Technology April 2020

High Schoolers Head Online For Their Proms

With social distancing during the pandemic, high school students are turning to virtual proms. Zoom “meetings” in this case allow teenagers to have the social part of the prom.

Financing April 2020

Harvard Agrees To Repay $1.3M

According to Boston federal prosecutors, Harvard is settling claims that a team at its T.H. Chan School of Public Health overcharged the government $1,359,791 between 2009 and 2014.

Global April 2020

Virus Is Expected To Reduce Meat Selection

COVID-19 has impacted meat production in the United States. While it does not appear at this time, beef, chicken and pork will disappear from supermarkets, prices may go up slightly.

Health Care April 2020

Costs Could Keep Infected From Seeking Help

The Gallup-West Health Healthcare Costs Survey has found that 1 in 10 would not seek help if they thought they were infected with COVID-19 because of cost considerations.

Financing April 2020

US Economy Shrank At 4.8% Rate Last Quarter

The pandemic has caused the U.S. economy to shrink at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter. The gross domestic product posted a quarterly drop for the first time in six years.

Global April 2020

US Jobless Claims Soar Past 30 Million

Figures from the government show 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. The total of unemployment claims is up to now around 30.3 million.

Global May 2020

New York Schools To Remain Shut Through Spring

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York’s colleges and schools will remain closed through the spring. This order will impact the 4.2 million students in New York state.

Health Care May 2020

DHS Report: China Hid Virus' Severity

A four-page Department of Homeland Security intelligence report says U.S. officials believe China downplayed COVID-19 in order to stock up on medical supplies to deal with the virus.

Technology May 2020

Dental College Creates Testing Swabs

At Augusta University’s dental college in Georgia, 3D printers are churning out nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing kits. Georgia is scrambling to catching up on virus testing.

Health Care May 2020

Trump: COVID-19 Task Force Not Dismantling

President Donald Trump tweeted that the COVID-19 task force would continue indefinitely but that the focus would shift to rebooting the economy, as well as vaccines and therapeutics.

Global May 2020

Governors Disregard Guidelines On Reopening

Seventeen states did not meet the White House’s guidelines for loosing restrictions to begin reopening. Despite this, many of those states have begun to or are about to reopen.

Global May 2020

US Unemployment Spikes To 14.7%

The unemployment rate in the United States has hit a level last seen during the Great Depression: 14.7%. The job growth that was achieved over 11 years is now all but gone.

Health Care May 2020

Tracking COVID-19 With Poop?

Sewage may provide a way to track the spread of COVID-19 cases. Currently, Rice University and Houston health officials have begun testing wastewater to track the spread of the virus.

Hispanic Community May 2020

100 Deaths Between 2 Hispanic Churches

Saint Peter's Church and Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church have collectively had 100 COVID-19 deaths. Both congregations have parishioners living in crowded apartments.

Global May 2020

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