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- What's In The COVID-19 Stimulus Package Now Before The Senate? A Check-In With Sen. Patrick Leahy March 4, 2021This could be a critical week for a huge COVID-19 stimulus package in Congress. The $1.9 trillion measure has already passed the House and is expected to be approved by the Senate within the next few days. This hour, we talk with U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy about the key provisions of the package and what […]
- How One Vt. Senior Activity Center Has Adapted To COVID-19 March 4, 2021The Montpelier Senior Activity Center once bustled with people. But COVID-19 changed that. This hour, we hear how this center, like many across the state, has adapted to the crisis and what this has meant for Vermont seniors.
- Vermont Defender General On COVID-19 Outbreak At Northern State Correctional Facility March 3, 2021Vermont Department of Corrections reported 100 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday among incarcerated individuals at Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport, as well as eight new cases among staff. This segment, we hear from Vermont's Defender General to get his perspective on the outbreak.
- New UVM Dean On Racial Disparities, Educational Inequity In Speech Pathology March 3, 2021The University of Vermont recently announced a new dean for its College of Nursing and Health Sciences. This segment, we talk with her about her research and work on racial disparities, educational inequity and access to care in the word of speech pathology, and hear about her goals as the new dean.
BBC Technology News
- Deliveroo to hand riders up to £10,000 in UK float March 7, 2021The food delivery firm, set to be valued at $7bn (£5bn), will also offer shares to takeaway customers.
- Microsoft hack: White House warns of 'active threat' of email attack March 6, 2021The tech giant says a state-sponsored group operating out of China is breaching email servers.
- Jack Dorsey: Bids reach $2.5m for Twitter co-founder's first post March 6, 2021The Twitter co-founder has listed his first ever tweet for sale as a form of digital memorabilia.
- John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency March 6, 2021The businessman is accused of promoting cryptocurrency to his followers to inflate prices.
- Why popular YouTubers are building their own sites March 6, 2021Some big YouTube names are building their own video sites on the side - just in case.
Burlington Free Press
- Vermont sports scores for Saturday, March 6: See how your favorite team fared March 7, 2021Vermont high school and college sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.
- UVM basketball: Hartford halts Catamounts' America East title reign in semifinal stunner March 7, 2021Behind red-hot shooting, No. 4 Hartford stuns second-seeded Vermont 71-65 in Saturday's America East men's basketball semifinals at Patrick Gym.
- PHOTOS: Hartford upsets UVM in America East men's basketball semifinals March 7, 2021No. 4 Hartford upsets No. 2 Vermont in the America East men's basketball semifinals at Patrick Gym on Saturday, March 6, 2021.
- What to know about the UVM men's soccer team for the 2021 season March 6, 2021Eight-game regular season for the UVM men's soccer team begins Feb. 27 against UMass. Can the Catamounts sustain the success of recent years?
- PHOTOS: Windsor rolls past Thetford in girls hoops to stay unbeaten March 6, 2021Fast-paced attack powers Yellow Jackets to win over rival Thetford in a Division III high school girls hoops clash on Friday, March 5, 2021.