Supervisor Gregg Hart says Santa Barbara County has reached a “crossroads” in facing the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Tom Bolton / Noozhawk) Santa Barbara County “is at a crossroads with the COVID-19 pandemic,” supervisor Gregg Hart said Friday during the weekend’s regular press conference. Hart presented a sobering report of …
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People who lost their jobs wait in line to apply for unemployment benefits, after an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. , April 6, 2020. Nick Oxford | Stock Photo | REUTERS In mid-March, Erin Madden was fired from her job …
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Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp., gestures as she speaks during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | fake pictures Tech investors are getting a dose of reality after a historic run. …
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