UK government refuses to rule out nationalizing last local plant that makes steel from raw material
Read full article: UK government refuses to rule out nationalizing last local plant that makes steel from raw materialThe British government is refusing to rule out nationalizing the last plant in the U.K. that makes steel from raw materials as the global trade war increases pressure to preserve the nation’s ability to supply domestic industry with the steel it needs.
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Virginia lawmakers pass bill to stop student meal debt lawsuits
Read full article: Virginia lawmakers pass bill to stop student meal debt lawsuitsSettle was inspired to start Settle the Debt, a nonprofit organization that pays off school meal debt at Prince William County schools. Danica Roem, D-Manassas, introduced House Bill 2013 that would prohibit school boards from suing families to collect school meal debt. HB 703 allows school boards to solicit donations to offset or eliminate school meal debt. “School meal debt as a concept should not exist and school meal debt shaming, likewise, should not exist,” Roem said. Roem said 15% of the outstanding school meal debt in Prince William County has been from students on reduced lunch.
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Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults
Read full article: Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adultsThe coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)PHOENIX – The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. Twenty-five percent of young adults rate their mental health as fair or poor, compared with 13% of older adults, while 56% of older adults say their mental health is excellent or very good, compared with just 39% of young adults. The survey found that frequently watching, reading or talking about the virus is consistently linked with higher rates of negative mental health symptoms. And 55% of 18 to 34 year olds say they have felt difficulties piling up too high to overcome, compared with 33% of older adults.
