Worker advocates file meat plants discrimination complaint

Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic.

Legals for July, 10 2020

Quincy extends deadline for small business grants

QUINCY — Council members for the city of Quincy have extended the deadline for applications for Quincy small business grants to Aug. 10 at 8 a.m.

City of Mattawa to get Columbia River water rights

MATTAWA — The city of Mattawa is getting close to running out of water. To overcome this problem, the city has applied for water rights from the Columbia River. The subject was discussed during a Mattawa City Council meeting on Thursday, July 2.

Grant County, Othello receive funds from federal relief

EPHRATA/OTHELLO — Grant County is receiving $5.4 million in federal coronavirus relief for the county government. The county is setting aside $2.5 million for grants to small businesses.

The Latest: ICU beds filling up in Mississippi's virus surge

JACKSON, Miss. — Officials in Mississippi say the state’s five largest hospitals had no intensive care unit beds available for patients by midweek because of a surge in coronavirus cases. Four more hospitals had 5% or less of ICU beds open.

Mayor: Virus surge makes Hawaii traveler testing plan unsafe

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Thursday it’s not safe to follow through with a plan to allow out-of-state travelers to use a negative COVID-19 test to bypass a 14-day quarantine requirement beginning Aug. 1.

The Latest: Bolsonaro again urges reopening for Brazil

SAO PAULO — Two days after being diagnosed with COVID-19, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an online broadcast from the presidential residence as defiant as in previous occasions.

Mexican president's US visit cordial, lacking in substance

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador returned to Mexico on Thursday buoyed by a cordial first encounter with President Donald Trump that successfully distracted from multiple crises at home but produced few tangible results.

The Latest: Virus hits Bolivian president, Venezuela's No. 2

LA PAZ, Bolivia — The interim president of Bolivia and Venezuela’s No. 2 political leader have both announced they are infected with the coronavirus.

Navajo Nation president vetoes items from federal virus aid

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — The president of the Navajo Nation used line-item vetoes on two bills distributing funds from a federal coronavirus relief package.

The Latest: Pandemic an economic threat to LatAm, Carib area

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. secretary-general warns that Latin America and the Caribbean are facing their worst economic contraction in decades as they become “a hot spot” for the coronavirus pandemic.

Worker advocates file meat plants discrimination complaint

Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Latest: South Africa reports highest daily total cases

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa announced Thursday its highest daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases with 13,674.

The Latest: Aid group reports first case in rebel-held Syria

BEIRUT — A Syrian group that helps deliver assistance in the rebel-held part of the country’s northwest is reporting the first case of coronavirus in the region that borders Turkey.

The Latest: Arizona death toll from coronavirus tops 2,000

PHOENIX — Arizona’s death toll from the coronavirus topped 2,000 as state health officials reported new highs for hospitalizations and use of ventilators.

Brazil asks investment firms to adopt protected Amazon areas

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s government on Thursday proposed that global asset-managers adopt protected areas in the Amazon rainforest in order to curb illegal deforestation ahead of the season farmers traditionally use fire to clear land and brush.

Sudan reshuffles government, hoping to appease protesters

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s transitional government announced a major Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, hoping to defuse public discontent over economic collapse and other crises that have tested the country’s path toward democracy.

Double win at Supreme Court elates religious conservatives

NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative-leaning faith leaders and their allies, outspoken in recent years about what they consider infringements on religious liberties, cheered Wednesday as the Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings that protected certain rights of religious employers.

Chemical weapons watchdog's council condemns Syrian attacks

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The governing body of the world's chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday condemned the use of chemical weapons by Syria and called on the government of President Bashar Assad to declare all of its chemical arsenal.