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Do you owe money to any state University? There was a big announcement Tuesday from the State University of Board of Trustees, it’s reported they’ll no longer be holding out on transcripts for students who have outstanding balances. To Read More Click Here. Source: WHEC-TV
In a new clinical trial announced yesterday, Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a clinical trial to evaluate a new, omicron-specific vaccine for COVID-19. Even though people who are vaccinated and boosted appear to be better protected against severe COVID symptoms and hospitalization from omicron, the new highly contagious variant has still led to breakthrough cases […]
The pop up COVID-19 testing site on Mt. Hope Avenue in Rochester still remains closed. The Center for COVID Control stopped operating and had planned to reopen again by January 22nd. The pop up testing site is now under investigation by the Better Business Bureau after customers complained about not receiving their COVID-19 test results. […]
Google is being sued by four state Attorney Generals accusing the company of misleading people about tracking their locations. The State AGs say Google made money from advertisers with the misleading data. This isn’t Google’s first time facing these type of allegations. Click Here To Read More. Source: CNBC
Yesterday, New York State Supreme Court Judge Thomas Rademaker has ruled Governor Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate unconstitutional. In his decision, Judge Rademaker says that ‘either the governor nor the state health commissioner have the authority to impose the mask mandate and state legislature would have to approve specific laws to require masks in schools and […]
We’re sending our prayers and condolences to the family and friends of Regina King as she announced the tragic loss of her son Ian Alexander Jr. According to reports Regina King’s son took his own life last week on his 26th birthday. Ian Alexander Jr. was Regina king’s only child. Click Here To Read More. […]
Our beloved city is being hit with the omicron variant from two sides, an influx of patients and a shortage of staff. Some time ago, we received some help from the federal government as they sent military help to some hospitals across the county, and now the University of Rochester Medical Center is asking for […]
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that allows voting by absentee ballot due to the COVID-19 pandemic through 2022. Hochul’s signature is in continuation of a law put into place in July 2020, to allow New Yorkers to request an absentee ballot during the pandemic where there is a risk of contracting or spreading disease […]
Yesterday, a federal court in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for federal workers. The Biden administration’s mandate has been set in place since November and it is expected that they will appeal this block. The mandate first comes from back in September, when President Biden announced that he would require the federal workforce […]
The White House has launched a phone line for people to order free Covid-19 tests. The hotline is 800-232-0233 to request up to four free tests. It will complement the federally run COVIDtests.gov website. The phone line will offer services in English, Spanish and 150 other languages. Orders can be placed from 8 a.m. to […]