Nov 18, 2020 | State Gov News
The pandemic recession hasn’t been as bad as feared, actually generating a one-time budget surplus. But it’s not expected to last. Source: Despite pandemic, California expects $26 billion windfall |...
Nov 18, 2020 | Climate Change
The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as to the coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross said Tuesday, warning that global warming poses a greater threat than COVID-19. Source: Climate change bigger threat than COVID: Red...
Nov 18, 2020 | Coronavirus News
A Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Sinovac showed inconclusive early-stage results about its level of protection, although scientists remain optimistic it can yet prove to be effective against the coronavirus. Source: Chinese Covid Vaccine Gives Scientists Pause...
Nov 18, 2020 | Coronavirus News
A group of mayors in Florida called on Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to issue a statewide mask mandate during a conference call on Wednesday to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak in the Sunshine State. Source: Group of Florida mayors call on DeSantis to issue mask mandate |...
Nov 18, 2020 | Coastal News
“The hurricane came, it destroyed my house, my daughter’s house, it destroyed five houses in total,” said Filimon Wilfred, 72. “Where am I going to live?” Source: Hurricane Iota batters Nicaragua, especially its Caribbean...
Nov 18, 2020 | State Gov News
About 20 lawmakers from California, Texas and Washington state are at the four-day, 100-person conference organized by the Independent Voter Project. Source: California GOP lawmakers defend Maui trip as promoting ‘intelligent public...
Nov 18, 2020 | Coronavirus News
The company said it planned to apply for emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration “within days.” Source: New Pfizer Results: Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and 95% Effective – The New York...
Nov 18, 2020 | Climate Change
“Trying is not enough anymore. We must take action,” warns one scientist who spent more than a year gathering data in the rapidly warming far north. Source: “Take action” or face a grim future, warns climate scientist after a year locked in...
