Category Archives: Social
Editorial Roundup: New England
Boston Globe. August 14, 2021. Editorial: Give us happy hour, or give us... a referendum on happy hour
NJ regulators approve rules for recreational cannabis market
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's cannabis regulators on Thursday approved rules to set up the recreational marijuana marketplace, giving application priority to women-, minority- and disabled veteran-owned businesses and paving the way for sales to be...
Aid flows a bit more quickly into Haiti; challenges remain
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Relief for the victims of a powerful earthquake and tropical storm began flowing more quickly into Haiti on Thursday, but the Caribbean nation’s entrenched poverty, insecurity and lack of basic infrastructure were still presenti...
Judge won’t dismiss suit on Florida school mask mandate ban
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that parents should decide whether their children wear masks at school to combat the coronavirus.
The Latest: US says Kabul evacuees don’t need COVID tests
KABUL — WASHINGTON — Amid the chaos and confusion at the airport, the United States said it had taken at least one step to ease requirements for those seeking to leave: COVID-19 tests.
Nevada Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall to resign for White House job
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall said Thursday she has accepted a position in President Joe Biden's administration and will resign from her job as lieutenant governor.
US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes.
N.S. legislature increases Black, female presence, still has no Indigenous member
HALIFAX — The representation of Black and female members has risen notably in Nova Scotia's legislature following Tuesday's provincial election, but no one who identifies as Indigenous was elected in the vote — or at any point in the province's
UN Women hopes $40 billion will accelerate gender equality
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The outgoing head of the U.N. women’s agency is hoping that in five years the $40 billion recently pledged to promote gender equality will lead to many more women in leadership positions, a reduction of violence
Workers at Mexico GM plant end contract, oust union in vote
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a General Motors plant in Mexico have voted to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old guard union accused of intimidation tactics in earlier votes. It was an early display of the
