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Apr 04 2021
News
America's 2nd COVID-19 Easter marked by low church attendance
A new Pew Research survey found that only 27% of adults in the U.S. planned on attending an in-person Easter service this year, a 17 point drop from a group that otherwise would have reported 44% church attendance, NBC News reports.
Why it matters: Although the U.S. has ramped up its vaccination rates and many states are preparing for reopening, rituals of normal life—including
AxiosMay 07 2021
Analysis
One year into the pandemic, millions of jobs are still missing
The U.S. economy added just 266,000 jobs in April — a mere fraction of economists’ expectations of nearly a million, and unemployment ticked up instead of dropping as predicted. According to economists, this is a clear sign that there are still giant holes in America’s economic recovery and that the coronavirus remains in the driver’s seat.
With vaccination rates slowing even as local
NBC News (Online)Jul 29 2021
News
Biden Administration Signals It Is Willing To Return To Lockdowns, School Closures If Recommended By CDC
The Biden administration signaled during Thursday’s White House press briefing that it is willing to return to lockdowns and school closures if the CDC and other experts recommend those strategies for stopping the spread of COVID-19.
“President Biden says that we are not returning to lockdowns, shutdowns, and school closures, but he also once said that we didn’t have to wear masks
The Daily WireFeb 21 2021
News
Teachers union head 'debunks' rumor that it doesn't want reopening, dodges on whether kids back this year
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said on Sunday that she needed to "debunk" the myth that teachers unions don’t want to reopen schools and took a swipe at California Gov. Gavin Newsom for failing to prioritize vaccines in Los Angeles -- but dodged on to whether students would be able to fully resume in-person instruction this school year.
"I do want
Fox News (Online News)Sep 09 2021
Opinion
The Looming Crisis of Kids and COVID
The number of school closures due to COVID-19 is increasing alongside pediatric infections as the country's public school system fully reopens – in many places with low vaccination rates and mask-optional policies.
More than 1,400 schools across 278 districts in 35 states that began the academic year in person have closed, according to Burbio, an organization that's tracking how schools
U.S. News & World ReportJan 05 2021
News
What’s behind the historic spike in drug overdose deaths under COVID-19
In a year when the coronavirus has racked up an unbearable death toll, recent preliminary data from the federal government suggests an overlap with another staggering figure: More Americans died from drug overdose in a 12-month period than at any other point in history.
While the vaccination of more than 1 million Americans in recent days is buoying hope that health officials could be
PBS NewsHourSep 07 2021
News
COVID cases are DECLINING for the first time since June - signalling an end to the summer Delta surge - as the US eclipses 40 million cases during the pandemic and Mu variant rises
For the first time in over two months, COVID-19 cases are declining in the United States.
As of September 6, the U.S. is averaging 137,000 new daily cases nationwide, a nine percent decrease from the 151,000 case average two weeks ago on August 24.
It is the first time since June 30 that the national average is lower than the total from two weeks earlier.
The Delta variant
Daily MailSep 07 2021
Analysis
Fall’s Economic Comeback Turns Into a September Slowdown
The U.S. economy is facing a slowdown in September, rather than the takeoff once hoped for.
Earlier this summer, many economists saw the week of Labor Day as the moment when the economic recovery would kick into high gear. Their expectation was that widespread vaccination would ease labor shortages. Schools and offices would reopen, which would mean a comeback for local businesses
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 16 2021
News
COVID-19 case numbers drop, signaling winter surge is slowing
After a harsh December and January when hospitals were running out of space to handle COVID-19 patients, the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations has seen a dramatic decline over the last month, according to health data.
The seven-day average of new daily cases went from a peak of nearly 246,000 on Jan. 12, to nearly 94,000 on Feb. 13, while the seven-day average for COVID-
ABC News (Online)Sep 11 2014
News
Obama: 'We Cannot Rely On An Assad Regime That Terrorizes Its People'
The Obama administration is keen on portraying the president's general bent on foreign policy as a derivative of realism. He isn't a skeptic about America's ability to shape international events. But he's not a doe-eyed idealist, either. It's why, time and again, President Barack Obama's aides go back to that famous anti-Iraq War formula that helped launch his political trajectory.
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