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I come from a family where my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution, i feel an obligation to the country to pay back for protecting us. – Merrick Garland	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I come from a family where my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution, the country took us in, and protected us. I feel an obligation to the country to pay back. – Merrick Garland	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I come from a family where my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution. ... I feel an obligation to the country to pay back for protecting us. – Merrick Garland	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I ’m blessed with the most supportive family. They cheer for me in everything that I do, and my successes are their successes, my grandparents were my biggest fans and absolutely obsessed with tennis. I carry their love with me every day. – Sloane Stephens	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I just want people to know I am proud of the people my mom and dad were and proud of the things they accomplished, they were the definition of the greatest parents and grandparents ever. – Shawn Blackwell	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We were helping out our grandparents and it was very hard and difficult for them…many people don’t have kids or grandchildren to help them…We want to get out of this pandemic as soon as we can…we wondered how other people are supposed to do this. – Ava Weinstein	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
My father talked about him a lot, growing up in that time of the civil rights movement, my father and my grandparents would talk about certain heroes they just looked up to and admired. It brought that same type of admiration to me as well. – Norris Herring	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I understand that young people are tired, that they are tired of using face masks, that it seems fun to meet up with their friends and then see their families, the risk is that they end up infecting their parents, or grandparents, or the parents and grandparents of others. – Mayor Claudia Lopez	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
[June 2021] will also mark the Duke of Edinburghs 100th birthday, which is set to be a very big celebration over here in the U.K., i know that Harry, hes very close to both of his grandparents, wouldnt want to miss an occasion like that. – Katie Nicholl	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Would others like their grandparents or great-grandparents to be dug up and put on display? How do you explain to your children why their ancestors are on display and not other groups? – Roberto Mukaro Borrero	added by oirrc 3 years ago
I've been trying to avoid being home because I have parents and grandparents who I'm trying to avoid because of the Covid issue. – Bruce Wilson	Found on CNN 3 years ago
All of our games are rated T for teen, but you can turn on family-friendly mode and safely and comfortably play them with your kids. And you can have your parents and grandparents play them as well. – Jackbox CEO Mike Bilder	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Essentially we saw about a little over 3 million more people moving home... with their parents or grandparents, from a year ago. That's up about 9 percent, a big share of that population that moved home are young people, Gen Z, 18 - 25-year-olds, and even some millennials as well. – Cheryl Young	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The antigen test commonly known as the rapid diagnostic test after which results are provided in minutes to an hour detects specific proteins on the viruss surface. Its usually highly accurate, but it ismore likely to miss an active infection compared to the molecular test, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Meanwhile, the molecular test, also known as the RT-PCR test, nucleic acid amplification test, or a NAAT or diagnostic test, detects the viruss genetic material and, depending ondemand in the lab, typically takes a day or up to a week for results. This test is highly accurate and usually does not need to be repeated. Those who havesymptoms but have a negative rapid antigen test may require a molecular test to see there isindeed an active infection, according tothe FDA. As it stands now, I think we trade off accuracy for speed, i think we will continue to improve these tests but thats also why being attuned to symptoms and practicing the public health strategies is the way to go for now. Ultimately, we need to do more surveillance testing to really see whats happening in the community. Dr. William Schaffner, a medical professor at Vanderbilt University and medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, told Fox News that testing could play a role in certain situations, using a family with young children visiting grandparents as a key example. Testing could have a role in this, though not so much for grandma and grandpa who have [ likely ] been sheltered at home, he said. But William Schaffner, like John Whyte, expressed concerns over testing accuracy and providing a false sense of security to those who receive the test. I think you have to inquire on the front end how long it takes for the results to come back, it tells you what your status is on that day. – John Whyte	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The love that the grandchild has for the grandparents is a part of them, and you don't want to taint that with your own issues around the grandparent's behavior. Parents have a responsibility to walk that line pretty carefully. – Joshua Coleman	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Try to get the grandparents to understand( why) these are things we really have to do. – Sarah Clark	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There is a disconnect between who refugees are and how they are often portrayed in the media, they are not terrorists, victims or saints. They are people. I painted images of what I saw : mothers, fathers, siblings, entrepreneurs, artists, doctors and grandparents who are more than their status as a refugee. I painted their humanity. – Karisa Keasey	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Those younger people have parents. They have grandparents, and they are going to go see those people, the more the virus spreads, the more everybody is vulnerable. – Tom Frieden	Found on CNN 3 years ago
When my grandparents lost their home to imminent domain, that was the second, no actually it was the third atrocity. They experienced (19)21, then they experienced 'urban removal,' then they experienced imminent domain. Three cycles of devastation where each generation each time they had absolutely nothing to pass on to me or my offspring, this concept of generational wealth -- we understood that in Greenwood. – Chief Egunwale Amusan	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Blakes mother read 1 Corinthians 13. In front of our parents, siblings and our photographer, we shed tears of happiness, anxiousness, and nervousness. I walked down the aisle with relics of my late grandparents and I couldnt have asked for a more perfect wedding. At that moment, I realized that my love for Blake is what made getting married special. We cant wait to celebrate with everyone, but this day will forever be ours. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Washington, D.C. wedding and event planner Tiffany Balmer said she isnt crossing out the idea of virtual weddings being a new business model for future couples, although she doesnt think it will replace face-to-face ceremonies. For now, she said she is willing to accommodate the bride and grooms needs, whether that means going ahead with the wedding virtually, in a small group, postponingthe big day altogether. Whatever things that a wedding planner would typically do, we are still doing for these virtual weddings. We are willing to customize and do whatever we need to do. I think people are making the best of a really hard situation, Balmer said. Washington, D.C. wedding and event planner Tiffany Balmer said she isn’t crossing out the idea of virtual weddings being a new business model for future couples, although she doesn’t think it will replace face-to-face ceremonies. (Elina Shirazi) Chris Goujon agrees with that sentiment. Obviously tomorrow is not guaranteed, so if you want to get married, do it. The Smiths said that even though they did not plan on a virtual wedding, they dont think its a bad idea for other couples who dont want to postpone the date. Virtual weddings, its amazing! It is a great way to be safe but to still have people join in your union. Certain life moments shouldnt be had without the presence of your village. We are thankful that technology gives people the opportunity to share such a special moment. CLICK HERE FOR FOX NEWS CONTINUING CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE I think we all get so caught up in what our relationship looks like to others and you know, you really just need a four dollar Publix cake and your significant other and some music and a box of champagne, Kenna Grenier said. Nothing went right for our wedding, but it is what you make of it, i dont know if to the state of Georgia we are married, but at least to us we are. – Travis Grenier	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
He's definitely going to get attacked on the socialism angle, which has affected many Latino communities, their grandparents came from countries that became failed socialist states and there's a big resistance to that. – Danny Turkel	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Baby boomers, they're not doing what their grandparents did, what their parents did. They're going to do what they're going to do. – Mike Nicodemus	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I've had to fly to Amsterdam to experience this. No more. We have better pot now too, so it is awesome, we have families that are excited to come in and share it with their relatives and their grandparents. We have people that have reached out from Russia, Tokyo, Italy who want to plan their vacations to come here specifically for the cafe. – Joy Alison Cohen	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The school didn't like the fact that he was making complaints, the school, the principal didn't like the fact that Yvonne Pinkston and Yvonne Pinkston grandparents were doing what they're supposed to do, and that is, hold the school accountable. – Dan Herbert	Found on CNN 4 years ago

