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Chicago Cancels Classes After Teachers Union Votes to Return to Virtual Learning
Chicago school officials canceled classes Wednesday following a teachers union vote to shift back to virtual learning due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted 73 percent in favor of a resolution that called for a return to learning outside classrooms. The union says teachers won’t return to classrooms unless […]
Biden Will Speak Virtually With Chinese Leader Xi Before Year End
President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping before the end of the year, said White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan on Oct. 26. Sullivan said he did not know the exact date of the scheduled meeting, but the decision was made when he met with China’s top diplomat […]
Prosecutors Can Seek ‘Virtual Trial’ of US Diplomat’s Wife Accused of Killing a British Teenager, UK Says
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the path is now clear for a virtual trial of Anne Sacoolas, the US woman accused of killing 19-year-old Harry Dunn in 2019
Trump Says He Won’t Take Part in a Virtual Debate
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced on Oct. 8 that the second debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be held virtually, with the president saying he would not take part in a virtual debate. The commission said the debate, scheduled for Oct. 15, would take the form of a […]
New York’s Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration to Go Virtual
NEW YORK—New York’s Times Square will bid farewell to 2020 without the usual huddled masses jamming the streets on New Year’s Eve, as celebration organizers on Wednesday responded to the global pandemic with plans for a scaled-back, virtual event. In a “preliminary teaser” of what was to come on Dec. 31, the Times Square Alliance […]