A North Texas federal prison has more than 1,000 prisoners with COVID-19, one of whom died from the virus, reports NBC News. According to the report, the Seagoville Federal Correctional Institute has a total of 1,798 inmates and at least 1,072 have tested positive for coronavirus. An inmate, James Giannetta, …
Read More »Texas officials offer schools the option to offer classes online only through November
Texas officials announced Friday that schools can continue to learn online only through November as the state sees growing cases of the new coronavirus. AP reports that the changes were announced just hours before Texas set another daily record for deaths from COVID-19,174, as well as more than 10,000 new …
Read More »Dollar Tree Silently Rolls Back Mandatory Mask Policy For All Buyers
Dollar Tree has quietly backtracked on its mandatory mask policy for all buyers, which it enacted just days before. According to ForbesOn July 8, the company, which also owns Family Dollar, issued a mandate that it will require “all Associates, customers and vendors to wear fabric covers when they are …
Read More »How an Alabama factory is helping to prepare the United States for a COVID-19 vaccine
As scientists from around the world compete to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, there is also a fight to make the millions of vials necessary to deliver it. CBS News has an exclusive look inside an Alabama factory that is doing its best to fill the vital need. “I don’t want …
Read More »Florida father received COVID-19 from son who refused to wear a mask
A Florida father contracted his son’s COVID-19, who ignored his stepmother’s wishes to stay home to avoid contracting the deadly virus, leaving him hospitalized for nearly three weeks. Plantation’s Michelle Zymet told WSVN that her unidentified 21-year-old stepson ignored his wishes not to attend large gatherings last month and went …
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