Number of jobless claims soared to historical record 3.3 millions this week
When the spread of coronavirus forced many businesses across the country to shut down, employees have to quit their jobs. It has led to that the number of the Americans field for the first week of unemployment benefits rose to a record. According to the Department of Labor, initial jobless claims increased to 3.28 million in the week ended March 21. And this number is expected to grow in more millions the next weeks, the economists say. The previous highest number of jobless claims filed was fixed in the week ending October 2, 1982 and it reached to 695,000. "Most hist...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony postponed and rescheduled after coronavirus cancellation
Because of coronavirus outbreak The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is postponed and will take place in November, six months after its original date. Tuesday HBO announced that the ceremony will be held on November 7 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio. Originally The Hall of Fame ceremony was set for May 2, two weeks ago as the coronavirus outbreak was spreading across the country. Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G., Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Nine Inch Nails and T. Rex are set to be inducted in the 2020 class. Concerts and music fes...
Coronavirus hit employees at New York Airport thereby causing the cancellation of all flights
Flights to major New York airports were canceled on Saturday due to the fact that one of the employees was positive for coronavirus. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that all Saturday flights were delayed due to staff problems. It is reported that all premises were disinfected to exclude the possibility of infection of other workers. “An air traffic controller-trainee based at a control center on Long Island tested positive for the virus, COVID-19, the FAA said. The trainee hadn’t been in the facility since March 17 but the agency is working with loca...
US Airlines Report Wholesale Redundancy Unless Government Allocates $ 29 Billion
After all transport links between the United States and the rest of the world were stopped, all airlines lined up for the government with a request to allocate almost three tens of billions of dollars in interest-free grants, as the airlines themselves spent their equity on the repurchase of shares of their companies. Major airlines such as United Airlines and Delta announced that if the government does not provide multi-billion assistance by the end of the month, then 60 percent of employees will be out of a job. According to official information, the US government is r...
The state will buy out the company responsible for the largest forest fires if it does not go out of bankruptcy by mid-summer
Pacific Gas & Electric and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have announced that the state will help PG&E exit the financial crisis and bankruptcy, provided that all equipment will be modernized and, thereby, the possibility of new forest fires is minimized. As part of this deal, it is indicated that Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to overhaul all substations, power lines and other equipment by June 30, otherwise the state will be able to buy out the company and assume these obligations. Newsom had previously rejected modernization and repair plans proposed by t...
The owner of Illinois pizza restaurant sends vulgar message to governor amid coronavirus closures
The owner of the Rosati’s franchise in Taylorville sent a simple but vulgar message to Illinois Governor in the wake of the recently issued orders for bars and restaurants to close their rooms and serve only takeout or delivery. Rosati’s is a chain of pizza restaurants with over 200 locations across the country. Peggy Brandon, who runs the place in Taylorville, made a spray-painted banner with the message that reads, “Gov. Pritzker — screw you.” The banner is easy to see because it had 12-by-3 foot size and it was placed in the window of the restaurant. Brandon admitt...
Twitter will ban tweets that spread misinformation about coronavirus
This week the social media giant Twitter has announced it would take renewed action to battle the spread of misinformation concerning the coronavirus. It will require people to remove tweets that deny health recommendations or promote misleading health claims. “As the entire world faces an unprecedented public health emergency, we want to be open about the challenges we are facing and the contingency measures we’re putting in place to serve the public conversation at this critical time,” the company wrote in updated safety policy. The harmful content, prohibited on the...
Portland Strip Bar sends dancers as food delivery couriers to your home
Amid the national crisis, the vast majority of Americans are afraid to leave their homes, but what was meant as a joke has come true and now strippers are coming to clients' houses with an order. Lucky Devil Lounge, based in Portland, has launched a new food delivery service from its kitchen and called new service "Boober." "I originally did it at first as a joke," says club owner Shon Boulden to Willamette Week, "and it got 150 shares on Facebook—like nothing we've ever had before. So I was like, 'Well shit, why don't we just try to do this?'" According to the crea...
Bill Gates stepped down as chairman of Microsoft's board of directors
45 years after the founding of one of the most progressive and expensive companies on the planet, Bill Gates announced his resignation to pay more attention to charity fund. Microsoft yesterday announced that one of the founders of the company leaves the chair on the board of directors. “I have made the decision to step down from both of the public boards on which I serve – Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway – to dedicate more time to philanthropic priorities including global health and development, education, and my increasing engagement in tackling climate change,” Gate...