State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said if Sweden had had the knowledge it had today, its response would have likely been harsher.
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This man sheltered dozens of protesters in his Washington, DC, home to protect them from arrest
Dozens of protesters spent the night in a stranger’s Washington, DC, home after he opened his door to protect them from being arrested for violating the city’s curfew.
Source:: CNN
Millions of people of color in the U.S. do NOT have access to running water, affordable health care and quality education
Race proved ‘the strongest predictor’ of whether a household has access to water and sanitation.
Source:: Personal Finance
Judge tosses players’ Fortnite dance lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players accused makers of the Fortnite video game of misappropriating a dance move that the ex-teammates popularized. …read more
Florida police officer put on leave after pinning black man to the ground with knee
The officers in the department “are not trained to use tactics” such as neck restraints. The officer has remained unidentified.
Source:: USA Today
In Brazil, the elderly and loved ones reunite, with a little ingenuity
Dirce Villas Boas, a 93-year-old resident of a nursing home in western Sao Paulo, had gone 70 days without seeing her daughter until this weekend, when the pair hugged and danced together in an…
Source:: Reuters
A lost decade looms for America’s economy
It could take the US economy most of the next decade to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday.
Source:: CNN
‘I won’t fan the flames of hate': Biden blasts Trump in Philly
Biden’s comments referenced protests and riots in Washington, where law enforcement used tear gas, flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets.
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The NHL’s coronavirus pause: Players, coaches offer opinions on return-to-play format
The news of the playoff format sparked optimism last week. Here’s the latest on the remaining hurdles the league must clear to get back on the ice. …read more
75% of frontline workers in New York, the epicenter of coronavirus, are people of color — and black Americans are twice as likely to die from COVID-19
President Trump said last month that black Americans were ‘getting hit very, very hard’ by the disease.
Source:: Personal Finance