Reluctant Towns, Cities and States Are Being Dragged Into Court to Fix Sidewalks for People With Disabilities

From her Baltimore dining room, Susan Goodlaxson can see her neighbor gardening across the street. But while other neighbors stop to chat, Goodlaxson just watches from the window. She uses a wheelchair, and there isn’t a single curb ramp on her block.

If the 66-year-old wanted to join, she’d have to jump her wheelchair down the 7.5-inch curb and risk a fall. Ditto if she wante…

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Should Anyone in the U.S. Get COVID-19 Booster Shots-

Update, Aug. 13: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 12 said immunocompromised individuals in the U.S., such as those who have received organ transplants or have certain types of cancer or other illnesses can get a third dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to boost their immune responses. That extended authorization applies only to immu…

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There’s a Travel Ban on Dogs, and You Can Blame COVID-19

Marine Sgt. John Weldon was deployed in Syria when a dying, days-old puppy appeared at his military base in the middle of May.

To save the newborn, which was barely bigger than the hand of the local who dropped it off, the infantryman scoured the Internet for a recipe for puppy formula that he could make with limited ingredients. He nursed the pup every two to three hours with a mixture o…

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These 5 Photos From the James Webb Space Telescope Are Mind-Blowing. Here’s What They Can Tell Us

This week, NASA revealed for the first time five pictures taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Together, these images—from the birth of stars to one of the deepest looks into the far reaches of space—offer some of the most detailed glimpses into the beginnings of our universe ever seen.

Here’s what each image shows and why it helps us better understand space:

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The Miami Marlins’ Disastrous COVID-19 Outbreak Proves That Bubbles Matter

As of Tuesday morning, the Miami Marlins were still scheduled to play a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night in Baltimore. That game was originally scheduled to take place in Miami, a pandemic hotspot. But after a COVID-19 outbreak struck the Marlins—as of Tuesday, at least 17 players and coaches have tested positive—the game was shifted to Charm City. Two …

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Britain agrees Brexit divorce deal with EU, May’s opponents vow to thwart it

While Brussels choreographs the first withdrawal of a sovereign state from the EU, May, a far from secure leader hemmed in by opponents in government and her own Conservative party, must now try to get the deal approved by her cabinet and, in the toughest test of all, by parliament.Brexiteers in May’s party accused her of surrendering to the EU and said they would vote the deal down while the…

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Burberry liberalises maternity leave policy as inclusivity drive continues

The new policy starts from next April and builds on the company’s existing maternity, paternity, adoption and partner leave commitments to create “a consistent approach for all employees globally who have worked at the company for at least 12 months”.While it may not have a huge impact in some countries where parental leave policy is already fairly generous, in other countries it will hav…

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Cortefiel to get new €600m loan facility

Credit Suisse , Societe Generale , BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole CIB have underwritten the loan which will replace Cortefiel’s €895m existing debt.The change of ownership and new loan will help Cortefiel to reduce its debt and remove the pressure of loans that were due to mature in 2018.

The company’s existing loans will be repaid at par in September after the deal between CVC, PAI …

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China’s industrial output growth slows in April, retail sales miss forecasts

Industrial production grew 9.8% in April from a year ago, slower than the 14.1% surge in March, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Monday, but matching a consensus forecast by analysts from a Reuters poll.China’s economy showed steady improvement in April but new problems are emerging, the NBS said in a statement alongside the data.คำพูดจาก Read more