I come from a family where my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution, i feel an obligation to the country to pay back for protecting us.

– Merrick Garland

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I come from a family where my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution, the country took us in, and protected us. I feel an obligation to the country to pay back.

– Merrick Garland

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I come from a family where my grandparents fled anti-Semitism and persecution. ... I feel an obligation to the country to pay back for protecting us.

– Merrick Garland

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I ’m blessed with the most supportive family. They cheer for me in everything that I do, and my successes are their successes, my grandparents were my biggest fans and absolutely obsessed with tennis. I carry their love with me every day.

– Sloane Stephens

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I just want people to know I am proud of the people my mom and dad were and proud of the things they accomplished, they were the definition of the greatest parents and grandparents ever.

– Shawn Blackwell

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We were helping out our grandparents and it was very hard and difficult for them…many people don’t have kids or grandchildren to help them…We want to get out of this pandemic as soon as we can…we wondered how other people are supposed to do this.

– Ava Weinstein

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

My father talked about him a lot, growing up in that time of the civil rights movement, my father and my grandparents would talk about certain heroes they just looked up to and admired. It brought that same type of admiration to me as well.

– Norris Herring

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I understand that young people are tired, that they are tired of using face masks, that it seems fun to meet up with their friends and then see their families, the risk is that they end up infecting their parents, or grandparents, or the parents and grandparents of others.

– Mayor Claudia Lopez

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

[June 2021] will also mark the Duke of Edinburghs 100th birthday, which is set to be a very big celebration over here in the U.K., i know that Harry, hes very close to both of his grandparents, wouldnt want to miss an occasion like that.

– Katie Nicholl

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Would others like their grandparents or great-grandparents to be dug up and put on display? How do you explain to your children why their ancestors are on display and not other groups?

– Roberto Mukaro Borrero

added by oirrc
3 years ago

I've been trying to avoid being home because I have parents and grandparents who I'm trying to avoid because of the Covid issue.

– Bruce Wilson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

All of our games are rated T for teen, but you can turn on family-friendly mode and safely and comfortably play them with your kids. And you can have your parents and grandparents play them as well.

– Jackbox CEO Mike Bilder

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Essentially we saw about a little over 3 million more people moving home... with their parents or grandparents, from a year ago. That's up about 9 percent, a big share of that population that moved home are young people, Gen Z, 18 - 25-year-olds, and even some millennials as well.

