by Shirin Ali | Jul 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
Wisconsin’s Native American tribes have taken aggressive steps to combat the coronavirus pandemic since January and recent data show they have fared better than other harder hit tribes across the country. Indian Health Service reported 548 Native Americans tested...
by Anabel Mendoza | Jul 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
When Nichole Szarenski was forced to temporarily close the 1 and Only Barbershop in Frederick city in late March, a list of concerns spiraled in her mind. “How in the world are we going to feed our kids, take care of our family [and] take care of our health?” said...
by Samone Blair | Jul 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
A hearing in the House Energy & Commerce Committee last Wednesday presented several issues that tribal communities face, including difficulties with healthcare related to the coronavirus pandemic. “Some of this really exposes problems that have existed for a...
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...
by Amy Sokolow | Jul 9, 2020 | Business & Tech, Coronavirus
Countries such as South Korea have curbed the coronavirus by using contact-tracing phone apps, but the U.S. has stalled in its own efforts because of privacy concerns and other hurdles. One of the biggest challenges, experts told a congressional panel this week, is...
by Samone Blair | Jul 3, 2020 | Coronavirus
China will exploit the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn in Latin American and the Caribbean “to the hilt”, the Ranking Member of the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade Subcommittee said Wednesday during a hearing about the Trump...
