Escalating their fight against the reimbursement of lessons in the classroom next month, a crowd of city staff massaged outside the schools of Richard Carranza’s apartment building in Brooklyn Thursday night to demand a delay of resumption. Carrying signs and singing, the throng claimed that the city failed to ensure …
Read More »When California burns, Utah chokes
Air quality along the Wasatch Front took a dive late Thursday after shifts in water patterns drove smoke shaken from California’s wildfires over northern Utah, clearing mountain views, crowding people inside and creating colorful sunbeams. ‘We are overcome with smoke from a lot of fire. It’s parked here, so we’m …
Read More »Millions of 15-minute COVID-19 tests are coming, but they are less accurate
Millions of rapid coronavirus tests are estimated to become available to people in the US next month. The tests, which can deliver results in about 15 minutes, are inexpensive and easy to produce, and require no lab work. But they are generally not as accurate as laboratory PCR tests, and …
Read More »Oregon’s incentive program is overwhelming three days after it began
Oregon’s one-time $ 35 million Emergency Relief Check Program has been trusted only three days after the state began distributing distribution checks to residents, state officials announced on Friday. The offices of Speaker of the House of Oregon Tina Kotek and First Chamber President Peter Courtney confirmed that all 70,000 …
Read More »Utah Governor calls parents ‘irrational’ for refusing to wear children’s masks to school
“I think the same people might get on a plane and say they will not fasten their seat belts,” he added. “And they may be invited to get off the plane if that is the case.” Similarly, Herbert said, students without face masks should not return to class and should …
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