Gov. Gary Herbert issued an order on July 17 requiring masks on school property and buses. While Utah does not have a statewide mandate, all students, faculty, staff, and visitors on school property must wear a mask. Violation of the order would be the same as violating any mandate, which …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq ended at a record high on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Dow also rising as gains in heavyweight tech stocks outweighed downbeat data showing the Federal Reserve’s view from a difficult path to economic recovery. Profits at Apple Inc. – the only publicly traded …
Read More »Bid on North Korea: Fewer summits, stricter sanctions, same standoff
SEOUL / WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – No more “Little Rocket Man” expanding love letters as pagans. PHILO PHOTO: Joe Biden (front, L) shakes hands with South Korean and American soldiers during a tour of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military border that separates the two Koreans, in Panmunjom, December 7, …
Read More »Belarus launches criminal lawsuit against new opposition party
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Thursday launched a criminal case against a new opposition court, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to block the streets of Protestants rejecting his re-election. PHOTO PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with …
Read More »Progressive drip in COVID-19 cases in southern US states, says director CDC
PHILO PHOTO: Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks at a House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic hearing in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2020. Erin Scott / Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) – South American states hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are …
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