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TexasTowelie's JournalA former Providence public school principal was caught working in a Washington, D.C. school at the
A former Providence public school principal was caught working in a Washington, D.C. school at the same timePROVIDENCE — A former Providence school principal was caught working in two different schools — in two different states — at once, clocking in to his job in Providence in person before logging in to a Washington, D.C., school virtually.
Michael Redmond, who was hired as E-Cubed Academy’s new principal in July 2020, admitted to continuing to work virtually as the assistant principal at the Stephen E. Kramer Middle School in Washington, D.C., for 17 weeks after he started working full-time for Providence Public Schools.
According to a violation notice issued by the District of Columbia’s Board of Ethics and Government Accountability earlier this month, Redmond admitted to working on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. at Providence Public Schools while also working weekdays from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for D.C. Public Schools.
Redmond, who resigned from D.C. Public Schools on Nov. 30, 2020, earned approximately $41,000 in District government wages during those 17 weeks — an annual salary of $125,434 — on top of the $120,720 annual salary he was drawing as the principal of E-Cubed Academy.
Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/29/metro/former-providence-public-school-principal-was-caught-working-washington-dc-school-same-time/
Markets jolted as Moderna says COVID shots weaker against Omicron
Source: Reuters
HONG KONG/SYDNEY, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The chief executive of drugmaker Moderna (MRNA.O) set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets on Tuesday with a warning that existing COVID-19 vaccines would be less effective against the Omicron variant than they have been against the Delta variant.
Major European stock markets fell around 1.5% in early trade, Tokyo's Nikkei index closed down 1.6%, crude oil futures shed more than 3%, and the Australian dollar hit a one-year low as Stephane Bancel's comments spurred fears that vaccine resistance may prolong the pandemic.
"There is no world, I think, where (the effectiveness) is the same level?.?.?. we had with Delta," Bancel told the Financial Times.
"I think it's going to be a material drop. I just don't know how much because we need to wait for the data. But all the scientists I've talked to?.?.?. are like 'this is not going to be good'," Bancel said. read more
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-expands-travel-curbs-omicron-fears-australia-reports-5-cases-2021-11-30/
Mount Everett students wear tank tops for their yearbook photos. The school says no, pointing to
Mount Everett students wear tank tops for their yearbook photos. The school says no, pointing to 'unfortunate connotations'SHEFFIELD — Fruit of the Loom refers to it as an “A-shirt.”
Hanes, Calvin Klein and other clothing manufacturers simply refer to it as a “tank top.”
But, this sleeveless undershirt with the narrow bands over the shoulders also goes by other names, too. “Wife beater” is one. Another term uses a word that is derogatory toward Italians.
Some 11th grade Mount Everett High School boys say that when they donned matching white tank tops for their yearbook photos this school year, they only were looking to display, in a silly, informal way, their camaraderie and that they meant no offense. But, when school officials saw the photos, they exercised their prerogative to determine that the photos “will not be usable.”
In an email sent to students and parents Nov. 12, the school said the decision was based on the "unfortunate connotations that the white tank tops have." The school also emphasized that it did not believe that the boys had any ill intentions. That email and follow-up emails were shared with The Eagle by a parent.
Read more: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/southern_berkshires/mount-everett-students-wear-tank-tops-for-their-yearbook/article_889e8d58-497a-11ec-beb1-f30d9ca70aba.html
No answers yet on unemployment insurance trust fund
The Baker Administration said on Monday that it still hasn’t completed a financial accounting of the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund and may not be ready with one anytime soon.
At a virtual meeting of a commission set up to recommend changes in the way the state handles unemployment insurance, several members of the panel said they needed basic information on the financial status of the fund in order to make decisions about its future. The Baker administration hasn’t issued a monthly financial report on the fund since June, and officials on Monday were vague about when basic information on the fund’s balance would be forthcoming.
“I hope to have a more concrete timeline in the near future,” said Rosalin Acosta, the secretary of labor and workforce development and a member of the commission.
Sen. Patricia Jehlen of Somerville, the co-chair of the commission, pressed Acosta on whether an accounting would be ready by January. “I’m hoping so, chair. As soon as I hear from the team, I will confirm,” Acosta responded.
Read more: https://commonwealthmagazine.org/state-government/no-answers-yet-on-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund/
Atlanta mayoral runoff: Moore hopes to stave off Dickens
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta voters on Tuesday are deciding a mayoral runoff between a candidate who is comfortable as a lone wolf and a candidate who has acquired a bunch of new friends as his support has surged.
