Politics

July 6, 2020
Pool sales are skyrocketing during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Nobody can keep up’

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, people have been doing what they can to make staying at home for months on end a little more enjoyable. Trampolines and swing...

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July 6, 2020
NY count: 6,300 virus patients were sent to nursing homes

New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped policy, state officials said Monday, but they...

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July 6, 2020
The Latest: Kanye West’s Yeezy got pandemic relief funds

The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that received funding through the Paycheck Protection Program, created to preserve jobs at smaller businesses during the...

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July 6, 2020
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose

NASCAR's layered relationship with President Donald Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump blasted the series for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the sport's only full-time Black...

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July 6, 2020
France: Macron ousts interior minister after police protests

French President Emmanuel Macron ousted his top security official Monday following protests over police brutality, part of a government shakeup aimed at focusing on France's post-pandemic economic recovery for the...

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July 6, 2020
Chinese diplomat derides UK’s move to offer HK citizenship

The Chinese ambassador to Britain accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday of meddling in China's affairs by offering citizenship to 3 million people from Hong Kong following the imposition...

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July 6, 2020
US signs order for first West Coast gas-export terminal

The Trump administration on Monday formally authorized exports from a proposed Oregon natural-gas terminal, the first on the U.S. West Coast. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette signed the order for the...

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July 6, 2020
In the unforgiving world of woke, there’s no room for personal development. One misstep decades ago and you’re tarred for life

Boeing's communications chief is the latest to lose his job after historical shaming over an article he wrote 33 years ago. Why can't the woke brigade accept that people can...

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July 6, 2020
Nearly 100K in Pennsylvania got federal virus loans so far

The Treasury Department on Monday released the names of more than 26,000 businesses or organizations based in Pennsylvania that received funds from a federal program intended to support the economy...

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July 6, 2020
Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review

A judge on Monday ordered the Dakota Access pipeline shut down for additional environmental review more than three years after it began pumping oil — handing a victory to the...

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July 6, 2020
Nearly 190 farmworkers contract virus in Southern California

Dozens of farmworkers staying at a Southern California housing facility for migrant agricultural laborers tested positive for the coronavirus last week, the Ventura County Star reported. County Public Health Director...

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July 6, 2020
As schools ponder cutting sports, tennis proves vulnerable

The promise of college tennis lured Abhimanyu Vannemreddy from his home in India to the United States, where he settled in at Winthrop in South Carolina. Now he's pondering his...

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July 6, 2020
The Latest: England rugby laying off 139 staff

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ England rugby will lay off 139 positions because it expects to lose 107 million pounds...

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July 6, 2020
Jonathan Sackler, co-owner of Purdue Pharma, dies

Jonathan Sackler, one of the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, has died, the company confirmed. Sackler died June 30, according to a court filing. He was 65 and the...

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July 6, 2020
Denise Richards details return to set on ‘Bold’ amid virus

When Denise Richards returned to the set of CBS' “The Bold and the Beautiful" last week after the pandemic shutdown filming for three months, a detailed, specific plan was in...

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July 6, 2020
Alabama governor settles $49M in virus-related education aid

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that nearly $49 million in federal virus response aid will pay to boost internet access for students, offer digital textbooks and help with other education...

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July 6, 2020
We need the truth on MH17: The court’s decision to investigate ALL versions is a welcome break from finger-pointing

The decision by the judges in the MH17 trial to accept a defense request that other explanations for the downing of the airliner are investigated is the right one, as...

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July 6, 2020
Tell-all book by Trump niece to be released next week

A tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece that has been the subject of a legal battle will be released next week. Publisher Simon & Schuster cited “high interest and...

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July 6, 2020
Veteran activists have called out BLM as a tool of the Democrats from day 1. But agenda-driven $MILLIONS drown out the grassroots

The Black Lives Matter movement has made millions off black Americans' suffering. A St. Louis activist explains how it comes from a long tradition of white liberals coopting grassroots movements...

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July 6, 2020
PGA Tour, Memorial scrap plans to have limited spectators

The PGA Tour and the Memorial scrapped state-approved plans to have limited spectators next week because of what it described as rapidly changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Memorial,...

