Month: July 2020

A man walks past the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, June 25, 2020. Al Drago | Reuters Republicans and Democrats appeared far from striking a coronavirus relief deal Wednesday as millions of Americans wait to see whether Congress will renew financial lifelines during an ongoing economic crisis. As negotiators cite little progress in talks and
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Breaking News Malik B., one of the founding rappers of The Roots, has died. The hip-hop group announced Malik’s passing Wednesday with a tribute post that read, in part, “It is with heavy hearts and tearful eyes that we regretfully inform you of the passing of our beloved brother and long time Roots member Malik
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The World Health Organization on Wednesday advised public officials against trying to achieve so-called herd immunity to the coronavirus by allowing it to rapidly spread throughout their communities, saying it will overwhelm hospitals and kill a lot of people. Herd immunity is necessary to really contain a virus, according to epidemiologists. That is generally achieved
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Photo by Carlos Lechuga Translator’s note: On July 16, 2020, the Cuban government announced a set of economic reforms that includes the immediate rescission of the 10 percent surcharge on the US dollar. This move coincides with the decision to open stores, designated tiendas de MLC (stores in freely convertible currency), in which Cubans may
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Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, left, and Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, speak to members of the media after the Senate Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images “I was surprised at how low that income threshold was in some states,” said Ernie Tedeschi,
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With the foreign box office showing some signs of life in the pandemic, Warner Bros. will open Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited Tenet in over 70 countries worldwide starting on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The plan includes Tenet opening in Canada on Thursday Aug. 27 before the U.S. release which will be in select cities on Thursday, Sept. 3. Exactly
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WASHINGTON — NASA and the European Space Agency expect to spend at least $7 billion to collect samples of Mars and return them to Earth, a process that will start with the impending launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission. Mars 2020 will deliver to the surface of Mars a rover named Perseverance, whose primary mission
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The Brutal Secret I Share with My Neighbor Shruti Swamy The winner of two O. Henry Awards, Shruti Swamy is the author of the story collection A House Is a Body.  Share article Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by
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