Canada is giving their essential workers a pay raise they ‘deserve’
Canada is hiking wages for essential workers across the country, in a blunt admission that many who are now risking their health to work during the…
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VP Pence’s press secretary has virus in 2nd White House case
WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said Friday, making her the second person…
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Men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery thought he was a burglary suspect. But no burglaries were reported in the month before the shooting
The two white men arrested Thursday evening in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery told police they believed he was a suspect in a series of…
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President Trump predicts ‘95,000, maybe more’ will die from virus
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump predicted Friday that the coronavirus pandemic could kill “95,000 people ultimately” across the U.S. —…
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U.S. unemployment rate worst since Great Depression
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. unemployment rate rocketed to 14.7% in April, a level last seen during the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins ‘Animal Crossing’
The popular Nintendo game “Animal Crossing” has reached the halls of Congress. Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told her Twitter…
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‘Jurassic Park’ raptors may not have hunted in packs like they did in the movies
The fearsome raptors that terrorized visitors to “Jurassic Park” may not have hunted in packs, like they did on screen. That’s the…
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‘Jurassic Park’ raptors may not have hunted in packs like they did in the movies
The fearsome raptors that terrorized visitors to “Jurassic Park” may not have hunted in packs, like they did on screen. That’s the…
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Trump’s push to reopen the economy comes as hope for a quick recovery fades
To staffers inside the White House, it was clear by mid-April the “big bang” economic revival once predicted by President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading 35 of the 40 people arrested for social distancing violations in Brooklyn were black
An initial glimpse into social distancing enforcement in New York City shows that the majority of those arrested in Brooklyn were black, according to…
Continue Reading Once the coronavirus ‘epicenter,’ this American city reversed course
“Chaos” was how Dr. Kevin Hanson described his emergency department at EvergreenHealth hospital in suburban Seattle. Nearly 20…
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Once the coronavirus ‘epicenter,’ this American city reversed course
“Chaos” was how Dr. Kevin Hanson described his emergency department at EvergreenHealth hospital in suburban Seattle. Nearly 20…
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1 new virus death, but no additional cases in Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Health Secretariat on Friday said there was one new coronavirus death in the city of Juarez, but no additional…
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These companies are hiring rapidly during the crisis
Millions of American workers have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic, with a record 20.5 million US jobs lost in April. But…
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New Mexico town near vast tribal reservation continues to shut everyone out
GALLUP, New Mexico — Like clockwork, payday arrives and tens of thousands of people from the Navajo reservation and other rural stretches along the…
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YISD board trustee Richard Couder steps down over potential conflict of interest
El Paso, Texas — Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees member Richard Couder has resigned from his seat representing the Parkland…
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Why unemployment claims are so much higher in Kentucky, Hawaii and Georgia
During the past seven weeks, more than 30% of the March labor force in Kentucky, Hawaii and Georgia filed initial claims for unemployment benefits.…
Continue Reading These ‘high risk’ sex offenders were released early. A prosecutor warns they’re still a threat
They were accused of crimes ranging from molesting children to public lewdness. Under California state law, all were supposed to serve at least six…
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Space agency: Human urine could help make concrete on moon
BERLIN, Germany— The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the…
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Devastating job losses: Here’s who got hit the hardest
The coronavirus pandemic wiped out years of job gains for black and Hispanic workers over the span of two months and sent the unemployment rate…
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Lost your job? Here’s what you need to know
WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly 33.5 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past 7 weeks — a stunning record…
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130 Las Cruces medical students set to become doctors
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — More than 130 students in the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine will officially become doctors on Friday. Not only…
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Record 20.5 million American jobs lost in April. Unemployment rate soars to 14.7%
With much of the American economy in self-imposed shutdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, April’s colossal surge in unemployment…
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Power restored to thousands of customers in east El Paso after a downed tree damages power line
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An outage left nearly 2,000 El Paso Electric customers without power for about two hours. A spokesman for the utility said…
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Video shows a man screaming ‘fake pandemic’ at a Florida officer over wearing a mask in a grocery store
A nearly two-minute, profanity-laced tirade at a code officer at a Miami Beach grocery store is the latest example of mounting tensions in the US…
Continue Reading Video shows a man screaming ‘fake pandemic’ at a Florida officer over wearing a mask in a grocery store
A nearly two-minute, profanity-laced tirade at a code officer at a Miami Beach grocery store is the latest example of mounting tensions in the US…
Continue Reading California reopening begins Friday: Here’s what you need to know
California is taking the first significant step in reopening its economy on Friday by loosening restrictions for certain businesses. The state,…
Continue Reading How a crazy life prepared me to take Covid-19 in stride
Your mess is mine as mine is yours. These were vows my husband and I pledged to each other on our wedding day, along with “in sickness and in…
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Paychecks just got bigger for the wrong reasons
American paychecks just got a whole lot bigger. That’s not the great news you’d expect it to be. Hourly wages were up 4.7% from March to…
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It took 4 months for a virus to do this to the US
When every single day feels vaguely similar, it can be hard to pull back and look at the enormity of what’s happened. What’s happened is…
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