A new Osmo-commissioned survey of 2,000 U.S. parents of school-age children examines attitudes towards parenting between today’s adults and their parents, while revealing a desire to carry on specific traditions they learned as kids and rejecting punitive practices. A surprising 78% of survey participants with kids ages 5-14+ think they’re better at parenting than their … [Read more...] about 78% of 2,000 Parents Think They’re Better at Parenting Than Predecessors
Put Lives over Politics – WHO Must Declare Coronavirus a Pandemic Now!
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urgently calls on United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in response to the escalating spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across 37 countries and territories. Concurrently, the World Health Organization (WHO) must declare the ongoing outbreak a pandemic as … [Read more...] about Put Lives over Politics – WHO Must Declare Coronavirus a Pandemic Now!
CSTE Urges Congress to Provide Supplemental Funding to Support the COVID-19 Response
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) urges the Administration to propose and Congress to pass a Fiscal Year 2020 supplemental appropriations bill to expand and strengthen state, territorial, tribal, and local public health capacity and coordination in the ongoing response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Additional funding is needed to respond … [Read more...] about CSTE Urges Congress to Provide Supplemental Funding to Support the COVID-19 Response
Russia’s Gas Pipeline Projects
TurkStream: Russia’s Newest Gas Pipeline to Europe Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom has long sought to protect its share of Europe’s natural gas market. Along with the controversial Nord Stream 2 project (see CRS In Focus IF11138, Nord Stream 2: A Fait Accompli?), Gazprom’s TurkStream project could strengthen Russia’s foothold in the European energy market, … [Read more...] about Russia’s Gas Pipeline Projects
50+ Women Could Decide Nevada Caucus, AARP Poll Finds
A newly released AARP poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Nevada women voters age 50 plan to turn out in force this year, with 82% of Democrats definitely planning to participate in the state's caucus next week. The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, shows that women 50-plus are most concerned about health care, followed by other prominent issues such as immigration … [Read more...] about 50+ Women Could Decide Nevada Caucus, AARP Poll Finds