aft RGV Replies To Sona Mohapatra After She Slammed Him for Judging Women Drinking Liquor By www.filmibeat.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:21:54 +0530 The Indian government's decision of starting the sale of liquor during lockdown to handle the states' economies, became a major topic of debate amongst people on social media. Some of them welcomed the decision and others criticised it by stating that Full Article
aft Sivaji Raja Is Out Of Danger After Suffering A Massive Stroke By www.filmibeat.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:51:46 +0530 On May 5, senior actor and former president of Movie Artists Association (MAA) Sivaji Raja had suffered a massive stroke at his house in Hyderabad. He was admitted in a hospital, where he was kept under observation in the ICU. And Full Article
aft Dulquer Salmaan Gears Up For A Telugu Movie After Mahanati, This Time For A Romantic-Thriller! By www.filmibeat.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:32:02 +0530 Dulquer Salmaan, one of the most talented actors of the South film industry is all set to embrace Tollywood. Known for his charismatic persona, the actor is gearing up for a second Telugu film after his incredible debut in Mahanati. According Full Article
aft Ex-PM Manmohan Singh admitted to AIIMS after complaining of chest pain By www.dnaindia.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 17:19:00 GMT Singh was taken to the hospital at around 8:45 PM Full Article India
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aft After 2-month selling streak, FPIs invest Rs 15,958 cr in first week of May By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 15:25:00 +0530 In March, FPIs had withdrawn a record amount of over Rs 1.1 trillion on a net basis, while Rs 15,403 crore was pulled out in April from the domestic capital markets (both equity and debt) Full Article
aft ISL, I-League await domestic revision after AIFF approves reduction of foreigners By indianexpress.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:31:43 +0000 Full Article Football Sports
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aft Citroen DS3 E-Tense im Test: Das krampfhaft andere Elektroauto By www.spiegel.de Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:36:42 +0200 Das Elektroauto Citroën DS3 E-Tense nutzt die gleiche Technik wie Opel Corsa und Peugeot 208. Um sich abzuheben, gibt es ein Feuerwerk an Designdetails - die manchmal nerven. Eine Ausfahrt. Full Article Mobilität
aft Selbstbetrug: Woran viele Freundschaften und Liebesbeziehungen leiden By www.spiegel.de Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:50:56 +0200 Die Therapeutin und Autorin Lori Gottlieb erklärt, wie Freundschaften und Liebesbeziehungen besser gelingen, wenn man ehrlich mit eigenen Fehlern umgeht – und berichtet dabei von sich selbst. Full Article Partnerschaft
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aft Corona-Diskussionskultur: "Empörungswellen treiben die Gesellschaft auseinander" By www.spiegel.de Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 10:48:00 +0200 Die einen befürworten Schutzmaßnahmen, die anderen protestieren vehement: Rhetoriker Olaf Kramer erklärt, warum die Coronakrise für heftige gesellschaftliche Spannungen sorgt - und wie wir miteinander reden sollten. Full Article Wissenschaft
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aft Three Minnesota teens arrested after video showing Asian America woman getting kicked in head posted online By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:53:11 +0000 Three Minnesota teens have been arrested in connection with a video that shows a woman getting kicked in the head, the latest in a series of incidents targeting Asian Americans since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
aft Fauci in ‘modified quarantine’ after exposure to White House staffer with coronavirus; other top officials also isolate selves By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:16:22 +0000 Fauci, 79, told CNN correspondent Jake Tapper that the contact was “low risk" — meaning he did not have direct contact with the sick staffer. A test Friday found Fauci did not have COVID-19, CNN reported. Full Article
aft Three Minnesota teens arrested after video showing Asian America woman getting kicked in head posted online By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:53:11 +0000 Three Minnesota teens have been arrested in connection with a video that shows a woman getting kicked in the head, the latest in a series of incidents targeting Asian Americans since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
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aft Domino’s deliveryman says he’s forever scarred after being robbed of e-bike in Manhattan: ‘You remember something like this for the rest of your life’ By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:16:36 +0000 Edwin Cabrera, a father of two, was unlocking his e-bike after dropping off a pizza on Fort George Hill near Fairview Ave. on May 3 when two suspects jumped out of the shadows and attacked him around 9 p.m. Full Article
