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MI security guard killed over face mask dispute
Munerlyn was simply doing his job in upholding the governor's executive order related to the COVID-19 pandemic for the safety of store employees and customers", Leyton said in a press release. He was rushed to Hurley Medical Center, where he died later Friday. Latryna Sims Munerlyn, his wife of 10 years, told NBC 25 that he worked at the store for more than a year. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Trump warns USA death toll could hit 100,000
The Donald Trump Administration wasted no time steering $3 trillion into our economy, protecting American workers and businesses with direct deposit checks, forgivable small business loans, and more. A report by the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence service details China's efforts to cover up the depth of its coronavirus outbreak while stockpiling medical supplies. [Full Article...]
Russia's coronavirus cases hit new high, Moscow warns of clampdown
But Russia's mortality rate remains low relative to other countries, such as the US, Italy and Spain. Around 50% of the cases were asymptomatic, the country's coronavirus response headquarters said in a statement, adding that a total of 1,280 deaths had now been recorded . [Full Article...]
New Zealand hits zero new coronavirus cases
Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood says it's up to officials to estimate when it could be introduced. "Seeking to get that safely restarted as soon as we practically can". Addressing a news briefing in Auckland - a metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand - Ardern said that she has accepted the invitation of her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison to attend his cabinet mee... [Full Article...]
'Murder Hornets,' with sting that can kill, lands in US
The hornets enter a "slaughter phase" where they kill bees by decapitating them. The hornets do sting humans when agitated and kill between 30 and 50 people in Japan every year. Report any Asian giant hornet sightings immediately to the WSDA Pest Program at 1-800-443-6684, pestprogram@agr.wa.gov or online at agr.wa.gov/hornets . [Full Article...]
COVID-19 cases reported in Kendall County as of Saturday
In an email to the newspaper Sunday night, public information officer, emergency response coordinator and Medical Reserve Corps coordinator Kristy Fryman said of the 30 confirmed cases, there are seven groups of cases related by family or place of residence and one group of cases related to a workplace. [Full Article...]
Pulitzer Prize for coverage of policing in Alaska villages
The Times also was awarded the commentary prize for an essay that Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote as part of the paper's ambitious 1619 Project, a wide-ranging examination that followed the throughlines of slavery in American life to this day. On Monday, the names of the three prize winners - Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand - were announced virtually. "These journalists' courage and compelling ... [Full Article...]
US Secretary of State accuses China of deception about the coronavirus
China's Ministry of State Security delivered to President Xi Jinping warnings of heightening anti-Chinese sentiment worldwide, which could lead to a direct military conflict with the United States, Reuters reported on Monday. The new case was imported, the National Health Commission said. The Chinese government also said that the claims by the Trump administration are an attempt to deflect th... [Full Article...]