The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale has become the biggest shopping event of the year on Instagram. Thousands of influencers, big and small, are joining what I have come to call the ‘Super Bowl of swipe-ups’, sharing their picks with their audience in the hope that their followers will shop their links, …
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As U.S. leaders work to control the spread of coronavirus, researchers around the world are working to answer the mysteries that remain about infections. © Mario Tama / Getty Images Employees of St. John’s Well Child & Family Center is preparing to test a woman for COVID-19 at a free …
Read More »Coronavirus: Vaping teens and young adults up to seven times more likely to contract COVID-19, finds study | US News
Teenagers and young adults who vape may be up to seven times more likely to catch coronavirus, a study has found. Researchers who surveyed 4,351 Americans aged 13-24 in May found that those who had used both e-cigarettes and cigarettes were seven times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19. …
Read More »Trump administration can regulate testing commitment to green card in most states, court rules
A federal appellate court on Wednesday overturned an order that blocked the nationwide implementation of a controversial wealth test for green cards and immigrant visas, allowing the Trump administration to pursue policies in every state except New York, Connecticut and Vermont. The court overturned last month’s ruling in part by …
Read More »New Jersey gives schools an option with all distances
Gov. Philip D. Murphy gives New Jersey districts the option to offer all-virtual classes when school begins again next month, and his original requirement relaxed that teachers provide some instruction for classes. The policy change comes as the state’s powerful teachers’ union for the first time publicly called for a …
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