aft NFL Draft 2020: Purdue tight end Brycen Hopkins picked by Rams in 4th round By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:45:26 +0000 Tight end who scored 16 touchdowns for the Boilermakers is picked by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round. Full Article
aft NFL Draft 2020: Purdue linebacker Markus Bailey drafted by Cincinnati Bengals By rssfeeds.indystar.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 21:24:31 +0000 Markus Bailey missed most of his senior season with a knee injury but he started 40 games for the Boilermakers. Full Article
aft Elon Musk Threatens to Move Tesla's HQ After County Blocks Its Reopening By rss.slashdot.org Published On :: 2020-05-09T20:40:00+00:00 Saturday Elon Musk announced he'd "immediately" relocate Tesla's headquarters and "future programs" to Texas and Nevada, reports Ars Technica. While California lifted its restrictions on manufacturers and businesses, the county of Alameda (where Tesla is located) says the company's manufacturing plant does not yet meet the county's requirements for safely reopening. "Frankly, this is the final straw," Musk tweeted. Musk also announced his intent to file a lawsuit against Alameda County officials "immediately," adding, "The unelected & ignorant 'Interim Health Officer' of Alameda is acting contrary to the Governor, the President, our Constitutional freedoms & just plain common sense!" Musk also encouraged Tesla shareholders to file a class-action suit against the county. The latest back-and-forth between Tesla and Alameda County officials began on Thursday, when a memo sent to Tesla employees indicated that its Fremont plant would reopen "at 30% our normal headcount per shift," as reported by TechCrunch. Alameda officials responded on Friday with a firm reminder that the county's stay-in-place order would remain in effect for Tesla, and all other "non-essential" operations in the county, until May 31, with the exception of "basic" operations... "We have informed Tesla of all of the conditions that must exist for phasing in the safe reopening of various sectors of the economy and the community. Tesla has been informed that they do not meet those criteria and must not reopen. We welcome Tesla's proactive work on a reopening plan so that once they fit the criteria to reopen, they can do so in a way that protects their employees and the community at large." Read more of this story at Slashdot. Full Article
aft Surfer dies after shark attack off Santa Cruz County coast By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 20:57:06 -0400 The 26-year-old surfer was pronounced dead at the scene near Manresa State Beach, California parks officials said. Full Article
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aft Patio service not OK either, Alberta Health Services says after Calgary coffee shop closed By calgary.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:08:00 -0600 Two more businesses operating in Calgary have been shut down by health officials for violating the province's rules regarding COVID-19. Full Article
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aft 'Happy to be out': Canadian cruise ship crew members return home after months at sea By www.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 21:22:50 -0400 Canadians working aboard two cruise ships who weren't allowed to come to shore because of concerns about COVID-19 are finally able to return home. Full Article
aft After Five Bloody Years in Syria, Russia Is Turning Against Iran—and Assad By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:07:17 -0400 GAZIANTEP, Turkey—After five years fighting to preserve Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, Russia now appears inclined to dispose of its infamous client. Assad’s persistent brutality and corruption, and his inability to establish even the semblance of a functioning state, has grown to be a burden Moscow would prefer not to bear.And then there’s the problem of Iran. Assad, members of his family, and his Alawite clansmen enjoy close, perhaps unbreakable, bonds to the regime in Tehran and to Iranian-backed militias in Syria. All of which undermines Moscow’s primary mission there: to rehabilitate the Assad regime as a symbol of stability capable of attracting hundreds of billions of dollars of foreign investment for reconstruction, which Russian firms would then be poised to receive. As long as Assad’s relatives continue to function as a mafia and give free rein to Iranian troops using Syria as base of operations to threaten Israel and plan attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq, those countries likely to foot the bill for Syrian reconstruction—the nations of Europe and the Gulf—are unlikely to come up with the cash. Amid Escalating Syrian Carnage, Turkey Shoots Down Assad’s PlanesThis has not gone unnoticed by the United States.