Posts Tagged Food Banks
Legislation Would Help With Food Insecurity, During and After the Pandemic
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 19, 2021
More Virginians are having trouble getting access to food because of COVID-19. A bill before the General Assembly is looking to offer food banks assistance. But the bill also has implications after the pandemic. Jahd Khalil has details.
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From NPR News- Lawyers For 18-Year-Old Capitol Rioter Want Him Released To His Parents February 26, 2021Attorneys for Bruno Cua, 18, say that before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, he was an impressionable kid who loved fishing and building treehouses. But prosecutors see a young man intent on violence.
- Coronavirus FAQs: What Are Mask Braces? What If I Get COVID After 1 Vaccine Dose? February 26, 2021Double masking earns praise as a way to keep safe from more contagious variants. Are there other mask hacks? And vaccines are prompting some queries.
- Panel Recommends FDA Authorize Johnson & Johnson Vaccine For Emergency Use February 26, 2021The Food and Drug Administration typically follows the advice of its expert advisers. A quick agency decision on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is expected given the state of the pandemic.
- Syria Airstrikes Resurface Lawmakers' Questions Over Presidential Authority February 26, 2021Some Democrats raised a longstanding debate over presidential vs congressional reach. The administration called the attacks proportionate and said it had briefed congressional leaders ahead of time.
- 'A Huge Opportunity': Venezuelan Migrants Welcome Colombia's New Open-Door Policy February 26, 2021Colombia's president has unveiled a program to let undocumented Venezuelan migrants live and work legally in the country for up to 10 years. Nearly a million Venezuelans in Colombia lack legal status.
- Lawyers For 18-Year-Old Capitol Rioter Want Him Released To His Parents February 26, 2021
- From BBC News
- Alex Salmond says there is 'no doubt' Nicola Sturgeon broke ministerial code February 26, 2021The former first minister makes the claim during his long-awaited appearance at a Holyrood inquiry.
- Covid: Vaccinating by age not job 'will save the most lives' - Hancock February 26, 2021Putting over-40s ahead of teachers or police officers is "the moral thing to do", Matt Hancock says.
- Coronavirus levels 'burning quite hot' in some of UK February 26, 2021Infection rates are declining overall, but some regions are seeing a rise in cases.
- Mother drops children from window to escape Istanbul apartment fire February 26, 2021The four children were all caught by volunteers holding a blanket on the street in Istanbul.
- Jamal Khashoggi: US says Saudi prince approved Khashoggi killing February 26, 2021An official report says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the journalist's murder.
- Alex Salmond says there is 'no doubt' Nicola Sturgeon broke ministerial code February 26, 2021
