[ad_1] Heads of state unveiled Hawaii’s SMART health card on Wednesday, which will launch on Friday. The state-issued digital health card can be used to provide confirmation of a COVID-19 vaccination to businesses or locations that need it. People who have received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of Johnson … Read more
[ad_1] After years of public pressure, Harvard said on Thursday it would let its remaining investments in the fossil fuel industry expire, paving the way for an eventual divestment from the sector. The move marks a turning point in a decade-long saga that pitted student activists against university administrators and dominated campus politics for years. … Read more
[ad_1] BACLIFF Kali Cook was 4 years old. She hated bows and loved to play with worms. She lived in Bacliff with her mother, father and older siblings. She attended pre-kindergarten classes in the Dickinson Independent School District. On Tuesday, she died of COVID-19, according to the Galveston County Health District. The death came quickly … Read more
[ad_1] The city’s Campaign Ethics and Review Committee on Thursday dismissed Mayor Alan Webber’s complaint that accused a Spanish fraternal organization and two veteran groups of illegal political advocacy on behalf of his opponent. Council members met in an executive session to discuss the allegations, then voted 4-0 against the complaint. Board member Kristina Martinez … Read more
[ad_1] Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has reported that the Mu variant of COVID-19 is found in Jamaica. According to the minister, out of 90 samples tested, 26 were positive for the variant. He was speaking recently at the COVID Conversation weekly press conference. READ: What’s new about Mu Chief medical officer Dr Jaquiline Bisasor … Read more
[ad_1] ATG Press Release: Hawaii Attorney General Connors Joins Fellow Attorneys General in Aim to Protect Reproductive Rights Posted on Sep 9, 2021 in Latest news, Writing HONOLULU – Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring to file an amicus brief … Read more
[ad_1] By AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press ANGELS – The Los Angeles Board of Education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district. The move makes Los Angeles by far the largest of a very small number … Read more
[ad_1] In the age of fake news, crusades of politicization and partisan orientation have burst into the arena of fact. Truths once accepted as common, apolitical beliefs have been used as political propaganda without any regard to the wider effect this distortion will have on the world. With the increasing prevalence of disinformation, students entering … Read more
[ad_1] A flexible phase change memory substrate held by tweezers (left) with a diagonal sequence showing substrates being bent. Credit: Crystal Nattoo Scientists have spent decades researching faster, more energy-efficient memory technologies for everything from large data centers to mobile sensors and other flexible electronic devices. Among the most promising data storage technologies is phase … Read more
[ad_1] Westbound lanes of the Glenn Freeway are closed as Anchorage Police investigate a multiple vehicle crash at Airport Heights Thursday afternoon. (Bill Roth / DNA) A multi-vehicle collision closed an intersection east of downtown Anchorage Thursday afternoon and resulted in police temporarily rerouting incoming traffic from the Glenn Expressway, police said. The intersection of … Read more