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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jun 3, 2020
June 3, 2020
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They're ba-a-a-a-ck!!! The guys who picked up Necco Wafers after the factory closed down two-plus years ago, are bringing them back beginning in June. The flavors will reportedly include lemon, lime, orange, clove, cinnamon, wintergreen, licorice and a new flavor --chocolate-- replacing the cocoa wafers.
In Vermont, a 34-year-old guy threw a pickle out the window as he was passing a highway worker, and managed to hit him. But the highway worker managed to get the vehicle description to the highway patrol and they later arrested CHRISTOPH HERRMANNSDOERFER of Williamstown, MASS. He'll have to answer charges of simple assault when he gets to court next month.
Ain't gonna happen: The folks who give out the SAT exam every year to high school students were going to offer a home version of the test this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But yesterday, the College Board said it was dropping plans for the home version because it couldn’t guarantee everybody taking the exam would have access to the needed technology, including three hours of uninterrupted internet access. However, the folks who run the ACT exam say they're going ahead with their plans for a home exam.
Will there be a democratic and republican convention this election year --despite the social distancing requirements? North Carolina Gov. ROY COOPER said yesterday he was still waiting for Republican officials to give him details of their convention --while accusing them of reneging on a deal to scale down the event due to the coronavirus pandemic. In other words, look for “19-thousand delegates, alternative delegates, staff, volunteers, elected officials and guests” inside the Spectrum Center in Charlottesville because that's what PRESIDENT TRUMP insisted on in a phone call last Friday night. We'll see...
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