Aug 02 Watch 5:40 The safety concerns for teachers before schools reopen By PBS NewsHour The largest teacher’s union in the U.S., the American Federation of Teachers, announced recently it would support any local chapters that strike due to their school’s reopening without any safety measures. Randi Weingarten, the union’s president, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 5:23 America’s COVID-19 economy struggles as cases climb By PBS NewsHour As the emergency $600-per-week unemployment benefit expired on July 31, officials expressed optimism for another relief package. The bill, being negotiated right now, would be the fifth since the pandemic hit and likely the last before the November elections. Diane… Continue watching
Aug 02 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus By Associated Press His actor son, Abhishek Bachchan, who is still in the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital with the virus, said in a tweet that his father has tested negative and will rest at home. Both were hospitalized on July 11. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 7:06 A California collective makes the case for outdoor schooling By Christopher Booker As school districts across the country are trying to determine how or if they can open their doors in the fall, a California coalition has come together - offering districts everything from curriculum to architecture advice to take their classrooms… Continue watching
Aug 02 Debate begins for who’s first in line for COVID-19 vaccine By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses, but it’s a vexing decision. Continue reading
Aug 01 AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s election agitations and distortions By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Heads snapped and eyes rolled when President Donald Trump made a case for considering an election postponement in the pandemic. Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who agree on precious little, said forget about it. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 5:23 America’s COVID-19 economy struggles as cases climb By PBS NewsHour As the emergency $600-per-week unemployment benefit expired on July 31, officials expressed optimism for another relief package. The bill, being negotiated right now, would be the fifth since the pandemic hit and likely the last before the November elections. Diane… Continue watching
Aug 01 South Africa hits 500,000 confirmed cases, still not at peak By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press South Africa, with a population of about 58 million, has the fifth-highest number of cases in the world, behind the U.S., Brazil, Russia and India, all countries with significantly higher populations, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Experts… Continue reading
Aug 01 Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida battens down By Dánica Coto, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials said they were closing beaches, parks and coronavirus testing sites. Continue reading
Aug 01 Mexico no. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder U.S. response By John Leicester, Arno Pedram, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast on Saturday is threatening to complicate efforts to contain the virus. Continue reading