“Assad has done nothing to help the Russians sell this regime,”James Jeffrey, the U.S. special envoy for the Coalition to Defeat ISIS, told reporters in a State Department briefing on Thursday. “You find Assad has nothing but thugs around him, and they don't sell well either in the Arab world or in Europe. We have heard repeatedly from Russians we take as credible that they understand how bad Assad is.” The Syrian president’s “refusal to make any compromises” in order to secure diplomatic recognition and acceptance for his regime has jeopardized “hundreds of billions of dollars in reconstruction assistance” for Syria, according to Jeffrey. Yet the Trump administration is unlikely to exploit this growing rift. “Getting Russia out of Syria,” Jeffrey said, “has never been our goal. Russia has been there for 30 years. It has a long-term relationship with Syria. We don’t think it has been healthy for the region. We don’t think it really is even healthy for Russia. But that’s not our policy.” MEDIA FRENZYJeffrey’s statements come just one week after Russian state media unleashed a slew of reports and editorials targeting Assad, portraying the beleaguered president as hopelessly corrupt and unfit to govern, and suggesting the time had come to replace him with a new leader.The first batch of articles was published by the Russia’s Federal News Agency (FNA), an outlet owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian oligarch and chairman of several companies implicated in the 2016 U.S. elections scandal. Appearing over the course of a mere three hours on April 17, they would shake Syria to its core. The first of the three articles in question highlighted a corruption scheme carried out by the regime in summer 2019 in which the Syrian prime minister purportedly lied to citizens about oil and gas scarcities in order to justify the occurrence of long power outages while selling Syrian electricity to businessmen in Lebanon. The second piece cited an opinion poll claiming only 32 percent of Syrians would vote for Assad in the country’s upcoming 2021 presidential election. The third and final article, entitled, “Corruption is Worse than Terrorism,” chastized President Assad for personally failing to combat corruption, prevalent at all levels of the state. That these were published by Prigozhin’s news agency was the kind of signal it would be hard for Assad to miss. Prigozhin, who first built his fortune as a caterer, is sometimes known as “Putin’s chef.” But of particular relevance to Syria is his role as chairman of the Wagner Group, whose mercenaries have fought alongside Assad regime forces since October 2015 and helped the latter take back control of key revenue generating infrastructure such as the al-Sha’ir gas field in Homs province.Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Robin told the same State Department briefing Thursday, “Wagner is often misleadingly referred to as a Russian private military company, but in fact it’s an instrument of the Russian government which the Kremlin uses as a low-cost and low-risk instrument to advance its goals.”The article on corruption would also point out, suggestively, that the Assads are not the only powerful family in Syria, “there are also the Makhloufs.”Rami Makhlouf, who is in fact Bashar al-Assad’s first cousin, is Syria’s wealthiest man, and also, it would seem, Russia’s man. Certainly he has strong ties to the Kremlin and for years has been one of the most vocal critics of Iran’s presence in Syria. In July 2018, the al-Watan newspaper, one Syria’s most prominent pro-regime mouthpieces and owned by Rami Makhlouf since 2006, published a then unprecedented public rebuke to Iran, accusing it of sponsoring Islamist fanaticism throughout the Middle East alongside Turkey and Qatar, the main backers of Syria’s opposition. (Rami Makhlouf’s father Muhammad and brother Hafiz meanwhile are alleged by some to be living in Russia.) The April 17 articles published by Prigozhin’s FNA preceded the release of a wave of other articles and items in the media over the next 12 days that would further drive home the point that Moscow was considering options other than Assad to rule Syria. TASS, Russia’s largest state-run news agency, wrote in one editorial that, “Russia suspects that Assad is not only unable to lead the country anymore, but also that the head of the Syrian regime is dragging Moscow towards the Afghani scenario.” This is like evoking the Vietnam War for an American audience, a reference to the Kremlin’s botched campaign through the 1980s that helped bankrupt the Soviet Union and finally break it apart.Amid this coverage, TASS would also take swipes at Iran, claiming that the Islamic Republic has “no interest in achieving stability in the region, because it considers it a battlefield with Washington”.On April 30, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), a think tank established by Moscow’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, released a scathing report saying Russia was in talks with other parties to the Syrian conflict to draw up plans for a political resolution that did not include Bashar al-Assad as president. The report highlighted purported Russian efforts to compel the Syrian regime to commit to ceasefires with both American-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) opposition, while beginning steps to form a