By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is asking Congress for $9.25 billion to fight COVID-19 and an additional $37.7 billion to support Ukraine in its war with Russia …
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DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Russell Bryant Lester, age 41, of Boulder, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for …
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‘Did Joe Blow It?’: ‘The Five’ Attacks Biden For Seemingly ‘Leaving Out’ Fentanyl, COVID Origins In Meeting With Xi Harold Hutchison on November 14, 2022 Panelists on “The Five” attacked …
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Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and for Drug Trafficking
by DOJ PressSANTA ANA, California – A downtown Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today to federal drug trafficking and fraud charges, admitting, among other things, that he fraudulently obtained nearly $5.5 …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association has been sued by three longtime referees who say the league fired them this year after they refused to …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China will extend loan repayment dates for small firms hit by COVID-19 and encourage financing institutions with government guarantees to continue offering credit support to those firms, according …
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By David Lawder NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will seek clarity on China’s plans to ease its COVID-19 restrictions and deal with problems in its …
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday rejected a bid to prevent New York City from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers against …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed a fraudulent application for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) …
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BOSTON – A Stoughton man was sentenced on Nov. 4, 2022 in federal court in Boston in connection with filing a fraudulent loan application in order to obtain over $400,000 …
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DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Lawrence Phillip Hernandez, age 58, of Littleton, was charged by information with wire fraud for taking money, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Some of China’s most affluent regions reported slower growth in the first three quarters of the year than the national economy, as COVID-19 curbs disrupted factory and …
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CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Mohammad Fares, 28, formerly of Buffalo, now of Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO suspended production at its plants in the eastern city of Hefei as rising COVID-19 cases and China’s heavy-handed response to outbreaks exact …
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Former West Haven Employee and State Representative Admits Stealing COVID Relief and Other City Funds
by DOJ PressVanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Christina …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hong Kong and China stocks jumped on Tuesday after rumours based on an unverified note circulating on social media that China was planning a reopening from strict …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity weakened in October as protracted COVID-19 restrictions disrupted production and subdued demand, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting a weaker economic recovery in …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank on Monday said it would end two policies that were initiated to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, including measures that supported the property …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s economy grew much faster than expected in the third quarter and at its fastest pace since the last three months of 2021, boosted by a revival of …
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By Muyu Xu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s strict COVID-19 policy is constraining coal supplies and pushing up prices, industry officials and traders say, just weeks before the country’s north switches …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The profitability surge of a Shanghai food supplier seeking a Hong Kong listing, disclosed in an exchange filing, gives a rare peep under the hood into a …
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. National Institutes of Health’s $1 billion RECOVER Initiative has picked Pfizer Inc’s antiviral drug Paxlovid as the first treatment it will study …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it is ending temporary waivers of minimum international flight requirements at some major U.S. airports first adopted in March …
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Six Philadelphia-Area Individuals Charged with Over One Million Dollars in COVID Fraud Scheme
by DOJ PressPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Wylene Johnson, 41, of Chester, PA; Cookie Bundy, 41, of Philadelphia, PA; Hakeem Cooper, 42, of Philadelphia, PA; Louis Barnett, …
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By Ryan Woo, Ellen Zhang and Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth is hitting an early speed bump in the fourth quarter as COVID-19 curbs and anxieties further …