Howard Zucker to testify on New York's disastrous COVID response in front of House committee
Former state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker will be testifying in front of Congress about the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Zucker was responsible for a March 2020 order that forced nursing homes to accept coronavirus-positive residents, potentially causing additional deaths. [ more ]
Line Of Duty's Vicky McClure made MBE for charity and TV work
Vicky McClure, who has become a household name in the UK following a series of high-octane TV roles, has been made an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to drama and to charity.The Nottingham-born actress, 40, is perhaps best known for her starring role in the BBC's Line Of Duty, although has gained further recognition outside acting for her charity work.
More Than 1.2M Patients Have Been Booted Off Medicaid. Most Are Still Eligible.
An estimated 76 percent of those disenrolled were kicked off for "procedural reasons" like completing paperwork late.Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2023.Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images A healthcare catastrophe is unfolding across the U.S. as states - now unrestrained by coverage rules enacted early in the coronavirus pandemic - continue to remove people from Medicaid at an alarming clip, mostly for procedural reasons unrelated to their eligibility for the program.
Biden taps former North Carolina health secretary to lead CDC
Dr. Mandy Cohen, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, will replace outgoing CDC director Rochelle Walensky.Bryan Anderson/AP President Biden has named Dr.Mandy Cohen, former state health secretary in North Carolina, to serve as the next leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Poverty, climate, regional stability on agenda as Saudi crown prince visits France
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as part of an official visit, during which he will also participate in a global financing summit aimed at fighting poverty and climate change.Macron and the prince sat down for a one-to-one working lunch at the Elysee presidential palace.
Howard Zucker to testify on New York's disastrous COVID response in front of House committee
Former state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker will be testifying in front of Congress about the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Zucker was responsible for a March 2020 order that forced nursing homes to accept coronavirus-positive residents, potentially causing additional deaths. [ more ]
Line Of Duty's Vicky McClure made MBE for charity and TV work
Vicky McClure, who has become a household name in the UK following a series of high-octane TV roles, has been made an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to drama and to charity.The Nottingham-born actress, 40, is perhaps best known for her starring role in the BBC's Line Of Duty, although has gained further recognition outside acting for her charity work.
More Than 1.2M Patients Have Been Booted Off Medicaid. Most Are Still Eligible.
An estimated 76 percent of those disenrolled were kicked off for "procedural reasons" like completing paperwork late.Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2023.Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images A healthcare catastrophe is unfolding across the U.S. as states - now unrestrained by coverage rules enacted early in the coronavirus pandemic - continue to remove people from Medicaid at an alarming clip, mostly for procedural reasons unrelated to their eligibility for the program.
Biden taps former North Carolina health secretary to lead CDC
Dr. Mandy Cohen, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, will replace outgoing CDC director Rochelle Walensky.Bryan Anderson/AP President Biden has named Dr.Mandy Cohen, former state health secretary in North Carolina, to serve as the next leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Poverty, climate, regional stability on agenda as Saudi crown prince visits France
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as part of an official visit, during which he will also participate in a global financing summit aimed at fighting poverty and climate change.Macron and the prince sat down for a one-to-one working lunch at the Elysee presidential palace.
Can U.S.-China Student Exchanges Survive Geopolitics?
Chinese students are experiencing anxiety and uncertainty about studying in the United States due to negative news, including gun violence and tensions between the US and China.
Chinese students have been a significant presence in American universities for years, making up the largest share of international students.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the flow of Chinese students studying abroad. [ more ]
Can U.S.-China Student Exchanges Survive Geopolitics?
Chinese students are experiencing anxiety and uncertainty about studying in the United States due to negative news, including gun violence and tensions between the US and China.
Chinese students have been a significant presence in American universities for years, making up the largest share of international students.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the flow of Chinese students studying abroad. [ more ]
Can U.S.-China Student Exchanges Survive Geopolitics?
Chinese students are experiencing anxiety and uncertainty about studying in the United States due to negative news, including gun violence and tensions between the US and China.
Chinese students have been a significant presence in American universities for years, making up the largest share of international students.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the flow of Chinese students studying abroad. [ more ]
Can U.S.-China Student Exchanges Survive Geopolitics?
Chinese students are experiencing anxiety and uncertainty about studying in the United States due to negative news, including gun violence and tensions between the US and China.
Chinese students have been a significant presence in American universities for years, making up the largest share of international students.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the flow of Chinese students studying abroad. [ more ]
Can U.S.-China Student Exchanges Survive Geopolitics?
