(AP) An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, bringing the running total since the coronavirus shutdowns took hold in mid-March to about 41 million, the government said Thursday. The figures underscored the continuing damage to businesses and livelihoods from the outbreak … [Read more...] about U.S. Layoffs Climb to 41 Million, Despite Business Reopenings
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‘Wicked,’ ‘Demonic’ Actions of Minneapolis Police Called Out by Leaders
(ChurchLeaders) Christian leaders are crying foul after the United States witnessed yet another example of a person made in God’s image being treated inhumanely and consequently losing his life. A bystander filmed a video of a man, later identified as George Floyd, being pinned face down to the asphalt by a Minneapolis police officer. The police officer immobilized Floyd by … [Read more...] about ‘Wicked,’ ‘Demonic’ Actions of Minneapolis Police Called Out by Leaders
Mental Health Hit Hard by Lockdowns: ‘A Year’s Worth of Suicide Attempts in the Last Four Weeks’
(CBN News) After four months of the COVID-19 outbreak, America's mental health is getting significantly worse due to economic devastation and the emotional distress it's causing. A third of Americans are exhibiting signs of anxiety, depression, or both, according to data collected by the Census Bureau. Results show a sharp rise since the pandemic, while certain … [Read more...] about Mental Health Hit Hard by Lockdowns: ‘A Year’s Worth of Suicide Attempts in the Last Four Weeks’
American Virus Deaths at 100,000: What Does a Number Mean?
(AP) The fraught, freighted number of this particular American moment is a round one brimming with zeroes: 100,000. A hundred thousands. A thousand hundreds. Five thousand score. More than 8,000 dozen. All dead. This is the week when America’s official coronavirus death toll reaches six digits. One hundred thousand lives wiped out by a disease unknown to science a half a … [Read more...] about American Virus Deaths at 100,000: What Does a Number Mean?
U.S. Poised to Return to Human Spaceflight With Historic Launch
(The Guardian) In a historic moment a decade in the making, the skies above Florida will light up on Wednesday when the launch of a rocket born from a groundbreaking public-private partnership returns the United States to the business of human spaceflight. Not since the retirement of Nasa’s space shuttle fleet in 2011 has the US possessed the capability to send its own … [Read more...] about U.S. Poised to Return to Human Spaceflight With Historic Launch