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IN THE NEWS
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler says President Trump has created ‘hate’ and ‘division’
Portland’s Mayor Ted Wheeler slammed President Trump’s response to national protests amid a deadly shooting in Portland that happened after supporters of President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed.
LINK: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/30/politics/portland-mayor-donald-trump-protests/index.html
Battle over COVID-19 school openings goes to the courts
Teachers unions and parents are waging legal battles surrounding school reopening and what many are saying is unsafe and politically motivated.
With the United States crossing 6M cases, many families are being faced with impossible decisions. What have you and your family decided? Have you had to make any choices you felt were unavoidable given the crisis?
LINK: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/514196-battle-over-covid-19-school-openings-goes-to-the-courts
U.S. Coronavirus Rates Are Rising Fast Among Children
As some schools are going back to in-person classes, a study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus have increased at a faster rate in children and teenagers than among the general public.
LINK: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/31/us/coronavirus-cases-children.html
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