The move will cut the ballooning backlog of 1.3 million immigration cases in the U.S. It is Garland's third such reversal of Trump policy.
A Border Patrol agent takes a Central American couple who crossed the Rio Grande River illegally to seek asylum into custody. – Hidalgo, TX, USA – May 26, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Julia Ainsley, NBC News WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday reversed an order from Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions that barred immigration […]
By Chelsea Diana, Biz Journals Over 70,000 small businesses across New York state have applied for up to $50,000 in grants as part of New York’s $800 million small business recovery grant program. Pravina Raghavan — executive vice president of the Division of Small Business and Technology Development for Empire State Development — said ESD […]
European Football Championship UEFA EURO 2020. Marcus Rashford player in action during the football match between national team of the England vs Ukraine, Italy – Rome, Italy – July 3, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Raven Smith, Vogue Britain is racist. There, I said it. I wanted to soften the blow of this statement, to maybe say […]
NYC Public advocate Jumaane Williams speaks during memorial service for George Floyd on Cadman Plaza. – New York, NY – June 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Benjamin Fishbein, Gotham Gazette After coasting to victory in the Democratic primary as he seeks his first full term as New York City Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams discussed his top […]
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams attends the “Hometown Heroes” Ticker Tape Parade on July 07, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Samar Khurshid & Ben Max, Gotham Gazette Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams emerged victorious last week in the Democratic mayoral primary and is very likely to become the next mayor […]
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayoral nominee Eric Adams hold a joint news conference in Brooklyn where the two leaders spoke on the rising rates of gun violence in the City. – New York, NY – July 14, 2021 By Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY Eric Adams has good reason to take his post-mayoral-primary victory […]
1. What is a booster shot? Boosters are an extra dose of a vaccine given to maintain vaccine-induced protection against a disease. They are commonly used to bolster many vaccines because immunity can wear off over time. For example, the flu vaccine needs a booster every year, and the diphtheria and tetanus vaccine every 10 […]
A consultant repeatedly urged public housing managers to overhaul decrepit airflow systems in 240 complexes across the city. But NYCHA officials, who insisted there was no danger, did nothing for weeks as the virus raged.
By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY The city’s public housing authority has long insisted that weak air circulation inside aging apartments did not contribute to the spread of COVID-19 among tenants during the pandemic’s peak last year. But internal emails obtained by THE CITY reveal some top NYCHA managers were warned repeatedly as pandemic raged […]
By Tamanisha John, The Conversation Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in the early morning hours of July 7, 2021, in a brazen attack on his private home outside Port-au-Prince, the capital. Moïse’s wife was also shot in the assault that killed her husband. The assailants have not been identified, and Haiti’s prime minister reports […]
The agency cites link to a small number of Guillain-Barré cases after vaccination but says the shot’s benefits outweigh the risk.
By Laurie McGinley and Lena H. Sun, Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration announced a new warning for the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine Monday, saying the shot has been linked to a serious but rare side effect called Guillain-Barré syndrome, in which the immune system attacks the nerves. About 100 preliminary reports of […]