new unity government that would include representatives from both. That day, Rami Makhlouf, whose assets were frozen five months earlier as part of a tax dispute, uploaded a video onto his personal Facebook page accusing the Assad regime of corruption. In a state known for carrying out the full-scale slaughter of those who test its authority, Makhlouf’s videos, coming on the heels of the unprecedented Russian attacks in the media, sent shockwaves throughout the country. THE ROYAL FAMILYWhile the Makhlouf clan clearly has thrown its lot in with Russia, key members of Bashar al-Assad’s immediate family and others with ties to Qardaha in Syria’s largely Alawite Latakia province, are among the most prominent Iranian-backed militia leaders in Syria. It’s an alliance that traces back to his father Hafez al-Assad, who was born in Qardaha, and who forged ties with the Iranian revolution almost from its beginning more than 40 years ago. The Iranians responded by offering religious legitimacy to the Alawite sect, which is regarded as heretical by Sunnis and indeed by many Shi’a.These Qardaha militia leaders have regularly engaged in armed clashes against Russian backed units. They are among the most egregious violators and abusers of power, overseeing wide networks of corruption similar to those lamented in the Russian media. And foremost among them is Bashar’s younger brother, Maher al-Assad. Since April 2018, Maher al-Assad has commanded the Syrian Army’s 4th Armored Division, one of country’s oldest, best equipped and overwhelmingly Alawite brigades. After the 2011 outbreak of the Syrian revolution, when the loyalty of much of the army was in doubt, it became a refuge for numerous Alawite-Shi’a dominated pro-regime militias.Currently, the 4th Armored Division’s members control many smuggling operations throughout the country, in cities from Albu Kamel on Syria’s eastern border with Iraq to Latakia on the Syrian coast, where the port was leased to Iran on October 1 last year. It has since become one of the biggest export hubs for drugs headed to markets in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Examples abound: On July 5, 2019, Greek coast guard and drug enforcement officials announced the biggest drug bust in history, seizing 5.25 tons (33 million pills) of Captagon amphetamines worth $660m hidden in shipping containers loaded at the Latakia port in Syria. That followed a long string of such seizures made by Greek authorities. More recently, in late April, customs officials in both Saudi Arabia and Egypt also announced the seizure of similar quantities of drugs in containers traced back to Latakia. Local reports have accused a range of actors including Maher al-Assad’s 4th Division, Hizbollah, Rami Makhlouf, and others of profiting from the massive drug exports emanating from the port. In January 2019 the 4th Armored Division launched attacks on the Russian-backed Tiger Forces unit in an attempt to wrest control of smuggling routes between regime- and opposition-held territory in Idlib province. The clashes led to the death of 70 fighters. These and other skirmishes prompted Russia to back a major campaign to arrest 4th Division and other Iranian-backed units throughout the country beginning in April 2019, which succeeded in rounding up numerous mid-ranking Iranian-backed officers. Among those targeted in the campaign was Bashar Talal al-Assad, a cousin to the president (similar name, different people) who was wanted on drug and weapons trafficking charges. Unlike others who were detained in the roundup, Bashar Talal al-Assad and his ‘Areen Brigade managed to fight off Russian-backed forces that sought to arrest him in Qardaha. He then pledged to attack Russia’s Hmeimim military base, located 17 miles east of Latakia city, in the event the regime sought to arrest him again.For Russia, the threat of such attacks on its military infrastructure is a real concern. The Hmeimim base—from which Moscow has directed its entire military campaign in Syria—had already been subject to a series of attacks from January to October 2018 by other Iranian-backed militias in the area. The threat posed by both Iran’s acquisition of the Latakia port and its support for local Assad family proxies in Syria’s coastal region is exacerbated by the fact that Tehran has also begun making progress toward completing construction of its Shalamcha railroad, which, via stops in Basra, Baghdad, Albu Kamel and Damascus, will give Tehran direct access to the Syrian and Lebanese coasts. If Iran succeeds in integrating the Latakia port with the Shalamcha rail line, this will cut off Hmeimim from Russian forces in central and southern Syria and enable Tehran to quickly deliver weapons to proxy forces in Latakia that are already engaged in clashes against Russian-backed groups. WORLDWIDE CONSENSUSMoscow’s inability to control Iranian backed Syrian militiamen engaged in widespread crime, corruption, and assaults on Russian forces has infuriated the Kremlin. But Russia is not the only major player on the ground with scores to settle against Iran, and the Russian military leadership in Syria has ignored if not largely encouraged Israeli strikes on Iranian troops throughout the country.It may not be coincidental that the Israeli attacks have increased in pace and scope since April, following the flurry of Russian media articles attacking Assad and his regime. “We have moved from blocking Iran’s entrenchment in Syria to forcing it out of there, and we will not stop,” Israel’s new defense minister, Naftali Bennett, declared on April 28. Without Russia, Iran has found itself the odd man out in Syria, the single party still seeking to push for war at a time when most other international players have been struck with fatigue and simply seek to put Syria’s pieces back together. