Double fatal shooting in Brooklyn
112 injured or killed in 83 shootings over 9 days in NYC |
June 28, 2020 |
New York (1010 WINS) – A spike in gun violence has left over 100 people wounded or killed in dozens of shootings across New York City over the past nine days, police said Sunday.
There have been 112 victims in 83 shootings over a nine-day period ending Saturday, according to police.
Most of those shot were expected...
Trump's brother asks another court to halt niece's 'tell-all' book |
Jun 27, 2020 |
New York (AP) – Donald Trump's brother has asked another court to halt publication of a tell-all book by the president's niece, after his first bid was rejected by a New York City judge.
Robert Trump's lawyers say the niece, Mary Trump, signed a legal settlement with several Trump family members nearly two decades ago that included a confidentiality clause barring her...
Eddie Kasko, MLB All-Star and Korean War vet, dies at 88
Fox News – Eddie Kasko, a former MLB infielder who was an All-Star during his 10-year career, died Wednesday. He was 88.
The Boston Red Sox, for whom Kasko played in the final year of his career in 1966, announced his passing. No cause of death was initially given.
Kasko served two years in the Korean War from 1952-1954 with the U.S. Army Combat Engineers before...
Jun 26, 2020
Forbes – As cases spike and outbreaks spiral out of control in several states, the Trump administration is considering pivoting to a new testing strategy — testing people in groups — in a ploy to speed up the process and make it more efficient, the Washington Post reports.
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The strategy, known as “pool testing,” would allow officials to test more people with fewer resources and more quickly identify and isolate those who are...
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June 26, 2020
CNN – Measures meant to protect President Donald Trump from catching the coronavirus have scaled up dramatically.
As he seeks to insert rival Joe Biden's health into the presidential campaign, Trump has voiced escalating concern about how it would appear if he...
New York Covid-19 orders unfairly targeted houses of worship, federal judge rules |
Fox News – A federal judge said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio "exceeded" their executive limits by limiting worship services and condoning mass protests as the state continues to reopen from coronavirus restrictions.
U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe issued a preliminary injunction Friday on behalf of two Catholic priests -- Steven...
The Latest: Florida bans alcohol at bars as virus cases soar
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida banned alcohol consumption at its bars after its daily confirmed coronavirus cases neared 9,000, almost double the previous record set just two days ago.
The Florida agency that governs bars announced the ban on Twitter, minutes after the Department of Health reported 8,942 new confirmed cases, topping the previous record of 5,500 set Wednesday.
More than 24,000 cases have...
Detroit says 'shoddy' work led to arrest tied to technology |
Jun 26, 2020 |
By ED WHITE Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — A Black man who was wrongly arrested after the use of facial recognition technology by Detroit police will have his DNA, fingerprints and mugshot removed from law enforcement files, officials said Friday.
Robert Williams was the victim of "shoddy investigative work," police Chief James Craig said.
Williams, 42, was arrested in January in front of his...
"You don't get to call yourself a 'vigilante' when you are just committing crimes."
iradiophilly.com – A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking a journalist and a woman in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood the day a group of 'vigilantes' with bats and clubs patrolled the neighborhood to protect it from Black Lives Matter protesters.
36-year-old George Graf has been charged with criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy to engage in simple assault, simple assault...
40 tons of smuggled beef sent directly to stores without inspection |
12 different cuts of beef subject to recall due to "re-inspection problem," according to Food Safety News
June 17, 2020
Food Safety News – More than 83,000 pounds of raw beef products from a Nicaraguan company are under recall by a Texas company because they were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States.
La Bodega Meat LLC, a Farmers Branch, based in Texas listed...
"Foul balls hit into the seating bowl will be cleaned by staff with disinfectant wipes"
Take me out to the ballgame ... or not
High fives, t-shirt tosses, and cash purchases are all out of the question as America's pastime returns
June 25, 2020
Headline Health – Baseball is returning and the new rules may take some getting used to by players, fans, and stadium staff alike.
Amateur baseball at historic Holman Stadium in Nashua, New Hampshire – once...
COVID-19 exacerbates obesity in the United States . . . and vice versa |
June 22, 2020 |
OPINION
By Ksenia Epanchina for Food Safety News |
After WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic, people all over the world were told to stay at home under quarantine in order to reduce the spread of the virus.
Stress, associated with cardinal change of lifestyle and daily activities has emotional consequences, and reactions to it can be different depending on numerous factors.
One...
Fauci: Next few weeks critical to tamping down virus spikes
June 23, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The next few weeks are critical to tamping down a disturbing coronavirus surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Congress on Tuesday — issuing a plea for people to avoid crowds and wear masks just hours before mask-shunning President Donald Trump was set to address a crowd of his young supporters in one hot spot.
Fauci and other top health officials also...
Fox News – "The View" co-host Joy Behar revealed on Tuesday how she regularly spends time during the coronavirus pandemic.
"Barring a vaccine, all we have is social distancing and masks -- neither of which is happening in this country right now ... this is going to go on and on and on, and I'll tell you the truth, it's making me crazy," she said.
"All I do is I get in my car maybe with...