Chinese students are experiencing anxiety and uncertainty about studying in the United States due to negative news, including gun violence and tensions between the US and China.
Chinese students have been a significant presence in American universities for years, making up the largest share of international students.
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the flow of Chinese students studying abroad. [ more ]
Boris Johnson accused of breaking yet more rules over Daily Mail job
Jump to content Sign up to our newslettersSubscribe News Sports Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium NewsUKUK Politics Martha McHardy Saturday 17 June 2023 10:00Comments Close Privileges Committee finds Boris Johnson misled Parliament Boris Johnson has been accused of committing a clear breach of the rules for failing to follow protocol ahead of announcing his new columnist role at the Daily Mail.
Arizona Is Extracting Steep Concessions to Thwart Navajo Nation's Water Rights
The Pascua Yaqui reservation, with a casino and golf course, lower left.Arizona Republicans introduced a bill in 2020 to bar tribes from renewing casino licenses if they had unresolved water rights litigation with the state.The measure failed.Russel Albert Daniels for ProPublica and High Country News.
Ten architecture projects by students at Manchester School of Art
Dezeen School Shows: a centre that explores the impact of mining is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Manchester School of Art.Also included is a fabric upcycling facility in an adaptively reused industrial courtyard and a assembly building constructed around a nuclear reactor on the shores of Lake Windermere.
Why Do Team Owners Raise the Championship Trophy First?
What an ending.Your favorite N.B.A. team has just clinched a championship.The superstar, drenched in sweat, fulfilled his hero's journey.The players are exhausted, but jubilant.Some of them are crying.Out comes a gleaming trophy, the coveted prize that gives the grueling season its meaning, and it's obvious who should lift it first: the billionaire who owns the team.
Boris Johnson's Comeback Hopes May Be Dimmer Than He Thinks
It is tempting to view Boris Johnson's sudden resignation from Britain's Parliament on Friday evening as merely another twist in a serpentine career, a tactical retreat rather than a political epitaph.After all, the language in his 1,035-word statement was defiant and aggrieved, peppered with reminders of the thumping electoral victory that he had delivered for the Conservative Party less than four years ago and pregnant with the possibility that he could do so again in the future.
Why Do Team Owners Raise the Championship Trophy First?
What an ending.Your favorite N.B.A. team has just clinched a championship.The superstar, drenched in sweat, fulfilled his hero's journey.The players are exhausted, but jubilant.Some of them are crying.Out comes a gleaming trophy, the coveted prize that gives the grueling season its meaning, and it's obvious who should lift it first: the billionaire who owns the team.
From Fleet Street to Partygate: Boris Johnson's extraordinary rise and fall
He was the London mayor who basked in the glory of the 2012 Olympics, before leading the Conservatives to a landmark election victory on the back of his promise to get Brexit done.But Boris Johnson's career will perhaps best be remembered for being peppered with scandal - primarily the lockdown-busting parties which cast a shadow over his political future.
GOP Governors Send National Guard Forces, State Troopers to Texas-Mexico Border
A Texas National Guard soldier stands vigil at a makeshift migrant camp near the U.S.-Mexico border fence on May 11, 2023, in El Paso, Texas.John Moore / Getty Images Even though President Biden has positioned himself as more tough on immigration than MAGA Republicans - even claiming that "MAGA House Republican proposals would slash funding for border security" - several GOP governors have found a new way to escalate their war on migrants.
Skip to content Continue reading the main story Commuters donned Covid masks to walk the streets, children were kept indoors at recess and officials warned millions of people to avoid going outside on Wednesday as plumes of smoke continued to billow across the United States from Canadian wildfires, blotting out the sun in parts of upstate New York.
Freelance creative director John Tymkiw has spent the last three years photographing the outdoor dining shelters that sprang up on the streets of New York City during the coronavirus pandemic.Here, he selects 10 of his favourites.Restaurants and cafes across New York City began erecting makeshift kerbside dining shelters in 2020 in a bid to increase their outdoor seating capacity while Covid-19 restricted indoor gatherings.
Europe's War Against Refugees Is Fueling the Far Right's Ascension
A police car drives past the main gate of the newly established refugee camp on the island of Samos, Greece, on September 18, 2021.Socrates Baltagiannis / picture alliance via Getty Images The European Union is waging war on refugees.Italy's far right government recently declared a state of emergency and hermetically sealed its ports.