Day: May 26, 2020
Scotland Minister Douglas Ross said in a resignation letter that “the vast majority of people” didn’t agree with Cummings and that Boris Johnson should have fired him
Latest on activities of the coronavirus
George R.R. Martin, the famed author of the “Game of Thrones” fantasy series, along with others to buy the historic Santa Fe Southern Railroad
News executive William J. Small of CBS News died Sunday at age 93
Brian May experiences “a small heart attack” but says he’s good now
Kyle Busch passes Cindric to win Xfinity race at Charlotte but there were no fans to bow to
Patrick Ewing out of hospital after being treated for COVID-19
In memory: Victims of the virus, let’s not forget them
Egypt’s medical union describes the Egyptian health ministry’s negligence in handling the virus outbreak as “a crime of killing by irresponsibility”
California releases a framework that will permit counties to allow in-person worship services
Rep. Steve King of Iowa is fighting to prove he can still do the job
Latam Airlines, South America’s biggest carrier, seeks U.S. bankruptcy protection stemming from sharp downturn in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic
Jimmy Cobb, last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album dies after 91 years of life
5 non-virus-related news for today
Moroccan Muslims celebrated Eid Al-Fitr at home, subdued and isolated amid their country’s newly extended coronavirus lockdown
Father of modern gambling in China, Stanley Ho, dies at age 98
Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams on Joe Biden’s list of potential running mates
Lebanese migrant workers are among the most vulnerable
“We’re right in the middle of the first wave globally,” says World Health Organization executive director Dr. Mike Ryan
Meat-packing plants have historically relied on foreign-born workers — from people in the country illegally to refugees
President Trump pays tribute twice to our fallen soldiers
It’s definitely not going to be business as usual at our public swimming pools when they reopen
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit failed in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747
Feds looking into how Ahmaud Arbery’s case is being handled
Small processions and online tributes mark 2020 Memorial Day observance
Even with physical evidence, some in Brazil’s Amazon still in denial of death of loved one
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