Month: December 2020

New data suggests students in Montgomery County Public Schools are earning failing grades during remote learning. The data also shows English and math grades have decreased since remote learning started. The data also highlights discrepancies between students of different socioeconomic backgrounds. According to statistics, African Americans and Hispanic FARM students are failing classes about seven times more …

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Harrisburg, PA — Today, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced changes to operating procedures for state park and forest facilities that will require out-of-state visitors to comply with orders intended to prevent the spread and mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. “Since the beginning of efforts to address the pandemic …

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California sent about $400 million in fraudulent unemployment benefit payments to state prisoners, a state official said Tuesday, nearly triple the amount disclosed last week and a number that could grow as a criminal investigation continues. Nine county district attorneys and a federal prosecutor are investigating unemployment fraud involving payments from the California Employment Development …

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The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached a proposed settlement with the Women’s National Team in a legal battle over working conditions but a dispute over equal pay with that of their male counterparts continues. The agreement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday, is a partial victory for …

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The CDC announced Wednesday that it has decreased the recommended length of quarantine time to 7-10 days for someone who has come into contact with an infected person — down from the original 14-day guidance. Exposed individuals will have the option to take a test after seven days of quarantine to verify they are negative, or they will still …

CDC changes COVID-19 guidelines, exposed individuals can now wait just seven days in some cases Read More »

‘Your vote is not as secure as your Venmo account’ Whatever the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, a second President Trump term or a Joe Biden White House, Americans will have been given a harsh lesson in election security. “Your vote is not as secure as your Venmo account,” an expert witness told lawmakers …

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A Los Angeles County public official reportedly believes that not wearing a mask should be considered domestic terrorism, and critics are fuming at the exaggeration. Lancaster, California, Mayor Rex Parris expressed his anger about rising coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County in recent weeks, and suggested that those who do not comply with the rules …

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Attorney General Bill Barr has appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham as a Special Counsel, elevating his current investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. The appointment took place shortly before the 2020 presidential election on October 19.  “On May 13, 2019, I directed United States Attorney John Durham to conduct a preliminary review into …

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Coronavirus was likely spreading in much of the U.S. last December – weeks before China told the officially recognized the new virus, a new study suggests.  Blood collected by the Red Cross between December 13 and January 17 was later sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be tested for antibodies to …

Coronavirus was spreading in the US by December 17 – WEEKS before China admitted that people there were being infected by a new virus, antibody testing of donated blood finds Read More »