WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress has stripped additional coronavirus relief funds from its government funding bill, after opposition from some Republican and Democratic lawmakers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in …
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Vaccines, Masks, Staying At Home Did Not Make Major Difference In COVID Rates, NYT Says Laurel Duggan on March 9, 2022 The New York Times said vaccinations, booster shots and …
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DUBLIN, GA: A Laurens County, Georgia man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting he lied to obtain a COVID-19 disaster relief loan, then used a large portion of …
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LONDON -Britain’s Queen Elizabeth met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle on Monday, in her first official in-person meeting after she tested positive for coronavirus last month. Photographs …
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LONDON – Russia is resuming a support programme for critically important firms, hoping to protect companies from the effects of international sanctions by reviving measures first introduced in 2020 to …
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WASHINGTON – The United States is waiving a requirement for negative COVID-19 tests from Americans leaving Belarus or Russia to travel home, the State Department said on Thursday. The Centers …
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the Surgeon General will request input on COVID-19 misinformation online as they seek to understand the …
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BERLIN – Activity in Germany’s services sector grew further in February as the country began loosening the COVID containment measures that had pressured its economy in late 2021, although the …
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Woman Previously Convicted in Fraud Scheme Admits to Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs
by DOJ PressPROVIDENCE – A North Providence woman today admitted in federal court that she provided false information to a mortgage lender when applying for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgage, and …
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – A small study of patients suffering from persistent symptoms long after a bout of COVID-19 found that nearly 60% had nerve damage possibly caused by …
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By Bhanvi Satija and Leroy Leo – As public schools around the United States lift COVID-19 mask mandates, parents are divided over the issue, with nearly 43% saying face covering …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The United States government on Monday proposed extending temporary waivers of international minimum flight requirements at some U.S. airports through late October due to COVID-19. …
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By David Henry NEW YORK – Citigroup Inc Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason and investment banking head Paco Ybarra have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the company to hold its …
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Miami, Florida – The Department of Justice today reported a Miami-Dade resident Elisa Rivera,50, pled guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham to a felony Information charging her …
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Bloomsburg Woman Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For $430,000 Fraud Scheme, Including $300,000 In Covid Relief Fraud
by DOJ PressSCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Vicki Hackenberg, age 57, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON -Rolls-Royce Chief Executive Warren East will step down by the end of the year after steering the aero-engine maker through the worst of the pandemic, though …
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By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – South Africa’s biggest construction firm Wilson Bayly Holmes – Ovcon Ltd (WBHO) said it is pulling out of Australia, saying the country’s “hardline” COVID-19 response …
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COVID raises risk of mental health problems; new Omicron version not making people sicker in S. Africa
by ReutersBy Nancy Lapid – 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 yet …
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BERLIN – German consumer morale is projected to deteriorate in March as a sharp increase in COVID infection rates in early February and high inflation figures overshadowed positive medium-term expectations, …
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Tampa Woman Charged With Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits
by DOJ PressTampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Rolanda Wingfield (39, Tampa) with two counts of access device fraud, one count of possession …
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By Peter Nicholls WINDSOR, England -Queen Elizabeth tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, sharpening concerns about the health of the world’s longest-reigning monarch two weeks after she marked 70 years …
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By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE – Australia will welcome international tourists on Monday after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to live with the …
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By David Milliken LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to set out plans next week to remove self-isolation requirements for people infected with COVID-19, his office said on …
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– Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades in an attempt to restore normalcy in Ottawa, parts of which have been paralyzed by protesters opposing the government’s …
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Indictment Charges Former State Rep, 3 Others, with Stealing West Haven’s COVID Relief Funds
by DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, 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 …