Kentucky Coronavirus Update

Currently there are 3,779 confirmed cases in Kentucky. There has been 200 reported deaths in the state due to COVID19. Total recoveries at the time of this writing is 653.

Jefferson county has the majority of  confirmed cases and deaths with 1,121 cases and 78 deaths. The next highest count of 226 cases comes from Fayette county. It appears that Jefferson is the Kentucky hotspot for confirmed cases and deaths.

There are over 10 counties that have only 1 confirmed case of Coronavirus. There is another 10 plus counties that still have zero cases. The counties with not confirmed counties are Bell, Harlan, Lee, Estill, Wolfe, Magoffin, Elliott, Owen, Robertson, Metcalfe, Fulton and Livingston.

AMC Cinema 4 in Harlan Closes Permanently

It appears that Harlan county has lost it's AMC Cinema 4 Theater. Many local residents posted on social media about receiving an email from AMC that alerted them that their location to view movies had been switched to the Middlesboro location.

The email was as follows.

Many were confused and concerned about the email and the possible closure of the location.
Rally News reach out to AMC and ask them if the location would reopen in the future and they replied with the grim news.
"..we will unfortunately not be reopening this theatre"

Here is a screen shot of the message.

Land O' Lakes Changes Packaging

 Land O Lakes Changes Packaging

Land O'Lakes has removed the Native American "butter maiden" from it's packaging.
Beth Ford, Land O'Lakes' president and CEO, said the change was made ahead of the company's 100th anniversary to "[reflect] the foundation and heart of our company culture."

"Mia," the Native American woman originally appeared in 1928, seven years after Land O'Lakes was founded as the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. Her presence on the packaging irked the Native American community, which said the image was racist and depicted Native women as sex objects.

They claim seeing the original image, with the butter maiden on it, makes people think of sex trafficking, and makes them see Native Americans as sex objects.

Amazon slashes affiliate payouts up to 80%!

Amazon slashes affiliate payouts up to 80%

Amazon slashes affiliate payouts up to 80%. In a time when many Americans are forced to stay home, affiliate marketing is a way to make some money. If you run a website with Amazon affiliate ads on them you will now receive up to 80% less for each sale generated from your website.

The company recently sent out an email to members of the Amazon Associates program. The email starts with, “We hope you are staying well during this time” then drops a bomb on website owners that make money by referring customers to Amazon.

The email does not tell you the rates, you have to click the link to see the devastation. Many website owners and individuals rely on Amazon’s affiliate program to monetize their websites or share links other ways. These people are already hurting from the pandemic and now their income has been cut even more.