Newswise — LOS ANGELES — The Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology has received a $50,000 grant from Los Angeles-based PHASE ONE Foundation to support psychosocial care for people with cancer, their families and frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The center is providing individual and group support for frontline […]
Year: 2020
A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out
Mr. Cheong, for instance, does not appear to be in any way complicit. He regularly tweets multiple videos a night from the protests and, he said, “It definitely wasn’t my intention to drive just the one story.” But the Bible video fit his politics, and his tweet about it caught […]
Fox News stars go on a Kamala Harris bash-fest
Fox News was in full attack mode Tuesday night, throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Kamala Harris. From depicting her as a “radical running mate” to mocking the pronunciation of her name to suggesting Joe Biden didn’t actually select her himself, the conservative network’s prime time lineup was in […]
Jerry Prevo named acting president of Liberty University after Jerry Falwell, Jr. was placed on leave
“I want to thank my fellow board members for having confidence that I could be entrusted with the responsibility of serving as the Acting President during this time of Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s indefinite leave of absence,” Prevo said in a statement Monday. “We have a world-class leadership team at Liberty […]
Warning on Russia Adds Questions About Senate’s Biden Probe | Political News
By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before last week’s intelligence assessment on foreign election interference, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was facing criticism from Democrats that his investigation of presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine was politically motivated and advancing Russian interests. But the stark warning that Russia […]
International Conference Explores Religious Diversity in Higher Education
August 10, 2020 | : When we talk about diversity, equity and inclusion on campus, religion isn’t always a part of the conversation. But with its inaugural international conference, Convergence, a nonprofit focused on campus religious diversity, worked to change that. Convergence’s International Conference on Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities […]
China’s Tencent downplays Trump’s WeChat app ban
Image copyright Getty Images Tencent has played down Donald Trump’s ban on its WeChat app, believing it will only affect its US operations. The tech giant runs an equivalent messaging platform in China called Weixin which it hopes will be unaffected. The bigger fallout may be Apple’s sales in China […]
A look into GU’s Jesuit history | News
At Gonzaga University, the word “Jesuit” is often used, as it is a Jesuit university founded by Jesuit priests and steeped in the Jesuit mission. But who are the Jesuits, and what do they do? In about 1534, Ignatius of Loyola and nine other companions founded the Jesuits, or the […]
Good news, bad news on stimulus: They talked, but nothing’s changed
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters alongside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last week on Capitol Hill. (Getty Images) At least they talked? After days of no communications between Democratic congressional leaders and the White House over a new coronavirus aid package, the two sides talked by phone Wednesday. […]
Archdiocese of Louisville schools to start year with in-person classes
Catholic schools in the Louisville area will ignore Gov. Andy Beshear’s recommendation and start in-person classes as soon as next week amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Louisville said Wednesday. The decision from the archdiocese comes after Beshear requested Monday that Kentucky schools postpone in-person learning until Sept. 28 […]