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Talk about kicking a Shop when it’s down

Talk about kicking a Shop when it’s down

    After being closed for months because of the Covid 19 Pandemic, many Barber shops in Queens, New York are feeling it again. To add salt to the wound, they are being told to close while shops down the street get to remain open. Some don’t know if they made the cut. Barber shop and hair salon owners who are still reeling from prolonged closures during the spring were left confused and concerned Wednesday over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s shutdown of such establishments on the fringes of coronavirus outbreak zones. Many said they weren’t sure what side of the zone...

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Barber in Boca Raton charged with shooting at two clients after being asked to meet two of his customers that missed appointments.

Barber in Boca Raton charged with shooting at two clients after being asked to meet two of his customers that missed appointments.

         Two clients were mad and asked to meet with their barber after missed appointments, which led to a barber in Boca Raton has been charged with attempted murder after he shot at a client, police said. Boca Raton police received a delayed report of a shooting that occurred Monday evening in the parking lot at 625 N.E. Mizner Blvd. The caller told police that his barber, John Digiovanni, shot at him and his friend, who are both the barber’s clients, police said. Detectives spoke with the caller and the friend, who told them Digiovanni, 35, hadn’t...

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2 Shot, 1 Dead, After Shooting at Bridgeport Barber Shop

2 Shot, 1 Dead, After Shooting at Bridgeport Barber Shop

     Two people were shot with one person being killed and another person injured after a shooting at a Bridgeport barber shop on Friday night. Officers said shots were fired inside the Quick Stop Barber Shop on Pequonnock Street around 8 p.m. According to investigators, a gunman entered the barber shop and fired at employees and patrons inside. A 39-year-old employee was shot once in the neck and arm and fled from the building, police said. Officers said they later found him down the street and applied a tourniquet to his wound to stop severe bleeding. The man was...

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A symptomatic Hairstylist with COVID-19 served 84 clients

A symptomatic Hairstylist with COVID-19 served 84 clients

      Some people are stupid, selfish, or a little bit of both. This hairstylist is definitely both. A Great Clips hairstylist in Springfield, Missouri, with coronavirus and showing symptoms exposed COVID-19 to 84 clients and seven co-workers in eight days, health officials say. The stylist at a salon franchise in Springfield served 84 clients and exposed seven coworkers, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department said Friday. The hairstylist also visited a Dairy Queen, Walmart and fitness center, officials said. The announcement comes as barbers and salon operators and their customers across the U.S. fight to reopen during the COVID-19...

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Pennsylvania governor upset with Ben Roethlisberger after he gets haircut with barbershops still closed

Pennsylvania governor upset with Ben Roethlisberger after he gets haircut with barbershops still closed

    After getting injured last season, Roethlisberger pledged not to cut his hair or beard until he was fully recovered and could throw a real NFL pass. That came to fruition this week. Since Barber Shops are still closed in Pennsylvania, the governor was not very happy.     Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf was not thrilled that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger got a haircut during the coronavirus pandemic. With the county in the "yellow" stage of reopening, barbershops and hair salons are not yet permitted to open.     The QB went to Norman's Cuttin' Edge Barbershop in Sewickley, Penn. after...

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