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, the last patron of Syria’s battered FSA opposition, has himself made peace with Moscow, effectively agreeing last March to cede control of wide swaths of rebel held territory after a particularly bloody Russian led campaign against the last FSA holdout in Idlib province that ended in victory for regime forces. Ironically, Erdoğan’s long-held desire to overthrow Syria’s president may still come to fruition, albeit not as he expected, as Assad’s ouster may come at the hands of Russia itself, and not the revolution. Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more. Full Article
aft The federal government finally announced initial plans to distribute Gilead's coronavirus drug remdesivir after days of confusion By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:16:00 -0400 The government said it's distributing the promising coronavirus drug, remdesivir, to some hard-hit states. Eventually, all 50 states should get it. Full Article
aft Lockdown Mutiny Brews in California After Guv Blames Nail Salon for Spreading COVID-19 By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:00:07 -0400 On Thursday, the Professional Beauty Federation of California published a press release to the “Hot Topics” section of their website. It was titled: “Time to Sue Governor Newsom.” The release came in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that the following morning, California would officially enter “Phase Two” of the “Safer at Home” order. Select businesses, from florists to clothing retailers to toy stores, would be able to resume operations in a limited capacity. But absent from the list of acceptable businesses: beauty salons. Newsom placed businesses like nail salons and barbershops in “Phase Three”—a stage he believes to be “months, not weeks” away. “This whole thing spread in the state of California—the first community spread—was in a nail salon,” Newsom said in a press conference last week, without providing details about the date or location of the case. “Many of the practices that you would otherwise expect of a modification were already in play in many of these salons, with people that had procedure masks on, were using gloves, and were advancing higher levels of sanitation.”The news has thrust nail salons onto the frontline of a growing coronavirus revolt in California, a battle being waged in many more American cities, like Dallas, where hairdresser Shelley Luther became a star of the anti-lockdown movement when she opted to go to jail rather than comply with an order to close her hair salon. Anti-Lockdown Protesters Are Now Facing Down Cops Outside of BarsOn Monday morning, the Professional Beauty Federation of California will file a lawsuit in federal court demanding a regulated reopening process of their salons. “We were 100 percent behind the lockdown, so that we would not overwhelm our hospitals,” the group’s legal counsel Fred Jones said in an interview with The Daily Beast. “However, after two months of the lockdown, in which, by Gov. Newsom’s own admission, we have succeeded—we have checked the mark, we have flattened the curve—we were anticipating that the governor would allow for gradual reopenings of our beauty salons under strict new guidelines.”Their argument, Jones said, hinges on the fact that, without regulated reopening, stylists will be forced underground to meet financial ends, resulting in a potentially more dangerous risk.“A lot of our stylists are on the brink of starvation in order to make their leases and make ends meet,” Jones said. “So you have a volatile combination of desperate clients and desperate stylists. We know that will lead to thousands of our stylists going underground and moving kitchen to kitchen and house to house. That’s reality. Nobody can argue that. So the real question is: how do you stop that from happening if you’re the governor? You can’t.”He suggested a gradual and controlled reopening would be safer than “stylists going house to house and spreading more than beauty.”Unmasked Protesters Storm Huntington Beach After California Governor’s ClosureSome salons statewide have already opened, defying the statewide order, like an Orange County nail spa owner who has vowed to stay open despite being handed a citation by local police, who ordered her to appear in court in July. “I have to do what I have to do. I’m fighting to provide for my children and myself and my family,” another salon owner, Breann Curtis, of The Clip Cage barbershop in Auburn, California, told Fox40 about her decision to reopen. “It’s very hard. I’m pregnant. I have children.”