Help is on its way for many Americans. Recently, the second round of $600 per person, and tax-free Economic Impact payment will be deposited directly from tonight as of 29 December, two days before the end of the Year. The Treasury Secretary had announced last week that he expected the federal government to start delivering […]
Month: December 2020
On Monday, Chinese court sentences Zhang Zhang, a citizen reporter to 4 years in prison for reporting on the development of Covid-19 in Wuhan in its early days. Zhan was convicted of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” by Pudong New Area People’s Court in Shanghai. The charge is apparently interpreted “broadly” and used by the […]
On Monday, the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the 2021 spending bill and the new Coronavirus stimulus package. Packed into 5,600 pages of text, there were also hidden provisions such as laws against streaming of content and punishment for up to 10 years in prison for such behavior. It was likely that most […]
The members of the House of Representatives voted on the stimulus bill recently passed by the Senate on Monday, December 21. However, as AOC stated, the longest bill in history (approximately 5,600 pages of legislation) arrived at the House Monday afternoon, and most have not had the time to thoroughly review the bill. In playing […]
Photo from Google Images Southern California region’s health authorities have reported that the intensive care unit capacity has dropped to 0% on Thursday, as it faced a record 379 coronavirus deaths and 52,000 new confirmed cases. This means that there has been 1,000 deaths in the last 5days, and 106,000 confirmed cases in 2 days. […]
While the Major Storm System passed over Virginia and North Carolina with rain and snow, Northeast was facing another snow storm. While New York City is dealing with one of the heaviest snow storm in years at 14 inches, more than 60 million people were under a winter storm warning or advisory from northern Georgia […]
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for areas of Maryland, DC, and Virginia to be in effect effective 7 AM Wednesday to 4 AM on Thursday. Snow is to spread between 9 AM and 11 AM, and snow is expected to change over to a mixture of sleet and freezing rain […]
Electoral College Votes for Joe Biden
On Monday, December 14, 2020, the Electoral College formally elected Joe Biden as the next President, with a majority of 306 votes. Although normally not a highlighted event, due to Pres. Trump’s refusal to concede, this state-by-state voting system was under the spotlight this year. In some states, security was heightened to protect the electors […]
On Monday, the Sun expelled a huge eruption of plasma and magnetically charged particles. Called coronal mass ejection, it is currently speeding towards Earth. The coronal mass ejection likely arrived on Earth by late Wednesday, which usually results in mild geomagnetic storm. It can worsen if it hits Earth’s magnetic field at a certain angle. […]
A Michigan couple, Leslie and Patricia Waters, married for 47 years died of Covid-19 within seconds of each other last week. The time of death was 4:23 PM on November 24. Leslie (78 years old) was a former truck driver, and Patricia (76) was a registered nurse for 35 years. They had two daughters, three […]