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11.24am GMT
A northern California church and its pastor have been fined and ordered to stop holding unmasked indoor gatherings which violate Covid-19 health orders, NBC News report.
“I respect the judge, I understand what the laws are, but there’s a bigger law,” Mike McClure, head pastor of Calvary Chapel San Jose, said. The church was fined around $55,000.
The Santa Clara County district attorney and the county counsel sued in October after they said the church had been holding indoor services involving hundreds of people not wearing masks, in violation of health orders aimed at slowing the spread of the deadly disease.
11.20am GMT
The former president of the nation’s largest teachers union has received endorsements from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and dozens of national Hispanic organizations as she pursues the top job at the US Education Department in the Biden administration, report the Associated Press.
Lily Eskelsen Garcia, who was president of the National Education Association until September, has been calling members of Congress to build support for her candidacy. She has been courting Democrats and some Republicans, including Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, who is chairman of the Senate education committee and a former education secretary.
Continue reading…‘100 million shots in first 100 days’ promises president-electCoronavirus cases pass 15m amid stark warnings over hospital careTexas sues four states over election results in effort to help TrumpSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 11.24am GMTA northern California church and its pastor have been fined and ordered to stop holding unmasked indoor gatherings which violate Covid-19 health orders, NBC News report.“I respect the judge, I understand what the laws are, but there’s a bigger law,” Mike McClure, head pastor of Calvary Chapel San Jose, said. The church was fined around $55,000.The Santa Clara County district attorney and the county counsel sued in October after they said the church had been holding indoor services involving hundreds of people not wearing masks, in violation of health orders aimed at slowing the spread of the deadly disease. 11.20am GMTThe former president of the nation’s largest teachers union has received endorsements from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and dozens of national Hispanic organizations as she pursues the top job at the US Education Department in the Biden administration, report the Associated Press.Lily Eskelsen Garcia, who was president of the National Education Association until September, has been calling members of Congress to build support for her candidacy. She has been courting Democrats and some Republicans, including Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, who is chairman of the Senate education committee and a former education secretary. Continue reading…