BALTIMORE, MD — A nonprofit in Baltimore City is offering a tuition-free summer camp to kids whose parents have been affected by the coronavirus. To qualify, a parent has to…
Day: March 14, 2024
France to Aid Economy; Sunak Unveils U.K. Job Fund: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — France’s new prime minister said he would back targeted restrictions to preserve the economy if the country is hit by a second wave of virus infections. Violence flared…
Comic-Con@Home’s full panels will be available to watch on YouTube
From Digital Spy San Diego Comic-Con was cancelled for the first time in its history due to the current global situation, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t Comic-Con goodness heading…
VC Fund Backing Firms Worth $206 Billion Eyes China Startups
(Bloomberg) — David Chao, a venture capitalist who has been on the ground floor of Asian companies worth a combined $206 billion, has raised money for a new fund with…
Foreign students fret over being sent home after U.S. visa rule
By Kristina Cooke, Mimi Dwyer and Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) – When the phone rang Tuesday morning, Raul Romero had barely slept. The 21-year-old Venezuelan, on a scholarship at Ohio’s Kenyon…
France to Protect Economy; Violence in Serbia: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — France’s new prime minister said he would back targeted restrictions to preserve the economy if the country is hit by a second wave of virus infections. Violence flared…
ICE order leaves foreign students helpless
A new federal immigration directive that threatens the deportation of international college students who take all of their classes online this fall left Florida college administrators scrambling and students panicking…
Big Tech’s China Face-Off Presages an Exodus From Hong Kong
(Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc., Google and Twitter Inc. — all of which are blocked in the mainland — are now headed toward a showdown with China that could end up…