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COVID Brings Layoffs to Universities

Photo from Google Images University of Delaware confirmed the layoff of 122 employees due to a potential $0.25 billion shortfall in its budget. University spokesperson confirmed the reduction in force this week. Job reductions occurred mostly in the areas affected heavily by COVID-19, such as facilities maintenance, construction project management, and conference services. However, that’s […]

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Louisiana and Mississippi faces Hurricane Zeta

Photo credit to the Weather Channel Hurricane Zeta landed on southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi with high winds and heavy rain, along with life-threatening storm surge. The Category 2 storm had winds of 110 mph but has decreased to 100 mph. It is moving at around 25 mph, and that speed is expected to increase Wednesday […]

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Zuckerberg to Congress: Make Tech Regulation better, Not Ruin Tech Companies

Section 230 is up on the chopping block, as the Senate Commerce Committee, and CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter prepared and released remarks on Tuesday against repealing Section 230. Section 230 is the statute protecting social networks from liability for their users’ posts. Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on Wednesday. The issues […]

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Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed to Supreme Court

The US Senate voted 52-48 and confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. This process only took 30 days. After the ceremony, Supreme Court Justice Clarance Thomas administered the constitutional oat to Coney Barrett. Pres. Trump thanked the Senate, and expressed positive support for her. Unfortunately, the Democrats could not halt the process, […]

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Remdesivir first FDA-approved COVID treatment, but only for severe Cases

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved remdesivir as a treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients aged 12 and up. In May 2020, FDA approved remdesivir for severe COVID-19 cases only, under the initial Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Remdesivir was allowed only for those with low blood oxygen levels or those in need of oxygen […]

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Study Says 99.9% of Viruses Inactivated by Mouthwash

Penn State College of Medicine has published a new study showing that most coronaviruses can be inactivated by mouthwash and oral rinses. The study tested various rinses, which included 1% solution of baby shampoo, net pot, peroxide sore-mouth cleansers and mouthwashes. Out of them, the baby shampoo solution and the mouthwashes were the most effective […]

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GOP NOT Supporting Stimulus Package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reported that he warned the White House against striking a deal with the House on a new stimulus plan until at least November 3 election. He blamed this on House Speaker Pelosi, claiming that she was not negotiating in “good faith” with the Treasury Secretary, and any deal reached would […]

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Virtual Cults and Their Believers

Photo from Google Images QAnon is a virtual cult that began in late 2017, with a fundamental belief that Pres. Trump is a hero in a fight against the “deep state” and the evil of Democratic politicians and celebrities who abuse children. “Q” in QAnon indicates someone in the US government with insider knowledge of […]

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Ex-Candidate for Idaho Governor Charged in 1984 Cold Case Murder of a 12-year-old girl

69-year-old man who ran for governor of Idaho twice in the past has been charged to the death of then 12-year-old Colorado girl in 1984. The Weld County district attorney’s office announced that the grand jury indicted Steven Pankey for the killing of Jonelle Matthews. He is accused of kidnapping Matthews from her home in […]

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2020 is for States Setting Record for Early Voting

Georgia, Texas, Ohio, and Illinois have come up as the top 4 states with highest early voting records, already outpacing voter turnout in 2016. So far, more than 13.8 million voters have already cast their ballots for this year’s upcoming general election (November 3), according to U.S. Elections Project. In 2016, early voting had only […]