#898,000 filed last week amid COVID-19 crisis

#898,000 filed last week amid COVID-19 crisis

“#898,000 filed last week amid COVID-19 crisis” Some 898,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic kept the labor market in a chokehold, the feds said Thursday. The latest figure brought the seasonally adjusted number of initial jobless claims filed during the COVID-19 crisis to roughly 64.5 million — a total…

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#City Hall misfires could imperil NYC’s coronavirus recovery: study

#City Hall misfires could imperil NYC’s coronavirus recovery: study

“#City Hall misfires could imperil NYC’s coronavirus recovery: study” Mayor Bill de Blasio’s high profile missteps on reopening city schools and tracing coronavirus infections could endanger the Big Apple’s recovery from the pandemic, a study published Thursday warned. The Regional Planning Association’s 26-page examination of New York City’s health and recovery reveals that the five…

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#Arizona family loses 8 members, small business to COVID-19

#Arizona family loses 8 members, small business to COVID-19

“#Arizona family loses 8 members, small business to COVID-19” An Arizona family reportedly lost eight members to the coronavirus while their small business closed permanently under the state’s lockdown. The Aguirre family had spent a decade expanding Tamales y Tacos Puebla — a food truck and catering business they first launched out of their van…

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#Wells Fargo fires over 100 staffers for COVID-19 relief abuse

#Wells Fargo fires over 100 staffers for COVID-19 relief abuse

“#Wells Fargo fires over 100 staffers for COVID-19 relief abuse” Wells Fargo has reportedly fired more than 100 staffers after an internal investigation found they had fraudulently applied for and received coronavirus relief funding for themselves. The embattled megabank made the disclosure in a memo to staffers, alerting them that some of their colleagues had…

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#I wore an astronaut-style helmet for COVID protection

#I wore an astronaut-style helmet for COVID protection

“#I wore an astronaut-style helmet for COVID protection” You’d think wearing a giant astronaut-style helmet over your head might attract attention, but this is New York. And so when I left my Brooklyn apartment yesterday morning sporting a rather ludicrous-looking visor meant to protect me from COVID-19, hardly anyone gave me a second glance. That…

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#Chainsmokers Promoter Fined ,000 for Concert That Violated COVID-19 Protocols

#Chainsmokers Promoter Fined $20,000 for Concert That Violated COVID-19 Protocols

“#Chainsmokers Promoter Fined $20,000 for Concert That Violated COVID-19 Protocols” In July, the Chainsmokers held a charity concert in Southampton, New York, alongside Goldman Sachs executive David M. Solomon (aka DJ D-Sol). Footage from the concert appeared to show attendees flouting social distancing. Shortly after video emerged, New York’s governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, said that…

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#YouTube bans COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

#YouTube bans COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

“#YouTube bans COVID-19 vaccine misinformation” YouTube said Wednesday it would remove videos containing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, expanding its current rules against falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the pandemic. The video platform owned by Google parent Alphabet said it would now ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health…

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