SYDNEY / BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters count, a grim milestone for the global pandemic that appears to be re-emerging in some countries, even when other regions are still struggling with the first wave FILE PHOTO: …
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HOUSTON – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced that she is in quarantine after being potentially exposed to COVID-19 last week. The exposure came on Monday from a member of the Harris County Judge’s office, who tested positive and is now isolating himself. Hidalgo and potentially exposed staff will be …
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD (KABC) – A woman is telling her side of the story after a tirade about receiving a face mask at a Trader Joe’s store in North Hollywood. She says the angry encounter started in response to a client who harassed her because she was not wearing a mask. …
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Employed New Yorkers are at risk of losing their paid sick leave benefits if they travel to states with high rates of coronavirus infection under a new executive order signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The order applies to anyone who is employed in New York State and voluntarily travels to …
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A married couple from Virginia was arrested trying to flee the country after illegally receiving about $ 1.5 million in federal funds for businesses struggling during the pandemic, prosecutors said. Monica Magdalena Jaworska, 43, and her husband Tarik Jaafar, 42, were arrested at JFK airport in New York for the …
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