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After collecting billions of dollars in the United States coronavirus aid, many of the nation’s wealthiest nonprofit hospitals are now tapping into disaster relief funds that critics say they don’t need. The money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is going to some large health systems that have billions of dollars in cash reserves and investments, according to government records reviewed by Reuters news agency. FEMA has received nearly 2,200 aid requests from hospitals and thus far has approved about 15 percent of them, for a total of $894m, the agency told Reuters news....

Wealthy hospitals rake in U.S. disaster aid for COVID-19 costs Reuters 12/29/2020 By Chad Terhune (Reuters) - After collecting billions of dollars in U.S. coronavirus aid, many of the nation’s wealthiest nonprofit hospitals are now tapping into disaster relief funds that critics say they don’t need. The money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is going to some large health systems that have billions of dollars in cash reserves and investments, according to government records reviewed by Reuters. FEMA has received nearly 2,200 aid requests from hospitals and thus far h...

Reuters"> By Reuters - 29 December 2020 - 14:27 Many of the wealthiest nonprofit hospitals in the US are now tapping into disaster relief funds that critics say they don’t need. Image: Tyler Olson/ 123RF.com After collecting billions of dollars in U.S. coronavirus aid, many of the nation’s wealthiest nonprofit hospitals are now tapping into disaster relief funds that critics say they don’t need. The money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is going to some large health systems that have billions of dollars in cash reserves and investments, accord...

‘Don’t underestimate the fear.’ Clergy, doctors and activists tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, access in Black, Latino communities Angie Leventis Lourgos, Laura Rodríguez Presa, Stacy St. Clair, Alice Yin and Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune © Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS Dolores Castaneda waves at a friend in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Dec. 18, 2020. CHICAGO – The Rev. John Zayas says his congregants at Grace and Peace Church in Chicago's North Austin neighborhood have been peppering him with questions about the new COVID-...

30:12 Click 'play' to hear Timothy Egan describe being a lapsed Catholic, embarking on a pilgrimage and a newfound belief in miracles. He sets out along the Via Francigena, once the major medieval trail leading the devout to Rome, and travels overland via the small mountain towns of France, Switzerland and Italy, accompanied by a quirky cast of fellow pilgrims.  The NYTimes review said of the book:  …a deeply-researched, captivating journey through the rich history of Christianity and the winding paths of the French and Italian countryside that will feed mind, body and soul. Timothy Egan ...