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Advocates Call On VA to Provide Federally Funded Abortions to Veterans
Even though the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law on Monday that would have required abortions to be performed only by doctors with admitting privileges at local hospitals in the case of complications, the VA still offers neither abortions nor abortion counseling.
Latest in Politics
Advocates Call On VA to Provide Federally Funded Abortions to Veterans
Even though the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law on Monday that would have required abortions to be performed only by doctors with admitting privileges at local hospitals in the case of complications, the VA still offers neither abortions nor abortion counseling.
Protesters injured by police before Trump photo-op testify: ‘It hurts’
House Democrats and Republicans clashed at a hearing on U.S. Park Police’s use of force to clear protesters before Trump’s photo-op with Bible at St. John’s Church.
Trump signs executive order to hire federal employees based on skills, not degrees
President Donald Trump is signing an executive order to prioritize “skills-based” hiring over education-based hiring in the federal government.
Latest in Environment
Pause in fieldwork hurts scientists’ plans for research, futures
While the pause in field research has allowed scientists to spend more time on data analysis and reading academic papers, experts say that fieldwork is an important part of research in some fields, and the cancellation of this research could delay some students’ completion of their PhD programs.
Latest in Environment
Pause in fieldwork hurts scientists’ plans for research, futures
While the pause in field research has allowed scientists to spend more time on data analysis and reading academic papers, experts say that fieldwork is an important part of research in some fields, and the cancellation of this research could delay some students’ completion of their PhD programs.
HEROES Act provision aims to fund environmental justice efforts
The funding from the act would go toward three environmental justice grant programs. The provision would also write the grant programs into law.
New solar park to ease Iraqi governorate’s power shortage
The Iraqi governorate of Duhok signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) earlier this month to set up the district’s first solar energy park. The project comes amid pressure on Iraq to diversify its energy sources and lessen its dependence on Iran.
Latest in National Security
NDAA includes removing Confederates’ names from military bases.
Amendments regarding renaming military bases named after Confederates and withdrawing troops from Germany were both included in the NDAA on Wednesday.
Latest in National Security
NDAA includes removing Confederates’ names from military bases.
Amendments regarding renaming military bases named after Confederates and withdrawing troops from Germany were both included in the NDAA on Wednesday.
Shortage of Drone Pilots Leads to Health Issues Among Air Force Personnel, GAO Report Says
Since 9/11, there has been a dramatic increase in the demand for trained personnel to operate the Air Force’s drones because they have become increasing important in providing intelligence and 24-hour surveillance for national security. But the Air Force does not have enough pilots and operators to meet its staffing targets for unmanned aircrafts, causing mental and physical health problems for existing personnel, a Government Accountability Office report said.
Five burn-in’ questions on the ‘real robotic revolution’
A future where artificial intelligence controls Washington D.C. may not be far off, according to a new book from Peter Singer and August Cole: “Burn-In, a Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution.” Like the authors’ previous book, “Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World...
Latest in Campaign 2020
Joe Biden is leading in the polls, but Donald Trump has held the edge in small-dollar donors
While former Vice President Joe Biden leads in most presidential election polls, fundraising benchmarks favor President Donald Trump.
Latest in Campaign 2020
NDAA includes removing Confederates’ names from military bases.
Amendments regarding renaming military bases named after Confederates and withdrawing troops from Germany were both included in the NDAA on Wednesday.
Weeks after state’s first pandemic election, voters in northern Wisconsin slated to return to polls
Wisconsin’s April 7 election resulted in at least 19 new COVID-19 cases. Just weeks later, voters in one part of the state will return to the polls.
Why a Sanders presidency has some people worried
Bernie Sanders’ presidency has some people worried. Four democratic party candidates – Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Mike Bloomberg, and Elizabeth Warren – have dropped out of the democratic race for president. Yet none of them have endorsed Bernie Sanders.
Latest in Education
In-person learning matters, but local schools prioritize public safety
Saratoga Springs schools try hard to reopen in the fall, but practical concerns still exist.
Sex education at Albany area schools remains an ongoing conversation
Young people engage in risky sexual behavior whenever they have free time, according to Children’s Aid Society’s director of family planning and pregnancy prevention programs Pascale Saintonge Austin. Learn more about how Albany schools are teaching sex education during the pandemic.
Congress considers college athlete compensation following Florida law
The NCAA blocks players from opportunities other students could monetize, like participating in commercials or creating a social media presence.
Coronavirus
In-person learning matters, but local schools prioritize public safety
Saratoga Springs schools try hard to reopen in the fall, but practical concerns still exist.
U.S. contact-tracing efforts on Covid-19 falter on privacy worries, technology gap
Fears of ‘big gov’ and ‘big tech’ hamper contact-tracing apps.
Republican Committee Members focus on Chinese-Latin American Relations during COVID-19 Hearing
Republican members of the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade Subcommittee focused questions on Chinese development in Latin America during a hearing about the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19 in the region.
Latest in Health
HHS and Albany hospital system seek online tools to help socially isolated seniors
New online tools meant to help socially isolated seniors.
Nation’s medical experts plan for a vaccine by 2021
The heads of the National Institutes for Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee health subcommittee to explain their efforts to produce and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, which they are calling Operation Warp Speed.
Pandemic may lead more to become nurses
While the heroism of nurses who have been treating COVID-19 patients could lead more people to pursue a career in that profession, some nursing students say the dangeres may mean a leveling off of nursing school applications.
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