$2 billion in benefits returned from funds stolen during the pandemic. More than $2 billion in stolen unemployment benefits over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic have been…
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April Employment Falls Short of Expectations
Job search requirements suspended for collectors of unemployment during pandemic. In the report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, it said the economy added fewer…
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Labor Department Releases April Unemployment
Reports job growth slowed with only 266,000 jobs added. The Department of Labor released its economic indicators of the job market on Friday. The report found that the…
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USDA Launches Summer Nutrition Program
Over 30 million children to receive food assistance . On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that, as a part of the American Rescue Plan, the department…
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CDC Resumes Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Use
Pause for evaluation lasted 11 days. The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, approved by the FDA for emergency use in the U.S. months ago, was paused after tests…
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First Lady Visits Navajo Grade School
Largest Native American reservation communicates pandemic challenges. The first lady visited with the Navajo Nation for three days last week, stopping by a reservation grade school on her…
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President to Meet With Canada’s Prime Minister
They will focus primarily on the shared goal of ending the COVID-19 pandemic White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Saturday that President Joe Biden will be…
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Unemployment Drops Below 780,000
Restaurants and bars hiring as COVID restrictions ease. The Labor Department released their most recent data on unemployment in the United States. The findings of the report were…
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President Meets with Senators on Virus Aid
Lawmakers propose one-third stimulus that President Biden supports. As the first month of 2021 came to a close with no new stimulus payments approved since December, President Biden…
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NIH Releases Phase 3 Results on New Vaccine
Johnson and Johnson’s one-dose vaccine “appears to be safe and effective.” The National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department has announced that “investigational…
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