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Month: March 2020

Beer business booming, distributors open

Click here for updates on this story     Scranton (WNEP) — Car after car entered the drive thru at Pioneer Beer on Green Ridge Street in Scranton. “People like to drink and in times like this a few beers helps calm your nerves down.” But the owners here say this is nothing compared to what they’ve

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Liberty University let more than 1,000 students return to campus during the coronavirus outbreak

At a time when countless universities have sent students home, one university is reopening its doors. About 1,900 students returned to Liberty University, a private evangelical Christian university, in Lynchburg, Virginia, a spokesman confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. and other leaders discussed whether to extend spring break and “risk

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State Department says it has repatriated 9,000 Americans amid coronavirus pandemic

The State Department has repatriated more than 9,000 Americans from 28 countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said Tuesday. The “unprecedented global effort” to repatriate US citizens comes as dozens of countries have shuttered their borders and restricted travel in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus — leaving

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State Department says it has repatriated 9,000 Americans amid coronavirus pandemic

The State Department has repatriated more than 9,000 Americans from 28 countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said Tuesday. The “unprecedented global effort” to repatriate US citizens comes as dozens of countries have shuttered their borders and restricted travel in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus — leaving

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First ICE detainee tests positive for coronavirus

A 31-year-old Mexican national is the first detainee in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody to test positive for the novel coronavirus, the agency announced Tuesday. The detainee, who has been held at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack, New Jersey, has been quarantined and is receiving care, ICE said, adding that the agency “is suspending

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Los Angeles Sheriff orders gun stores shut down due to coronavirus restrictions

Gun shops in Los Angeles are nonessential businesses and will have to close their doors amid coronavirus restrictions, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Tuesday. “There are hundreds of businesses which, through no fault of their own, do not fall under the Governor’s definition of critical infrastructure,” Villanueva said during a press conference. “As

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