| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, April 17, 2020
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Coronavirus Misery: You’re Not Alone With Mental Despair, Financial Disasters – And It’s Worse If You’re Black  New survey findings reveal that an estimated 25.5 million jobs have been lost since mid-March. Americans are experiencing greater economic insecurity, limited access to unemployment benefits and increased psychological distress. And along all dimensions, people of color have been disproportionately impacted, according to a discussion released along with the survey. The Understanding Coronavirus in America […]
  
Fired For Being ‘As Old As Baby Jesus?’ Walgreens Woman Worker, 65, Files Age Discrimination Lawsuit  A 65-year-old former Walgreen Co. store worker is suing the drug store chain for age discrimination and retaliation, alleging she was wrongly fired in 2019 for complaining about disparate treatment and remarks by supervisors that included calling her “as old as baby Jesus.” Angelika Walker is asking for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages in the […]
Taylor Swift Scrubs 2020 Concerts Due To Coronavirus: ‘Sad’ She Won’t Open New Rams Stadium In Inglewood  Taylor Swift announced Friday she is scrubbing all of her upcoming concert tour dates, including her scheduled venue-opening performance at the new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood being built for the Rams and Chargers. Swift had been scheduled to perform at the under-construction stadium on July 25. “I’m so sad I won’t be able to see […]
Sleazy Skateboard Scofflaws Stymied: Illegal Coronavirus Gatherings Halted As Venice Skate Park Flips To Giant Sandbox  The Venice Skate Park looks more like a giant sandbox Friday than a series of concrete knolls that boarders are itching to ride. Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation crews poured sand into the skate park on Thursday to deter large gatherings of people during the Safer at Home Orders. “We’ve had continuous violators […]
Pastor Threatens Lawsuit Against County for Curbs on Religious Gatherings A Murrieta pastor is threatening to sue Riverside County over alleged civil liberties violations stemming from prohibitions against religious gatherings under the county’s coronavirus-related public health orders — the second prospective legal action announced inside of a week. “The county’s order is over-broad because it makes no exceptions for religious institutions taking extensive protective measures, […]
More Coronavirus Deaths in L.A. County; Concern Mounts At Nursing Facilities More than three dozen coronavirus deaths were reported in Los Angeles County Friday, while concern mounted over the virus’ spread in nursing homes, four of which have had outbreaks of 40 or more people testing positive for COVID-19. According to Barbara Ferrer, director of the county Department of Public Health, 20 nursing homes or care […]
CSU Suspends Use of ACT/SAT Scores for Admission Eligiblity Amid widespread school closures due to the coronavirus, the California State University system announced Friday it will suspend the use of ACT/SAT testing in determining admission eligibility for 2021-22. The move echoes one announced earlier this month by the University of California system. “The California State University has provided access to a high-quality education for […]
LA Port Director Says Operations Running Smoothly Despite Drop in Business Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said Friday that cargo operations continue to run “smoothly,” although overall business at the port has declined compared to last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The good news is that workforce labor shift counts at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles last week were […]
Nurses Protest in Support of Suspended Colleagues Nurses at three Providence medical centers staged a protest Friday morning in support of 10 colleagues at a Santa Monica hospital who were suspended after refusing to treat coronavirus patients without N95 respirator masks. Nurses rallied outside Providence St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica and at Little Company of Mary hospitals in San Pedro […]
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