Food banks in desperate need of donations could get some extra help from farmers thanks to a new proposal designed to help provide relief for both during the coronavirus pandemic. The American Farm Bureau, which represents American agriculture producers, and Feeding America, a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries nationwide, teamed up […]
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Wolf: ‘It’s time to get serious about the food supply’
The meat supply is at risk. Farm workers are in fear. It’s hard to get groceries. Health professionals — doctors, nurses and everyone down the line — are the rightful and obvious heroes of the pandemic, but if this dark episode has taught us anything about the way we live today, it could be that […]
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Why did the New York Times coronavirus story make Trump so angry?
Over the weekend, The New York Times published a long piece detailing a series of failures by President Donald Trump to heed the advice of many in his administration in the early days of the coronavirus that it could have massive health and economic consequences unless the United States acted — and acted quickly. And […]
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McDonald’s China apologizes for banning black people from a store
McDonald’s is in damage control mode after a restaurant in China displayed a sign banning black people from the premises. The sign, which recently circulated on social media, said the McDonald’s location in Guangzhou has “been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant.” The sign is “not representative […]
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Trump’s ‘I alone can fix it’ viewpoint collides with states powers
President Donald Trump insists there are “numerous provisions” in the Constitution to support his view that he has “total authority” to order states to open their economies as the coronavirus pandemic roils. He did not enumerate what they were. And the consensus among constitutional scholars is that’s because they don’t exist. Trump’s statement on Monday was another head-snapping […]
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Democratic bills call for racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases
Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to compel federal health officials to post data daily that breaks down COVID-19 cases and deaths by race and ethnicity. The lawmakers say the demographic data is needed to address any disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak, which is taking a disproportionate toll on African Americans […]
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#Election2020: Georgia Democrat Vernon Jones endorses Trump for President
Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones, (D-Lithonia) went against the Democratic party line Tuesday and formally endorsed President Donald J. Trump, backing the incumbent for his second term. Jones represents Georgia District 91. He is the first elected Democrat in Georgia to back Trump. Jones has been a fan of Trump for quite some time. He […]
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Trump directs halt to payments to WHO during virus pandemic
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. Trump, who had telegraphed his intentions last week, claimed the outbreak could have been […]
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FBI warns companies of employees faking coronavirus test results
As US companies face record losses amid the coronavirus pandemic, the FBI is warning that American businesses now have something else to worry about: fraud by employees seeking to take advantage of the pandemic. In a report disseminated Monday to companies across the nation, and obtained by CNN, the FBI’s Office of Private Sector notified […]
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The Bernie Sanders campaign may be over but the disagreements over Joe Biden remain
Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden, but divisions within the progressive movement over what lengths it will go to in order to help elect the former vice president are no closer to being resolved. A number of former Sanders campaign staffers and prominent leftist voices have suggested they have no intention of falling in line with […]
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Tyler Perry reportedly spends six figures to pay for Atlanta senior citizens’ groceries
Tyler Perry continues to lend a helping hand during the global pandemic. Last Wednesday, April 8, Perry reportedly paid the grocery bills for all shoppers during senior citizens’ hour at 44 metro Atlanta Kroger supermarkets. He also paid the grocery bill for 29 stores in New Orleans. Each day from 7 a.m. — 8 a.m., […]
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Working remotely? How parents are balancing home school, work and sanity
As a result of the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, working from home and homeschooling have become a part of a new normal. Parents now have a chance to see how their kids work and children have the opportunity to see what their parents do on a daily basis. For some, this is an […]
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Georgia setting up 200-bed COVID site in convention center
Two hundred hospital beds will be set up in a large convention center in Atlanta as an alternative treatment site for patients with mild to moderate cases of the new coronavirus, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Sunday. The state has a contract with a private company, PAE, to prepare the site inside the Georgia World Congress […]
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Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault
A former aide to Joe Biden is accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s when he was a senator. Biden’s campaign denies the charges. In two recent interviews with The Associated Press, Tara Reade alleged the assault occurred in the basement of a Capitol Hill office building in […]
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Diddy and J-Lo reunite for dance party
It’s all love between Diddy and J-Lo. Sean “Diddy” Combs and his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez showed off their friendship and their dance moves Sunday during his Instagram Live fundraiser. On Saturday the mogul posted on his verified Instagram account “Let’s lift up the energy.” “Tomorrow we will all dance together for our healthcare workers! Let’s […]