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Virtual maternity care during COVID-19 pandemic linked to higher NHS costs
New research reveals that virtual maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven increased use of subsequent ...
Beloved Portland bars set to close after decades, citing post-pandemic woes
Years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Portland businesses are struggling to get back up, with two decades-long bars shutting its doors after years of service. Slow Bar, as well as Home, A Bar, will both ...
New York lost many construction jobs during the pandemic — and still hasn’t recovered: report
New York has failed to recover all the construction jobs lost during the COViD-19 pandemic, in large part because of less ...
Vegas 7-Eleven security guard sentenced to 5 to 14 years in prison for killing customer over COVID-19 protocols
A former security guard will spend up to 14 years in jail for the fatal shooting of a Las Vegas father outside a 7-Eleven ...
Michigan man sentenced to prison for $14M pandemic relief loan scheme involving Pa. businesses
A Detroit man has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for his role in a COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud scheme ...
Game Changer: Local healthcare provider saw community through the pandemic
CHILLICOTHE — During the COVID-19 pandemic, going to work was made harder by the virus, which made people sick and killed ...
NYC records lowest number of quarterly drug overdose deaths since COVID-19 pandemic
A total 498 New Yorkers died from drug overdoses in the third quarter of 2024, the lowest number since the 456 who died in ...
Ex-aide to New York governor pleads not guilty to new pandemic fraud charge
A former aide to two New York governors already facing charges of acting as an illicit agent of China has pleaded not guilty ...
Sheriff’s sergeant charged with pandemic-era unemployment fraud in N.H., faces potential prison time
Chris M. Lamb, a sergeant with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, faces up to 15 years in prison, according to the New ...
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Las Vegas judge sentences security guard to prison for killing customer during COVID-19 pandemic
A judge sentenced a former security guard to five and a half to 14 years in prison for shooting and killing a customer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kegia Mitchell entered an ...
Five years later, the pandemic still weakens two California employee safety nets
The Employment Development Department estimates that the debt will rise to $23.7 billionby the end of 2026, even though ...
People who adopted pets during the pandemic often struggled to access vet care, study finds
During the COVID-19 pandemic when many were stuck at home, people adopted more pets than average, but then struggled to find adequate veterinary care. Kayla Pasteur of Purdue University, U.S., and ...