A coalition of Black advocacy groups and labor activists are organizing a nationwide strike to pressure corporations, such as McDonald’s, Amazon, Uber and Lyft, to raise wages and allow their workers to form unions. Thousands of workers are expected to walk off the job in more than 25 cities on July 20 in a mass…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly downplayed New York’s role in providing his state with shipments of an antiviral drug to help combat the coronavirus pandemic after a staffer in The Sunshine State’s health department had privately praised the assistance, CNN has learned. Speaking to reporters last Thursday, DeSantis pointedly denied that New York was helping…
Pope Francis stood in silence for several minutes at his weekly Angelus prayer Sunday, after he talked about Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. “The sea takes my thought a bit far, to Istanbul,” the pontiff said during the prayer, which commemorates people who work at sea. “I think of…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – By the end of the week Hamilton County deputies will be enforcing a facial covering requirement. The county mayor announced a mask mandate on Monday. “This is certainly not something he’d wish he’d have no more than I would as sheriff, but I think we have to look at the…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Cleveland Mayor Kevin Brooks says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Brooks is currently undergoing treatment for COVID-19 and double pneumonia in Tennova-Cleveland’s medical intensive care unit. The mayor told the Cleveland Daily Banner everyone should wear masks in public. He’s been in the hospital since last week. The post…
Tennessee Valley (WDEF): Starting To Lock Into A Typical Summer Weather Pattern, And The “Dog Days” Of Summer Are Back! Tonight: Any showers will diminish by midnight, otherwise warm and humid. Some patchy fog late with lows 70-72. Tomorrow: Hot and humid again for Wednesday, and again you can expect highs around 91, a bit…
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Health Department reports another death from Covid-19 on Tuesday. That makes a total of 36 fatalities of Hamilton County residents. And we have seen six deaths in the last week. The number of ICU cases in local hospitals also hit 20 on Tuesday, which is the second highest during…
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