Health Care October 2020

In-School Teaching Experiment?

Around a dozen Washington, D.C., charter schools are offering in-person instruction for select groups of students. This move is being dubbed a teaching experiment in the age of COVID.

Legal October 2020

Barrett Facing Senators On Health Care

In the second day of hearings, senators questioned President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett about health care, legal precedent and the upcoming election.

Legal October 2020

Supreme Court Halts Census

How accurate will the 2020 Census count be? Adding to concerns regarding such things as dropped quality control procedures and pending lawsuits is the latest Supreme Court ruling.

Legal October 2020

Vote On Barrett's Nomination Set For Oct. 22

Will Amy Coney Barrett replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election? And how would this impact issues like health care and abortion?

Administration October 2020

Trump Administration Denies Calif. Relief Funds

The Trump administration has denied disaster relief funds to California. The state’s governor requested a major disaster declaration to help with damage from six recent wildfires.

Legal October 2020

Supreme Court To Review 'Remain In Mexico'

The Trump administration’s “Migrant Protection Protocols” policy (also known as “Remain in Mexico”) is slated to go before the Supreme Court in 2021 due to the court’s full calendar.

Financing October 2020

LSU: $6M For Scholarships For Working Students

Thanks to one of the largest gifts for scholarships in the university’s history, LSU can financially assist more than 300 working engineering students for the next three years.

Administration October 2020

Criminal Disqualifiers Added To Asylum

Asylum-seekers who have convictions crimes including driving under the influence, domestic violence, re-entering the country illegally and identity theft will lose their bids.

Health Care October 2020

I Had COVID—Am I Now Immune?

Based on the information we now have, while those infected with COVID-19 will develop antibodies, those antibodies do not mean the person cannot be reinfected.

Health Care October 2020

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Drug

The FDA has approved remdesivir to treat COVID-19. A WHO-led study found the antiviral drug did not help with hospitalized COVID patients. Two other studies found the drug beneficial.

Global October 2020

Zeta Likely Hurricane Before Hitting Yucatan

Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and is likely to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast anywhere from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 28.

Global October 2020

California Fires Keep Tens Of Thousands Away

Winds are creating a new risk as wildfires continue to rage in Southern California. Twin wildfires in Orange County have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes.

Health Care October 2020

How Does COVID-19 Contact Tracing Work?

Recently, Hispanic Outlook ran an article explaining what exactly constitutes a superspreader. Following up on this, the following piece concretely explains contact tracing.

Technology October 2020

FBI: Ransomware Threatens Healthcare System

The criminal gang known as UNC1878 has been targeting the healthcare system with a strain of ransomware known as Ryuk. They lock up hospital information unless they are payed millions.

Financing October 2020

Free Tuition For Low-Income Student Suspended

UConn has hit the pause button on its Connecticut Commitment program scholarships, which are for students of families who make under $50,000/year.