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Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce To Raise $6.5 Billion To Cope With COVID Cash Crunch

Rolls-Royce To Raise $6.5 Billion To Cope With COVID Cash Crunch Via Reuters: Rolls-Royce RR.L plans to raise a total of 5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion), including 2 billion from shareholders, to cope with a "worst case scenario" as the coronavirus travel crisis crushes the British engine maker's cashflow. Airlines pay Rolls based on how many hours its engines fly in their larger jets and worries over a long-haul travel […]

today10/01/2020 7

furlough

American, United to furlough 32,000 As Time Runs Out On Aid

American, United to furlough 32,000 As Time Runs Out On Aid Via APNews: American Airlines and United Airlines say they will begin to furlough 32,000 employees after lawmakers and the White House failed to agree on a broad pandemic relief package that includes more federal aid for airlines. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said that if Washington comes up with a deal with $25 billion for airlines “over the next […]

today10/01/2020 5

Airline Workers

Airline Workers Brace For Mass Layoffs Amid COVID19 Hysteria

Airline Workers Brace For Mass Layoffs Amid COVID19 Hysteria Via AP News: The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he’ll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Unless Congress acts to help for a second time, United will furlough Comeaux on Thursday, cutting off his income and health insurance. […]

today09/30/2020 8

Military Suicides

Military Suicides Up As Much As 20% In COVID Era

Military Suicides Up As Much As 20% In COVID Era Via AP News: Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest. While the data is incomplete and causes of suicide are complex, Army and Air Force officials say they […]

today09/28/2020 3

Tased

Woman Arrested & Tased For Not Wearing Mask At Middle School Football Game

Woman Arrested & Tased For Not Wearing Mask At Middle School Football Game Via New York Post: A woman at a grade-school football game in Ohio on Wednesday was reportedly tasered and arrested by a police officer for not wearing a face mask in the stands. The woman was sitting in the bleachers with her mother when she got into an altercation with the cop about mask-wearing at a middle […]

today09/24/2020 4

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson Begins Final Trials Of Coronavirus Vaccine

Johnson & Johnson Begins Final Trials Of Coronavirus Vaccine Via Patch.com:  Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that the company is launching the third, and final stage, of test trials for its coronavirus vaccine. And it's a possible cure that would require one shot instead of two. Gov. Phil Murphy, speaking during his Wednesday news conference, said the vaccination also doesn't have to be kept frozen as it's distributed to doctors, […]

today09/24/2020 6

Cruises

US Cruises Vow 100% Testing In plan For Resuming Sailing

US Cruises Vow 100% Testing In plan For Resuming Sailing Via AP News: Major cruise lines say they will test all passengers and crew for COVID-19 prior to boarding as part of their plan for resuming sailing in the Americas. The Cruise Lines International Association, a trade group that represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, said Monday that its members will also require passengers and crew to wear masks […]

today09/22/2020 13

CDC

CDC Under Fire For Inconsistency In Posting On How COVID19 Spreads

CDC Under Fire For Inconsistency In Posting On How COVID19 Spreads Via AP News: The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air. But officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say their position has not really changed and that […]

today09/22/2020 9

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Resort Report 548 Coronavirus Positives

Las Vegas Resort Report 548 Coronavirus Positives Via Honolulu Star-Advertiser: One Las Vegas Strip casino company said Thursday that it tallied 548 positive tests for COVID-19 among its 12,000 employees since May, and three workers have died. Wynn Resorts reported that testing found 51 positive cases of the new coronavirus among returning workers before reopening June 4, and 497 since then. In a statement, company CEO Matt Maddox said a […]

today09/18/2020 4

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