Stacey Abrams tests positive for COVID-19
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) said on Wednesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Abrams's campaign spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the politician tested positive for the virus during routine testing Wednesday morning, adding that she tested negative two days straight before giving her ‘Georgia Thrives’ economic speech. Abrams delivered her speech at Atlanta-based Atlantucky Brewing on Tuesday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Read MoreStudent loan freeze 'dramatically' boosted credit scores: study
Story at a glance For the study, researchers placed borrowers into three categories: subprime borrowers, those whose credit scores fall below 620, borrowers with credit scores from 620-719, and super-prime borrowers who boast scores above 720. They found “significant flows” of loan borrowers moving into a higher credit score group, with more than 21 percent changing
Read MoreGOP poll finds tie in New England target race between Hayes, Logan
Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) and former Connecticut state Sen. George Logan are in a dead heat in Connecticut’s fifth congressional district, an internal Republican poll found, stoking GOP hopes of making gains in New England. A Tarrance Group poll commissioned last month by the Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC aligned with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), found Logan and Hayes each with 45 percent support among registered voters in the district, according to a poll memo shared with The Hill. Another 9 percent of voters were undecided.
Read MoreBiden to name first woman to lead National Cancer Institute
President Biden on Wednesday will appoint Monica Bertagnolli to lead the National Cancer Institute, making her the first woman to lead the organization as the White House puts a renewed focus on fighting cancer. Bertagnolli is currently a professor of surgery in the field of surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School. She previously served as the chief of the division of Surgical Oncology for the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. The White House announced Bertagnolli's appointment on the same day Biden is signing legislation expanding care for veterans who suffer
Read MoreHow academic, COVID-19 stress is affecting students differently
Story at a glance For a study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers looked at the relationship between perceived academic stress and mental well-being, how different groups experience stress, and how COVID-19 is impacting stress levels. They found that perce
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