[Newsweek] After the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced its probe into the hanging death of Robert Fuller, authorities in the nearby San Bernardino County confirmed they were investigating the recent hanging death of another Black man. In a statement to Newsweek, San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Jodi Miller confirmed that […]
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[The Wall Street Journal] Why investors are betting on the shares of bankrupt companies like Hertz. We thought we’d seen everything, but last week’s speculation in the shares of the bankrupt Hertz rental-car company is one for the financial books. The Federal Reserve now apparently has the power to raise […]
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[CNN] Dozens of people gathered at Palmdale city council chambers Friday as officials held a press conference on the death of a 24-year-old black man who was found hanging from a tree in northern Los Angeles County. Shortly after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, a passerby noticed a man, later identified as […]
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[Forbes] Passengers are gaining remarkable deals as travel restrictions ease and flights resume in many parts of the world. Fare discounts and only partially filled planes are common, but some airlines are offering bigger incentives. Among airlines’ offerings are promotions covering unlimited domestic flights for $93 through next March, 50% […]
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[Forbes, Getty Images] The tourism industry loves the idea and so does President Trump, but will Congress get on board? If approved, the “Explore America” Tax Credit would dangle up to $4,000 in front of Americans for vacation expenses spent in the U.S. at hotels, theme parks, restaurants and other […]
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[Cointelegraph] Takeshi Fujimaki, a former adviser to George Soros, has said that Paul Tudor Jones is attempting to capture the big trend. According to Fujimaki, Jones’ recent Bitcoin ( months, investment firm Wilshire Phoenix has investment into BTC) indicates that he is concerned about inflation and believes that cryptocurrencies could […]
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[Coin World] Cambodia is one of the most dollar-reliant economies in the world and its pending introduction of a blockchain payment platform has caused a small panic. Blockchain is a digital system allowing instant payments for transactions of any size, and with it the National Bank of Cambodia says that […]
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[CNN] What you need to know The nationwide and worldwide spread of anti-racist protests following the death of George Floyd have led to calls to defund police departments and take down Confederate statues. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed part of a state police reform bill package into law that will ban the use of […]
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[South Florida Sun-Sentinel] With summer camps opening around the state, health officials just shared a report detailing new coronavirus infections among children. These statistics show 37,211 children have been swabbed, and 9.2% of them, or 3,407, tested positive. There have been 73,552 confirmed COVID-19 cases among all ages in Florida, ranging from […]
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[ABC NEWS] One town has 35% unemployment, higher than the peak of the Great Depression. Nearly 70,000 in Hawaii still waiting on unemployment benefits. The state’s labor department says the delay is largely due to outdated technology and a historic number of claims. Peter Yee has been furloughed from his […]
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