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Life expectancy in California still hasn't rebounded since the pandemic
A new study released in JAMA finds life expectancy has still not bounced back from pre-pandemic 2019 levels, attributing the ...
Beloved Portland bars set to close after decades, citing post-pandemic woes
After years of service, Slow Bar and Home, A Bar are set to close, while Higgins Restaurant is on the brink, as the city ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New Covid-19 variant prompts holidaymakers to mask up to help stop spread
A new variant of Covid-19 (also known as Coronavirus) emerged at the start of the year, and already makes up more than 30% of ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...