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Jan 29 2024
News
‘Pandemic of snow’ in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Even by Alaska standards, there’s a lot of snow this winter. So much snow has fallen — so far, more than 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) — that roofs on commercial buildings are collapsing around Anchorage and officials are urging residents to break out their shovels to avoid a similar fate at home. Over the weekend, there was nearly 16 more inches (41 centimeters) of snowfall,
KARKJan 29 2024
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'Pandemic of snow' in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow
FILE - Isil Mico takes a photo of her sister-in-law Oznur Mico in front of Snowzilla, a snowman measuring more than 20 feet tall, in Anchorage, Alaska on Jan. 10, 2024. A recent storm dropped nearly 16 inches of snow on Anchorage, bringing the seasonal total to over 103 inches. It’s the earliest Alaska’s largest city has reached the 100-inch mark. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File) Even by Alaska
San Diego Union-TribuneJan 31 2024
Analysis
Students Are Making a ‘Surprising’ Rebound From Pandemic Closures. But Some May Never Catch Up.
Elementary and middle-school students have made up significant ground since pandemic school closings in 2020 — but they are nowhere close to being fully caught up, according to the first detailed national study of how much U.S. students are recovering.
Overall in math, a subject where learning loss has been greatest, students have made up about a third of what they lost. In reading,
New York Times (News)Jan 30 2024
News
Salt Lake City airport sets record as throngs of post-pandemic passengers take to the skies
Salt Lake City International Airport’s passenger numbers continued their post-pandemic takeoff last year with a record number of travelers passing through the new airport’s concourses. According to numbers released by airport officials Monday, more than 26.9 million passengers flew into or out of Salt Lake City in 2023. The new record bests the pre-pandemic 2019 high by more than 100,000
The Salt Lake TribuneDec 29 2023
News
After Rise in Murders During the Pandemic, a Sharp Decline in 2023
Detroit is on track to record the fewest murders since the 1960s. In Philadelphia, where there were more murders in 2021 than in any year on record, the number of homicides this year has fallen more than 20 percent from last year. And in Los Angeles, the number of shooting victims this year is down more than 200 from two years ago.
The decrease in gun violence in 2023 has been a welcome
New York Times (News)Feb 06 2024
News
Refusing to wear mask during COVID pandemic does not fall under freedom of speech, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court ruled that New Jersey residents refusing to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic is not protected speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling Monday in two related cases in which lawsuits were brought against officials in Freehold and Cranford, New Jersey. The lawsuits were
Fox News (Online News)Jan 05 2024
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Oregon auditors find pandemic rental assistance wasn’t accurately tracked
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An official audit found Oregon Housing and Community Services doled out an estimated $426 million in emergency rental assistance over the pandemic, but the department failed to properly distribute the funds. The Audits Division shared its review of OHCS on Thursday. According to the Secretary of State’s office, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program was first launched
KOIN 6Dec 19 2023
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U.S. Bank to pay $36 million for illegal pandemic conduct
U.S. Bank will pay $36 million over allegations the company illegally blocked out-of-work consumers from accessing unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, top federal banking regulators announced on Tuesday.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Bank had contracts with at least 19 states and the District of Columbia to deliver unemployment benefits to millions of
ReutersDec 05 2023
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New Chicago office tower bucks pandemic trends
The ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at Chicago’s new Salesforce Tower represents a milestone on the road to recovery for Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate market. The 1.2 million-square-foot Pelli, Clarke and Partners-designed building on the city's historic Wolf Point incorporates new design touches and new thinking about how office spaces will be used. "We really tried to make our
NBC 5 ChicagoDec 28 2023
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Lumen to pay $825K to customers whose phones were cut in pandemic
Lumen will pay $825,000 in a settlement to 1,099 Washington customers whose landline telephones were shut off in violation of an emergency moratorium on disconnections, the state Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday. The company, formerly known as CenturyLink, will pay $707.55 for each unlawful disconnection between March 23, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, according to the Attorney General’
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