Monthly Archives: March 2020
Target Apologizes for Selling Face Masks Amid Shortage
(Associated Press) Target Corp. apologized Saturday for selling face masks in Seattle stores while hospitals face a dire shortage amid a growing coronavirus...
Economic Rescue Balloons Past $1 Trillion as Talks Resume
(Associated Press) Negotiators from Congress and the White House were resuming top-level talks Saturday on a ballooning $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package, racing to...
Dutch Destroy Millions of Flowers as Sales Wilt
(AFP) It's tulip season in The Netherlands but this year growers are destroying millions of flowers a day, in unprecedented scenes as the coronavirus...
Nursing Home Outbreaks Lay Bare Chronic Industry Problems
(Associated Press) Burgeoning coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and elsewhere are laying bare the industry's long-running problems, including a...
Drive-In Movie Theaters Are Suddenly Back in Demand
(Associated Press) The drive-in theater, long a dwindling nostalgia act in a multiplex world, is experiencing a momentary return to prominence.
With nearly all...
Taxpayers Get Reprieve: Income Tax Filing Deadline Pushed to July 15
(Associated Press) The income tax filing date has been pushed back from April 15, to July 15, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
Mnuchin announced...
“Woman” Pleads Guilty to Stealing Thousands from Women’s March
(Headline Wealth) The setup, as reported by KATU (Portland, OR):
Woman gets almost 2 years in prison for stealing $10k from Portland Women's March
by KATU Staff,...
Stores Set up Senior Shopping Hours
(Associated Press) As senior citizens deal with anxiety about the coronavirus, grocery store chains and other retailers have come up with a way to...
Paper Cash Quarantined, Shunned, and Banned over Virus Fears
(Associated Press) In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king.
A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes...
$10 Toilet Paper? Chain Stores Accused of Coronavirus Gouging
(Associated Press) One store advertised hand sanitizer at $60 a bottle. Another was accused of hawking it at $1 a squirt. Chain stores were...
