LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actor Chadwick Bozman, who played black characters Jackie Robinson and James Brown before gaining fame as a Regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died of cancer Friday, his correspondent said. He was 43 years old. Bossman’s death was at his home in the Los …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the outbreak of the coronavirus continues to threaten jobs, as well as the housing market, car sales and other segments of the economy recover from a spring collapse . The Labor Department reported …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Housing sales are booming. Shares set record highs. Industrial production is climbing out of the ditch into which it fell earlier this year. And yet, the U.S. economy is nowhere near recovering from the health it achieved, with low unemployment, consumers spending free and thriving travel, before …
Read More »Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me?
Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me? It probably provides protection for both. Studies on the new coronavirus and other germs show that wearing a mask helps stop infected people from spreading disease to others. Evidence also suggests that masks may offer some protection to …
Read More »Computer pioneer Arnold Spielberg, Steven’s father, dies at 103
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovative engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has died at 103. Spielberg died of natural causes while being surrounded by his family in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to a statement from his four …
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