“Just going into debt every single day,” added Tisha Fernhoff, who owns The Beauty Bar Salon in the same Auburn shopping center. “How much longer am I supposed to just go down the rabbit hole before I just throw in the towel and go back to work?”According to Jones, the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology—which issues all 623,442 beauty licenses in the state—has already drafted a protocol for how salons could reopen under the current conditions. He claimed Newsom had blocked the plan from distribution, to avoid mixed messaging. (Newsom’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment and a spokesperson for the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said their draft protocols “haven't been published because they are not finished.”)“We want him to release the plan so that our professionals can start stocking up,” Jones said. “We know we’ll need masks. Will shields be required for these services? They probably will.”If such a plan was to go into effect, Jones said, salons would use personal protective equipment widely. They would stagger appointments to avoid crowded waiting rooms, spread out work stations and shift schedules, implement a touchless pay system, and remove anything in the waiting rooms that could carry contagion. “So, sorry no more magazines and newspapers for our clientele,” Jones said. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends maintaining a distance of six feet from other people—a practice that would be all but impossible in salon settings. Dr. Birx Says What Trump Would Not About ProtestersThere are 53,694 licensed beauty salons in California, representing 313,734 stylists or cosmetologists, 34,093 barbers, 90,392 estheticians, 1,679 electrologists, and 129,802 manicurists, according to the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. All of these workers, Jones said, have to complete between 350 and 1600 hours of formal education before acquiring their license, including training in sanitization. Jones emphasized that the lawsuit stemmed from financial desperation, a sentiment shared across the country. The Labor Department announced Friday that the economy lost over 20.5 million jobs in April alone, putting the national unemployment rate at its highest since the Great Depression: 14.7 percent. But the devastation has hit the beauty sector differently than many industries. Over 80 percent of salon workers are independent contractors, meaning each stylist represents their own business. By extension, many salon owners are basically landlords, “whose income relies on those booth owners,” Jones said. As a result, most salon workers qualify for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, signed by Trump in March—although the program is riddled with loopholes, has frequently run out of money, and may not cover their entire income, which heavily relies on tips. It is salon owners who stand to gain the most from the lawsuit. “Freelance workers do benefit on unemployment benefits,” Jones said. “But most of those Paycheck Protection Program reimbursements are based on your payments. If you’re a salon owner, you don’t have a payroll. Those stylists are their own proprietors.”On Friday, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced legislation to give a majority of Americans $2,000 a month throughout the pandemic. Asked whether the bill could provide financial relief to salon workers, while allowing them to maintain social distancing, Jones seemed doubtful that it would pass. “It’s the proverbial ‘check is in the mail’ promise,” he said. “When you’re dealing with true economic devastation, let me tell you, most of our licensees will not be banking on a divided Congress and a White House that is also divided. While Washington fiddles, our stylists are burning.” Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more. Full Article
aft Elon Musk says Tesla will 'immediately' leave California after coronavirus shutdowns forced the company to close its main car factory By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:34:00 -0400 In a tweet Saturday morning, Tesla's chief executive said it would file a lawsuit against county officials over not being able to run its factory. Full Article
aft After travelling for funeral, elderly siblings stuck in US yearn for home By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:14:06 -0500 When siblings Norma and Warren Williams left Jamaica to attend the funeral of a relative in Margate, South Florida, in February, they had no idea that a rapidly developing COVID-19 outbreak would have crippled global travel, leaving them stranded... Full Article
aft Wykeham McNeill | Tourism after COVID-19 By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:18:42 -0500 The crisis of COVID-19 facing Jamaica and its tourism industry must be used as an opportunity to revolutionise the industry and re-engineer the sector to accommodate the new world we will exist in after COVID-19. There is no doubt that this crisis... Full Article
