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South Side rallygoers push for better funding in schools, public health
CHICAGO — Billions in pandemic funds given to the city are not being used effectively, say participants at a Sunday South Side rally. Among those calling for extra funding for public health throughout the city of Chicago was Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th Ward). “We talk about equity, then deliver equity,” Sigcho-Lopez said. “Deliver equity for …
Large Hadron Collider restarts to push physics to the edge
Scientists overseeing the largest particle accelerator on Earth switched it on for the first time in three years this weekend to solve some of the biggest mysteries in physics. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the powerful particle accelerator located at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, restarted on Friday (April 22) after a three-year shutdown for maintenance …
High winds off Florida coast push Axiom-1 splashdown to Monday
article A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) to the International Space Station on April 8, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky) After several delays due to weather, four private astronauts now plan to undock from the International …
State Democrats push for mental health legislation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Amid the pandemic, mental health has taken a front seat for concerns from parents, teachers, and lawmakers. The worker shortage has exacerbated the issues that make it difficult for suffering individuals to find treatment. Thursday morning, state legislators held a press conference in Springfield, advocating for two senate bills meant to …
Push Newsom’s mental health plan forward
California’s approach to people with severe mental illnesses isn’t working. This we know. Putting them in jails and prisons isn’t the answer. Nor is leaving them to fend for themselves on the streets. You see them every day. The homeless men and women with nowhere to go and no one to care for them. The …
Will COVID-19 long-haulers push outpatient medical system to breaking point?
Carolina Nieto of Escondido and Julio Lara of Valley Center became the newest patients at the Sharp HealthCare COVID-19 Recovery Program Friday, meeting with rehabilitation specialists about lingering symptoms that they have suffered since 2021. Nieto, 63, arrived still pulling an oxygen tank more than one year after the virus put her in the hospital …
Washington’s Push to Reorganise Semiconductor Supply Chains | Technology
With the Biden administration’s China policy taking shape, the virtual CEO summit hosted by President Biden on April 13, is an event that has gained attention among many quarters recently. In what to be a show of “strategic patience” on the China policy, President Biden has made it clear that his administration is looking to …
Technology stocks push markets to strong finish
Wall Street closed out a week of mostly choppy trading with broad gains Friday, pushing the S&P 500 to its second straight weekly gain. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% and finished with a 0.6% gain for the week. Technology stocks were biggest gainers and did the most to drive the broader market higher. Microsoft rose …
Dems push new plan to end N.J.’s COVID health emergency. Republicans still unhappy.
Two weeks after the first version fell apart because of bipartisan concerns, top state lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a new proposal to end New Jersey’s 15-month-old public health emergency over COVID-19 while still allowing Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration multiple powers to keep managing the pandemic through the year’s end. The plan — which includes a …
President Biden celebrates 50 years of Amtrak with infrastructure push
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