Pandemic

A federal judge’s four-year prison sentence for an Iowa meatpacking plant worker underscores that pandemic-era relief fraud remains an active enforcement priority—and a cautionary tale for small business owners who relied on Paycheck Protection Program funds to survive COVID-19 disruptions. According to a release from the Small Business Administration (SBA)…

PHILADELPHIA — Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in his spine. “When you get shot,” he said, “you stop thinking about the future.”…

The surge in respiratory infections this winter has worrying parallels with a pandemic 135 years ago...Read More

When Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, there were many concerns about its potential impacts. One of them involved cannabis-impaired driving. Before legalization, police were already catching more drug-impaired drivers each year. So, people naturally worried that more stoned drivers would appear on the road after legalization. To lower that…

— Would extend enhanced pandemic-era subsidy for 3 years, similar to proposal that failed in Senate by Associated Press December 17, 2025 • 5 min read Four centrist Republicans broke with House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a vote…

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Bright MLS expects the U.S. housing market to enter a transitional period in 2026, with slightly lower mortgage rates and rising inventory offering some relief to buyers but not enough to fuel a full recovery. The nation’s largest multiple listing service (MLS) released its annual forecast Wednesday — describing a…

Spain is implementing strategies to manage visitor flows more sustainably. - Image Credit Unsplash+    Martin Jahrfeld writes for ITB Berlin about remedies to tourism overuse, as the tourism industry grapples with the challenge of overtourism, where the influx of visitors overwhelms popular destinations, straining local resources and impacting residents' quality…

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Christopher Chiu conducted the first human challenge trial for covid-19 in 2021 Thomas Angus/Imperial College London At first glance, you would think it was a modest hotel. There are en-suite bedrooms, a socialising area with table tennis and pool tables and even on-call staff. Despite appearances though, this unassuming glass-fronted…