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July 6, 2020
Colin Kaepernick, Disney announce partnership deal

Colin Kaepernick will be featured in an exclusive docuseries produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick's production arm,...

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July 6, 2020
The Latest: Treasury identifies recipients of pandemic aid

The Latest on the Treasury decision to identify hundreds of thousands of businesses that got government support intended to soften the economic blow of the pandemic: A company owned by...

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July 6, 2020
Bill altering N.C. transportation board becomes law

A bill that gives North Carolina legislative leaders more involvement in overseeing the Department of Transportation has become law without Gov. Roy Cooper's signature. The Democratic governor had until Sunday...

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July 6, 2020
Stores focus on cleaning to get shoppers back to spending

Forget about making shopping fun. As clothing retailers and others try to stay viable during the coronavirus pandemic, they're hoping steps like cleaning during store hours, offering hand sanitizer and...

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July 6, 2020
Treasury to name 700K small businesses receiving govt loans

The Treasury Department says it is releasing on Monday the names of more than 700,000 companies that received funds from the government's small business lending program, a massive effort intended...

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July 6, 2020
Time to kill off the Redskins? Teams changing their names to cave in to mobs who don’t watch sports will backfire

If Washington's NFL team and the Cleveland Indians change their names, nothing will really change. The only reason wokesters are making these demands is because they want to prop up...

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July 6, 2020
Grains lower,livestock mixed.

Grain futures were mixed on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 6.60 cents at $4.89 a bushel; July corn was up...

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July 6, 2020
Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review

A federal judge on Monday sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done. U.S. District Judge...

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July 6, 2020
Florida business pays $65,000 after violations of pay, U.S. applicants and a visa program

An Ocala horse training company has paid $65,807 after myriad labor violations of U.S. applicants and H-2B visa workers, the Department of Labor announced. That money from Eddie Woods Stables...

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July 6, 2020
Editorial Roundup:

Houston Chronicle. July 2, 2020. Mask up, Texas. That's an order from your governor — finally. With COVID-19 infections soaring and hospital ICU capacity reaching critical levels, Gov. Greg Abbott...

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July 6, 2020
Latino, Black neighborhoods struggle with test disparities

A Latino cook whose co-worker got COVID-19 waited in his truck for a free swab at a rare testing event in a low-income neighborhood in Phoenix. A Hispanic tile installer...

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July 6, 2020
Wayne Dupree: Those siding with political left are clueless as to its evil intentions

The world is splitting into two camps, and people need to choose whose side they are on. Those sympathetic to the globalists orchestrating all this division and turmoil are misguided...

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July 6, 2020
No more delays: What to know about the July 15 deadline

It's time to do your taxes — no more delays. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July...

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July 6, 2020
Uber buys Postmates in $2.65 billion all-stock deal

Uber finally got its food delivery company, acquiring Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, the ride-hailing giant confirmed Monday. Uber and its Uber Eats food-delivery division will gain ground...

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July 6, 2020
Uber buys Postmates in $2.65 billion all-stock deal

Uber finally got its food delivery company, acquiring Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, the ride-hailing giant confirmed Monday. Uber and its Uber Eats food-delivery division will gain ground...

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July 6, 2020
Horny women of the world unite… Don’t let woke puritans cancel the steamy Netflix movie 365 Days

A vocal minority of totalitarian busybodies is taking on the lustful populist majority in trying to censor the racy fan favorite. While it's a terrible movie, pulling it would be...

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July 6, 2020
A sign of the times? Industrial vacancies increase in South Florida

More warehouse spaces are sitting empty in South Florida. The delivery of new construction combined with the pandemic are to blame. Vacancies rose from the first to second quarter in...

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July 6, 2020
Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in COVID-19 boom

Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose work potentially violates Trump's...

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July 6, 2020
2020 Watch: Has Trump surrendered to the coronavirus?

Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to next set of primaries (New Jersey and Delaware): 1 Days to general...

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July 6, 2020
UK’s lockdown-hit arts venues to get $2B rescue package

The British government has announced more than 1.5 billion pounds (almost $2 billion) to help the country's renowned arts and cultural institutions recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after some theaters...

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