Politics

June 25, 2020
More Publix and Aldi stores hit with coronavirus cases as Florida’s numbers rise

As Florida sees record-breaking days of COVID-19 cases, Publix and Aldi grocery stores have confirmed to the Miami Herald that an additional 13 of their locations have had employees test...

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June 25, 2020
Many more likely sought jobless aid with layoffs still high

The U.S. government will provide its latest report Thursday on the layoffs that have left millions unemployed and have remained high even as many businesses have reopened and rehired some...

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June 25, 2020
Despite a sales slow-down, home prices continue to outpace wage growth in Miami

Has the pandemic lessened the disparity between housing prices and wage growth in Miami? Condo and single-family home prices continue to outpace wage growth in Miami-Dade, according to the second...

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June 25, 2020
Miami Herald’s new economic mobility reporter has one thing to say.

Dear readers, Let's start here: Thank you. If you're reading this, it means you care about the Miami Herald and you may even have donated to help fund my position....

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June 25, 2020
The Latest: France to test some 1.3 million near Paris

PARIS — France is stepping up efforts to root out hidden clusters of coronavirus infections by offering tests to nearly 1.3 million people in the Paris region. The expansion of...

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June 25, 2020
Bring a baby into this perilous post-Covid world? I don’t think so, and I’m not alone

Like many, I had great plans for 2020. A jubilant wedding, a first property. And, hopefully, a pregnancy. But if our best-laid plans are laughed at by the gods, then...

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June 25, 2020
Report: Iran TV airs 355 coerced confessions over decade

Iranian state television has broadcast the suspected coerced confessions of at least 355 people over the last decade as a means to both suppress dissent and frighten activists in the...

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June 25, 2020
Asia Today: India to survey 29 million New Delhi residents

India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus targeting the entire population in New Delhi of 29 million. Officials will go each household to record each...

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June 25, 2020
North Carolina legislative session getting close to end

North Carolina legislators could soon end a legislative session that's been marked by dealing with the COVID-19 economic downturn and challenging Gov. Roy Cooper's orders keeping many businesses closed due...

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June 25, 2020
World stocks skid as new coronavirus cases rattle markets

World shares and U.S. futures slipped Thursday as investors focused on surging new coronavirus cases in the U.S. that are dimming hopes for a relatively quick economic turnaround from the...

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June 25, 2020
Avianca propone no pagar a sus empleados entre 6 y 12 meses

La aerolinea colombiana Avianca ha ofrecido a sus empleados mantener contratos no remunerados por un periodo de entre 6 y 12 meses y un plan voluntario de despidos para las...

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June 25, 2020
Nueva ola de contagios de COVID por bares atestados

A medida que los estados alivian sus bloqueos, las barras de los bares estan emergiendo como zonas de fertiles para el coronavirus. Crean un coctel peligroso de espacios estrechos, adultos...

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June 25, 2020
Airline policies differ a lot on coronavirus safety measures

Piloting a plane might seem simpler for some passengers than navigating a plethora of differing COVID-19 safety policies implemented by the nation's airlines. While Alaska and Delta have taken the...

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June 25, 2020
Black businesses largely miss out on opportunity zone money

President Donald Trump says the opportunity zone tax break he signed into law in 2017 has created "tens of thousands of jobs" and is helping minority communities and Black business...

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June 25, 2020
Coronavirus fallout: Is commercial real estate headed for a crash?

Within the next week, David Marino will list nearly 300,000 square feet of sublease office space in San Diego's Sorrento Mesa neighborhood that current tenants no longer need. For Marino,...

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June 25, 2020
From closed rest areas to drive-through testing limitations, truck drivers face rough road during coronavirus pandemic

Life as a long-haul trucker has always had its challenges – boredom, bad traffic and tough schedules. But the coronavirus pandemic has added new problems, with closed rest stops and...

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June 25, 2020
Las colisiones de agujeros negros pueden explotar con luz

Astrofisicos han visto evidencia por primera vez de una fusion de agujeros negros girando en espiral hasta colisionar produciendo luz, tal y como habian teorizado antes. Cuando dos agujeros negros...

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June 25, 2020
Rayos matan a m–s de 100 personas en India

Al menos 104 personas han fallecido por la caida de rayos durante las tormentas asociadas al monzon en los estados indios de Bihar y Uttar Pradesh, en el norte del...

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June 25, 2020
Vote to extend Putin’s rule faces little protest in Russia

They've offered prizes ranging from gift certificates to cars and apartments. They've put up billboards and enlisted celebrities to urge a “yes” vote. They've encouraged state-run businesses like hospitals and...

