Blizzard has terminated its contract with Call of Duty League launcher Philip “Momo” Whitfield after an internal investigation into the messages it had sent to women in the gaming community, it announced Saturday. “The person I was back then is not the person I am now,” Momo said in …
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