by Xurui Tan | Jul 28, 2020 | Featured, Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a new food safety initiative —called the New Era of Smarter Food Safety — that aims to use technology to better trace foodborne illness. “The most encouraging aspect of this is that FDA really has innovative and...
by Xurui Tan | Jul 22, 2020 | Coronavirus
Elderly Black and Latino Americans are more likely to get infected and die from COVID-19, often due to historic distrust of the healthcare system, and may be less likely to get vaccinated when a vaccine is ready, health experts told a Senate committee Tuesday. Experts...
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by Xurui Tan | Jul 21, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
Kizzy Williams, the owner of Allie B’s Cozy Kitchen, still remembers preparing to open her restaurant six years ago: She scrubbed the stove, stored food and relied on a network of customers and employees to keep her business afloat. Because of the pandemic, she...
by Xurui Tan | Jul 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, Education
The Saratoga Springs City School District in upstate New York has been working hard to reopen its schools since early May, with completely in-person learning as the ultimate goal, officials say. But Superintendent of Schools Michael Patton said this week that a hybrid...
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by Xurui Tan | Jul 9, 2020 | Education
When University of Southern California student Mage Zhang spent more than $5,000 for a flight home to China in late May, she packed all her belongings and thought this could be a trip of no return. President Donald Trump administration’s new rule on international...
