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1.3 million Americans file for unemployment as job losses continue
COVID-19 July 9, 2020
An additional 1.3 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, bringing the fifteen-week unemployment claims total to over 48 million since the COVID-19 crisis gripped the economy in March.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan has been admitted to the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 This afternoon
The actor announced on Saturday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to Nanavati Hospital.
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COVID-19 hits Los Angeles Apparel with over 300 infections, 4 deaths
A coronavirus outbreak has struck the operations of Los Angeles Apparel, with more than 300 infections and four virus-related deaths among the manufacturer’s workers. Los Angeles Apparel converted its operations to making masks during the pandemic.
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Meet the 81-year-old behind the best Italian sandwich in Pasadena
Rosario Mazzeo says he hasn't missed a day of work in 70 years. “Not even one day I take off. I like what I’m doing,” he said. Every day, Mazzeo makes about 400 to 600 sandwiches, adding more to a pile on the deli counter until he runs out of bread.
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The search for former Glee star Naya Rivera has turned into a ‘recovery mission’
Celebrity 3 hours ago
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the Glee singer and actor went missing on Wednesday in Lake Piru. According to local media, officials said they responded to a report of a child alone on a boat and found Rivera’s 4-year-old son. After hours of searching, authorities have shifted the search to a recovery operation.
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Are young people responsible for increasing coronavirus cases?
Coronavirus cases are climbing rapidly among young adults in a number of states. The demographic shift not only puts them at great risk but poses an even bigger danger to older people who cross their paths.
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Walt Disney World reopens in Florida as COVID-19 cases reach record highs
COVID-19 Earlier today
Disney World reopened on Saturday after being closed for nearly 4 months. On Friday, the state saw the biggest single-day increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations.
Sheffield United unstoppable with a 3-0 victory over Chelsea
Premier League Earlier today
Chris Wilder's men put on a stunning display at Bramall Lane to ease past Chelsea on Saturday. Goals from David McGoldrick and Oli McBurnie sealed the three points for Sheffield.
President Donald Trump commutes the sentence of ex adviser Roger Stone
US news 3 hours ago
The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of longtime adviser Roger Stone. Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering, was sentenced to prison February. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency just after Stone's request to delay the start of his prison time was denied by a federal appeals court.
US Representative John Lewis is alive despite false reports about his death on Saturday
US news This afternoon
False reports of John Lewis' death circulated on Saturday. According to the congressman's chief of staff, there are no truth to these reports. "He is resting comfortably at home," Lewis' chief of staff told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. John Lewis is a prominent civil rights leader and is a current US representative from Georgia. He is currently being treated for advanced stage pancreatic cancer.
Jada Pinkett Smith addresses August Alsina relationship while separated from Will Smith
Celebrity Last night
Jada Pinkett Smith confirmed she had a relationship with R&B singer August Alsina during Friday's episode of Red Table Talk, where she invited her husband Will Smith to join. The couple said they "were going through a very difficult time" and had split up when Jada began a relationship with Alsina. They also dismissed the idea that Will had given them his "blessing."
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Too many autistic adults are denied basic rights
Unfairness and prejudice are all too common in the U.S. justice system.
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NASCAR fight breaks out following Xfinity Series race at Kentucky
NASCAR Last night
Drivers Harrison Burton and Noah Gragson tussled in the pits shortly after the race's conclusion, which saw Austin Cindric make history with two wins in as many days.
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Elon Musk surpasses Warren Buffett on list of world’s richest people, according to Bloomberg
World news Yesterday
The Tesla Inc. founder's net worth rose $6.1 billion on Friday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after the carmaker's stock surged by 11%. Musk, who owns about a fifth of Tesla’s outstanding stock, is now the seventh richest person in the world.
Nick Pope shines for Burnley with countless saves
Premier League This morning
Pope has made multiple saves to keep Burnley in the game against Liverpool. The English goalkeeper currently has the most clean sheets in the Premier League this season.
Demonstrators attempt to storm Serbian parliament building amid ongoing protests against president
COVID-19 Last night
People have been protesting across several cities in the nation for days against the Balkan country's president and in defiance of a ban on mass gatherings amid a spike in COVID-19 infections. Protesters were seen clashing with police near the National Assembly building in Belgrade and some tried to storm parliament. Serbia's government scrapped plans for a weekend curfew on Belgrade as a result of the ongoing protests.
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This eroding private border wall will get an engineering inspection
Months after the "Lamborghini" of border walls was built along the Rio Grande, the builder agreed to an engineering inspection of his controversial structure. Experts say the wall is showing signs of erosion that threatens its stability.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on coronavirus: "The worst is yet to come"
Gov. Greg Abbott reiterated Friday afternoon that things will continue to get worse. And if people keep flouting his new statewide mask mandate, he said, the next step could be another economic lockdown.