NEW YORK (December 14, 2020)— With the holiday season in full swing, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is providing tips on how families affected by Alzheimer’s disease can adapt holiday gatherings to make them safe and dementia-friendly during the COVID-19 pandemic. “After the challenges of 2020, many families are really looking forward to some holiday […]
Epidemic concept COVID-19. Coronavirus Test Station. Medical worker in full protective checks the temperature at a COVID-19 drive-thru test site. Checking children before school. (Shutterstock) By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat, and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY Teachers at P.S. 63 anticipated their Bronx school would shut down last week when they learned from a company conducting […]
Photo: The Doodle was illustrated by Manchester-based guest artist Camilla Ru who admired Lewis as a historical figure for his vast influence on the development of so many countries’ economies and especially his willingness to teach and share his knowledge for the betterment of others. Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Manchester-based guest artist Camilla Ru, celebrates St. […]
By Chris Arnold, NPR With their savings running out, many Americans are being forced to use credit cards to pay for bills they can’t afford — even their rent. Housing experts and economists say this is a blinking-red warning light that without more relief from Congress, the economy is headed for even more serious trouble. There’s been […]
An overhead view of a busy Haitian marketplace. Saint Marc, Haiti – Feb 12, 2014 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders Human rights and constitutional violations in Haiti have been ignored for too long by the Organization of American States (OAS). The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has also avoided dealing with incendiary political issues in Haiti. Meanwhile, […]
America president Donald Trump after elections. – Washington DC, United States, November 2020 (Shutterstock) By Lauren Martinchek, Medium Even weeks past the election, President Trump is still handling his loss of the 2020 election to Joe Biden exactly as not only people were predicting he would, but how he told us he would since before […]
Legendary argentine footballer Diego Maradona during a press conference. – Brest, Belarus – July 16, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Sean Ingle, Sachin Nakrani and Uki Goñi, The Guardian Argentina, Naples, and the world of football were in mourning on Wednesday at the death of Diego Maradona, in many people’s eyes the greatest player of all time, […]
By Áine Cain and Joey Hadden, Insider While celebrations may look different this year in light of the ongoing pandemic, typically Thanksgiving is a time for family, parades, lots of delicious food, and, oftentimes, intense travel snarls. American schoolchildren are usually taught that the tradition dates back to the pilgrims, English religious dissenters who helped […]
New York City’s first African American mayor, David Dinkins, has died
David Dinkins, first black New York former mayor has died. – New York, USA 11.24.2020 (Shutterstock) By Deepi Hajela, Associated Press, ABC News NEW YORK — David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first African American mayor but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment and his […]
Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama’s nominee to become deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. – July 25, 2013 (Shutterstock) By Michael Crowley, MSN WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to name several top national security picks on Tuesday, his transition office said, including the first Latino […]