Pandemic

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…

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Marvel, Sony Pictures It is little secret that since the pandemic and the end of the Infinity Saga, Marvel Studios has been struggling. While “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Deadpool & Wolverine” made fortunes, almost every other title has been more limited in their success. The Multiverse Saga is seen…

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…

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…

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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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…

The Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district is pulling out all the stops to attract customers this New Year's Eve, with restaurants and bars offering deeper discounts, reducing prices to levels seen before the pandemic. Anthea Cheung, director of the Lan Kwai Fong Association, said operators were being liberal with discounts…

People stand on the the pier with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance on January 5, 2025 in Seal Beach, California. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Article content Oil headed for its steepest annual loss since the start of the pandemic in 2020, in a year that…