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AOC tests positive for COVID shortly after being spotted maskless in Miami

AOC tests positive for COVID shortly after being spotted maskless in Miami Via Just The News: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tested positive for COVID-19, shortly after being spotted vacationing maskless in Miami. "She is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home. The Congresswoman received her booster shot this Fall, and encourages everyone to get their booster and follow all CDC guidance," her office stated in a press release Sunday evening. It […]

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island Uses COVID-Positive Healthcare Workers After Firing Unvaccinated Staff

Rhode Island Uses COVID-Positive Healthcare Workers After Firing Unvaccinated Staff Via Breitbart: Rather than calling back hundreds of healthcare workers who were fired or placed on unpaid leave for foregoing the coronavirus vaccine, Rhode Island updated its quarantine and isolation guidance to allow COVID-positive employees to continue working if their facility is “facing a staffing crisis,” Fox News reported. “Also, facility administrators should be using their clinical judgment in making […]

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Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards 2022 Postponed due to Omicron Variant

Grammy Awards 2022 Postponed due to Omicron Variant Via Breitbart: The Grammy Awards 2022 has been postponed due to the Omicron variant of the Chinese coronavirus, making it the second year in a row that the Grammys have been postponed over the pandemic. “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have […]

today01/05/2022 29

Omicron

Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say

Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say Via AP News: Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than the delta version. Scientists stress that even if the findings of these early studies hold up, any reductions in severity need to be weighed against the fact omicron spreads much faster than delta and is more able […]

today12/22/2021 15

Biden Covid

Supreme Court will hear challenge to Biden Covid vaccine mandates

Supreme Court will hear challenge to Biden Covid vaccine mandates Via CNBC.com: The Supreme Court late Wednesday agreed to hear legal challenges to the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandates for large employers and health-care facilities. The court, in an order, said that its consideration for requests to stay those mandates would be deferred until oral argument on Jan. 7. The Supreme Court consolidated the applications of both challenges, which were […]

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Delta

Delta asks CDC to cut quarantine guidelines for breakthrough Covid, citing workforce impact

Delta asks CDC to cut quarantine guidelines for breakthrough Covid, citing workforce impact Via CNBC.com: Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Tuesday asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to halve its recommended quarantine time for vaccinated people who contract Covid-19, saying the current isolation period could negatively affect the airline’s operations. Bastian wrote to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky proposing a five-day recommended quarantine period for fully vaccinated […]

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New Mexico

Supreme Court denies bid to block New Mexico Covid vaccination requirement

Supreme Court denies bid to block New Mexico Covid vaccination requirement Via CNBC.com: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid to block enforcement of a public health order in New Mexico requiring workers at hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and other settings to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. The order, which took effect in August, includes exemptions for people with medical conditions or disabilities, as well as for those […]

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Oil prices

Oil prices plunge as Omicron’s rapid spread dims fuel demand outlook

Oil prices plunge as Omicron's rapid spread dims fuel demand outlook Via Reuters.com: Oil prices slumped on Monday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Europe and the United States stoked investor worries that new restrictions to combat its spread could dent fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell $2, or 2.7%, to settle at $71.52 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell $2.63, or […]

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Teachers

Teachers get raises, bonuses from federal COVID relief funds meant to reopen schools safely

Teachers get raises, bonuses from federal COVID relief funds meant to reopen schools safely Via Just The News: This week's Golden Horseshoe once again goes to the U.S. Department of Education for allowing school districts to use pandemic relief funds for pay raises and bonuses for teachers despite the funds being appropriated to reopen schools safely.  Schools nationwide received $190 billion through three relief packages passed. Of that total, the […]

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