by Anabel Mendoza | Sep 24, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
When county and city leaders extended Frederick’s $3 million emergency renters’ assistance program in mid-July after receiving fewer applications than expected, some hoped it was a sign that residents were faring better than anticipated during the pandemic. But as...
by Augusta Saraiva | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Health, Immigration
WASHINGTON — In a country where nearly one-third of all doctors are foreign-born, immigrants have been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said Wednesday that undocumented...
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by Alicia Diaz | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Events, Featured, Health, Topics
WASHINGTON —Just a few hours after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s coffin was taken to the Supreme Court to lay in repose for two days, nearly 100 activists marched from the court to Republican headquarters to urge Senate Republicans to prioritize further...
by Jay Silver | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health, Topics
WASHINGTON – The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that nine out of 10 Americans are still susceptible to the virus and reiterated a 2021 timeline for widespread distribution of a proven vaccine. “A majority of our nation,...
by Katie Livingstone | Sep 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
WASHINGTON — The United States became the first country in the world to record more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday, and some people said the grim milestone is “frustrating” and disappointing. “I think it’s very frustrating. A lot of it feels...
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by Karli Goldenberg | Sep 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
WASHINGTON – The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on immigrants, especially those without documents, are hard to determine because most reporting doesn’t include immigration status, several experts said on Tuesday. Leighton Ku, director of the Center for Health...
