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Dear Abby: My co-worker is allowed to work from home while the rest of us returned to the office Pandemic

Dear Abby: My co-worker is allowed to work from home while the rest of us returned to the office

Dear Abby advises a co-worker on how to manage the situation with their former employee, who didn't come back to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic. Adobe Stock DEAR ABBY: A co-worker, “Erin,” has been allowed to work from home since the COVID-19 pandemic, while the rest of us came…
bubmag
January 3, 2026
House prices surged 7% in 2025 Pandemic

House prices surged 7% in 2025

House prices surged by just over 7% in Ireland last year, new data from Daft.ie has revealed.  While listed prices on the website were on average 5.5% higher in 2025 than they were in 2024, transactional prices were 7.4% higher.  It means that house prices are now 41% higher than…
bubmag
January 2, 2026
In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world Pandemic

In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world

Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Federal data indicates that the student math scores that fell during the pandemic are still down. The state of Maine…
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January 2, 2026
SBA suspends nearly 7,000 Minnesota borrowers over suspected $400M pandemic loan fraud Pandemic

SBA suspends nearly 7,000 Minnesota borrowers over suspected $400M pandemic loan fraud

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Thursday that it suspended 6,900 Minnesota borrowers after uncovering what it says is widespread suspected fraud. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the agency reviewed thousands of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)…
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January 2, 2026
Canada Payments Market Forecast Report 2025-2030: How New Technologies, Business Models, and Fintechs Will Play a Crucial Role in Shaping the Future Landscape – ResearchAndMarkets.com Pandemic

Canada Payments Market Forecast Report 2025-2030: How New Technologies, Business Models, and Fintechs Will Play a Crucial Role in Shaping the Future Landscape – ResearchAndMarkets.com

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January 1, 2026
Magical thinking will not prevent future pandemics or improve public health | Science Pandemic

Magical thinking will not prevent future pandemics or improve public health | Science

For much of human history, infectious diseases were the main causes of morbidity and mortality. The sciences of public health, epidemiology, microbiology, and vaccine and drug development have dramatically reduced the risks associated with these diseases such that life expectancies in high income countries have increased by close to 40…
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January 1, 2026