photo credit: Katherine Welles // Shutterstock The Democrats are not here for the economic stimulus plan, which has caused the plan to fail for a second time on Monday afternoon. One key holdup appears to still be roughly $500 billion in funds for loans and loan guarantees for distressed companies, states and localities without enough guidelines or…… read more »
photo credit: Claudio Divizia // Shutterstock As the coronavirus continued to spread and people are encouraged to practice social distancing by staying at home, many are losing jobs. In North Carolina, there were 113,002 unemployment claims in just one week. Officials saying 87% due to the virus. Governor Roy Cooper spoke on Monday announcing the signing…… read more »
CLICK HERE TO DONATE During times of uncertainty, Americans come together to support each other. COVID-19 is a new test of our collective strength. As social distancing and self-quarantining become the new normal, we’re facing new economic challenges. Industries are seeing sales decline, and workers are losing tips, wages or jobs because of canceled events,…… read more »
photo credit: Ken Wolter // Shutterstock Dollar General has just announced their aim to hire 50,000 new employees nationwide by the end of April, as the stores stuggle to meet the high demand due to the coronavirus. “We are proud to serve as one of America’s essential retailers, and we believe our customers are relying on us…… read more »
photo credit: StreetVJ // Shutterstock As all concerts, shows and events are slowly but surely being cancelled or postponed, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have just been added to the list. The 2020 Olympics hosted by Tokyo will now be postponed due to the coronavirus and will likely not take place until 2021. This marks a first in…… read more »
photo credit: hxdbzxy // Shutterstock According to WNCT, as of Monday, March 23 Pitt County has six confirmed cases of COVID-19. Mike Emery from Pitt County Health Department says the first four previous confirmed cases were all travel related. Officials released the new number of cases on their website. In the whole state of North Carolina, the…… read more »
Photo Cred: Magic City Instagram Atlanta’s popular strip club is now offering virtual lap dances to customers for only $20. Magic City will add viewers/friends who pay the $20 fee to their “close friends” list on Instagram. The idea is to still bring in revenue for the dancers as well as the strip club. Therefore, Magic…… read more »
photo credit: Tada Images // Shutterstock Purell hand sanatizer is being sued by 4 people in Ohio who claim the Purell packaging is “misleading claims” about the effectiveness of the product. The label says the product “kills 99.99% of illness causing germs” but that info is not back by scientific support, saying the people suing. The lawsuit…… read more »
photo credit: lev radin // shutterstock Andy Cohen of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” has revealed that he tested positive for the coronavirus, which means the show will be put on a hiatus for now. View this post on Instagram After a few days of self-quarantine, and not feeling great, I have tested positive for Coronavirus. As…… read more »
photo credit: Tinseltown // Shutterstock Actress Rosario Dawson and her family are currently being sued by a transgender man who says he was the victim of a trans phobic attack while previously being employed by the family. In 2017, Dedrek Finley moved from New York, where he did work for the family, to California as a handyman…… read more »