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By Sarah Wu TAIPEI – China’s recent lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have made Apple Inc iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp “emphasise” its expansion in other countries, a senior …

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN BERNARDO, 66, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in …

By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO – United Airlines said on Monday searches for international travel have increased after the United States ended a 17-month-old requirement that air travelers arriving in …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning after taking an antigen test, the department said in a statement, adding he …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A provision in Phil Murphy’s pandemic emergency order has allowed Toms River officials to enact a curfew in their Seaside communities. When Murphy’s executive orders ended, …

(Reuters) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff reviewers on Sunday said Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines were effective and safe for use in children aged 6 months to 4 years. The …

LONDON – Available data suggest that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines do not cause an absence of menstruation, the European Union’s health regulator concluded on Friday. The assessment was prompted by reports …

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has …

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas resident was sentenced today to one year and nine months in prison for filing fraudulent loan applications that sought over $100,000 in loans guaranteed …

CONTACT: Barbara Burns   PHONE:       (716) 843-5817 FAX #:          (716) 551-3051   ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Danielle Tooley, 37, of Batavia, NY, pleaded guilty to wire fraud before Chief …

(Reuters) – Shares of Novavax Inc surged nearly 20% on Wednesday after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly backed the use of its COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the shot …

(Reuters) – The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up nearly 5% and 8% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of June 4, …

By David Lawder and David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday announced the first state awards from a $10 billion COVID-19 aid program aimed at boosting broadband internet …

By Kevin Yao and Sophie Yu BEIJING – China’s sputtering economy has a lot riding on its consumers, who are just now emerging from lockdowns in Shanghai and other big …

By William Schomberg LONDON – British shoppers facing a surge in inflation cut their spending in May by the most since the country was in a coronavirus lockdown in early …

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19 and cancer presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology …

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Monday it would spend $120 million to expand manufacturing of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment at its Michigan plant, as demand ramps up. Use of …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday will unveil a new strategy aimed at boosting international tourism hit hard by COVID-19 and government travel restrictions by …

TOKYO – Japan’s government is considering resuming a national travel discount campaign as soon as late this month to help the tourism industry recover from a COVID-19 slump, the Nikkei …

          LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he fraudulently obtained more than $5 million in COVID-relief loans for three …

          LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he fraudulently obtained more than $5 million in COVID-relief loans for three …

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT) – After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, The Township of Hamilton Police Department and the Hamilton Township Police Activities League (P.A.L.) is excited …

CINCINNATI – A former insurance agent was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he defrauded dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area and fraudulently obtained two COVID …

TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey GOP Assemblyman Hal Wirths blasted Governor Phil Murphy after the administration raided $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds in order to pay illegal immigrants …

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is going to be giving $2,000 checks to illegal immigrants hiding under the state’s sanctuary protection blanket, with a household maximum of …