Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the dangers of coronavirus, revealed his own positive test result of the virus on national TV today (July 7, 2020), according to the NPR website.
He is just the second major world leader -- after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- to confirm he contacted the virus.
With more than 1.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, Brazil holds the world's second-largest outbreak, behind only the U.S.
More than 65,000 people in Brazil have died from coronavirus, which again stands only second to the number of deaths in the U.S.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Monday, July 6, 2020
New Data: Easier for Blacks,Latinos to Get COVID; Twice as Likely as Whites to Die from Coronavirus
A secret CDC (Centers for Disease Control) report obtained by the New York Times reveals that Black and Latino Americans -- and in some cases Native Americans -- are far more likely to contact coronavirus and to fare worse than their white counterparts once they get it, the Daily Beast website reports today (July 6, 2020).
The CDC found that ethnicity plays a major role in disease outcomes in the U.S. and that Black and Latino people have been more affected throughout hundreds of countries.
The report shows that Latino and Black Americans have been tree times as likely as their white neighbors to contact COVID-19.
They are also twice as likely as their white neighbors to die from it, no matter where they live in the U.S.
The CDC found that ethnicity plays a major role in disease outcomes in the U.S. and that Black and Latino people have been more affected throughout hundreds of countries.
The report shows that Latino and Black Americans have been tree times as likely as their white neighbors to contact COVID-19.
They are also twice as likely as their white neighbors to die from it, no matter where they live in the U.S.
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Why Year 2020 Feels Like the Longest Yr. Ever; Only Half Over, 2020 Already Is a Very Sad Year
It seems like 2020 started a decade ago -- and yet it's only half over -- the NY Daily News website reports today (July 5, 2020).
We rang in with high hopes and lofty resolutions, then dropped into a downward spiral of death and despair.
Beyond the coronavirus pandemic, we're dealing with unemployment at its highest level since the Great Depression, a divisive presidential election, and the repeated deaths of unarmed black people at the hands of racist police officers.
Today can perhaps best be compared to the U.S. in 1970 when Ohio National Guard members opened fire on anti-Vietnam war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.
We rang in with high hopes and lofty resolutions, then dropped into a downward spiral of death and despair.
Beyond the coronavirus pandemic, we're dealing with unemployment at its highest level since the Great Depression, a divisive presidential election, and the repeated deaths of unarmed black people at the hands of racist police officers.
Today can perhaps best be compared to the U.S. in 1970 when Ohio National Guard members opened fire on anti-Vietnam war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Man Nabbed for Ripping 10 Command. Mon.; Hooked Monument on Truck and Drove Away
A Montana man has been arrested for destroying a Ten Commandments monument in Kalispell, Mont. yesterday, the WND website reports today (July 4, 2020).
Officers from the Kalispell Police Department arrested Anthony Weimer, 30, of Columbia Falls, Mont.
No reason was given for taking down the monument.
The monument was hooked to a truck with a chain around it and driven a distance before being released, and the truck driven away. Witnesses gave police a description of the truck used in the incident and police were able to track down Weimer, who faces a charge of felony of criminal mischief.
Officers from the Kalispell Police Department arrested Anthony Weimer, 30, of Columbia Falls, Mont.
No reason was given for taking down the monument.
The monument was hooked to a truck with a chain around it and driven a distance before being released, and the truck driven away. Witnesses gave police a description of the truck used in the incident and police were able to track down Weimer, who faces a charge of felony of criminal mischief.
Friday, July 3, 2020
Boston to Remove Lincoln Statue with Free Slave; Replica of Original Emancipation Memorial in DC
Boston city officials have decided to remove a statue of Abraham Lincoln that depicts the 16th president freeing a slave, the Christian Headlines website reports today (July 3, 2020).
The Emancipation Group statue in Boston is a replica of the original Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C.
It shows Lincoln standing over a slave named Archer Alexander who is on one knee but is no longer in bondage.
A petition calling for the statue's removal gained more than 12,000 signatures.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Ex-CIA Head:Trump Lacks Action amid COVID; Panetta Claims Trump Fails to Lead US in Crisis
A former defense secretary and CIA director said yesterday that Donald Trump has "essentially gone awol (absent without leave) from the job of leadership that he should be providing a country in trouble during the coronavirus pandemic," The Guardian website reports today (July 2, 2020).
Leon Panetta, who served under nine U.S. presidents, accused Trump of surrendering to the virus and abandoning Americans to their fate.
Panetta said top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci has warned that America may hit 100,000 new cases a day -- twice the current rate.
He added, "We have a president that is not willing to stand up and do what is necessary in order to lead this country during time of major crisis. I have never experienced a president who has avoided that responsibility."
Leon Panetta, who served under nine U.S. presidents, accused Trump of surrendering to the virus and abandoning Americans to their fate.
Panetta said top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci has warned that America may hit 100,000 new cases a day -- twice the current rate.
He added, "We have a president that is not willing to stand up and do what is necessary in order to lead this country during time of major crisis. I have never experienced a president who has avoided that responsibility."
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Trump to Veto Bill Ending Confederate Names; Rejects Plan to Remove Names on Defense Bill
Donald Trump today (July 1, 2020) threatened to veto the defense spending bill -- unless a requirement in it to rename U.S. military bases that honor Confederate leaders is dropped, according to the Daily Beast website.
The legislation, which funds the nation's military operations, is considered a "must pass" bill by Congress.
However, Trump is objecting to an amendment by Sen. Elizabeth Warren that proposes bases named in honor of Confederate leaders be renamed as part of the annual authorization bill.
Warren's amendment to the legislation calls for removing the names of Confederate leaders from all military assets.
The legislation, which funds the nation's military operations, is considered a "must pass" bill by Congress.
However, Trump is objecting to an amendment by Sen. Elizabeth Warren that proposes bases named in honor of Confederate leaders be renamed as part of the annual authorization bill.
Warren's amendment to the legislation calls for removing the names of Confederate leaders from all military assets.
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