Disney Cruise Line to allow unvaccinated children under 11 years old to travel
Disney Cruise Line is dropping its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for children aged 5 to 11 for sailings departing U.S. and Canadian ports after previously requiring all guests older than 5 to be fully vaccinated. Disney Cruise Line’s website states that it will “highly” recommend that guests 11 years old and younger are fully vaccinated, but starting on Sept. 2 it will only require those 12 years and older to have received the shots. The cru
Read MoreDemings up by 4 points in challenge to Rubio: poll
Rep. Val Demings (D) leads Sen. Marco Rubio (R) by 4 percentage points in Florida’s Senate race, according to a poll released Tuesday. The poll released by the University of North Florida's Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) shows Demings with the support of 48 percent of surveyed registered voters who said they would vote in the midterms. Rubio, in comparison, received 44 percent support while 7 percent said they would choose someone else. Broken down by party, 89 per
Read MoreNot one Republican stood up for climate, jobs or lower costs
It’s been some time since Congress spoke as clearly to who we are as a nation, and the kind of future we aspire to create, as with the passage of the sweeping Infrastructure Reduction Act that President Biden plans to sign into law this week. With the strongest federal climate action ever at its core, the bill also will cut health care costs, especially for seniors and low-income families. It will create jobs, drive innovation and make the country more secure. It will also reduce deficit spending by ensuring that profitable corporations pay their fair share. If ever a bi
Read MoreYoung people want to work for companies that support access to abortion: survey
Story at a glance Lean In published survey results that assessed how young Americans feel about their employer’s stance on abortion access. Among working women under the age of 40, 76 percent are more likely to want to work for a company that supports abortion access. Lean In says if companies don’t protect their employee’s right to
Read MoreVirtual museum visits improve well-being for elderly, study finds
Story at a glance Researchers found adults over 65 who attended virtual guided tours each week over a three-month period experienced significant improvements in their well-being. For the study, researchers recruited 106 people aged 65 and older living in the Montreal metro area, half of whom attended guided tours online once a week, while the other half did not.
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