Month: October 2020
Texas’ 2020 early voting surpasses total turnout in 2016 election – CNN
Texas’ 2020 early voting surpasses total turnout in 2016 election CNN Republicans are narrowing the early voting gap in these states CNN Potential legal challenges over late-arriving mail ballots CBS News SOS Jocelyn Benson: Michigan knows how to run a secure election Detroit Free
Read MoreWhen missing rent leads to jail time
Arkansas is the only state in the country that allows landlords to file criminal — rather than civil — charges against tenants after they fall behind on rent. Based on a law dating back to 1901, if tenants’ rent is
Read MoreTeachers are leaving schools. Will they come to startups next?
It wasn’t the lingering exhaustion that made Christine Huang, a New York public school teacher, leave the profession. Or the low pay. Or the fact that she rarely had time to spend with her kids after the school day due
Read MoreTrump’s Hard-Line Immigration Policies Go Before Voters
The administration has raced to build the president’s promised border wall and block migrants from entering the United States, but the future of those policies will be determined by the election.
Read MoreE.ventures opens new office in Paris
VC firm e.ventures is expanding its footprint in Europe with a new office in Paris, as well as a new Paris-based partner. Jonathan Userovici, who previously worked for Idinvest Partners, is joining e.ventures as partner and head of the Paris
Read MoreThe scariest things in the universe are black holes – and here are 3 reasons
Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is scarier than a black hole. Black holes – regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape – are
Read MoreSwing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows – The Washington Post
Swing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows The Washington Post Judge demands U.S. Postal Service stop reforms that delay mail before Election Day NewsChannel5.com Thousands call Pennsylvania county about requested ballots that never arrived CNN Want
Read MoreCOVID-19 Antibodies May Last Longer Than Researchers Thought
As more and more people are diagnosed with COVID-19, the question of how long immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the illness, lasts, is increasingly important. Understanding that would help patients know whether they can get re-infected, and potentially
Read MoreHow Joe Biden May Have Outmaneuvered Donald Trump On Energy, Climate, and the Economic Recovery
President Donald Trump thought he had hit the jackpot during the final presidential debate when his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, declared that he would “transition away from the oil industry.” “Oh, that’s a big statement,” Trump said. “He’s
Read MoreHere’s What We Know About Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Plan
If you watched the presidential debates, you could be forgiven for thinking former Vice President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 containment plan boils down to “not Trump’s.” When asked during the final debate on Oct. 22 how he would respond to the
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