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The Spin: Politics and Chicago’s hazardous air pollution | Ald. Carrie Austin says she has COVID-19
With no COVID-19 vaccine or surefire treatment in sight, the Chicago Marathon has been canceled for the second time in its history. It comes as Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor…
Connecticut preparing for all schools to open, but state planning for online education if COVID-19 surges. Final decision will be made in a month, Gov. Lamont says.
Connecticut is preparing for three different scenarios for the opening of schools and a final decision on how education will look will be made in a month, Gov. Ned Lamont…
Fall semester starts next month at UC Merced. What will happen to classes amid COVID-19?
UC Merced plans to open campus for the fall semester on Aug. 26 with a hybrid mode — with some classes being offered on-campus and while others will be online.…
COVID-19 turned college towns into ghost towns and businesses are struggling to survive
AMHERST, Mass. — For more than a century, the office supply store A.J. Hastings has opened its doors to the public every day without fail, a community staple in a…
Online school? In-person? How parents are making their own fall 2020 decisions as COVID-19 squabbles continue
As officials play political football with K-12 school re-openings, parents such as Johanne Davis are formulating their own game plans for the fall. “To exercise an abundance of caution, I’d like to…
As loans run out, small businesses face reckoning amid COVID-19 surge
The resurgence of COVID-19 across the country this summer has deepened anxiety for millions of American small business owners who face another imminent cash crunch in their battle to survive…
US bets on untested company to deliver COVID-19 vaccine
When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections. As part of its strategy…