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Senate Democrats aim to reveal which Republicans oppose abortion ahead of midterms – live | US politics
Schumer seeks to capitalize on voters’ fury over abortion rights The US Senate will today channel a week of anger, acrimony and fractious debate over abortion rights into the formal step of setting up a vote to enshrine a woman’s right to the procedure into law. By passing cloture (the official term for cutting off …
‘Two-generation’ programs aim to break the cycle of poverty. The pandemic was a big test.
The goal is to help the family get on a strong footing so there’s less chance they will backslide once they leave. “We’re teaching moms to be independent,” said Maureen Kornowa, executive director of Home of Hope. “We’re going to teach you how to navigate life.” (Home of Hope and Jeremiah Program serve only mothers …
Aid groups aim to bring health care to migrants on way to US
MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — A humanitarian organization led by U.S. military veterans has treated thousands of migrants over the past year at two clinics in a Mexican town across the border from Texas. But Global Response Management is attempting to go beyond mere crisis response and build a system to make it easier to track …
New mental health hours for educators aim to rejuvenate, connect Lehigh Valley teachers in the age of COVID-19
Lessons that once took veteran teacher Sheila Baab minutes to prepare, now take hours. Baab, a bubbly mom of two, makes regular home visits to her Paxinosa Elementary School fifth-graders’ homes to deliver school supplies. She tries to anticipate every barrier to learning her students might face and solve them. No thermometers at home for …
‘We saw a community in crisis’: Church, nonprofits aim to break cycle of poverty through education
King’s Academy, a school in South Dallas, is going the extra mile to make sure families not only survive, but thrive. They say faith is the belief in something or someone unseen. For Pastor Chris Simmons, a leap of faith led him to Cornerstone Baptist Church in South Dallas three decades ago. It was during …
Super-PAC ad takes aim at Gideon’s health-care policies
A new attack ad by a deep-pocketed, conservative organization ignores a key part of Senate candidate Sara Gideon’s health care platform in describing a Medicare buy-in as a “gamble.” The ad also neglects growing popular support for a “public option.” The ad by American Crossroads – a political action committee that has spent nearly $200 …
ECU takes aim at NC rural provider shortage
Amid the primary care shortage in rural North Carolina, an East Carolina University program is turning nursing students into rural health pros. By Liora Engel-Smith In many ways, not much has changed since Kay Boykin was growing up on her family’s tobacco farm in rural Greene County in the 1960s. The family rarely saw the …
ClearFlame Engine Technologies takes aim at cleaning up diesel engines – TechCrunch
Diesel engines are the workhorses of freight transportation and agriculture — and by extension keep the economy fed and well supplied. They also have a dirty side. The founders of ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a four-year-old startup based in Geneva, Illinois, say they have found a way to clean them up. The company, which participated in …
Desert telescope takes aim at ageing our Universe
Image copyright Debra Kellner Image caption The 6m Atacama telescope in Chile surveyed the Cosmic Microwave Background Another telescope has entered the debate about the age and expansion rate of the Universe. This topic has recently become the subject of an energetic to and fro among scientists using different astronomical facilities and techniques. The new …
As Fauci disagrees with Trump on virus, White House takes aim
In a statement Saturday, a White House official told CNN that “several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things.” The official went on to provide a lengthy list of examples, citing Fauci’s comments early in the pandemic and linking to past interviews. These bullet points, …