Tag: COVID-19

The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, although the pullout won’t take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new administration or if circumstances change. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said he would reverse the decision on his first day in office if elected.

The Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians teamed up with Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District to put on a fireworks show that lit up the San Jacinto Valley skies – and computer screens for those that livestreamed it. Both entities are well known for their annual spectacular pyrotechnic displays but due to COVID-19 limits on public gatherings, things were done differently this year.

From 9 July to 11 July 2020, the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) will be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organized by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the annual conference's mission is to provide a global platform for current and future AI innovation startups and corporations to exchange ideas and resources in pursuit of humankind's greatest technological achievements.

I wrote and rewrote this sentence three times, each time erasing the words. How do you write about #fakenews without spreading #fakenews?

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the chasms, the fissures, the cracks in many American institutions. Nowhere, though, are they more apparent than in the nation’s arrangements for long-term care — specifically, in its nursing homes, where some 1.4 million people, mostly women, live out the rest of their days.