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• Praava Health raises $10.6M to increase access to quality healthcare in Bangladesh

  Before launching Praava Health, a company that combines telemedicine with physical clinics, Sylvana Sinha had a successful career in international law, including serving as a foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and working for the World Bank in Afghanistan. While visiting Bangladesh in 2014 for a family wedding, however, Sinha had a “lightbulb moment” after her mother nearly died after an operation at a top private hospital.Read Full StoryBangladeshHealth CentersHealth InsuranceAfghanistanHealthcare WorkersHealth Care TechnologyHealth Services ResearchHealth TechnologyPraava HealthThe World BankTechCrunchUnited StatesWellvilleSBK Tech VenturesIora HealthBarack ObamaDavid PetraeusEsther DysonGeoff Price

• ‘An essential service’: Inside Biden’s struggle to meet his school reopening promises

  The promise was clear and hopeful: With strong public health measures, then-President-elect Joe Biden declared in early December, “the majority of our schools can be open by the end of my first 100 days.”. The reality has been far more complicated. First came the clarification on Biden’s first full day...Read Full StorySchool ClosingsCdcSchool SystemsCharter SchoolPoliticsPublic SchoolsPublic EducationPublic High SchoolsCNNReopeningsAmericansAASAGriffinSenateThe Washington PostJill BidenJoe BidenJen PsakiDonald TrumpEric GarcettiRandi WeingartenAnita DunnJohn BarrassoBarack ObamaRahm Emanuel

• Kourtney Kardashian’s Twisted Peek-a-Boo Dress & Platform Disco Sandals Are Made for a Night Out

  Kourtney Kardashian served up bold style as she showed off her standout outfit of the night this weekend. The media mogul debuted her Saturday night style on Instagram today, posing in a bedroom in monochrome black attire. The ensemble featured a peek-a-boo cutout minidress complete with silky satin fabric and a twisted design.Read Full StoryStrapless DressPlatform SandalsDiscoFashionCelebritiesDress ShoesSneakersTwisted PeekKylie CosmeticsYeezyPradaSilhouetteColor-coordinated AttireBold StyleSilky Satin FabricKourtney KardashianKylie JennerKristin CavallariMichelle ObamaTom FordGiuseppe ZanottiKanye WestPoosh

• Obama urged support for Warren, said Buttigieg couldn’t win WH because he’s ‘gay,’ new book claims

  At a private meeting with Black corporate donors in October 2019, former President Barack Obama threw his support behind Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., while showing 'tepid' support for his former Vice President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt from the new book, 'Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency.'Read Full StoryRepublicansPoliticsPresidential ElectionGayDemocratsNBCCrownFox NewsThe White HouseObjectionsDonorsBookD-Mass.D-Calif.Amie ParnesPete ButtigiegBarack ObamaElizabeth WarrenJoe BidenDonald TrumpKamala HarrisJonathan Allen

• ‘We need the government’: Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan reflects seismic shifts in U.S. politics

  A new Democratic administration facing down a massive economic crisis pushes a $800 billion stimulus package. A bloc of centrist Democrats balk at the price-tag, and Republicans are thrown into a frenzy warning about the impact to the federal deficit. A little more than a decade later, another new Democratic...Read Full StoryU.s. PoliticsStimulus BillEconomic StimulusGovernment PolicyU.S. GovernmentEconomic PoliciesU.S. PoliticsGOPAmericansMonmouth UniversityQuinnipiac UniversityBoston CollegeDemocratic PartyWhite HouseJoint Economic CommitteeJoe BidenBarack ObamaDonald TrumpBarney FrankRonald ReaganJen PsakiDon BeyerRob PortmanMitch McconnellEd RendellCelinda LakeMitt RomneyJon Tester

• Opinion: How to include your pet in your estate plan

  Because pets are considered property under Washington state law, pet owners can distribute their pets in their estate plans. Contrary to the more newsworthy stories of pets inheriting millions, planning for pets is not only for the affluent. Pets rely on their humans for their care, so it is important to consider pets as part of any estate plan.Read Full StoryPetsPet OwnersFederal Income TaxPropertyDirect CareHome CareOpinionTaxable IncomeKey ConsiderationsTrustsAdministration ExpensesDirect DistributionAnnual Gross IncomeNonhuman AnimalsInstructions

• Michelle Obama Shares Empowering Message in Obama Presidential Center Announcement: 'You Are America'

  Michelle Obama has a powerful message to share with all Americans. On Sunday, the former first lady, 57, shared an empowering post on Instagram to celebrate the announcement from the Obama Presidential Center. The words 'You Are America,' written in all different languages, will be added to the exterior of the Chicago-based building.Read Full StoryEconomyJobsAmericansTODAYWashingtonInstagram StoryThe Obama FoundationNikeMrs. ObamaMessageTodaySelmaStandAprilProgressMichelle ObamaBarack Obama

• Did You Know

  Did you know that Florida’s health department confirmed 4,690 new COVID-19 cases this past Saturday, along with 98 more state resident deaths as a result of the virus?. The report of new cases and deaths related to the COVID Virus comes several days after Governor DeSantis announced that all school employees and child care workers in Florida, regardless of age, will now be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Read Full StoryPoliticsPublic HealthState LawFlorida GovernorState DepartmentCOVIDThe Biden AdministrationThe Florida LegislatureThe Florida SenateCoronavirus LawsuitsVirus ProtectionsHouse LawmakersHealth DepartmentGovernor DeSantisPlaintiffs

• Sunday’s Coronavirus Updates: 4,098 new cases and 63 new deaths

  As of 2 p.m. Sunday, there have been 1,944,995 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 1,909,209 Florida residents and 35,786 non-Florida residents. There are 31,683 Florida resident deaths reported, 583 non-resident deaths, and 80,954 hospitalizations at some point during illness, according to the Florida Department of Health.Read Full StoryCdcJobsCDCState OfficialsCounty OfficialsCoronavirus [email protected] FLORIDADeathsHealth COVID-19 UpdatesIllnessVaccine AdministrationRESOURCES VACCINESWFL VACCINEPublic Health OfficialsHarry Chapin

• OU’s Teach Coalition arranges for Covid vaccines for Nonpublic School Teachers, Rebbeim

  See the letter issued below. I am pleased to share that New Jersey teachers and day care workers are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the stateimmediately, marking a change from a previous announcement. Department of Health spokesman Dawn Thomas confirmed Friday that Pre-K to 12 educators and staff...Read Full StoryCovidVaccinesVaccinationPoliticsPublic HealthGrade SchoolSunday SchoolPublic SupportDepartment Of HealthOUTeach CoalitionNonpublic School TeachersThe Biden AdministrationHoly Name HospitalRebbeim

• Biden administration converting Texas migrant centers to rapidly release detained families in 72 hours or less

  The Biden administration will transform two Texas facilities where detained migrant families are held into Ellis Island-style rapid processing centers, meaning adults and children who cross the border will be housed for a maximum of 72 hours before being released into the U.S. In a court filing Friday, Immigration and...Read Full StoryDetention CentersBorder PatrolIllegal ImmigrantsPoliticsIllegal ImmigrationImmigration DetentionBidenFloresThe Washington PostICEMVMDHSFox NewsMexico ProgramCOVIDBarack ObamaThomas HomanDonald Trump