Politics

June 29, 2020
Poland is villain in EU drama as bungling Brussels bean counters award it €16bn in aid despite least economic damage in Europe

The EU's inefficiency is on show, with members decrying Poland's rescue package as “unfair” when it has had fewer than 1,500 Covid-19 deaths. Italy, with 24 times more dead, will...

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June 29, 2020
Feds cite Textron Aviation for 2019 explosion at Kansas site

Federal regulators have cited aircraft maker Textron Aviation for a December 2019 explosion that injured 15 workers at its Wichita manufacturing plant. U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health...

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June 29, 2020
Using ‘face doubles,’ a new doc captures an anti-LGBTQ purge

Anonymous sources in documentaries have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure — or worse, a pixelated blur. But a new documentary premiering Tuesday on HBO has, with the...

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June 29, 2020
English FA cuts 82 jobs as pandemic wipes out Wembley events

The English Football Association is cutting 82 jobs to cover an anticipated 300 million pound ($370 million) deficit due to the coronavirus pandemic restricting crowds at games and more events...

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June 29, 2020
State’s pandemic numbers dip amid worries about Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania reported 492 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight deaths on Monday and 505 cases and three deaths on Sunday, slight drops that come as concerns about rising infections nationally...

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June 29, 2020
After NINE YEARS striving to be Irish PM, Micheál Martin has finally made it. What can we expect from this master of indecision?

Fifty-nine-year-old Micheál Martin is now the second-oldest first-timer to become Irish Taoiseach after a lengthy slog to the top. But don't look for revolutionary new policies from the Fianna Fáil...

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June 29, 2020
Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January

The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are...

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June 29, 2020
EU finalizing virus ‘safe list,’ US unlikely to make the cut

The European Union is edging toward finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again in coming days, with Americans almost certain to be excluded...

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June 29, 2020
Grains mixed,livestock mixed.

Grain futures were mixed on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery was off 2 cents at $4.80 a bushel; July corn was...

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June 29, 2020
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big...

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June 29, 2020
Merck plans $100M expansion at Kansas manufacturing facility

Merck Animal Health said Monday it plans to invest $100 million to expand and enhance its manufacturing facility in DeSoto, Kansas. The company, a division of Merck & Co. based...

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June 29, 2020
During the pandemic this Miami distillery is making more than just alcoholic beverages

Toast Distillery has partnered with an FDA approved Miami lab, Cosmetic Corp. to turn their abundance of alcohol product into something in very high demand during the pandemic. The two...

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June 29, 2020
Mercedes to race in all-black cars for Formula One season

Mercedes announced Monday that it will race in all-black cars for the 2020 Formula One season as it pledges to fight racism and improve the diversity of its team. Six-time...

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June 29, 2020
Supreme Court declines to hear border wall challenge

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that rejected environmental groups' challenge to sections of wall the Trump administration is building along the U.S. border with Mexico. The...

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June 29, 2020
Editorial Roundup:

Houston Chronicle. June 25, 2020. Hospitals are at capacity. It's time to act, Gov. Abbott Update 11:44 a.m.: Gov. Abbott announced late Thursday morning that he's ordering hospitals in Dallas,...

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June 29, 2020
Diageo goes green with carbon neutral distillery in Kentucky

Spirits giant Diageo announced Monday that it's going green with its newest whiskey-making venture in the Bluegrass State. Its distillery being built at Lebanon, Kentucky, is expected to be carbon...

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June 29, 2020
French ex-prime minister Fillon, wife found guilty of fraud

Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon was found guilty Monday in a fraud case of having used public funds to pay his wife and children more than 1 million euros...

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June 29, 2020
Patriots owner’s prostitution case heads to appellate court

Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court...

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June 29, 2020
A South Florida company didn’t pay required sick leave pay when a worker got COVID-19

An Opa-locka company that deals with environmental waste and cleanup ponied up $1,600 sick leave pay to a COVID-19 positive employee after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, the agency...

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June 29, 2020
V-shaped recovery of financial markets is a myth: They will be destroyed by a credit default tsunami

The commercial and residential property markets are on the brink of collapse. And central banks' promise to print unlimited amounts of money will not solve the problem, but trigger a...

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June 29, 2020
La Scala plans 4 July concerts in post-lockdown reopening

Italy's La Scala theater is reopening next week after a four-month coronavirus shutdown with a series of four concerts before a reduced audience of 600, a third of its normal...

