Pandemic unemployment relief ends, cutting off 45,000 jobless in …
WEBSep 6, 2021 · The PUA program was approved by Congress in March 2020 to provide financial assistance to people who were unemployed as a result of the impact of COVID-19, but who did not qualify for traditional unemployment benefits. It was extended in March 2021, through last week. People who were eligible for weekly PUA payments could also receive a weekly $300 supplement from the Federal Pandemic ...
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WEBA team of Cronkite journalists and content creators were in Paris as the world came together for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Cronkite News is a multiplatform news organization that covers news, business and sports …
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WEBAbout Cronkite News. Cronkite News delivers important, impactful Arizona news on its own platforms and through news and sports organizations across the region. We have reporting bureaus in Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Cronkite News is a product of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State ...
Democratic convention puts spotlight on Arizona Senate …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego, in tight Senate race with Kari Lake, showcased on final night of Democratic National Convention. Rep. Ruben Gallego of Phoenix, the Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, speaks to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo by Kelechukwu Iruoma /Cronkite News)
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WEBWASHINGTON – The western United States faces a severe and growing wildfire crisis. Increasingly destructive wildfires have threatened lives, herds and livelihoods. Governors of Arizona and 19 other states are urging Congress to act more swiftly to improve federal efforts to reduce and manage wildfires. Sept. 10, 2024.
Play ball? African Americans interest in baseball wanes - Cronkite …
WEBJan 6, 2021 · In Arizona, poverty rates were higher in 2019 for the category “Black or African Americans” (20.3%) than they were for white residents (13.2), according to the Census Bureau. Richardson believes another factor is that baseball is more of a skill sport rather than one where athleticism can cover up deficiencies in fundamentals, as is the case in basketball and football.
Indigenous groups maintain talking circle traditions during COVID …
WEBJun 25, 2021 · More than 1,300 of the reservation’s 170,000 residents have died of COVID-19. Throughout the Southwest, organizations that serve Indigenous communities have worked to keep talking circles alive through the pandemic. Left: Andrea Klimas, the clinical director and a talking circle facilitator at Native American Connections, burns sage in a ...
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WEBJun 27, 2024 · AI-generated deepfakes could wreak havoc in elections, but Arizona officials are determined to avoid that. MILWAUKEE – Tech companies and elections officials are worried about the spread of AI-generated deepfakes and misinformation. At the Republican National Convention, a workshop presented by Microsoft explored the …
A Community’s Response: How one Arizona tribe battled COVID-19
WEBMay 4, 2021 · Reflections from the White Mountain Apache Tribe a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic hit Native Americans especially hard. quietly battled to save its people. Justin Tafoya, left, a registered nurse and public information officer, talks with Lafe Altaha before a nurse checks his vitals at his home in Whiteriver, Arizona.
ASU’s Amukamara represents Nigeria in Tokyo Olympics
WEBJul 22, 2021 · PHOENIX – For the second time, Arizona State graduate Promise Amukamara will represent Team Nigeria in the Summer Olympics. Amukara was the first ASU women’s basketball player to make an Olympics team when she went to Tokyo, and will do the same in Paris. Nigeria’s National Team has …
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