Police halt 4-person National Day protest in Hong Kong
Hong Kong China National Day A flag raising ceremony for the celebration of China's National Day is held at the Golden Bauhinia Square, in Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (Kin Cheung)HONG KONG — (AP) — Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China’s National Day Friday amid a expanding crackdown on free speech and opposition politics. “I think Hong Kong is now the only place in China where diverse opinions are allowed," Chan Po-ying, the party's chairperson told reporters. Such measures have led to the U.S. imposing sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials, saying the new law rolls back freedoms promised to the former British colony when it was handed over to China in 1997. At the National Day celebration, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam presided over a flag-raising ceremony attended by Hong Kong and Chinese officials who sang China's national anthem while helicopters displaying the Chinese flag passed overhead.
wftv.comCOVID-19 cases rise as Walt Disney World reopens to public
The Florida Department of Health announced over 10,000 new positive coronavirus cases as Walt Disney World reopens to the public. The reopening comes as a huge surge of Floridians have tested positive for the new coronavirus in recent weeks. Banner flies over Central Florida: A pilot flew a banner over Central Florida Friday urging the public to wear a mask. Save Lives. Remy Colin said the banner his plane carries over the skies of Central Florida is part of a personal mission. Colin said his uncle tested positive for the coronavirus right after attending a soccer match in New York.
Orange County Convention Center antibody testing reaches capacity, coronavirus tests still available
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center COVID-19 antibody test site reached capacity Thursday morning, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Officials said swab testing for the coronavirus is still available. Antibody tests determine if someone has developed antibodies for the virus, which indicates they had COVID-19 at some point. The line for the testing site at the convention center began in the early hours Thursday morning. “We have six swab lanes and two antibody lanes and once those antibody tests have been exhausted for the day, we can convert them into swab lanes, so we actually have eight swab lanes that are up and running,” Jachles said.
Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center set to reopen next month
KISSIMMEE, Fla. After an extended closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center is set to reopen to guests next month. Just in time for summer, the hotel will reopen to the public on June 25, according to a news release. The summer travel season is quickly approaching, and Gaylord Palms is reopening to visitors who are anxious to get out and celebrate summer, General Manager Johann Krieger said. These combined efforts will further support the multi-phased health and sanitation re-opening plans, procedures, and staff training at Gaylord Palms, resort officials said. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.
Central Florida hospitality workers stage automobile caravans to raise awareness of crisis
Organizers say, "we have waited for weeks without the unemployment pay we are owed." Though Disney and now Universal have pledged to auto-enroll furloughed employees into the state's unemployment system, aid and assistance is still in danger of not coming quickly enough. Because most rent and mortgage payments are due on Friday, you can bet housing relief will be among the demands, including suspending rent payments for tenants. "Because most rent and mortgage payments are due on Friday, you can bet housing relief will be among the demands, including suspending rent payments for tenants. That action was spearheaded by service-workers union Local 737, which represents over 20,000 workers in Central Florida's tourism industry.
orlandoweekly.comBernie Sanders will win California primary, NBC News projects
Democratic White House hopeful Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, accompanied by his wife Jane Sanders, speaks during a campaign rally at the Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on March 1, 2020. Sen. Bernie Sanders will win California's democratic presidential primary, NBC News projects. With just over three-quarters of the vote in, Sanders is projected to win 200 delegates, while Biden will collect 145, according to NBC News. In addition to California, Sanders notched victories in his home state of Vermont, Utah and Colorado on Super Tuesday. Biden won Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Minnesota, Maine and Massachusetts.
cnbc.comElizabeth Warren's wealth tax would raise $1 trillion less than she estimates, Wharton study shows
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, as well as three other Democratic Presidential hopefuls Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Gov. Warren's tax, if implemented in 2021, would raise $2.3 trillion to $2.7 trillion in additional revenue over 10 years, well below the $3.75 trillion her campaign estimates, according to the study viewed by CNBC. In other words, the study projects the proposed wealth tax will raise $1 trillion to $1.4 trillion less than the Warren campaign advertises. In an email to CNBC, the Warren campaign staunchly defended the wealth tax and argued that the Wharton study relies on weak assumptions. The Wharton report also said that the proposed tax would result in secondary economic impacts for families not directly subject to the duty.
cnbc.comElizabeth Warren attacks the private equity industry with new regulation proposals
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, as well as three other Democratic Presidential hopefuls Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Gov. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren aimed her campaign of economic populism on Thursday at a new target: the private equity industry. The Massachusetts senator, in tandem with colleagues on Capitol Hill, introduced what she calls the "Stop Wall Street Looting Act." Specifically, Warren proposes to:Make private equity firms responsible for debts and pension obligations of companies they buy. Among those joining Warren in sponsoring the plan is one of her Democratic rivals for the presidential nomination, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
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