More than a hundred Texans held an armed rally on Saturday in support of a bar whose owner was arrested for defying a shutdown order a month ago. The arrest of Big Daddy Zane’s owner Gabrielle Ellison and six of her supporters May 6 in Odessa, Texas came after similar encouragement from an armed group. […]
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A US Recession Began in February in the Face of Coronavirus
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record. The economists said that employment, income and spending peaked in February and then fell sharply afterward as the viral outbreak […]
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World Bank: World Will Suffer Largest Downturn Since 1940s
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank said Monday the world is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis that has spread with astonishing speed and will result in the largest shock the global economy has witnessed in more than seven decades. Millions of people are expected to be pushed […]
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Can Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Increase Virus Spread?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer Police departments have used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters in recent weeks, raising concern that the chemical agents could increase the spread of the coronavirus. The chemicals are designed to irritate the mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and throat. They make people cough, sneeze and […]
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Africa’s Essential Truckers say They Face Virus Stigma
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAMANGA, Kenya (AP) — They haul food, fuel and other essential supplies along sometimes dangerous roads during tough economic times. But Africa’s long-distance truckers say they are increasingly being accused of carrying something else: the coronavirus. While hundreds of truckers have tested positive for the virus in […]
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Protesters Balance Push for Racial Justice, Virus’ Spread
By JUSTIN MATTINGLY, Richmond Times-Dispatch undefined RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Overlooking a crowd of hundreds from the steps of Richmond City Hall on June 3, Mayor Levar Stoney pulled down his face mask and apologized for the city’s police force using tear gas on peaceful protesters the night before. The megaphone he used passed from […]
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Despite Global Reopening Push, Some Jobs are Gone for Good
By ANGELA CHARLTON and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Factories and stores are reopening, economies are reawakening – but many jobs just aren’t coming back. That’s the harsh truth facing workers laid off around the world, from restaurants in Thailand to car factories in France, whose livelihoods fell victim to a virus-driven recession […]
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Coronavirus May Kill Tech Startups
By Oliver Williams Zenger News Most unicorns are recent tech startups, initially operating in the negative until ultimately generating a profit. Those profits are more distant, however, as the global economy prepares for a post-lockdown recession. Unicorns are seeing their valuations sliced, some by 40 percent, as tracked by European company Dealroom.com. “There will be […]
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Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young Announces Baltimore City Will Enter Phase 1 of Reopening Beginning Monday, June 8
PRESS RELEASE Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young Announces Baltimore City Will Enter Phase 1 of Reopening Beginning Monday, June 8 Mayor, Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa find health data supports reopening certain services, businesses BALTIMORE, MD. — Today, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced Baltimore City would begin its phased reopening of services and businesses […]
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Mercy Medical Center Completes Newly-Constructed Hospital Floor Ahead Of Schedule
(Baltimore, MD – June 5, 2020) —Mercy Medical Center announced today the completion of a newly constructed unit on the 17th Floor of the Mary Catherine Bunting Center main hospital in downtown Baltimore. The new state-of-the art unit was completed in record time, ahead of schedule, in partnership with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. The 32-bed […]
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BCPS News Release – 12 BCPS Schools Honored in Maryland Green Schools Program
12 BCPS schools honored in Maryland Green Schools program Includes 5 schools achieving “sustainable” Maryland Green Schools status TOWSON, MD. – Twelve Baltimore County public schools have been honored by the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) for their 2019-2020 achievements in the Maryland Green Schools program. The following BCPS schools were recognized: For “sustainable […]
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Morgan Awarded $150K Luce Foundation Grant for Community-Based COVID-19 Relief
Morgan State University Awarded $150,000 Henry Luce Foundation Grant to Support COVID-19 Relief Relief Funds to Underwrite Community-Based Response Spearheaded by Morgan’s Center for the Study of Religion and the City BALTIMORE – Morgan State University (MSU) announced today that its James H. Gilliam, Jr. College of Liberal Arts (CLA) received a $150,000 grant from the Henry Luce […]