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Professor of philosophy resigns post at the University of Alabama at Huntsville in protest of the school’s inadequate COVID-19 health and safety measures.

The UA System will not mandate that students and staff receive the vaccine as a condition of attendance, according to the news release. People who are not vaccinated are expected to wear face coverings inside campus buildings and should practice physical distancing. Dr. Selwyn Vickers, senior vice president of medicine and dean of the School of Medicine at UAB, said task force members will continue to monitor public health developments. “We will continue to make data-driven decisions that a...

Law that allows condos to delay repairs under scrutiny Now, many interest groups and public officials want the law to be updated.     From left, Maria Fernanda Martinez and Mariana Cordeiro comfort each other while they look at the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Florida, on June 25, 2021. [ DAVID SANTIAGO | Miami Herald ] Updated Earlier today TALLAHASSEE — The deadly collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside has brought a little-noticed loophole in Fl...

Condo collapse:Death toll in Surfside building collapse rises to 64 after search efforts turn from rescue to recovery CNN 46 mins ago By Dakin Andone, Madeline Holcombe, Paul Vercammen and Amir Vera, CNN © Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images A member of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue hugs family member and friends of the victims at the "Surfside Wall of Hope & Memorial" near the site where a building collapsed in Surfside, Florida, north of Miami Beach on July 7, 2021. - Florida re...

The disagreement about whether he should be in power at all at this stage and accusations from members of the opposition that he was seeking to extend his grip on power. there have been protests coming from the streets as the cost of living has soared in a country where 60% of the population live below the poverty line of $2 a day. that has fueled social unrest. the covid pandemic has done nothing to help it and this is a country thats been beset by criminal violence. armed gangs looking for con...

Sense of hope or some sense of closure. now, we are expecting an update from officials in about two hours, but i can tell you that as we were closer to the building collapse site, that you can see just above my shoulder, you can see many of the same things that you see from here. you see the concrete. you see the wire. but when you get closer, you have a deeper sense of understanding that its whats underneath that is really causing agony for these families that are waiting to get a better idea o...

MU launches student vaccination awareness effort Marshall | Courtesy HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University has introduced a public awareness campaign for its student population, encouraging them to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination in an effort to reach #thunderingherdimmunity when the fall semester begins in August. According to a news release from Marshall, the hashtag #thunderingherdimmunity plays off the medical term and Marshall’s sports teams. “We are strongly advising students to ge...

Milwaukee launches Alert Neighbor Program to reduce safety concerns By Angélica Sanchez and FOX6 News Digital Team Published  Nosey Neighbor initiative helps Milwaukee areas Cameras, lights and signs will be installed in 15 neighborhoods chosen for this pilot program. Officials hope this program can expand sooner than later. MILWAUKEE - Nosey neighbors wanted! We are not kidding!  A new neighborhood watch program in Milwaukee is encouraging residents to report any negative activity hap...

Archdiocese: Catholic schools to fully reopen for in-person instruction next year; no remote learning Updated Apr 29, 2021; Posted Apr 29, 2021 Staten Islands Catholic schools plan to reopen for full-time, in-person instruction for all students in September 2021, according to the Archdiocese of New York. (Staten Island Advance/Annalise Knudson) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s Catholic schools will fully reopen for in-person instruction, five days a week, for all stude...

UA to offer students COVID vaccine, but no plans to require shots for fall Updated 7:51 AM; The University of Alabama will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines at no cost to all students 16 and older Monday through the student health center. So far, the UA System has not announced any plans to make vaccinations mandatory. Its campuses plan to return to traditional in-person instruction in the fall. “At this time, there is not a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the fall 2021 semester, but the (UA...