October 25, 2020

Trump administration allows deferral of Social Security tax

Good NewsAugust 30, 2020

It allows employers to offer their workers a temporary deferral of the 6.2% payroll tax employees pay into the Social Security Trust Fund for the rest of this year. The Trump administration on Friday allowed employers…

Trump tours parts of Louisiana, Texas hit by…

US NewsAugust 30, 2020

Nandita Bose ORANGE, Texas (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Saturday toured areas hit by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and in Texas receiving briefings on emergency operations and relief efforts. “One thing I know about…

Nurses Main Fatality Victims Among COVID-19 Healthcare Workers,…

Health-and-MedicalAugust 30, 2020

A preliminary study by Kaiser Health News and the Guardian found more nurses died from the pandemic than any other of the 177 confirmed deaths of healthcare workers. KHN and The Guardian reported 68 of those…

One shot dead in Portland as Trump supporters,…

BusinessAugust 30, 2020

A man was fatally shot in Portland on Saturday, on a night of confrontation between pro-Trump and Black Lives Matter supporters, according to multiple reports. Portland Police, who have opened a homicide investigation, has not…

Gaza: 1969 Israel program to transfer 60,000 Palestinians…

World NewsAugust 30, 2020

A secret Israeli plan to resettle 60,000 Palestinians in South America has been discovered in a declassified state archive. In 1969 Israel struck a deal with Paraguay, 7,000 miles away, to accept Palestinians from Gaza…

Interception spurs Lamar Jackson in Ravens scrimmage

SportsAugust 30, 2020

BALTIMORE -- Lamar Jackson didn't look like the reigning NFL MVP until after he threw an ugly interception in the Ravens' intrasquad scrimmage Saturday night at M&T Bank Stadium. Jackson completed 14 of 26 passes…

Managers tossed after chirping, errant pitches lead benches…

SportsAugust 30, 2020

In a first for the 2020 season, both managers in an MLB game were ejected, as the benches cleared in Game 2 of a doubleheader between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.…

Carmelo Anthony expects to be back in the…

SportsAugust 30, 2020

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony isn't done yet. The 36-year-old Anthony, who had spent more than a year out of the NBA -- after sour endings in Oklahoma City and Houston -- before signing…

Jaguars agree to trade DE Yannick Ngakoue to…

SportsAugust 30, 2020

The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to trade franchise defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2021 second- and a conditional 2022 fifth-round pick that could go as high a third-round pick, league…