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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 133-year-old North Carolina retail icon has filed for bankruptcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Belk announced Tuesday that it plans to restructure financially under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The company hopes to complete the reorganization by the end of February. "Belk has a 130-year legacy of providing quality products at great prices," said Lisa Harper, Belk CEO. "Like all retailers navigating COVID-19, our priority has been the safety of our associates, customers and communities. As the ongoing effects of the pandemic have continued, we've been assessing potential options to protect our future. We're...

Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is having a harsher impact on LGBT+ Americans than on the general population, said a survey released on Friday showing gay and trans people 30 per cent more likely to have lost their jobs since May. LGBT+ employees are 20 per cent more likely to have had hours reduced than their straight colleagues, a figure that rises to 44 per cent among gay and trans people of colour, said the survey by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a U.S. advocacy group. The research looked at the economic impact of the pandemic from the end...

Recently, Rush Limbaugh was off the air for several days to undergo chemotherapy for stage 4 lung cancer. Initially he did well on chemo but then serious side effects kicked in. His legs swelled to where he needed a wheelchair. He developed blood clots, a high fever and other severe reactions. He had to stop the chemo But Rush points out the irony, the chemo was working, killing the cancer. Yet his body couldn’t tolerate the treatment. That’s because Chemotherapy works by destroying malignant cells faster than healthy cells. Yet it does kill normal cells, healthy cells which can ravage...