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On October 4, a California jury rendered a stunning, unanimous verdict of $136.9 million against Tesla in favor of Owen Diaz, a former employee of a Tesla subcontractor, for Tesla’s...

Facebook, instagram, which it owns, whatsapp, which it bought and people can use to communicate if they dont have expensive phone plans. the headlines say it shows how vital facebook has become. they said they made the error. an annoyance for the u.s. but a big deal in the rest of the world when it comes to equity issues. aoc is someone who might be a little more naturally conversant with the next generations use here made an interesting point as she often does. some people were upset by her kin...

With this pill. the first, its really expensive and its not necessarily going to be available across the country or even across the world because of that expense. so its going to worsen equity issues. and finally, it doesnt stop the virus from mutating. which is what brought us the delta variant and got us where we are today. great, but get your vaccine, please. >> if you look at the numbers, more than 100,000 americans are still coming down with covid every day. thats the average. about 1800 am...

Report: The Pandemic Grossly Exacerbated Disparities in Education 07/29/21 A new report noted that students on the whole did make gains during the 2020–2021 school year. However, those gains were lower than seen in previous years. Underrepresented groups and students in high-poverty areas were disproportionately impacted negatively by the public policy response to the pandemic. The report, Learning during COVID-19: Reading and math achievement in the 2020-2021 school year, from the non-profit...

05/25/21 The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already serious problem for families, in particular low-income families: access to structured summer programs. According to new research commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance and conducted by Edge Research, participation in summer programs had been growing, with 47% of families reporting at least one member of their family participating in any type of summer program, up from 33% in 2013 and 25% in 2008. However, the pandemic interrupted that...

Learn How Innovators in Children’s Health View the Effects of COVID-19, the Impact of Equity Issues and the Actions Needed Moving Forward at a New Manatt Webinar—the Fifth in Our Health Care Imperatives Series. Click Here to Register Free for a Compelling Panel Discussion With Trailblazers in Children’s Health Care. Disruptions to health care, education and community life due to the pandemic have been devastating for the health and development of our nation’s children. After decades of ...

Companies raise Rs 14,517 cr via equity issues Indian companies raised funds worth Rs 14,517 crore through equity issue in February, according to SEBI data. In January, they had raised Rs 11,517 crore   |  26 April 2021 7:42 AM GMT MUMBAI: Indian companies raised funds worth Rs 14,517 crore through equity issue in February, according to SEBI data. In January, they had raised Rs 11,517 crore through equity issue in the previous month. Companies raised Rs 3,658 crore through initial public o...

Joan Myers Brown’s company of dancers were midway through a European tour when the pandemic struck.   “It was a 15-city tour but after the fifth performance, I knew we had to get home before the borders closed,” Myers Brown said. “But I still had to pay the dancers for the whole tour.” The coronavirus-related economic impact on the arts community has been life altering.  For Myers Brown, founder and artistic advisor of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PhilaDanco!), it meant keepin...

Black dancers struggle to make their way through pandemic Nikesha Elise Williams © Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Performers from the Dancer Theater of Harlem and the Collage Dance Collective of Memphis, Tennessee, rehearse the piece Dougla in Studio K at the nearly finished REACH, an expansion of the Kennedy Centers performance, rehearsal and work space May 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Dance Theatre of Harlem lost millions after being forced to stop its touring schedule an...

Time. >> no. >> yes, question. the world has changed since this program was created. i knew -- i knew id get a reaction. >> i wish this werent so dire but for wealthier white men, absolutely, longevity and healthiness has increased. for working class women it has decreas decreased. >> over time we can look at it. >> we have to look at the equity issues. i wish that werent the case. >> can you imagine us passing -- all right, lets raise retirement age for wealthy white men as the solution, splitt...