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Opinion: Vaccine Hesitancy In The U.S. Is A Peculiar Privilege
"I want to wait and watch."
This is a peculiar response I receive from my friends and some family members in the United States when I ask them about their thoughts on COVID vaccination. This is a peculiar response for a couple of reasons: COVID vaccines are exceptionally effective, they are now readily available and they are the best way to end the pandemic and return to normalcy.
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More Police Officers Have Died On The Job So Far This Year Than In 2020. Why?
The rate of on-the-job fatalities for police is higher this year than it was at this time in 2020, according to an organization that tracks law enforcement deaths. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund reports that as of Monday, June 21, a total of 151 total deaths... -
New Yorkers Head To The Polls In A Heated Mayoral Race. Here's What's At Stake
New York City Democrats select their candidates for mayor on Tuesday, in a primary race that's being seen as an indicator of how voters balance priorities such as crime and police reform. The diverse field also suggests New York could be on the verge of sending its second Black candidate –...
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said he wants to make permanent a new tax credit that will put up to $300 per month per child into the pockets of families. The tax credit, approved as part of the…
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SHARON, Pa. – Sharon Regional Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – Myocardial Infarcation Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2021. It is one of only 132 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The…
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LORDSTOWN, Ohio – Rajeev Lamba stands in a bright, clean, but nearly empty 800,000-square-foot section of Lordstown Motor Corp.’s manufacturing plant. But in a matter of two months, Lamba says the first production lines for the company’s electric-motor system will…
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The case doesn’t decide whether students can be paid salaries.
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There's new hope an iconic Youngstown theater will get revitalized by the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation.
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"The impact would be to essentially double property taxes, which would push a lot of those properties that already have limited cash flow into financial distress," said Hal Keller, policy advisor with the Ohio Housing Council.
