A few months ago, Andrew Messick, the chief executive of Ironman, figured his company had diversified pretty well by organizing endurance races for fervent fans and participants all over the world.
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Millions had risen out of poverty. Coronavirus is pulling them back
She was just 12 when she dropped out of school and began clocking in for endless shifts at one of the garment factories springing up in Bangladesh, hoping to pull her family out of poverty.
Korbulic ready to tackle tech woes at struggling unemployment agency
The new head of the agency that handles unemployment claims in Nevada says an antiquated phone system is partially to blame for the inability of many to receive benefits …
After COVID-19 recovery, first responders get back to work
The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters, paramedics and corrections officers are just a 911 call away from contracting COVID-19 and spreading it.
Believe women? Sure, say Democrats, but vet their claims
“Believe women” was never a call to believe all women automatically.
Michigan militia puts armed protest in the spotlight
Gun-carrying protesters have been a common sight at some demonstrations calling for coronavirus-related restrictions to be lifted. But an armed militia’s involvement in an angry protest in the Michigan statehouse Thursday marked an escalation that dre…
NY nursing home reports 98 deaths linked to coronavirus
A New York City nursing home on Friday reported the deaths of 98 residents believed to have had the coronavirus — a staggering death toll that shocked public officials.
Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus
For a dozen years, Johnny Gyergyou has sold meat, poultry and eggs from his Berlin Township livestock farm at Eastern Market in Detroit.
Winfrey, Roberts appear in global virus relief livestream
Oprah Winfrey keeps updated with the coronavirus news, but she has often focused her attention more on the positive “acts of valor” while being on lockdown during the pandemic.
Remote Northern California county defies stay-at-home order
Defiance came with biscuits and gravy as a remote California county became the first to buck Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order.