Cory Weinberg

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This is how loved ones want us to remember George Floyd

This is how loved ones want us to remember George Floyd

And while many now know the Houston native by his full name, those who knew him best called him Floyd. He worked security in a restaurant where he developed a reputation as someone who I had my back turned and was there for you when you were depressed. “To know my brother is to love my brother,” Philonise Floyd, George’s …

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Robert Lewandowski doubles when Bayern defeats Fortuna to leave 10 points free

Robert Lewandowski doubles when Bayern defeats Fortuna to leave 10 points free

The Allianz Arena visitor was the only Bundesliga team Lewandowski had never scored against before the match, but he fixed it in a one-sided loss. Bayern in form could have been playing in the Champions League final, which was scheduled for this Saturday before the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the season, but his performances since the Bundesliga resumption fifteen …

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The coronavirus crisis paralyzes Serta Simmons, in debt

The coronavirus crisis paralyzes Serta Simmons, in debt

The country’s largest mattress maker is in danger of becoming a victim of the coronavirus this summer, and it’s the company’s private equity owners that have made it vulnerable. Serta Simmons Bedding, a 150-year-old manufacturer that controls nearly 40 percent of the US mattress market. The US faces a liquidity crisis as its retailers struggle with state-mandated closings that have …

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Coronavirus live news and updates from around the world

Coronavirus live news and updates from around the world

A view of the Roque de Agando on La Gomera in the Canary Islands of Spain. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images The Spanish government said on Saturday that it would further relax coronavirus restrictions in certain areas starting Monday. Four islands will lead the way as they embark on phase 3 of the government’s de-escalation plan, the government said. They …

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Tyson Foods to Close Iowa Pig Plant Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Tyson Foods to Close Iowa Pig Plant Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Tyson Foods plans to temporarily close an Iowa pork plant where nearly a quarter of workers have contracted the new coronavirus. The meat processing giant announced the move Thursday after Iowa officials said 555 of the 2,517 employees at the Storm Lake facility had tested positive for the life-threatening virus. That’s about 22 percent of the plant’s workforce. Tyson partly …

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Ensure compliance, focus on states in Coronavirus Unlock Guidelines 1

Unlock1: Government has eased the blockage of the coronavirus New Delhi: Hours after the Interior Ministry issued guidelines to ease the coronavirus blockade, the center has written to top secretaries of all states to inform them of the changes. The center has said that shopping malls, hotels, restaurants and places of worship may open June 8, except in the containment …

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Rajeev Misra of the SoftBank Vision Fund receives double pay despite losses

Rajeev Misra of the SoftBank Vision Fund receives double pay despite losses

SoftBank Vision Fund director Rajeev Misra saw his total payout in the last trading year more than double to 1.6 billion yen ($ 14.8 million), even as the fund’s underperformance led SoftBank to an operating loss record $ 13 billion. The figure was surpassed only by the remuneration of the Director of Operations of the SoftBank Group, Marcelo Claure, which …

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What is a containment zone? New announcements from the “Unlock1” Center

Movement in the containment zones will be monitored to ensure that no one leaves or visits New Delhi: Essential services and goods will only be allowed in the containment zones until at least June 30, the center said Saturday in its Lockdown guidelines5. His order allowed several activities in low-risk areas for coronavirus, including the opening of shopping malls, religious …

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