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Virtual Connection: Community Services for You and Your Family During the Coronavirus Pandemic
With more people being forced to work and learn from home in recent weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, many businesses and nonprofits are offering online services to help people get through this difficult time. Here is a running list of some of those businesses and opportunities: EDUCATION | FITNESS | ART & ENTERTAINMENT | ZOOS & AQUARIUMS | NUTRITION…
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Settlement Reached in Suit Over Video Captioning at Harvard University
Harvard University agreed to make its website and online courses friendlier to those who are deaf or hard of hearing as part of a settlement announced Wednesday in a federal lawsuit. The suit, filed in 2015 by the National Association of the Deaf, alleged that many of Harvard’s online videos, courses and podcasts did not include captions or were inaccurately...
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Bribe or Donation? Parent's Defense Questions the Difference
Robert Zangrillo is accused of paying $250,000 to get his daughter into college as a fake athlete. Prosecutors call it a bribe. But his lawyers say Zangrillo isn’t much different from parents who make formal donations to try to give their children an advantage in the admissions process. Zangrillo’s lawyers offered a glimpse into their defense plans in a recently...
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AI Can Help Lessen Dangers of Climate Change, Industry Leaders Say
Almost everyone agrees that humans caused climate change, and now some scientists and business leaders say it will take superhumans to help fix it. A study co-written by leading academics and business leaders analyzes nine different ways artificial intelligence (AI) can help reduce gas emissions that are known to have a negative effect on Earth’s atmosphere and four tools to...
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UMass President Announces Plan for Online College for Adults
The president of the University of Massachusetts system says administration officials plan to create an online college for adult learners.
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'I Have Faith': Parkland Hero Speaks Out 1 Year After Tragic Shooting
A year following the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Anthony Borges, the young Venezuelan man who saved the lives of 20 students during the massacre, is speaking out.
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Lindsey Vonn's Goal After Skiing: To ‘Take on the World'
Life after skiing is already taking shape for Lindsey Vonn and she has not even competed in her last race.
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Brown University Enrolls Students From Puerto Rico Tuition Free
Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Puerto Rico tuition-free following the destruction of Hurricane Maria.