Trump ended abrupt stimulus talks on Tuesday, delaying federal coronavirus aid for more than all the remaining months. “That means more people will sink into poverty and make terrible choices between rent, medicine and food at the table,” said Heidi Shearerholz, a senior economist at the Institute for Economic Policy. …
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Fau Ki: 300,000 to 400,000 Kovids can die unless precautions are taken
Fauci added that the vaccine will not be widely available until next summer or autumn. That timeline is consistent with the forecast of CDC Director Robert Redfield, who warned the Senate Applications Committee last month that it would take about six to nine months to vaccinate in public once the …
Read More »Trump moved to tighten visa access for highly skilled foreign workers
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Tuesday announced significant changes to the H-1B visa program for highly skilled workers, requiring U.S. companies to pay foreign fares and tightening eligibility criteria for applicants. Despite top administration officials making changes as a way to save American jobs during the coronavirus epidemic, the …
Read More »Fighting with Covid-19 in an apple orchard among Vermont migrant workers
Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said Tuesday that 27 employees tested positive over the weekend at Champlain Orchards in Addison County. The commissioner had earlier announced 26 cases, reporting the result of one more examination after the initial announcement. The first positive case was reported last week. The quarantine …
Read More »Three scientists win Nobel Physics Prize for groundbreaking black hole work
Zoom in / Image of the night sky above Chirani, Paranal, on July 21, 2007, showing the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Makes guide-wire for laser telescope. The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose for his discovery that “the formation of black holes is …
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