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New York lost 1 million jobs in 2020 due to COVID-19
1 month ago | By New York Post
Here's why New Yorkers need to get a whole lot more coronavirus vaccine: the economy is in the tank. New York State shed 1 million jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 amid lockdowns and meltdowns in tourism and business activity, a sobering new report reveals. That means 10 percent of the state workforce vanished...
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New York state is running 1,000 genome tests per week to look for new Covid variants
1 month ago | By CNBC
New York state is running about 1,000 genome tests per week to look for new, more infectious Covid variants, the state's chief physician Howard Zucker said at a press conference Friday.
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Economy RunningSenate shatters record with longest vote in history as Democrats negotiated...
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A proposal to raise the minimum wage was killed in the Senate after 8...
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Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema votes against $15 minimum wage with a...
Summary List Placement Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, dramatically indicated her "no" vote with a thumbs-down to the Senate clerk on a measure to raise the federal... Read more ...
Software guru John McAfee and his top cryptocurrency adviser charged with...
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Trump appointee arrested over Capitol riot took a police riot shield and...
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Staunch Big Tech critic joins White House
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A business owner's guide to Pa.'s next wave of COVID-19 relief grants
The aid is targeted at businesses with fewer than 300 employees that have lost at least 25% of their sales as a result of the pandemic. Read more ...
Strong 379,000 jobs added in hopeful sign for US economy
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Bitcoin mining company Cipher to go public via $2 billion SPAC merger with...
Summary List Placement Newly formed bitcoin mining operation Cipher Mining Technologies announced it will go public in a merger with blank-check company Good Works Acquisition... Read more ...