#Apple closes eight stores amid COVID surge: report

#Apple closes eight stores amid COVID surge: report

“#Apple closes eight stores amid COVID surge: report” Apple has temporarily closed at least eight retail stores in the US and Canada since Tuesday as cases of the coronavirus surge among customers and employees, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Cupertino, California-based company typically closes a retail store when roughly 10 percent of staff…

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#Omicron surge steals Christmas from NYC stores, restaurants

#Omicron surge steals Christmas from NYC stores, restaurants

“#Omicron surge steals Christmas from NYC stores, restaurants” The surging Omicron variant is emerging as the Grinch who stole Christmas from Big Apple stores and restaurants that were counting on the holiday season to help them rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Over the weekend, we didn’t have as many people in coming as we usually…

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#Bachelor Nation’s Astrid Loch & Kevin Wendt Reveal Their 1-Month-Old Has Been Hospitalized With COVID

#Bachelor Nation’s Astrid Loch & Kevin Wendt Reveal Their 1-Month-Old Has Been Hospitalized With COVID

“#Bachelor Nation’s Astrid Loch & Kevin Wendt Reveal Their 1-Month-Old Has Been Hospitalized With COVID ” It has been a “tough week” for Bachelor in Paradise stars Astrid Loch and Kevin Wendt, who revealed that their family has all tested positive for COVID – including their 1-month-old son August. The 37-year-old shared the awful news…

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#New York records 28,000 new COVID cases statewide

#New York records 28,000 new COVID cases statewide

“#New York records 28,000 new COVID cases statewide” New York State reported a record-breaking 28,000 new COVID cases Wednesday, but hospitalization rates are thankfully remaining somewhat stable, Governor Kathy Hochul said at a presser. 4,452 people are currently hospitalized statewide and the state health care system has yet to be overwhelmed as the high rate…

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#Joe Biden extends student loan payments pause 90 days

#Joe Biden extends student loan payments pause 90 days

“#Joe Biden extends student loan payments pause 90 days” President Biden on Wednesday announced a 90-day extension of a pause on the collection of federally backed student loan payments as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 creates new economic uncertainty. The respite was scheduled to end Jan. 31, but it will be extended through May 1…

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#NYPD had 8 percent out Tuesday as Omicron slams NYC

#NYPD had 8 percent out Tuesday as Omicron slams NYC

“#NYPD had 8 percent out Tuesday as Omicron slams NYC” Nearly 8 percent of the NYPD’s workforce was out sick on Tuesday – with many of them experiencing flu-like symptoms, according to sources. Of the 2,712 members, or 7.8 percent, of the department out of work, 342 of them were confirmed COVID-19 positive, sources said….

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