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Mar 06 2024
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Casa Ruby founder charged with fraud, laundering of pandemic relief funds
The founder of a nonprofit serving homeless LGBTQ youth who was sued by the District for allegedly diverting hundreds of thousands dollars meant for the group’s indigent clients to her personal bank accounts was criminally charged Wednesday with money laundering and using pandemic relief grants in the scheme. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox
Washington PostMar 17 2024
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How Generation Z — the first to experience adulthood amid a global pandemic — reimagine the American dream
University graduates are pictured on Thursday, April 27, 2023. The American dream is becoming unaffordable for younger generations entering the workforce. In 2020, when the oldest members of Generation Z were turning 23 and taking on their first experiences in adulthood, the world was forced to shut down. Born between 1996 and 2012, “Unlike the millennials — who came of age during the Great
Deseret NewsMar 21 2024
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Big grocery stores profited from pandemic more than smaller rivals, FTC says
Large grocery retailers’ annual profits rose during the COVID-19 pandemic and have remained elevated in the years since, which warrants deeper scrutiny, according to a report released by the Federal Trade Commission. The report collected information confidentially from retail giants Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. as well as chains like Kroger Co. for an investigation of grocery supply chain
Indianapolis Business JournalMar 22 2024
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Biloxi VA Center holds first town hall since pandemic, providing resources for Coastal veterans
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Veterans helping other veterans was a theme that filled one hall at the Biloxi VA Center where resources were provided for those looking for help. Stephanie Repasky is the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System director. She along with her team invited medical experts to provide information on things like female veteran health care and virtual treatments for veterans. “
WLOX 13Mar 14 2024
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Class of COVID: For Minnesota high school seniors, pandemic taught lessons in struggle, perseverance
Raeline McVicker remembers the excitement four years ago when Gov. Tim Walz said Minnesota schools would close “temporarily” to slow the spread of COVID-19. It was March 15, 2020 and the state had 35 confirmed cases.The shutdown seemed like a fun one-off, a few bonus days home to start the spring. School buildings were supposed to reopen on March 30.“We were all like, ‘Yeah! We get an extra
MPR NewsMar 14 2024
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Latest census numbers show which NC counties grew and which shrank since the pandemic
North Carolina’s two largest counties are still attracting lots of new residents, accounting for more than a quarter of the state’s population growth since 2020, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. But the pace of growth continues to be highest in coastal and suburban counties, which have grown by 10% or more in three years. Meanwhile, during that time, nearly one in
The News & ObserverFeb 24 2024
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UHERO reveals downshift in economy, post-pandemic recovery mostly complete
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization released their forecast for the first quarter of 2024, revealing that Hawaii’s post-pandemic recovery is mostly complete. The report stated there will be a downshift in the economy and the growth will come more from local sources, including the construction to rebuild Lahaina. According to the forecast, “on the Valley
KHON 2Feb 24 2024
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Pandemic recovery ending, construction up for 2024, according to UHERO report
Hawaiʻi’s economy has been sustained by a resilient U.S. economy and the gradual return of international visitors. According to the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization’s first-quarter forecast for 2024, with the islands’ post-pandemic recovery now largely complete, the economy will downshift this year, and growth will increasingly come from local sources, including a robust
Big Island Now NewsMar 01 2024
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Deaths linked to excessive drinking surged during COVID-19 pandemic: CDC
Deaths linked to excessive drinking surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
The study in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found that the average annual number of deaths from “excessive alcohol use” rose by around 30 percent from 2016-2017 to 2020-2021. In the same period, the average annual number of deaths
The HillMar 12 2024
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House votes to force sell-off of ‘ghost town’ government offices left vacant by pandemic telework
Irked by reports that federal office buildings are sometimes operating at less than 10% capacity, the House on Tuesday approved a use-it-or-lose-it policy for agency office buildings, ordering them to either get employees back at desks or give up the space. The legislation would require an average 60% utilization rate for government buildings and would direct agencies to consolidate their
Washington Times