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Jul 05 2021
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Amazon’s new boss faces pressure from all sides as Bezos leaves for space
Ann Hiatt remembers Jeff Bezos didn’t like to sit down for long.
As the Amazon CEO’s executive assistant from 2002 to 2005, Hiatt was charged with keeping track of Bezos’ whereabouts. At that time, the fast-growing internet retailer had moved into an Art Deco-style building that was once the site of a U.S. Marine hospital. It would be years before Amazon moved into a series of gleaming
CNBCAug 25 2020
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Nearly 9,000 Florida Children Diagnosed With Coronavirus in Two Weeks as Schools Reopen
The number of Florida children diagnosed with the coronavirus has increased by nearly 9,000 over the past two weeks as schools across the state begin to reopen.
There are currently 48,730 confirmed cases of the novel virus among children under 18, according to a recent pediatric report released by the Florida Department of Health. In a previous report released August 9, there were 39,
NewsweekAug 04 2021
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Florida poll: DeSantis falls behind Crist as COVID-19 cases surge
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has slipped behind a Democratic gubernatorial rival in a new poll as he faces scrutiny over his handling of the pandemic amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Sunshine State.
The survey, conducted by Florida-based firm St. Pete Polls, found that 45 percent of voters said they would vote for Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist (Fla.), who
The HillJan 07 2022
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Biden vaccine policies face Supreme Court test amid nationwide COVID-19 surge
With over 100,000 Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 as a result of the highly contagious Omicron variant, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument Friday in two sets of challenges to the Biden administration’s authority to take action to combat the pandemic. In the first case, National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, the justices will consider the Biden
SCOTUSblogJan 07 2022
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Hiring Hit Record Despite December Slowdown
Hiring slowed in December in a sign the economic recovery was moderating ahead of disruptions from the Omicron variant of Covid-19, though declining unemployment and robust wage growth indicate employers are poised to steadily add jobs this year.
Employers added 199,000 jobs in December, cooling from 249,000 new payrolls in November and 648,000 in October, the Labor Department said
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 02 2021
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U.S. Unemployment Claims Fall to 340,000, Remaining at Pandemic Low
Jobless claims fell to a new pandemic low as businesses held on to workers despite the surging Delta variant.
Initial jobless claims fell by 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 in the week ended Aug. 28, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was the lowest level since the pandemic took hold in the U.S. in March 2020. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths week-to-
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 10 2021
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1 dead, 3 injured in Missouri store shooting
One person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting Saturday at a convenience store in Missouri.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed to The Hill that one 28-year-old suspect is in custody over the shooting, which took place in Koshkonong, a town near the border with Arkansas.
The conditions of the three injured people were not immediately clear, but
The HillDec 23 2021
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Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge
Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced the government will provide 500 million free rapid home-testing kits, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts.
At the White House on Tuesday, Biden detailed major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the fast-spreading variant,
Associated PressSep 26 2021
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New York could use National Guard to fill ranks of unvaccinated health care workers
New York may lose a large portion of its health care workers once the state’s expanded vaccine mandate takes effect on Monday, but Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s already got plans to fill the ranks.
Hochul issued a statement on Saturday that said she is prepared to declare a state of emergency to sure up staffing at medical facilities should unvaccinated workers fail to comply with the
Fox News DigitalOct 29 2021
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Supreme Court rejects Maine health workers' challenge to vaccine mandate
A divided Supreme Court on Friday left intact a vaccine requirement for Maine health care workers, rebuffing the latest legal challenge targeting COVID-19 vaccination mandates to reach the justices.
The challengers, a group of Maine health care workers, sought to block the requirement on religious grounds.
The statewide mandate announced in August by Gov. Janet Mills (D), which
The Hill