Vital California: Trump tests favorable for the coronavirus – Los Angeles Times
2October 2020
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Prior to 1 a.m. Washington time early Friday early morning, the president of the United States sent a tweet that rapidly sent out shockwaves around the globe.President Trump and FirstLady Melania Trump have actually evaluated favorable for the coronavirus. The president tweeted that he and the first lady would”begin our quarantine and healing process immediately.”Ad [Read the story:” Trump and first woman test positive for the coronavirus “in the Los Angeles Times] His favorable test came
simply hours after the
White House announced that senior assistant Hope Hicks had checked favorable for the virus after taking a trip with the president several times today, including to the first governmental debate in Ohio on Tuesday and to a project rally in Minnesota on Wednesday. Vice President Mike Pence checked unfavorable on
Friday morning. The president traveled to New Jersey on Thursday for a reelection event, appearing at a charity event at his Bedminster golf club. According to the New York Times, White House authorities have actually understood about Hicks'most likely medical diagnosis because Wednesday evening, although she apparently didn't get her positive test till Thursday. News of Trump's diagnosis comes simply a month before the U.S. governmental election, and seven months into a pandemic that has eliminated more than 200,000 Americans and transformed almost every aspect of life throughout the nation. The president has actually consistently downplayed the intensity
of the coronavirus threat and declined to comply with public health standards. Advertisement Trump is 74, putting him at greater risk of major complications from the coronavirus. According to the Associated Press, this is the most serious known public health scare experienced by a sitting U.S. president in recent history. A number of other world leaders, including U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, have previously become infected with the coronavirus.And now, here's
counties will not be permitted to resume their economies further unless they minimize coronavirus infections in the hardest-hit locations where poor, Black, Latino and Pacific Islander individuals live. Los Angeles Times Note: Some of the sites we connect to may restrict the number of stories you can access without subscribing.L.A. STORIES Mega-donors and authorities unions have put almost$12 million into the L.A. County district lawyer's race.
Incumbent Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey's project has been boosted
mostly by police unions, whereas wealthy supporters mostly concentrated in the Bay Area have actually contributed a majority of the funds to opposition George Gascón. Los Angeles Times After a disastrous March election, L.A. County faces a”huge obstacle“in November. It will be
the first election because the problem-riddled launching of the county's brand-new$ 300-million voting system, which officials have invested months attempting to repair. Los Angeles Times Advertisement At these Koreatown shops, kimchi is whatever and more. To identify themselves, independent kimchi shops attempt to concentrate on quality and particular tastes. Los Angeles Times Traditional baechu kimchi and baek kimchi surrounded
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raw ingredients from Kae Sung Market in Koreatown.(Mariah Tauger/ Los Angeles Times) [See likewise:”Your guide to the must-try kimchis of L.A.”in the Los Angeles Times] Dodgers advance: The Dodgers finished a two-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-three wild-card round at Dodger Stadium and proceeded to the National League Division Series to face either the St. Louis
Cardinals or San Diego Padres. Los Angeles Times Ad POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT Trump's war on election integrity “follows a racist playbook used in 1980s Orange County.”Writer Gustavo Arellano makes the case for historic contrasts. Los Angeles Times
Merced County's public health directorstates the federal government attempted to” frighten “the department into keeping a Foster Farms poultry plant open, despite the coronavirus break out at the plant. CBS News CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND COURTS A federal appeals court upheld
Newsom's coronavirus restrictions on indoor worship throughout the pandemic. The majority of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel said California's health orders on churches did not
victimize religious expression. Los Angeles Times Ad HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT One reason for Northern California's terrible fire season? Less rain than Southern California. Los Angeles Times A ranger
station in Sequoia National Forest has actually been covered in foil like “a big baked potato” to shield it from wildfire.”Only a chimney was left standing out, making the structure look like a large, badly wrapped Christmas present. “Fresno Bee CALIFORNIA CULTURE California ‘s intensifying crises: Santa
Cruz County lost almost 1,000 homes
to the CZU Lightning Complex fires. Its real estate crisis is now even worse than ever. San Francisco Chronicle Workers are quietly trickling back to Southern California workplaces. About 25 %of the nation's workers are currently coming into the office routinely– not
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originates from Hap Freund
: In 1978, I moved, with Claudia, the lady I eventually wed, from a house on eight acres of woods and pasture ignoring Puget Sound to Santa Monica while she participated inlaw school in Los Angeles.
I started operate in Ventura and for the first few weeks commuted partway on the Pacific Coast Highway. Each morning I was excited to see small figures in black bobbing in the water as I drove north; I got back each night to tell Claudia about the seals I was seeing. Up until I embarrassingly ultimately found that they were web surfers in wetsuits. If you have a memory or story about the Golden State, share it with us.(Please keep your story to 100 words.) Ad Please let us know what
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