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No matter who you meet, if you say, “666,” all of the sudden, they know what you are talking about. There is coming a time when every person will have to receive a mark or a number, without which you will not be able to fly in a commercial aircraft, enter a federal building, drive a car, open a bank account, receive health care, or hold a job. The technology is already in place. It is happening right now. There is no doubt that technology that is being deemed as “essential” in everyone�...

Just as dozens of COVID-19 protections were set to expire, President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion stimulus package Sunday that extends unemployment benefits, continues the federal eviction moratorium, sends out another round of relief checks and provides assistance for states, among other things.   Heres what New Jerseyans will get from the COVID relief bill and what we know about when the benefits will arrive: Extra unemployment benefits Federal unemployment programs will now be extend...

Many students living in the city's family shelters still have weak or no Wi-Fi, putting virtual education out of reach.

The state is trying to prevent staff layoffs at school districts and charters due to enrollment drops during the pandemic.

Native American language school forced to abandon traditional teaching in pandemic Posted at 10:47 AM, Dec 24, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-24 13:34:52-05 CUSICK, Wa. — The Kalispel Tribe of Indians has a culture forged in the mountains of Washington. Its a culture that generations have spent passing down, and now, because of COVID-19, sharing the ancient Salish language and the way of this tribe is getting tougher. JR Bluff started a language program to not only teach adults Salish but ...

Students are in desperate need of desks and this man is doing something about it and last updated 2020-12-23 13:39:11-05 Like countless other Americans stuck at home during COVID-19, Steven Clark found himself searching for purpose. The 43-year-old man eventually found it in the basement of his century-old home, making desks for students in need. Woodworking is not Clarks full-time job, but it is where he finds himself between Zoom calls and on weekends. Months into the pandemic, Clark knew he ...

COVID-19 quarantines, positive cases reported by Story County schools Ames Tribune Across Story County, school districts have created online portals reporting the number of students and staff who are currently in quarantine or have tested positive for COVID-19. The following school districts have provided an update on COVID-19 cases across their student and staff population. Ames school district  On Monday morning, the district reported less than six positive cases among students at the presch...

Longreads Best of 2020: Investigative Reporting All Best of Longreads illustrations by Kjell Reigstad. The California Sunday Magazine) In July 2012, U.S. Army First Lieutenant Clint Lorance gave an order that killed two Afghan civilians on a motorcycle near an operating base outside of Kandahar, in a volatile region in Afghanistan. Lorance was convicted of murder. The narrative weaved by Sean Hannity and others at Fox News framed Lorance as a war hero; he was pardoned by Donald Trump in Novemb...

    "During the past 4 weeks, Adams has progressed steadily from a grey designation to red," he wrote. "As such, we feel it is in the best interest of everybodys health and safety to hold remote classes for ALL students next week."   Adams case numbers of the novel coronavirus have been fairly low over the past seven months. However, like much of state, its seen its handful of positive grow ove the past month.    According to Thursdays COVID-19 dashboard published by the state Depar...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series of tributes acknowledging and celebrating the extraordinary individuals who have been teaching and caring for our Brattleboro area children during this challenging time. In presenting these accolades, the Reformer and Compassionate Brattleboro, sponsors of this initiative, recognize that the teachers and caretakers in our area, as a whole, have risen to the challenges imposed in unco...