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Mar 16 2023
News
Evictions have returned to — or exceeded — pre-pandemic levels
The rate of eviction filings has returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic levels in many U.S. cities in recent months, amid the historically high cost of housing and other basic necessities.
That's according to data from the Eviction Lab — a Princeton University project aiming to fill an "information hole in the center of the evictions crisis" by collecting data from court filings and other
Axios
Feb 27 2023
News
Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it began with a lab leak, according to a person familiar with the report who wasn’t authorized to discuss it. The report
SFGATE
Feb 21 2023
News
Pandemic-era SNAP benefits coming to an end
Only about half the people who may be eligible for food stamps have applied for them, according to New Hampshire Hunger Solutions. In Coos County, nearly 62 percent of the potentially eligible population is enrolled. Screenshot The number of Granite State adults and children without enough food dropped during the pandemic, in part because the federal government increased food stamp payments,
Concord Monitor
Mar 23 2023
News
Portland area's Cracker Barrels close doors, unable to survive pandemic economy
The Portland, Oregon, area's remaining Cracker Barrels have closed their doors after failing to survive a pandemic-ridden economy. Cracker Barrel announced the closures of three locations, including the final two in the Portland area, Monday and notified employees that the closures would be effective immediately, according to a report. The pandemic's crippling impact on business and the
Washington Examiner
Mar 15 2023
News
West Virginia Surpasses 8,000 COVID Deaths During Pandemic
According to the Department of Health and Human Resources’ website, 8,005 people have died in the state over the past three years since the pandemic started. There have been 29 deaths reported in the past week. “If we’ve just crossed 8,000, then that’s 8,000 too many," Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday. "Nobody wanted it to be one. It’s been an all-hands-on-deck battle. It’s been a lot of dark
U.S. News & World Report
Jan 11 2023
News
The Adverse Effects of Lying during a Pandemic
Too often, public-health experts assume that the public wants a projection of perfect confidence.
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reported recently that 28 percent of adults express hesitancy about the vaccine for Measles, Mumps, and Rubella. That number represents a significant surge. Among parents of school-aged children, suddenly, the number believing that the MMR vaccine should
National Review
Feb 23 2023
Analysis
Chicago mayoral race spotlights cities’ post-pandemic struggles
At campaign events across Chicago’s South and West sides, Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s supporters all drive home the same point: Don’t judge her on the past four years. Think, instead, about what she could do in the next four.
“You can’t change nothing in four years,” says local Alderman Emma Mitts to a cheering crowd in West Garfield Park, an area with the city’s highest homicide
Christian Science Monitor
Sep 20 2022
News
Is the Pandemic Over?
“In an interview on ‘60 Minutes’ Sunday night, President Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic is ‘over’ in the United States. ‘The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lotta work on it. ... But the pandemic is over,’ Mr. Biden said.” (CBS News)
The left is divided about whether the pandemic is over, and calls for continued spending on public health.
The Flip Side
Mar 17 2023
News
New report suggests COVID pandemic's origins linked to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market
A new report suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 may be linked to raccoon dogs that were illegally being sold at a wet seafood market in China.
First reported in The Atlantic, a team of scientists from around the world announced Thursday they believe the virus, SARS-CoV-2, originated at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, where the outbreak began.
It comes amid
ABC News (Online)
Nov 01 2022
Opinion
A ‘Pandemic Amnesty’? Hell, No
Emily Oster, writing at the Atlantic, asks whether we can all just forgive and forget about what we said and did to one another during the Covid-19 pandemic. On the question of masks, school closings, and the efficacy of this or that vaccine, some people got it right, and some got it wrong. But litigating this forever is a waste of time, she argues. The headline is “Let’s Declare a Pandemic
Michael Brendan Dougherty