Span 1,400 hektaar en agt lokale, Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary is die grootste begraafplaas in Noord-Amerika.
But the number of Covid-19-related deaths since the holidays have so challenged its capacity that grieving families are having to wait a month for funeral services — and the cemetery has had to order refrigeration units to hold the bodies.
Senate parliamentarian rules against including minimum wage in Covid relief bill
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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill, an aide familiar with the process and two sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell CNN. Th ...
Lawmakers to revive proposal for federal commission tasked with examining America’s history of racism
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Two Democratic lawmakers will reintroduce legislation Thursday calling for the formation of the first federal racial justice commission tasked with examining the country's history of systemic racism against Black pe...
Honderde kiste val in die see na die ineenstorting van 'n Italiaanse begraafplaas
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'N Grondverskuiwing aan die Italiaanse kus naby Genua het die ineenstorting van 'n begraafplaas Maandag veroorsaak, wat daartoe lei dat honderde kiste in die see val. Die Camogli-begraafplaas, gebou meer as 100 jare terug, is situated along an a...
All eyes on Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough as she reviews minimum wage provision in Covid relief bill
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A little known but powerful Senate official is being thrust into the spotlight this week as Democrats are eager to see whether an increase to the federal minimum wage will be kept in President Joe Biden's Covid reli...
Atlanta creates the nation’s largest free food forest with hopes of addressing food insecurity
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When a dormant pecan farm in the neighborhoods of south Atlanta closed, the land was soon rezoned and earmarked to become townhouses. But when the townhouses never came to fruition and with the lot remaining in for...
Biden to mark upcoming 500,000 US Covid-19 deaths with candle lighting ceremony
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With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19-sterftes, plans are underway for President Joe Biden to mark the moment this week. The President is planning to deliver remarks and hold a candle lighting ceremony at the White...
Sanders says $15 minimum wage not ‘incidental’ to federal budget as its place in Covid relief bill questioned
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Sy. Bernie Sanders argued Saturday that raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour isn't "incidental" to the federal budget, despite skepticism from Capitol Hill and the White House of its future in the President's ...
This device is crucial in the fight against Covid. It may not work on dark skin
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In the fight against Covid-19, the pulse oximeter has been an essential tool for doctors and other medical professionals. But the small device that monitors oxygen levels may not work well for people with dark skin,...
Huisdemokrate beplan om volgende week Biden se Covid-hulpplan deur die kamer te stoot
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Washington House Democrats neem 'n groot stap vorentoe om die president Joe Biden se massiewe proses deur te druk $ 1.9 biljoen Covid-verligtingsrekening teen die einde van volgende week. Die Huisbegrotingskomitee het Donderdag aangekondig dat hy ...
Na 68 years in prison, America’s oldest juvenile lifer was released
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Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven decades behind bars. Ligon was incarcerated in ...
An American family stuck in Gaza for months due to Covid restrictions finally leaves: ‘It was hell’
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An American family visiting Gaza say they were left "stranded in a hellish situation" for months due to the coronavirus pandemic and a blockade surrounding the Palestinian territory. Hani Almadhoun and his wife, Roa...
Did you survive Covid? Maybe you can thank your Neanderthal ancestors
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People who survive a bout of Covid-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms may be able to thank their Neanderthal ancestors, a new study suggests. Researchers found a genetic mutation that reduces the risk of seve...