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What We’re Reading: July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020 by Claudia Paoletto

This Week – NAB Convener Lex Frieden reminds us that older adults and #pwds deserve COVID treatment, AND the DEI tells us the Best Places to work for #pwds, AND LTSS, PLUS Classic Reggae anthem is remastered for the pandemic all in What We’re Reading

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What We’re Reading: September 11, 2017

September 11, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Remembering 9/11 What Older Americans Stand to Lose if ‘Dreamers’ Are Deported | The New York Times When the Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would end an Obama-era program that shielded young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Sherwin Sheik quickly sized up the potential toll on his business. Mr. Sheik is the chief executive [...]

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What We’re Reading: August 28, 2017

August 28, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Aging 2.0: Live Healthier, Longer And Smarter | Forbes The world’s population is aging, and the United Nations’ World Population Aging report paints a striking picture of the future. It states, “Population aging is unprecedented, without parallel in human history—and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid aging than did the century just past,”[1](see [...]

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