A number of startup-backed tech startups were among companies that received loans under a program aimed at mitigating economic damage from Covid-19, according to data released Monday by the Trump Administration. The data follows Democrats’ demands for greater transparency around the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, funds established as part …
Read More »International students may need to leave the US if their universities transition to online-only learning
The measure may affect thousands of foreign students who come to the United States to attend universities or participate in training programs, as well as non-academic or vocational studies. Universities across the country are beginning to make the decision to move to online courses as a result of the coronavirus …
Read More »Dr. Anthony Fauci says the average age of coronavirus patients in the US has decreased by 15 years as Sun Belt states are affected.
The average age of new coronavirus patients has decreased by about 15 years compared to just a few months ago as coronavirus reactivates in the United States’ Solar Belt, the White House health adviser said Monday. Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, …
Read More »TSA screened 2.7 million people over the holiday weekend
The Transportation Security Administration said it examined more than 700,000 people on each of the three days during the four-day travel period of the holiday weekend, the first time above 700,000 since mid-March. The nearly 2.7 million people screened Thursday through Sunday were about 28% of the 9.4 million people …
Read More »Robocalls: Supreme Court reinforces ban on calls to mobile phones
In a decision that divided the court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh writes that an exception to the ban created by Congress is unconstitutional under the First Amendment, and that the general ban must remain in effect. “Americans passionately disagree about many things. But they are largely united in their disdain for …
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