In any ordinary school year, school nurses are busy. This year, that’s an understatement. “Our role has expanded tenfold,” says Eileen Gavin, who co-leads a team of nurses for Middletown Township Public Schools in New Jersey. She and school nurses across the country face an unenviable and unprecedented task: caring […]
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At least 360 Democrat delegates, mostly Bernie Sanders supporters, have signed a pledge to vote against a Democrat national platform that does not include medicare for all. According to Politico’s delegate tracker, Biden has 2,632 delegates and Sanders currently has 1,076. The Dems are holding a ‘virtual’ DNC in Milwaukee […]
On Tuesday, US authorities gave China 72 hours to shut down its Houston, Texas Consulate, accusing its staff of systematically engaging in espionage. Beijing responded by ordering US diplomats to leave America’s diplomatic mission in Chengdu, with Washington claiming that China has no right to respond in that kind of […]
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Anarchists and leftists on Friday disabled vans and blocked the road to President Trump’s Mount Rushmore event. The National Guard moved in and began making arrests. Advertisement – story continues below WATCH: #BREAKING: National guard is working to disperse protesters who have formed a blockade leading to Mount Rushmore where […]
The pandemic is making it tough for the authorities to protect the city and its overcrowded slums from waterborne diseases and flooding. (Image credit: Indranil Mukheerjeee /AFP via Getty Images) Source link
Bitcoin has entered the seasonally bullish month of June on a positive note, but its recent gains look pale compared to that of ether (ETH), as the Ethereum blockchain approaches a key new iteration. Bitcoin, the top cryptocurrency by market value, rose by over 8% last week and ended May […]
Police clear the street for firefighters during protests Friday, May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Police clear the street for firefighters during protests […]
Right now, most of the world seems to think the worst of the coronavirus epidemic has passed, with many countries beginning to come out of lockdown. But Russian President Vladimir Putin believes there may be more pain ahead. According to Putin, the virus may once again begin to spread widely […]
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has had complaints over insufficient stocks of personal protective equipment, such as face masks, goggles, gloves, and gowns, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock advising NHS staff in April to reuse PPE if necessary. UK doctors are preparing to sue the […]
How The United States Government Failed To Prepare For The Global Pandemic By Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. May 21, 2020 How The United States Government Failed To Prepare For The Global Pandemic2020-05-212020-05-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/donald-trump-speaking-in-rose-garden-on-virus-e1590078521740.jpg200px200px Why the Trump administration has insisted on blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic […]
Mario Tama/Getty For the past two months, Katie Holliday has been cooped up alone in her Brooklyn apartment thinking longingly about an unlikely erogenous zone: the lower half of a stranger’s face. “I remember joking to my friend before all of this started, ‘Imagine if someone’s face becomes their most […]