Though the death from COVID-19 of the first child in Iowa is tragic, data shows this case is a very rare instance throughout the pandemic. State public health officials reported the death this past weekend. The State Medical Examiner confirmed the death was caused by COVID-19, according to a news…
Inside the sprawling two-story tan and coral stucco building on New York Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C., is a men’s homeless shelter that once served as a halfway house run by the government. It’s a place that some 20 registered sex offenders call home — according to the city’s sex…
Cedar Knolls, N.J., Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NJ 211 and the Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) announce the launch of New Jersey’s first cybercrime support and recovery hotline. The new system, the second statewide cybercrime hotline in the U.S, allows New Jersey residents to dial 2-1-1 to report and…
File photo.(REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz) We all make silly mistakes. We answer robocalls, click links we should have double-checked first, and open spam email or worse, rogue attachments. Best case scenario, nothing too bad happens. Arming your tech with the right safeguards can go a long way. Check out this comparison of…
Colombo (News 1st); The National Child Protection Authority on Monday (24) arrested a male dancing teacher for sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy. The 42-year-old suspect served as a dancing teacher in the Western Province and investigations revealed the suspect had sexually abused the boy in 2019 during preparations for a…
Speakers on the opening night of Republican National Convention slammed teachers’ unions for hurting children, talked up school choice, and praised President Donald Trump’s record on education. Among those who delivered speeches Monday evening was Rebecca Friedrichs, a long-time public school teacher in California who brought a legal challenge to certain…
Others were more trenchant in their criticism. The CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya tweeted, “Media blitz and image correction: Spread positive vibes. Shed negativity. Forget Covid. Ignore students. It’s peacock time. Relax! Enjoy! Unlock your mind! Unwind your worries! If you don’t have peacocks at home, you can always watch…
Photo credit: RyanJLane – Getty Images From Bicycling If you’ve noticed a bunch of new cyclists out on the road or trails lately, it isn’t just your imagination. With the impact of the coronavirus pandemic including closed gyms and limited options for entertainment, there’s a major bike boom underway as…
A student studies by herself at the Duncan Student Center. (Photo by Barbara Johnston/ University of Notre Dame) It’s lunchtime on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and the Notre Dame campus is quiet. In a virtually empty Duncan Student Center, the only sounds are a Sam Smith ballad playing on the speakers and custodian…
As I look back over so many of the posts I have written for our website, it’s startling to see how many have had to do with businesses that have permanently closed because of COVID-19. It gets more and more sad as the days go by, especially because it’s more…