aft Migration and Immigrants Two Years after the Financial Collapse: Where Do We Stand? By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Immigrants have been disproportionately hit by the global economic crisis that began in 2008 and now confront a number of challenges. The report, which has a particular focus on Germany, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and United States finds that the unemployment gap between immigrant and native workers has widened in many places. Full Article
aft [ Politics ] Open Question : Why was that conservative Yosemite Sam always after that liberal Bugs Bunny? By answers.yahoo.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 09:03:54 +0000 Why did right-winger Yosemite Sam have problem with the leftist Bugs Bunny? Full Article
aft A look back at the Bruins' 2017 NHL Draft: Not too shabby By sports.yahoo.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 03:01:30 GMT Joe Haggerty revisits the Boston Bruins' 2017 NHL Draft and hands out a grade for each of their picks. Full Article article Sports
aft Sweden: National Prosecutor Investigates Workplace Environment Crime After Nurse Dies of COVID-19 By www.loc.gov Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 13:30:38 +0000 (May 4, 2020) On April 29, 2020, the Swedish National Prosecutor announced that it is investigating a workplace environment crime (arbetsmiljöbrott) after a nurse working at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm died of COVID-19. The investigation comes following a report by the local safety representative (skyddsombud), who reportedly claimed that the hospital lacked the appropriate […] Full Article
aft Father heartbroken after son refused entry to province By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 06:00:00 EDT Hossein Arefi had moved to New Brunswick in January and by the end of April had convinced his son to join the family in Moncton. But telling peace officers at the airport the wrong thing when he arrived upended those plans. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
aft After Vizag gas leak, Centre issues guidelines for restarting industries post-coronavirus lockdown – khabrisala By rss-newsfeed.india-meets-classic.net Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:59:28 +0000 After Vizag gas leak, Centre issues guidelines for restarting industries post-coronavirus lockdown khabrisalaGovt issues new guidelines for restarting industries after lockdown LivemintConsider Week 1 As Trial: Government On Indus... Full Article IMC News Feed
aft After flip-flops, IndiGo clarifies pay cut for senior employees will be for entire 2020-21 – Moneycontrol By rss-newsfeed.india-meets-classic.net Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:58:28 +0000 After flip-flops, IndiGo clarifies pay cut for senior employees will be for entire 2020-21 MoneycontrolCovid-19: IndiGo's senior employees to face pay cut up to 25% for entire FY21 LivemintAfter Flip-Flops, IndiGo Announces Pay Cu... Full Article IMC News Feed
aft After 101 years in business, Army & Navy department stores to permanently close By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 17:08:48 EDT The family owned Army & Navy department store chain is closing after more than a century in business. Full Article News/Canada/British Columbia
aft In the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:20:07 +0000 OM Philippines sees signs of hope in the midst of tragic loss while extending help to churches wrecked by Typhoon Pablo (Bopha). Full Article
aft Coronavirus in Scotland: Top Ten places to visit after lockdown according to The Chaotic Scot travel blogger By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 05:06:14 +0100 The Chaotic Scots Traveller Kay Gillespie delivers her Top 10 places She's dreaming about in Scotland Full Article
aft Magnus Gardham: After Brexit, has the time come for a federal UK? By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Jul 2016 02:21:00 +0100 Nicola Sturgeon has promised to exhaust all options in an effort to keep Scotland in the EU after the country voted by 62 per cent to 38 per cent against Brexit. Full Article
aft Fauci in quarantine after possible virus exposure By www.aol.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:48:00 GMT Source: www.aol.com - Saturday, May 09, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci , the nation’s top infectious disease expert and member of the White House coronavirus task force, says he’s going into a “modified quarantine” after coming into contact with an administration staff member who contracted COVID-19, CNN reported Saturday . Read more...All Related Full Article
aft Pergolas, patios, paint? We've all gone DIY daft By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 05:03:52 +0100 THERE is a new altar to worship at: all hail the mighty god of DIY. If you're not sitting down to a Zoom call on Monday morning with plaster-streaked hair, singed eyebrows and muscles aching from hard graft, what on earth have you been doing with your weekend? Full Article