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What Will Online Learning Look Like This Time for Fresno Unified Students?

August 3, 2020

Fresno Unified School District students will have daily live instruction with their teachers when they start the school year with online learning on Aug. 17 — and for all students, from transitional kindergarten through high school, the school day starts at 9 ...

Will Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Be a COVID Super Spreader Event?

AP News

August 3, 2020

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sturgis is on. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, braces to host hundreds of thousands of...

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With Loan Money Gone, Restaurants Are at Mercy of Virus

AP News

August 3, 2020

NEW YORK — The check has arrived and beleaguered restaurant owners across America are looking down on their empty wallets. In parts of the country where the outbreak appears contained, restaurants' revenue i...

Teacher Union Demands Far-Left Economic Policies Before Reopening Classrooms

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August 3, 2020

Hoover Institution United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the union that represents about 30,000 Los Angeles K–12 public school teachers, has demanded that far-left statewide economic policy changes and social justice initiatives be accepted in return...

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Coronavirus: Five Reasons Why It Is So Bad in Yemen

News

August 3, 2020

BBC News Coronavirus could spread faster, wider and with deadlier consequences in Yemen than many other countries in the world, the UN says. Here's five reasons why. 1. It is a country still at wa...

The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Sick, Despite Coronavirus Infection

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August 3, 2020

The Mercury News Subscription Even as others were dying of COVID-19, Rick Wright made phone calls to his business clients. He lifted weights, did pushups and glided on an elliptical trainer. Late at n...

Parents Struggle as Schools Reopen Amid Coronavirus Surge

AP News

August 3, 2020

DALLAS, Ga. — Putting your child on the bus for the first day of school is always a leap of faith for a parent. Now, on top of the usual worries about youngsters adjusting to new teachers and classmates, there’s COVID-19. “We have kept them protected for so...

Outbreak Hits Norway Cruise Ship, Could Spread Along Coast

AP News

August 3, 2020

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologized Monday for procedural errors after a coronavirus outbreak on one ship infected at least 5 passengers and 36 crew. Health author...

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Walters: California Economy Faces Tough Slog

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

August 2, 2020

It now seems like ancient history, but only a few months ago, California’s economy was roaring. “By any standard measure, by nearly every recognizable metric, the state of California is not just thriving but...

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Nelson Talks About Leading State’s 3rd-Largest School District and His Ukulele

Nancy Price

August 1, 2020

Fresno Unified superintendent Bob Nelson says his strategies for weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closures, and critics include having thick skin, kindness, and playing the ukulele. Nancy Price School Zone Nelson's comments came during a ...

Trump Says He Looks Like Lone Ranger in a Mask and Likes It

Support Team Arrives as Newsom Says Central Valley Is Biggest COVID Concern

#MeToo Protests at Fresno State as Hearing in Alleged Rape Takes Place

What Will Online Learning Look Like This Time for Fresno Unified Students?

County Has 'Unchecked Community Spread,' ICU Beds Below 10%

Support Team Arrives as Newsom Says Central Valley Is Biggest COVID Concern

Who Will Go to the Front of the Line for COVID-19 Vaccine?

Valley Children’s Hospital Confirms Pediatric Patient Dies From COVID-19 Complications

Fresno Chaffee Zoo Opens Friday, CEO Delays Retirement

As US Milk Sales Rise Amid Pandemic, “Got Milk?” Ads Return

Navy Investigates Video of Dogs Attacking Kaepernick Fill-In

Lucky No.7: Taylor Swift Nabs 7th No.1 Album With ‘Folklore’

Defund Fresno PD? It Won't Happen. Nor Should It.

Walters: Two Mayors Seek More Authority

Walters: California Economy Faces Tough Slog

Walters: Legislators Want to Pile on Debt

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

2020 Election: Who's Running for School Boards?

Joe Biden Buries the Hatchet and Looks to Bring in Kamala Harris as Running Mate

Trump vs. Biden: Where They Stand on Health, Economy, More

As Crime Surges on His Watch, Trump Warns of Biden’s America

What Will Online Learning Look Like This Time for Fresno Unified Students?

Will Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Be a COVID Super Spreader Event?

With Loan Money Gone, Restaurants Are at Mercy of Virus

Teacher Union Demands Far-Left Economic Policies Before Reopening Classrooms

Coronavirus: Five Reasons Why It Is So Bad in Yemen

The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Sick, Despite Coronavirus Infection

Parents Struggle as Schools Reopen Amid Coronavirus Surge

Outbreak Hits Norway Cruise Ship, Could Spread Along Coast

Walters: California Economy Faces Tough Slog

Nelson Talks About Leading State’s 3rd-Largest School District and His Ukulele

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