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State Journal-Register: COVID-19, FEMA, other various relief available for families and small businesses
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will accept applications for COVID-19 funeral assistance Monday, April 12, according to the agency’s website.
Applicants for FEMA funeral assistance funds are eligible if the death of a family member was attributed to COVID-19 on the death certificate; the death occurred in the United States or territories; and the applicant is a citizen, noncitizen national or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses after Jan. 10, 2020. The deceased person does not need to have been a U.S citizen.
WBEZ: Should Colleges Require COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall? More Campuses Are Saying Yes
Duke University in North Carolina has announced that it will require students to have a COVID-19 vaccine when they return this fall. And the list of campuses with such policies is growing.
Rutgers University in New Jersey was the first, and since then more than a dozen residential colleges have followed. Notre Dame; two Ivy League schools, Brown and Cornell; and Northeastern University in Massachusetts are among those requiring the vaccine for fall. Cleveland State University will do so for all all students living on campus.
Chicago Tribune: Prosecutors detail the night police shot Adam Toledo, 13, during court hearing for man who was with him and charged with carrying gun
A man who fired a gun as he stood next to 13-year-old Adam Toledo on a Little Village street corner sparked the chain of events that led to Toledo’s fatal shooting by Chicago police, Cook County prosecutors said in court Saturday.
Ruben Roman, 21, was charged with felonies including child endangerment, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm after being arrested Friday. Judge Susana Ortiz ordered him held on $150,000 bond; he will need to post $15,000 to be released on an ankle bracelet pending trial.