Escaping Covid-19 in Fijian ‘paradise’ | RNZ News

Fiji’s creating what the government calls safe lanes for yachts and pleasure craft that wish to “escape the Covid-19 pandemic in paradise”.

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South Korea’s elite contact tracers show the world how to beat Covid-19, East Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

An old-school, shoe-leather investigation showed the virus had jumped from a night-club visitor, to a student, to a taxi driver and then alarmingly to a warehouse employee who worked with 4,000 others. Thousands of the employee’s co-workers, their family members and contacts were approached and 9,000 people were eventually tested. Two weeks later, the warehouse flareup was mostly extinguished and infections curtailed at 152.

Source: South Korea’s elite contact tracers show the world how to beat Covid-19, East Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

Trump Rolls Back Fair Housing Rule in Bid to Win Suburban Votes

The Trump administration has revoked an Obama-era housing rule created to fight racial disparities in suburban areas, drawing criticism that the rollback will promote segregation.

Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law – a group founded in 1963 at the urging of President John F. Kennedy to combat discrimination against African Americans and other minority groups – said the White House’s action is “intended to drag America back into the Jim Crow era of racial segregation.”

 

Source: Trump Rolls Back Fair Housing Rule in Bid to Win Suburban Votes

Quarantine Order Blindsides Britons Returning From Spain – The New York Times

The abrupt decision means that Mr. Shapps, like others who left Britain assuming that they could return without restrictions will be required to isolate themselves for 14 days.

Many who were about to depart Britain have been forced to rethink their plans. Some flights to Spain were canceled. And even those planning to head elsewhere were reminded that quarantine rules can change overnight.

The abrupt decision means that Mr. Shapps, like others who left Britain assuming that they could return without restrictions will be required to isolate themselves for 14 days. Many who were about to depart Britain have been forced to rethink their plans. Some flights to Spain were canceled. And even those planning to head elsewhere were reminded that quarantine rules can change overnight.

Navy admiral ‘shocked’ by hateful comments in wake of decision to drop ‘seaman’ title – National | Globalnews.ca

One simply replaces “seaman” with “sailor” in the existing ranks. The other would do away with adjectives such as “able” and “leading” in favour of labels such as “sailor first class” and “sailor second class.” There is also be an option to suggest alternative terms.

The move to drop “seaman” comes amid a broader push by the military to become more reflective of Canadian society, which includes trying to recruit more women, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ community while cracking down on hateful conduct. At the same time, navy officials have suggested the use of “seaman” has been a potential barrier for recruitment at a time when the Navy is short about 850 sailors. Officers have said they can manage the shortfall at the moment, but are worried about the longer-term implications.

Source: Navy admiral ‘shocked’ by hateful comments in wake of decision to drop ‘seaman’ title – National | Globalnews.ca

Judge rules that Seattle media must give unaired protest videos to police | king5.com – (Loser decision)

“It’s ludicrous. Journalists don’t work for law enforcement and never have,” she said. “We each have our specific roles in these kinds of stories. Journalists go out on the street and collect words and images to share with their audience. And law enforcement have their role which is to keep peace in order and allow for free expression on the streets during said protests. So journalists don’t work for law enforcement, law enforcement, don’t work for journalists. Each side has their own lane, and for very good reason. So this is really quite an overreach.” She called it a slippery slope. “Are they going to come at you again? And is it going to be a signal to other law enforcement in other jurisdictions that this might be a good strategy? So I do, I am concerned about that setting any kind of new precedent, especially in the midst of this very fraught and very elevated story,” she said. The Pacific Northwest Guild, the union that represents employees at The Seattle Times, said it was “alarmed” by Lee’s ruling. “We disagree in the strongest possible terms. This move by SPD and decision by Judge Nelson Lee undermines the credibility of local journalists and puts us at risk for dange

Source: Judge rules that Seattle media must give unaired protest videos to police | king5.com