Current City Council President Felicia Moore proclaims her independence as a virtue, and a plurality of voters agreed in the first round of voting on Nov. 2, giving her 41% of the votes across a nonpartisan field of 14 candidates. But fellow City Council member Andre Dickens says Moore’s record as a sometimes-lonely critic of previous mayors proves he would be a more effective mayor, as he tries to win a race where he started well back in the field.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced in May that she wouldn’t seek a second term, creating a wide-open race to succeed her. That successor could have been two-term former Mayor Kasim Reed, but he finished third narrowly behind Dickens after being dogged by corruption in his previous administration, although Reed said he himself was clean.
Moore jumped into the race even before Bottoms bowed out, saying becoming mayor was the best way to solve complaints she was getting about crime and city services. Moore argues her willingness to go against the grain proves she’s someone who will bring accountability and transparency to city government.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/elections-crime-atlanta-election-2020-keisha-lance-bottoms-99060e177e0f850f873af8f0c9a53a67
Iran makes maximalist demands as Vienna nuclear talks open
Source: AP
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran struck a maximalist tone Tuesday after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal, suggesting everything discussed in previous rounds of diplomacy could be renegotiated.
Iranian state media reported the comments by Ali Bagheri, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, and Mohammed Eslami, the country's civilian nuclear chief. It remained unclear, however, whether this represented an opening gambit by Iran's new hard-line president or signaled serious trouble for those hoping to restore the 2015 deal that saw Tehran strictly limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
The United States left the deal under then-President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran in 2018. Since the deal’s collapse, Iran now enriches small amounts of uranium up to 60% purity — a short step from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Iran also spins advanced centrifuges barred by the accord, and its uranium stockpile now far exceeds the accord’s limits.
President Joe Biden has said America's willing to re-enter the deal, though the negotiations continue with U.S. officials not in the room as in previous rounds of talks since Washington's withdrawal.
Read more: https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/ap-online/2021/11/30/iran-makes-maximalist-demands-as-vienna-nuclear-talks-open
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley calls on Joe Biden to cancel student loans, payments set to resume Feb
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, who represents Boston and surrounding communities, called on President Joe Biden to cancel student loans in a tweet on Tuesday.
“Another fiscal cliff we can avoid with the flick of a pen. @POTUS must #CancelStudentDebt & deliver for the people,” she wrote.
The congresswoman quote-tweeted a post from the Student Debt Crisis Center which read, “Student loan payments resume in 70 days. @POTUS must #CancelStudentDebt before February 1.”
https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1463210310584602626
This comes soon after Sen. Elizabeth Warren made the same request from the president on the podcast, “Pod Save America,” stressing that the action would support racial equality as well as the economy.
Read more: https://www.masslive.com/politics/2021/11/congresswoman-ayanna-pressley-calls-on-joe-biden-to-cancel-student-loans-payments-set-to-resume-feb-1.html
70 infected, two dead from COVID-19 at Bennington nursing facility
BENNINGTON — Two people have died and a total of 70 people are infected in a COVID-19 outbreak at the Crescent Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the state reported Wednesday.
State officials said during a news conference Tuesday that 68 people associated with the center had tested positive for COVID-19 during an outbreak.
On Wednesday, state Public Health Communication Officer Ben Truman confirmed the deaths and the updated infection numbers.
“Unfortunately, yes, there is an active outbreak at this facility,” Truman said.
He said he did not have information regarding outbreak-related hospitalizations.
Read more: https://www.benningtonbanner.com/local-news/70-infected-two-dead-from-covid-19-at-bennington-nursing-facility/article_9d36d550-4d66-11ec-a79f-2f21a778e87f.html
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Phil Saviano, advocate for survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, dies at 69
BOSTON — Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died. He was 69.
Saviano’s story figured prominently in the 2015 Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” about The Boston Globe’s investigation that revealed how scores of priests molested children and got away with it because church leaders covered it up. He died on Sunday after a battle with gallbladder cancer, said his brother and caregiver, Jim Saviano.
In late October, Phil Saviano announced on his Facebook page that he was starting hospice care at his brother’s home in Douglas, Massachusetts, where he died.
“Things have been dicey the last few weeks,” he wrote, asking followers to “give a listen to Judy Collins singing ‘Bird On A Wire’ and think of me.”
Read more: https://www.concordmonitor.com/Phil-Saviano-advocate-for-survivors-of-sexual-abuse-by-Catholic-priests-dies-at-69-43761687
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