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June 29, 2020
Gilead prices coronavirus drug at $2,340 for rich countries

The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government...

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June 29, 2020
Amid talk of racial equity, Miami’s startup community reflects

Miami's startup scene is at a moment of inflection—and reflection. The region spent much of the past decade trying to sell itself to the world. Recent events have prompted a...

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June 29, 2020
When brands cut down on advertising, here’s how one Miami marketing company copes

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many of Francisco Garcia's client companies put their businesses on pause. The travel industry, which had been booming, saw a quick decline. And his digital...

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June 29, 2020
Miami almond milk company is helping Americans ditch the dairy

Conventional wisdom says to stick with what you know best — especially when starting your own business. For Tony Jimenez, the founder of JOI, a nut-based milk product company, that...

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June 29, 2020
Miami-based boutique distillery switched from vodka to hand sanitizer

Toast Distillers' signature product was premium vodka. But when unemployment increased and medical supplies became scarce nationwide, Toast switched formulas to solve both problems. The company hired 15 new employees...

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June 29, 2020
This Miami startup offers ‘family on demand’ to seniors. The pandemic has boosted need

Salome Cuence-Alfonso knew she needed a job. But little did she know that the connections she'd make at this one would make her new job so rewarding that it didn't...

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June 29, 2020
When brands cut down on advertising, here’s how a Miami marketing company copes

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many of Francisco Garcia's client companies put their businesses on pause. The travel industry, which had been booming, saw a quick decline. And his digital...

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June 29, 2020
Amid talk of racial equity, Miami’s startup community reflects on its future

Miami's startup scene is at a moment of inflection—and reflection. The region spent much of the past decade trying to sell itself to the world. Recent events have prompted a...

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June 29, 2020
Amid talk of racial equity, Miami’s startup community reflects on its future

Miami's startup scene is at a moment of inflection—and reflection. The region spent much of the past decade trying to sell itself to the world. Recent events have prompted a...

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June 29, 2020
As French Greens notch gains, Macron renews his green agenda

French President Emmanuel Macron, who once declared “Make The Planet Great Again” but whose climate agenda got knocked off course by persistent street protests, is under new pressure to fight...

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June 29, 2020
Employers brace for a ‘PTO bomb’ as vacation-starved employees make time off requests

Usually, by mid-year, employees have burned some paid time off on spring break trips or summer getaways. But with nowhere to get away to during the COVID-19 pandemic, PTO has...

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June 29, 2020
Job seekers get more options – and competition – as working from home becomes permanent. ‘If we decide we need people to come in, we can fly them in’

With three young children, Eric Sauerhoff was not looking to move across the Midwest during the pandemic. The Bexley, Ohio, resident was job hunting and knew a move might be...

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June 29, 2020
Twin Cities black retailers see jump in sales as consumers ‘buy black’

Gigi Berry is not one to mince her words. For three years, she has designed and sold colorful and snarky enamel pins emblazoned with messages of the Minneapolis sound, Simpsons...

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June 29, 2020
Gilead says it will charge $3,120 per patient for COVID-19 drug

Gilead will begin charging U.S. patients for the experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir in two weeks, the company and the government announced Monday, as cases surge and hospitalizations reach crisis levels...

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June 29, 2020
Anne Chow, AT&T’s first woman of color CEO in 144 years, adds another groundbreaking role

Less than a year ago, Anne Chow was promoted to CEO of AT&T Business, the telecommunications giant's $37 billion unit that provides services to nearly 3 million business customers, including...

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June 29, 2020
Fear of job loss, uncertainty stalls car buyers – so Ford came up with an idea

Karl Brauer went to work in mid-June doing a job he loved, and he ended the day with news it had come to an end. "I was let go the...

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June 29, 2020
AP PHOTOS: Moroccans swim, sing, reconnect as lockdown lifts

Moroccans are re-experiencing a taste of the life before. In newly opened public spaces, every sip of coffee in a cafe, every dip in a river with friends, every moment...

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June 29, 2020
Asian shares slide, following Wall St selloff on virus fears

Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some U.S. states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 2.3%. Shares...

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June 29, 2020
Testing stepped up as number of new coronavirus cases surges

Governments were stepping up testing and warily considering their next moves Monday as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases surges in many countries. India reported 20,000 new cases Monday,...

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