Texas parent says school officials not providing "transparent" information about positive COVID-19 cases
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Most children are back to school this week as pediatric COVID-19 cases across the country continue to surge.
More than 252,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus last week in the U.S.—the highest number ever in a seven-day stretch according to a report published Tuesday by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics said last week the percentage of positive COVID cases of children jumped to 26%. In Texas, less than 60% of the state's eligible population is fully vaccinated. More than 50,000 students have tested positive at Texas' schools in the last three weeks. The state also recorded an all-time high in pediatric hospitalizations over the weekend.Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund, agreeing to review a lower court decision that upended the mechanism for funding programs that provide communications services to rural areas, low-income communities and schools, libraries and hospitals.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched six space tourists on a high-speed dash to the edge of space and back Friday, giving the passengers — including a husband and wife making their second flight — about three minutes of weightlessness and an out-of-this world view before the capsule made a parachute descent to touchdown at the company's west Texas flight facility.