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U.S. Diplomat Coughs Online, and European Allies Wonder if They Were Exposed – The New York Times
The senior department official, Peter Berkowitz, held face-to-face meetings the same day with British officials. He had similar meetings with French diplomats a few days later in Paris before flying back to the United States on a commercial airline — and then testing positive for the coronavirus.
Mr. Berkowitz’s trip two weeks ago to Budapest, London and Paris has angered other State Department employees who believed it was unnecessary. It has irritated foreign officials whom he may have exposed to the virus. And it has raised questions about the limits of in-person diplomacy during a pandemic — especially as cases are again skyrocketing across the United States and Europe.
State Department protocols generally call for diplomats who are showing symptoms of the virus — including repeated coughing — to quarantine until they can be tested. Then, if they test positive for Covid-19, they are expected to remain overseas until they test negative or, in extreme cases, can be brought back to the United States with a biomedical unit.
Sheriff Breaks Up Massive Halloween Party In A Bronx Warehouse – Gothamist (What were attendees thinking – Covid won’t catch me? And the promoters? Death profit?
A massive Halloween rager was broken up early Sunday morning in the Bronx after hundreds of costumer-wearing party-goers were caught crowding in a packed warehouse as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Just before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, deputy sheriffs found more than 557 people dancing and drinking alcohol inside a warehouse on Seabury Avenue near Butler Place. The party had two DJs and a walk-up bar, as well as bathrooms and a food truck set up in a loading zone, according to Sheriff Joseph Fucito, who also noted that that social distancing was not being practiced.
Deputy sheriffs saw more than 150 people entering from a back gate at 1445 Commerce Avenue to get inside, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The venue didn’t have a liquor license of any kind, in violation of state liquor laws in addition to coronavirus emergency orders.
The party was shut down and some 20 organizers, bouncers, employees, and entertainers were slapped with court appearance tickets.
Source: Sheriff Breaks Up Massive Halloween Party In A Bronx Warehouse – Gothamist
How a Republican plan to split a Black college campus backfired | US news | The Guardian
Gerrymandering divided North Carolina A&T State University in two. Now, united under a single district, students are voting in record numbers
Source: How a Republican plan to split a Black college campus backfired | US news | The Guardian
Half of Slovakia’s population tested for coronavirus in one day | World news | The Guardian
Nikola Tesla Biography
The talented and gifted innovator Nicola Tesla delivered the primary motor that ran proficiently on a rotating current, tried different things with X-beams, and showed a radio-controlled vessel. During his life, he held around 300 licenses, yet wound up basically destitute.
COVID-19: US Reports New Single-Day World Record of 100,000 Cases : US News : Latin Post – Latin news, immigration, politics, culture
The U.S. set a new world record for confirmed COVID-19 daily caseload on Friday, reporting just over 100,000 new infections.
Feeling Low? Read This! — Nengkoy

a friend captured this early this morning in his home province… If you are a non-Filipino and you hate your life and at a lowest low, think again. Let me just inform you that while I am writing this, my country (the Philippines) is experiencing the deadliest, the strongest and most devastating tropical storm of […]
Feeling Low? Read This! — Nengkoy
Iran to close Mosques, schools due to another surge in coronavirus cases. ‹ What Now News 24 ‹ Reader — WordPress.com
Iranian authorities announced that as from Wednesday, Mosques, schools, gyms, cafes, beauty salons, universities, gyms, museums and swimming will be closed for 10 days in 25 of the 31 Iranian provinces. A total of 46 counties will be affected by the closures.
In the capital, Tehran, the closure of cinemas, libraries, beauty houses and fitness clubs has been extended by a week.
Iran is attempting to curb the spread of the virus, where once again is surging in the Middle Eastern country, which is considered to be one of the worst hit in the region. On Friday, Iran reported 7,820 cases and 486 deaths. The highest single day death toll occured on October 28, when 415 patients died.
What It’s Like For Asian American Candidates During A Pandemic Marked By Racism – Chloee Weiner November 1, 2020 7:00 AM ET | Just Sayin’
“I’d never heard that type of racism” For a few weeks this spring, it was hard for David Kim to look at his direct messages on Twitter. Kim, a Democratic congressional candidate in Los Angeles County, has run a largely virtual effort while the pandemic has limited in-person campaigning. But his Twitter inbox had filled with racist messages telling him to “go back to your country” and “eat bats.” “I’ve gotten so many comments, online at least,” Kim said. “I’d never heard that type of racism to my face — not to that extreme.” Kim, who’s Korean American, said it’s hard to tell whether the messages can be tied to Trump’s language. Despite Trump’s focus on China, Kim and many other AAPI candidates, not just Chinese Americans, have been affected. He said he expected to experience some racism as a candidate. “But the whole national sentiment sort of supersized it and blew it up,” he said.
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