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June 25, 2020
Wednesday’s Sports in Brief

MLB NEW YORK (AP) — Rob Manfred knows many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players' association during a pandemic. Spring training was...

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June 25, 2020
Are national anthems like ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ and ‘God Save the Queen’ racist, and do their lyrics need a 2020 overhaul?

National anthems are sung with gusto at all types of important events, but have we been paying enough attention to exactly what we're singing? Some of them have words we...

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June 25, 2020
Tokyo Olympics must firm up $3.3 billion in sponsor income

Local sponsors have chipped in a record $3.3 billion to support the postponed Tokyo Olympics. That's at least two times more than any previous Olympics, and it amounts to almost...

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June 25, 2020
California considers 1st-in-US electric truck sales rule

California regulators are scheduled to approve new rules on Thursday that would force automakers to sell more electric work trucks and delivery vans, a first-of-its-kind rule aimed at helping the...

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June 25, 2020
Mail-in ballots thrust Postal Service into presidential race

The U.S. Postal Service's famous motto — "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers” — is being tested like never before, by challenges that...

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June 25, 2020
Today in History

Today in History Today is Thursday, June 25, the 177th day of 2020. There are 189 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 25, 1876, Lt....

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June 25, 2020
Your RE|source Miami newsletter is moving to a summer schedule

Many businesses are moving to a summer schedule. So is RE|source Miami. Beginning June 29, we will send out the newsletter on Mondays with a review of the week's top...

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June 25, 2020
SKorea, US urge North to implement denuclearization pledges

South Korea and the United States urged North Korea to implement the disarmament pledges it made in past talks, saying Thursday the allies will keep pushing for diplomacy aimed at...

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June 25, 2020
Appeals court: Michigan gyms, fitness center remain closed

A federal appeals court late Wednesday halted a lower judge's ruling and kept closed gyms and fitness centers that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered shut months ago to curb the...

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June 25, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Protect the students of Spring Grove The York Dispatch June 24 A vocal contingent of Spring Grove Area residents is...

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June 25, 2020
Disney delays Southern California theme park reopenings

Disney is postponing the mid-July reopening of its Southern California theme parks until it receives guidelines from the state, the company announced Wednesday. Disney had hoped to reopen Disneyland and...

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June 25, 2020
California cities: Monsanto settlement to fund water cleanup

Major California cities say they'll use their share of a $650 million settlement to clean up the now-banned chemical PCB from bays, lakes and other waterways polluted for decades. The...

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June 25, 2020
South Florida restaurant chain stole tips, shorted workers $314,000 in pay, Labor says

A restaurant chain spanning Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties will pay $314,553 in back pay after an investigation found “Illegally diverted” tips and federal overtime pay violations, the U.S....

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June 25, 2020
AP interview: Manfred: `We owe it to our fans to be better’

Rob Manfred knows many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players' association during a pandemic. “We need to get back on the field,...

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June 25, 2020
Censors come for ‘NAZI’ bronies: ‘Hate speech’ thought police won’t rest until even My Little Pony has bent the knee

Online forums for “bronies,” adult male fans of My Little Pony cartoons, are infested with Nazis! Quick, censor them before it spreads! So says the media establishment, threatened by the...

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June 24, 2020
Summary of Major League Baseball 2020 Operations Manual

THE BASICS SEASON LENGTH Sixty games, the shortest major league schedule since 1878. Forty games vs. division rivals, 20 vs. corresponding division in other league. SALARIES A player receives prorated...

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June 24, 2020
Texas Fishing Report

The weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for June 24 and also available on the internet at https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/fishreport.phtml: CENTRAL AUSTIN: GOOD. Water clear; 88...

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June 24, 2020
Georgia lawmakers approve more health coverage for new moms

An expansion of medical coverage aiming at reducing deaths among mothers of Georgia newborns is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk for his signature or veto. The House voted Wednesday...

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June 24, 2020
Renaming America: From Rhode Island-sans-Plantations to Obamaland, here’s how your home state could soon be redubbed

In the rush to erase America's problematic past, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo will drop the word ‘Plantations' from the state's full name. But why stop there? Why not give...

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June 24, 2020
3 North Carolina police officers fired over racist rants

Three members of a North Carolina police department have been fired after a department audit of a video recording captured one of the officers saying a civil war was necessary...

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June 24, 2020
Disney Wonder cruise ship worker dies at sea, will be tested for COVID-19

A man who worked as a painter aboard the Disney Wonder died Tuesday. Eddie Burgos Ragodon of the Philippines had visited the ship's medical center in recent days with chills,...

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