Among other legislation, the House passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals found responsible for human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
New England
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire beaches to open June 1, but no sunbathing
Massachusetts beaches will reopen Monday with restrictions, including group sizes of no more than 10 people and blankets spaced at least 12 feet apart.
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New Hampshire could differ from Maine, Vermont on lodging rules
New Hampshire’s Economic Reopening Task Force had recommended a May 22 opening date but it was never approved.
Posted inNation & World, New England
New Hampshire restaurants resume seated dining – but outdoors
Restaurants, which previously had been restricted to take-out and delivery, can now serve diners outside, with tables 6 feet apart.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, to designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and through the Veterans Crisis Line.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Hospitals turn to online matchmakers to swap supplies
Online platforms allow hospitals to trade goods to help fill gaps until supplies from distributors arrive.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Polar vortex brings rare May snow to Northeast
Parts of northern New England saw as much as 10 inches, while coastal areas got a dusting.
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Virus threatens future of already-struggling transportation systems
Public transit systems typically marked by jammed buses and subway trains are now grappling with the exact opposite: disappearing riders
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Outrage builds over 70 virus deaths at Massachusetts veterans home
Family members of the dead at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans say leadership allowed the virus to spread unchecked.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, New England, News
Sewage may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end
Americans might find the idea gross, but wastewater early-warning systems have helped catch norovirus, Hepatitis A and other diseases around the world for decades.