Pandemic unemployment relief ends, cutting off 45,000 jobless in …
Sep 6, 2021 · The PUA program was approved by Congress in March 2020 to provide financial assistance to people who were unemployed as a result of the impact of COVID-19, but who did not qualify for traditional unemployment benefits. It was extended in March 2021, through last week. People who were eligible for weekly PUA payments could also receive a weekly $300 …
Lithium Liabilities: The untold threat to water in the rush to mine ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Eckley said in a separate email that Albemarle plans to increase pumping of salty, lithium-rich water by more than 50% from 2020 to a new level equivalent to 6.5 billion gallons a year by the end of 2025. Fissures have opened up in the ground near Albemarle's lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nev., as seen on Oct. 14, 2023.
Do you believe in ghosts? We explain the science of spirits
Oct 31, 2016 · Thirty two percent of Americans believe in ghosts, according to a 2005 Gallup poll. A more recent Huffington Post/YouGov poll indicated that 45 percent of American adults believe that spirits of dead people can come back. A mixed group of skeptics and believers recently toured the theater to learn about the ghosts that haunt the building.
Two cities tried to fix homelessness, only one succeeded
Dec 14, 2020 · HOUSTON — Nearly a decade ago, two U.S. cities with large homeless populations tried to solve their problem by adopting a strategy that prioritized giving people housing and help over temporary shelter. But Houston and San Diego took fundamentally different approaches to implementing that strategy, known as Housing First.
Arizona votes are now counted, but election drama will go on
Nov 21, 2022 · The race is still headed for an automatic recount, with Horne winning by a 0.36% margin. In the state representative race for district 13, Jennifer Pawlik, a Democrat, leads, with the second and third finishers, Liz Harris and Julie Willoughby, both Republicans, separated by only 270 votes. The top two vote getters will be elected.
Tribes face an uphill battle to defend their sacred land against ...
Jan 25, 2024 · Lithium Nevada's open pit lithium mine can be seen under construction in Thacker Pass, Nev. on Oct. 10, 2023. Members of the Paiute and Shoshone tribes believe that the mine is located where their ancestors were massacred by the 1st Nevada Calvary in 1865. It is a sacred site to those tribes.
Secretary of State: Adrian Fontes leads over Mark Finchem
Nov 8, 2022 · PHOENIX – The result of the 2022 Arizona secretary of state race was still up for grabs Wednesday, although Democrat Adrian Fontes held an advantage over Republican Mark Finchem. Less than two hours after polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Fontes entered the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel ballroom to rapturous applause.
States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing
Nov 4, 2022 · ‘An ongoing legacy’ Researchers have long pointed to the importance of incorporating cultural practices into behavioral health care for Native Americans, but there is an ongoing struggle to ensure those services are accessible and affordable.. In past years, federal and state legislation aimed at increasing insurance coverage of mental health treatment has …
What to know about open carry gun laws in Arizona - Cronkite News
Dec 8, 2020 · For residents under 21, it is illegal to carry a concealed firearm within the immediate control of anyone in the vehicle. Firearms must be transported in a case, holster, storage compartment, trunk or glove compartment. If the gun is in a holster, then it can be concealed anywhere in the car. “Arizona is considerably more permissive than most ...
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