45% of Small Businesses Have Earned Half or Less of Their Pre-COVID Revenue During Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic hurt companies of all sizes. But small businesses were hit hardest. If your small business is finding it hard to stay afloat during the pandemic, you’re not alone. According to Alignable’s latest report, 45% of small businesses have stated that they have earned less than half of their Pre-COVID revenue. Alignable Road…

Prime Day Deals 2020 for Small Business

Amazon’s Prime Day 2020 is upon us. It’s turned into one of the biggest shopping days of the year. And Prime Day is a great time to pick up some needed or desired items for your small business, your office space, or your home office. So, we’re here to help sort through all the deals…

‘It’s been horrific’: Pediatric ‘long haulers’ struggle with coronavirus months after diagnosis

Researchers looking into the long-term effects of COVID-19 are taking notice about how long-haul symptoms are affecting children. Top Featured Tags: – New Mexico News Press Release Distribution Service

City leaders call emergency meeting after controversial monument is destroyed

Santa Fe City Council members held an emergency meeting on Monday after protesters tore down a controversial monument. Top Featured Tags: – New Mexico News Press Release Distribution Service

APD says man killed by police suspected of killing wife

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Trump letter causes a stir among food aid distributors, recipients

The freshly shipped packages contain cartons of eggs, jugs of milk, cheese, butter and meat, paired with hearty basics such as potatoes and onions. They are “super high-quality,” Manny Flores, executive director of North Valley Caring Services, said of the federally funded food pack they have been handing out over the past few months to…

Seal Beach officer, hit by accused DUI driver, is out of hospital

A Seal Beach police officer who was hit by a suspected drunken driver has been released from the hospital and was recovering at home, authorities said Monday, Oct. 12. A spokesman for the Seal Beach Police Department said the officer was expected to make a full recovery. His injuries were the result of a Saturday…

Gov. Newsom eases coronavirus restrictions on gatherings

One day after an estimated 100,000 people marched through Mid-City in support of Armenia and hundreds more gathered downtown to celebrate the Lakers’ NBA Finals victory, the focus was on large gatherings at the state and local levels on Monday, Oct. 12. Gov. Gavin Newsom eased coronavirus restrictions to allow up to three households to…

Thieves Hit Land Park Little League Causing Thousands In Losses

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment over the weekend from a little league equipment shed in Land Park. The theft happened sometime between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon at Dooley Field. Thieves damaged gates, broke a door, stole maintenance equipment and a brand new PA system. This incident comes at…

Proposed Parking Ordinance Could Push Homeless Out Of Sacramento’s River District

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The city of Sacramento is looking at limiting parking and banning overnight parking in areas as new developments continue to shape the look of the River District. “I think we start to see the River District go from its commercial and industrial past to being a vital, thriving future,” said River District…

Nevada City Protesters Hanging Out In Trees So PG&E Won’t Cut Them Down

NEVADA CITY (CBS13) — Activists are vowing to sit in trees near Pioneer Cemetery until Pacific Gas and Electric comes to the table to hear them out. Limb by limb, PG&E is cutting down up to 263 trees near Nevada City to lower the fire danger. After a court cleared the utility to move forward,…

The Best Things to Do at Home This Week

Top Picks for October 12-18, from Slay to Pugtoberfest by Mercury EverOut Staff [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Top Featured Tags: – Oregon News Press Release Distribution Service

Good Afternoon, News: Dem’s Supreme Court Revenge, Trump’s “Negative” Test, and Portland’s Statue Removal Service Strikes Again

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Portland protesters take down statue of Native American-hating Theodore Roosevelt. Alex Zielinski Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day (and go to hell, Columbus Day)!…

Monuments to Ignorance

by Anonymous Let’s get it straight: toppling statues is not obscene. What is obscene is pretending that the society crafted in the U.S. for 200 years is blameless and sanctified. Teddy Roosevelt was an overblown, overprivileged narcissist who took this nation down yet another bad road. His Rough Riders were another incarnation of the cavalry…

Photos: Fans roll to Dodger Stadium ‘drive-in’ for NL Championship Series

Fans sit in their vehicles watching the Los Angeles Dodgers take on Atlanta Braves during game one of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, Monday, October 12, 2020. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Fans sit in their vehicles watching the Los Angeles Dodgers take on Atlanta Braves during game one…

California tells Republicans ‘cease and desist’ with unofficial ballot drop boxes, but GOP remains defiant

The state issued cease and desist orders to the California Republican Party and local GOP officials in Orange, Los Angeles and Fresno counties over the use of unauthorized ballot drop boxes, Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday. Republicans have until Thursday, Oct. 15 to remove the drop boxes, which…

Local sailors earn wins during championship regatta in Newport Beach

It was smooth sailing during a three-day regatta in the Newport Beach Harbor, with two local racers earning a prestigious US Sailing National Championship title. Newport Beach sailors Jake La Dow and Alex Curtiss earned first place after winning six races and placing in the top four in 17 of the 21 races held from…

Threat from EXPLOSIVE space junk is increasing, warns ESA in worrying report

Despite efforts to combat the problem of space debris in orbit around our planet, the ESA has released a damning report indicating the problem is becoming a lot worse over time, with explosive consequences. Space debris has been accumulating ever since such pioneering space missions as the launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957 and…

Polish minister threatens to veto EU’s Covid-19 recovery plan as payback for Brussels’ cultural ‘blackmail’

Poland’s deputy prime minister, and most powerful politician, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has warned that he will block the EU’s post-Covid economic recovery program if the bloc continues to interfere with internal issues in the country. Kaczynski, leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, said in an interview that he would reject the EU plan…

French govt says curfews on the table as ministers mull new Covid-19 measures

The French government has signaled that it will consider all possible strategies purportedly aimed at containing a spike in coronavirus cases, including curfews, as President Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet debates new restrictions. French ministers are scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss further measures as cities across the country register record levels of positive Covid-19 tests.…

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 12, 2020

The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce’s U.S. Senate debate is the only Alaska political forum of its kind devoted exclusively to fisheries. The debate was moderated by journalist Rhonda McBride. (Screenshot) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to Alaska Public Media’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNews Monday on Alaska…

Anchorage mayor apologizes for years-old “inappropriate messaging relationship”

Mayor Ethan Berkowitz stands by the Coastal Trail in Anchorage on September 14, 2020. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz issued a statement on Monday apologizing for a “consensual, inappropriate messaging relationship” several years ago with Anchorage news reporter Maria Athens of Your Alaska Link. “I apologize to the people of Anchorage for…

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