#Uber, Lyft boost driver pay as demand for rides soar

#Uber, Lyft boost driver pay as demand for rides soar

“#Uber, Lyft boost driver pay as demand for rides soar” Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft are boosting driver pay in a desperate effort to meet soaring demand for their services as the pandemic wanes. In some major cities, including Denver and Philadelphia, Lyft drivers are making $44 and $43 an hour respectively, while Uber drivers…

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#Workers file 547K new jobless claims in sign layoffs are slowing

#Workers file 547K new jobless claims in sign layoffs are slowing

“#Workers file 547K new jobless claims in sign layoffs are slowing” The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has hit its lowest level since the pandemic began, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 547,000, significantly below the Dow Jones estimate for 603,000, putting the economy on track to return…

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#The Post says: Everyone get vaccinated!

#The Post says: Everyone get vaccinated!

“#The Post says: Everyone get vaccinated!” Every New Yorker 16 and over is vaccine-eligible, but only about half have gotten even one jab. We all need to do better, so the greatest city in the world can get back to being great, with crowded streets and that familiar electricity in the air. And, yes, elected…

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#Half of NYC adults still haven’t been vaccinated

#Half of NYC adults still haven’t been vaccinated

“#Half of NYC adults still haven’t been vaccinated” Many people in the city that never sleeps are still snoozing on the COVID-19 vaccine. Around half of adults in the New York City are yet to get their first dose — even though everyone age 16 and over has been eligible for weeks and appointments are…

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#This family doctor personally called every 80-plus patient to notify them of vaccine eligibility

#This family doctor personally called every 80-plus patient to notify them of vaccine eligibility

“#This family doctor personally called every 80-plus patient to notify them of vaccine eligibility” The London, Ont. physician printed out the list of 172 eligible patients and just started dialling. His work contains lessons for Canada’s wider vaccine effort. It was mid-afternoon on March 1 when the Middlesex-London Health Unit announced it was expanding eligibility…

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#Jennifer Lopez Ended Her Engagement Because She Couldn’t Fully ‘Trust’ Alex Rodriguez After Cheating Rumors

#Jennifer Lopez Ended Her Engagement Because She Couldn’t Fully ‘Trust’ Alex Rodriguez After Cheating Rumors

“#Jennifer Lopez Ended Her Engagement Because She Couldn’t Fully ‘Trust’ Alex Rodriguez After Cheating Rumors ” Jenny from the Block does not want to be a topic of conversation around the neighborhood forever, and it looks like all the hot gossip is what ultimately led to Jennifer Lopez’s broken off engagement to Alex Rodriguez! A…

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#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base

#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base

“#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base” Ain’t no mountain high enough. Not even the world’s tallest mountain is safe: Mount Everest recorded its first-ever coronavirus case after a member of a Base Camp expedition tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The infected patient was initially believed to be suffering from high-altitude pulmonary…

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