The United States has dipped fewer than 50,000 new cases of coronavirus for the first time in four days, but experts fear that Independence Day celebrations will act as fuel for the nation’s growing outbreak. Johns Hopkins University, which counts confirmed cases, counted 45,300 new coronavirus infections in the US …
Read More »Mexico surpasses France in number of deaths from coronavirus
A police officer watches over a closed road in the city center after facilities and businesses closed for the second time this weekend due to overcrowding in recent days, as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID -19) continues, in Mexico City, Mexico. July 4, 2020. REUTERS / Carlos Jasso MEXICO …
Read More »Mexico steps up border controls to keep coronavirus at bay during July 4 holiday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities will install health checkpoints at various points of entry along its northern border this weekend, as both Mexican and US authorities fear an increase in crossings during the July 4 holiday can spread the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: A closed crosswalk is seen at the …
Read More »7 men arrested after allegedly harassing black family on Oregon beach
Lincoln City, Oregon police said this weekend that 7 men were arrested on various charges after a group of white people they were part of harassed a black family on Independence Day with racial slurs and Nazi salutes. . The local police department said Sunday that the men had been …
Read More »How Texas celebrated July 4 during the coronavirus pandemic
* Correction attached If Memorial Day unofficially marks the beginning of summer in Texas, July 4 confirms that it’s here for the long haul. For many Texans, both holidays consist of going outdoors: going to the beaches, going to parks, barbecues, swimming, and on Independence Day, enjoying a fireworks show, …
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