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EVERYTHING YOU’VE MISSE DARSHINI VIJAYAKUMAR writer
Despite the coronavirus pandemic taking over many news platforms and stories, there are still numerous news events changing lives across the world, albeit in the shadows.
PG&E PG&E has agreed to plead guilty on 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of felony for illegally causing a fire in the legal aftermath of the Camp Fire in California. The fire was sparked by PG&E equipment and burned through three cities, destroying 150,000 acres of homes and stores in its wake. PG&E was set to appear in court in March, but could not convene due to the coronavirus, so the court date has been pushed back until further notice.
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US Senators Four US senators are being accused of insider trading of massive stock holdings that are worth millions of dollars. Republican Senators Richard Burr, James Inhofe, Kelly Loeffler, and Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein all sold their stocks after learning the news of the economic damages that the coronavirus can do in the Senate. This violates the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, which was passed in 2012, preventing congressional employees from conducting insider trading based on the information learned through their jobs. The senators traded millions of dollars worth of stock to avoid the potential losses that the coronavirus pandemic would cause on the stock market.