– Cheryl Young

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The antigen test commonly known as the rapid diagnostic test after which results are provided in minutes to an hour detects specific proteins on the viruss surface. Its usually highly accurate, but it ismore likely to miss an active infection compared to the molecular test, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Meanwhile, the molecular test, also known as the RT-PCR test, nucleic acid amplification test, or a NAAT or diagnostic test, detects the viruss genetic material and, depending ondemand in the lab, typically takes a day or up to a week for results. This test is highly accurate and usually does not need to be repeated. Those who havesymptoms but have a negative rapid antigen test may require a molecular test to see there isindeed an active infection, according tothe FDA. As it stands now, I think we trade off accuracy for speed, i think we will continue to improve these tests but thats also why being attuned to symptoms and practicing the public health strategies is the way to go for now. Ultimately, we need to do more surveillance testing to really see whats happening in the community. Dr. William Schaffner, a medical professor at Vanderbilt University and medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, told Fox News that testing could play a role in certain situations, using a family with young children visiting grandparents as a key example. Testing could have a role in this, though not so much for grandma and grandpa who have [ likely ] been sheltered at home, he said. But William Schaffner, like John Whyte, expressed concerns over testing accuracy and providing a false sense of security to those who receive the test. I think you have to inquire on the front end how long it takes for the results to come back, it tells you what your status is on that day.

– John Whyte

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The love that the grandchild has for the grandparents is a part of them, and you don't want to taint that with your own issues around the grandparent's behavior. Parents have a responsibility to walk that line pretty carefully.

– Joshua Coleman

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Try to get the grandparents to understand( why) these are things we really have to do.

– Sarah Clark

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There is a disconnect between who refugees are and how they are often portrayed in the media, they are not terrorists, victims or saints. They are people. I painted images of what I saw : mothers, fathers, siblings, entrepreneurs, artists, doctors and grandparents who are more than their status as a refugee. I painted their humanity.

– Karisa Keasey

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Those younger people have parents. They have grandparents, and they are going to go see those people, the more the virus spreads, the more everybody is vulnerable.

– Tom Frieden

Found on CNN
3 years ago

When my grandparents lost their home to imminent domain, that was the second, no actually it was the third atrocity. They experienced (19)21, then they experienced 'urban removal,' then they experienced imminent domain. Three cycles of devastation where each generation each time they had absolutely nothing to pass on to me or my offspring, this concept of generational wealth -- we understood that in Greenwood.

– Chief Egunwale Amusan

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Blakes mother read 1 Corinthians 13. In front of our parents, siblings and our photographer, we shed tears of happiness, anxiousness, and nervousness. I walked down the aisle with relics of my late grandparents and I couldnt have asked for a more perfect wedding. At that moment, I realized that my love for Blake is what made getting married special. We cant wait to celebrate with everyone, but this day will forever be ours. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Washington, D.C. wedding and event planner Tiffany Balmer said she isnt crossing out the idea of virtual weddings being a new business model for future couples, although she doesnt think it will replace face-to-face ceremonies. For now, she said she is willing to accommodate the bride and grooms needs, whether that means going ahead with the wedding virtually, in a small group, postponingthe big day altogether. Whatever things that a wedding planner would typically do, we are still doing for these virtual weddings. We are willing to customize and do whatever we need to do. I think people are making the best of a really hard situation, Balmer said. Washington, D.C. wedding and event planner Tiffany Balmer said she isn’t crossing out the idea of virtual weddings being a new business model for future couples, although she doesn’t think it will replace face-to-face ceremonies. (Elina Shirazi) Chris Goujon agrees with that sentiment. Obviously tomorrow is not guaranteed, so if you want to get married, do it. The Smiths said that even though they did not plan on a virtual wedding, they dont think its a bad idea for other couples who dont want to postpone the date. Virtual weddings, its amazing! It is a great way to be safe but to still have people join in your union. Certain life moments shouldnt be had without the presence of your village. We are thankful that technology gives people the opportunity to share such a special moment. CLICK HERE FOR FOX NEWS CONTINUING CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE I think we all get so caught up in what our relationship looks like to others and you know, you really just need a four dollar Publix cake and your significant other and some music and a box of champagne, Kenna Grenier said. Nothing went right for our wedding, but it is what you make of it, i dont know if to the state of Georgia we are married, but at least to us we are.

– Travis Grenier

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

He's definitely going to get attacked on the socialism angle, which has affected many Latino communities, their grandparents came from countries that became failed socialist states and there's a big resistance to that.

– Danny Turkel

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Baby boomers, they're not doing what their grandparents did, what their parents did. They're going to do what they're going to do.

– Mike Nicodemus

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I've had to fly to Amsterdam to experience this. No more. We have better pot now too, so it is awesome, we have families that are excited to come in and share it with their relatives and their grandparents. We have people that have reached out from Russia, Tokyo, Italy who want to plan their vacations to come here specifically for the cafe.

– Joy Alison Cohen

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The school didn't like the fact that he was making complaints, the school, the principal didn't like the fact that Yvonne Pinkston and Yvonne Pinkston grandparents were doing what they're supposed to do, and that is, hold the school accountable.

– Dan Herbert

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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