Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Immigration agency to suspend almost 70 percent of its workforce

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is preparing to suspend nearly 70 percent of its workforce as the agency faces budget deficits amid the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman for the agency. About 13,400 of the agency’s 20,000 employees will receive a notice that they will be suspended starting …

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Large-scale coronavirus vaccine trial begins in South Africa

A large-scale test of the coronavirus vaccine began in South Africa on Wednesday, making it the first African nation included in the study. The University of Oxford in Great Britain is conducting vaccine trials in South Africa, Great Britain and Brazil. The university, the Oxford Jenner Institute and the University …

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Savannah Guthrie responds to criticism of her ‘tousled’ hair

Savannah Guthrie has defended her hairstyle to a viewer who claimed that her casual waves were too ‘sloppy’ and ‘distracting’ for the news. After receiving a negative tweet about her appearance on the air, the 48-year-old Today presenter noted that she and her co-stars were forced to do their hair …

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