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Articles from the May 29, 2020 edition


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  • 153 Farmer John Employees in LA County Test Positive for Covid 19, Shutting Meat Packing Plant

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|May 29, 2020

    The County of Los Angeles says it is investigating large coronavirus outbreaks at nine industrial facilities in the City of Vernon, including 3 meat packing plants. The Smithfield facility in Vernon is shut down as a result, which is interesting since another Smithfield facility is shut down in the State of North Dakota. The United States may soon experience a meat supply shortage, experts say, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The atmosphere inside meat packing plants is a positive environment f...

  • Looting Breaks Out in South Minneapolis Over Killing of George Floyd. Arson Burns Grocery Store

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|May 29, 2020
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    Upset at the killing in custody of George Floyd Tuesday by a white police officer, African-American looters emptied the Target store in South Minneapolis. They wore masks, and took TV sets and other electronics. They emptied the shelves of a large Target, then proceeded to Cub Foods, a grocery store. They set fire to the local Auto Zone store. "This is not a poor area, particularly" explained one local resident. "It just happens to be across the street from the police precinct where the cops...

  • Scrubbed: SpaceX Delays Launch 2 Astronauts on Mission to the International Space Station

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|May 29, 2020

    Americans are locked down, but Americans are returning to space. However, at 1:15 pm PST, NASA announced that weather has delayed the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. With lightning reported up and down the East Coast of the US, today was just not the right time for the launch, said NASA. The launch is now set for Saturday at 3:22 pm. The order to scrub came down 15 minutes and 54 seconds before the launch. Dragon is a free-flying spacecraft designed to deliver both cargo and people to orbiting...