by Jack Kelly | Jun 4, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Politics
Georgia voting rights activist Stacey Abrams and Michigan’s top election official said Wednesday that the federal government must provide support to states to protect voters from COVID-19 and ensure all Americans can vote by mail in the November election....
by Anne Snabes | May 29, 2020 | Coronavirus, Environment, Featured
This month, House Democrats passed the $3 trillion HEREOS Act. This act would give $50 million to Environmental Protection Agency grant programs aimed at alleviating environmental problems that disproportionately affect communities of color, including exacerbating...
by Anne Snabes | May 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
Researchers at Northwestern University are using a biotechnology technique they developed for portably producing vaccines and for sensing contaminants in water to try to speed up the discovery of COVID-19 anti-viral drugs. Michael Jewett, a professor of chemical and...
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by Jack Kelly | May 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
In the days prior to Wisconsin’s coronavirus-induced lockdown, Rick Seppa was greeted each morning by a medley of 1980s rock music performed by his band students at Washburn High School in northern Wisconsin. The medley included music from Michael Jackson and Bon Jovi...
by Chiara Vercellone | May 25, 2020 | Featured, National Security
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...
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by Anne Snabes | May 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured
Several members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging on Thursday called for COVID-19 testing for all nursing home residents and staff in the midst of a pandemic that has killed more than 15,000 people in long-term care facilities. Committee Chairwoman Susan...
