Category: News


Microsoft plan to increase Black representation in its U.S. workforce probed by Labor Department


Microsoft says the Labor Department is investigating whether its commitment to increase Black representation in its U.S. workforce is discriminatory in what some are warning is a broadside by the Trump administration against corporate initiatives to take on systemic racism following the death of George Floyd.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/06/microsoft-diversity-african-americans-black-department-of-labor-trump-george-floyd/5902478002/

Donald Trump’s COVID-19 treatment is similar to the average American hospitalized with coronavirus. Only faster.


President Donald Trump has had the best possible care for his COVID-19, his doctors have repeatedly assured America. “He’s on a routine regimen of COVID therapy,” his physician Sean Conley said Monday.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2020/10/06/donald-trump-covid-treatment-drugs-monoclonal-antibodies/3630609001/

Eddie Van Halen: Revered guitarist dies at 65 after cancer battle


Eddie Van Halen, revered guitarist and co-founder of the popular rock band Van Halen, has died of cancer, his son has announced.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54443394

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19


Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller has tested positive for the coronavirus, adding to a growing list of White House officials who have tested positive since President Donald Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/06/stephen-miller-white-house-senior-adviser-tests-positive-covid-19/5904016002/

Actor Rick Moranis randomly attacked in Manhattan


Rick Moranis, who starred in Honey I Shrunk the Kids is recovering after being attacked in New York City.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54396065