The World Health Organization warned Friday that the coronavirus is "not going away," noting that it's still killing about 50,000 people a week. "That …
What Mattered This Week: September 14-18, 2020
The coronavirus is killing about 50,000 people per week, the World Health Organization warned. Plus, another 860,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week, and hundreds of thousands of residents in the southeastern U.S. were still without power Friday in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally. Read up on these and more of the week’s top headlines.
The stalemate in Washington over coronavirus relief will "make it far harder in coming months to claw back the jobs lost during the pandemic," said one economist. Another 860,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, a slight decline from the previous week, amid a sluggish …
LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were still without power Friday along the Alabama coast and the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally as officials assessed millions of dollars in damage that included a broken bridge in Pensacola and ships thrown onto dry …
The mayor of Rochester, N.Y., announced disciplinary actions and promised reforms on Monday after a preliminary internal report found significant issues with top police and city officials' response to the March asphyxiation death of Daniel Prude. Mayor Lovely Warren said she had fired Rochester …
A firefighter was killed Thursday in California's El Dorado Fire, according to officials at the San Bernardino National Forest. "Our deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and fellow firefighters during this time," forest officials said in a statement. The cause is under investigation, and …
Israeli planes pound Gaza after rockets fired from besieged strip following signing of deals in Washington. The Israeli military carried out a series of air raids on the besieged Gaza Strip on Wednesday after rockets were fired into Israel during a “normalisation” of ties signing ceremony with the …
There is a lack of food, water and toilet facilities at Kara Tepe, forcing people to urinate in the sea and near tents. Refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, having escaped the fire that engulfed Moria, have told Al Jazeera that living conditions inside a new camp are squalid and …
The Trump administration has ordered TikTok and WeChat to be removed from app stores on Sept. 20, banning both from the U.S. While TikTok gets a slight reprieve until Nov. 12 to work out a potential sale to Oracle, WeChat has not been afforded such leniency. Read about how this could affect you, what steps these app companies will take next and the potential consequences throughout the tech industry.
The Big Ten has called a reverse, voting Wednesday to play the college football season after initially postponing action in August due to coronavirus concerns. The Big Ten will kick off their season the weekend of October 24 and play eight games in eight weeks before the conference title game commences on December 19. Patrick Schmidt, Senior Editor for college sports at Fansided discusses what changed to impact the Big Ten's decision-making.