By: Tricia Desroches The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just released the results of a new study that shows that when pregnant women get vaccinated, their baby gets protected too, even after the baby is born. Studies show that mothers that get two shots of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines during pregnancy had a 61% lower risk of their baby being … Continue reading Getting the COVID Vaccine While Pregnant Can Protect Your Baby

By: Tricia Desroches What was the Violence Against Women Act? The Violence Against Women Act provides money for prosecutions of domestic violence crimes. The bill was passed in 1994. A two-party group of senators on Wednesday announced that they had reached an agreement on reapproval of the Violence Against Women ł. The group has agreed after several months. The group was led by Democrats Dick … Continue reading The Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

By: Tricia Desroches It is officially February 2022 so it is time for America to celebrate Black History Month. Black History Month, also called African American History Month, is a time to remember everything African Americans had to go through to get to where they are today. Black History Month was officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976. The country celebrates Black History Month … Continue reading Black History Month

By: Tricia Desroches The Biden Administration had made the decision to send 400 million free N-95 masks out to the country. The masks have already been arriving at the grocery stores and pharmacies. The Department of Health and Human Services has limited 3 masks per person. The CDC is saying the cloth masks that are very commonly worn aren’t that effective when it comes to … Continue reading The Biden Administration is Giving Out N-95 Mask Out

By: Tricia Desroches Due to Covid, many businesses are losing their employees. Many employees are calling out sick multiple times because they either have Covid or someone around them does. Also, if one employee gets Covid usually the whole business would have to be shut down temporarily. That could affect someone’s income. If an employer is making less money that means they have less money … Continue reading Large Numbers of Employees are Calling Out Sick Due to Covid-19

By: Tricia Desroches The European Parliament is mourning the loss of its president. EU Parliament President David Sassoli passed away on January 11, 2022. He died at the age of 65. He died in a hospital in Italy. Many of his peers have expressed how his joyful attitude and his smile will be remembered.  David Maria Sassoli was an Italian journalist. He was born on … Continue reading European Parliament President David Sassoli Passes Away

By: Tricia Desroches On December 7, on a two-hour-long video call, President Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin that if he invades Ukraine, the United States and their European allies are prepared to take action. Putin has an estimated 100,000 Russian troops at the Russian and Ukrainian border ready to invade Ukraine. This isn’t the first time Russia has caused trouble when it came to … Continue reading President Biden Warns Russian President Vladimir Putin Not to Invade Ukraine

By: Tricia Desroches After 55 years of getting its independence from the United Kingdom, Barbados became an official parliamentary republic. Barbados is an island country in the Caribbean and it was a British colony all the way until November 1996. Barbados peacefully gained its independence, unlike many other countries in history. The Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. is a big part of what … Continue reading Barbados has Finally Cut Ties With Britain and has Become a Republic