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‘Good Trouble’ Anti-Trump Protests Set Across NY On Thursday: Find Location Near You ‘Good Trouble’ Anti-Trump Protests Set Across NY On Thursday: Find Location Near You
‘Good Trouble’ Anti-Trump Protests Set Across NY On Thursday: Find Location Near You Five years after the death of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will gather on Thursday, July 17, for a national day of peaceful protest aimed at protecting civil rights and confronting the policies of President Donald Trump. The campaign, called "Good Trouble Lives On," is organizing hundreds of local protests and community actions to fight back against what organizers call “attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration.” Events will take place at courthouses, public spaces, and street corners across the U.S. You can use the m…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Schools Can Safely Reopen If Proper Precautions Are Taken, CDC Says, Citing Research COVID-19: Schools Can Safely Reopen If Proper Precautions Are Taken, CDC Says, Citing Research
Covid-19: Schools Can Safely Reopen If Proper Precautions Are Taken, CDC Says, Citing Research Children can safely return to classrooms in most communities throughout the nation if proper safety measures are taken amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) announced, saying evidence indicates that in-person instruction can be held safely as long as social distancing and mask-wearing protocols are in place. At the same, local officials should limit indoor dining, bars, and poorly ventilated gyms in order to keep infection rates low in the community at large, the CDC researchers wrote in a report published on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the journal JAMA. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Here's When NYS PAUSE Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know COVID-19: Here's When NYS PAUSE Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know
Covid-19: Here's When NYS Pause Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know Here's an overview of what you need to know about the "NY State on Pause" measures and time frame covered in an executive order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday, March 20 announced in a news conference in Albany. (See video of the news conference above. For audio only, click here.) The order mandates that 100 percent of the workforce must stay home beginning Sunday, March 22 at 8 p.m. excluding essential services. All non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason are temporarily banned. Enacting Matilda’s Law to protect New Yorkers age 70 and over and those with compromis…

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by Daily Voice
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Measures To Reduce Financial Strain, Density Ordered As NY Reports 1,769 New COVID-19 Cases Measures To Reduce Financial Strain, Density Ordered As NY Reports 1,769 New COVID-19 Cases
Measures To Reduce Financial Strain, Density Ordered As NY Reports 1,769 New Covid-19 Cases New measures to help lessen the financial strain and density of offices have been ordered by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Cuomo announced on Thursday, March 19 that he will order all non-essential businesses in New York to have at least 75 percent of their employees work from home. (See first image above.) The move comes a day after Cuomo had ordered half of a company's employees to work at home. The move does not affect companies that provide essential services such as food, pharmacies, healthcare, shipping, supplies, etc.  At his daily ne…

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by Joe Lombardi