SYDNEY – Australia on Tuesday recorded one of its highest number of deaths in a day from COVID-19 as an outbreak of the highly-infections Omicron variant tore through the country …
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Incidental COVID now at 61% in New Jersey, Commissioner accused of misrepresenting data as a scare tactic
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Department of Health Commission Judith Persichilli, who needs no introduction, today revealed that New Jersey’s incidental COVID-19 hospitalization rate is 61%. Previously Persichilli said that …
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Canada’s Trudeau slams ‘fear mongering’ over COVID vaccine mandate for truckers
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused conservative politicians of stoking fear that COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers are exacerbating supply chain …
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Skrewdriver guitarist Big Merv Shields dead of COVID, said virus was “Jew Virus”
The guitar player for the former Neo-Nazi, skinhead Oi! band Skrewdriver, Merv Shields, aka “Big Merv” has passed away from COVID-19. Sheilds died on New Year’s Day and, according to …
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Toyota extends production curbs in Japan as COVID infections rise
by Reutersby ReutersTOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp will halt more production in Japan this month because COVID-19 infections among autoworkers had slowed supplies of parts, the company said on Monday. That disruption, …
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Beijing adds COVID test before Olympics; outbreak linked to cases in four provinces
by Reutersby ReutersBEIJING -A district in China’s capital will begin a new round of COVID-19 tests among its roughly 2 million residents on Tuesday, as flare-ups persisted in the city ahead of …
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Beijing 2022 eases COVID curbs for Games; China warns on pollution
by Reutersby ReutersBEIJING -Organisers of next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics slightly eased the strict COVID-19 requirements for participants, a move that means fewer athletes are likely to be tripped up by positive …
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Police officers fill in as substitute teachers in this one U.S. town as COVID creates educator shortage
by Jeff Jonesby Jeff JonesMOORE, OK – Police officers in Moore, Oklahoma are going from sitting behind the wheel of their police cruisers to sitting behind the desk in front of classrooms. The officers, …
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Beijing Games had 72 COVID cases, none athletes, among early arrivals
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tony Munroe BEIJING -Beijing Olympics organisers said on Sunday they had confirmed 72 cases of COVID-19 among 2,586 Games-related personnel entering China from Jan. 4 to Jan. 22, with …
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Beijing introduces more COVID measures as cases mount before Olympics
by Reutersby ReutersBEIJING -Beijing’s city government on Sunday introduced new measures to contain a recent outbreak of COVID-19, as China’s capital continued to report new local cases of the virus less than …
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SEOUL – South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Sunday, despite extended COVID-19 curbs and a high vaccination rate, raising concerns of further spread during the …
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Hong Kong warns of worsening COVID outbreak as leader defends hamster cull
by Reutersby ReutersBy Greg Torode and Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG -Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday warned that COVID-19 infections could be growing exponentially in a congested residential area of …
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Providence Man Admits to Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man admitted in federal court today that he fraudulently filed an application for unemployment benefits provided for by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security …
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Palm Bay Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For COVID Relief Fraud And Tax Fraud
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressOrlando, Florida –U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway today sentenced Johnson W. Eustache to five years in federal prison for wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the preparation of …
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Hong Kong authorities announced they would kill 2,000 small animals after several hamsters contracted COVID-19 in a pet store, the Associated Press reported. An employee at the pet store tested …
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PHILADELPHIA – Sometimes things are just too easy. On Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were conducting routine international parcel inspections for dangerous, illegal, or prohibited products when they …
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Governor Murphy says 50% of reported COVID hospitalizations are not clear cut; NJ Hospital says 75% of ventilator patients are vaccinated
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON, NJ – A lot has come out this week regarding the COVID-19 pandemic regarding face mask quality, vaccines admittedly only protecting against serious infection, but not spread and quarantine …
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TRENTON, NJ – This week, Governor Phil Murphy swore in New Jersey State Police Superintendent Patrick Callahan despite declaring a fresh, new public health emergency hours earlier. At the event, …
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Corrado seeks financial details of Phil Murphy’s over-the-top Christmas COVID commercial
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Kristin Corrado wrote to New Jersey’s health commissioner seeking financial details about the Department of Health’s holiday season advertising campaign featuring school-age children asking for COVID …
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Report Argues ‘Long’ COVID Is Major Contributor To Labor Shortage
Chris Brunet on January 12, 2022 A study released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution suggests that long COVID could be keeping more than a million workers out of the workforce. …
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Lockdown Lori, Chicago Mayor, and COVID-19 hypocrite has COVID
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonCHICAGO, IL – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a COVID-19 pandemic lockdown politician, mask shamer, vax shamer and lockdown hypocrite has announced she has the COVID virus. Lightfoot, an outspoken liberal …
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NYC Students Stage Walkout Calling For Remote Learning Options Over COVID Concerns
New York, NY – New York City students walked out of school Tuesday as part of a protest calling for a temporary halt in in-person learning amid a rise in …
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Food and Drug Administration Director Janet Woodcock today gave a grim look into America’s near future, declaring most Americans will get COVID-19. Woodcock said the government …
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Phil Murphy says unvaccinated are getting COVID more than the vaccinated in NJ
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday continued to push the narrative that the unvaccinated population in New Jersey are getting COVID-19 at a higher rate than …
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About half a million New Jersey residents have had COVID since Christmas Governor says
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy this week said over 380,000 New Jersey residents have contracted COVID-19 since Christmas and that figure doesn’t include possibly hundreds of thousands …