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The Internet Archive lost its appeal on the subject of ebook lending
The US district court for the Northern District of New Jersey ruled that National Emergency Library, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing free books amid the coronavirus pandemic, violated copyright laws. The court stated that the organisation violated the Copyright Act when it refused to compensate authors who had copyrights on the books available at…
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Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for Chapter 11
Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, a year after the US-based home furnishings chain was first warned of bankruptcy by its lenders. The company, founded in 1888, had spent $1 billion to buy back its stock after being hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The company had announced it was…
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By March, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients may face reductions and lose their boost
The US government has said that it will end the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, due to a surge in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. The government added that it decided to end the program due to research showing that ending it will increase food insufficiency and keep every recipient at the maximum benefit…
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Black farmers want justice from the USDA
After a US lawmaker requested USDA to use funds appropriated to help farmers amid coronavirus pandemic to cover the costs of debt to Black and Asian farmers, the department responded, “We are committed to helping all farmers and will continue to do so.” It said they worked quickly to dole out the funds to farmers…
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The judge is wrong in blocking student loan relief
US President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which aims to help millions of borrowers amid the coronavirus pandemic, has been rejected by a federal judge. A judge in Missouri and a Supreme Court justice in Alabama also rejected challenges to the program. Biden’s program aims to deliver debt relief before federal student loan payments…
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If you can’t find them, here’s what to do
Over half of parents in the US said that they’re not able to find the medication they need for their children amid the coronavirus pandemic, an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) poll revealed. However, the AAP said that parents may have to make a few stops to find what they need. It added that parents…
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Everyone agrees that the US has a border crisis.
US State Secretary Rex Tillerson on Thursday met with Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray of Mexico for the second time in just over a month. This comes amid a growing number of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border. The Trump administration has recently increased the number of migrants being turned back at the border as part of…
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China’s surge in cases has an impact on factories and the consumer market.
China’s exports and imports contracted for the first time since May 2020 in October amid the coronavirus pandemic, as surging inflation and rising interest rates hit global demand. The country’s exports fell 10.9% from a year earlier, while imports fell 10.4%. China’s manufacturing sector has been hit by new COVID-19 curbs at home, which have…
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African scientists say western aid to fight the disease is not working.
Namibia’s President Hage Geipel has called for investing 50% of the country’s national budget in education and health care amid the coronavirus pandemic. He said this could help protect African countries from exporting health-care workers but it could not stop them from importing health-care workers from other countries. “I urge you to invest 50% of…
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Are US politics taking away early-career scientists?
While the number of international students in Australia and Canada has declined due to the coronavirus pandemic, the number of international students in Canada increased in the academic year that ended in June. However, African applications for study-permits in Canada have complained of excessive visa application delays. The Institute of International Education said that 10%…
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The disease is spreading very fast, overwhelming children’s hospitals.
Hospitals across the US are struggling to care for the influx of children due to the coronavirus pandemic, with some reporting an increase in the number of people coming in with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The number of coronavirus cases in US has exceeded 20 lakh, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker. The virus has…