Texas hit hardest, Arizona and Florida in similar circumstances. This past week, the south and west of the United States had the highest surge of coronavirus cases in…
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Commerce Report Shows Consumer Spending Uptick
CARES Act a major contributor to 8.2% spending increase. The Commerce Department released a report on Friday documenting American expenditures since the start of the pandemic. After rates…
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New Executive Order Promotes Skill-Based Hiring
Will not favor those with or without degrees. College degrees are necessary in many lines of work, such as in jobs within the medical field. But degrees are…
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FDA Says No to Certain Hand Sanitizers
Some brands may contain toxic chemicals. The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase hand sanitizers manufactured from EskBiochem SA de CV due to the…
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President Extends Ban on H-1B Visas
Freeze on foreign-issued green cards goes to end of the year. President Trump signed an executive order earlier this week that bans green cards issued outside the United…
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Virus Death Rates at Lowest Level, Secretary Reports
Hospitalizations also at lowest level in two months. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the number of people seeking treatment and dying from COVID-19 is at…
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Governor Cuomo Ends Daily Coronavirus Briefings
As the infection rates slow, New York tentatively relaxes. Since the beginning of the New York outbreak in March, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been giving daily press briefings…
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46 States See Hiring Bump, Unemployment Remains High
State employment gaps increase, tourism industries hit hardest. With many states ushering in soft to full re-openings in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, an increase in national…
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Lawmakers Push for Aid to Restaurants
Industry has lost millions of jobs in lockdowns. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing for $120 billion in aid for restaurants. Their aim is to prevent further…
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Study Shows Wearing Face Masks Beneficial
Could help wipe out COVID-19 and prevent future pandemics. Researchers from the CDC and in the U.K. report that there was a “significant decline in daily COVID-19 growth…
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