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Jehovah’s Witnesses to resume in-person gatherings, door knocking still on hold Pandemic

Jehovah’s Witnesses to resume in-person gatherings, door knocking still on hold

(RNS) — Jehovah’s Witnesses will begin to meet in person starting April 1, two years after closing their worship buildings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Door-to-door preaching, however, will not yet resume. Kingdom Halls — where congregants would typically meet twice a week — will, as of April 1, reopen…
bubmag
March 18, 2022
To try or not to try — remotely. As jury trials move online, courts see pros and cons Pandemic

To try or not to try — remotely. As jury trials move online, courts see pros and cons

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bubmag
March 18, 2022
David Staples: Will final act of Alberta pandemic politics be the end of Kenney’s political career? Pandemic

David Staples: Will final act of Alberta pandemic politics be the end of Kenney’s political career?

The landslide victory of Kenney’s rival Brian Jean in Tuesday’s Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection won’t help Kenney’s chances of winning his own UCP leadership review on April 9 in Red Deer Publishing date: Mar 16, 2022  •  3 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  111 Comments Jason Kenney shakes…
bubmag
March 16, 2022
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates, but unique challenges could slow its pace Pandemic

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates, but unique challenges could slow its pace

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a House Financial Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday, a major step in reversing the…
bubmag
March 16, 2022
After Two Years of Shopping at Target and Building Benches, Jack White Is Back With Two Bonkers Albums Pandemic

After Two Years of Shopping at Target and Building Benches, Jack White Is Back With Two Bonkers Albums

A newly chilled-out White talks about his pandemic-era rebirth, making mysterious furniture, and feeling hopeful about rock’s future The musical Willy Wonka has mellowed out — 2022 Jack White giggles; 2022 Jack White hasn’t had sugar in two years; 2022 Jack White was transformed by the past two years. “There’s been a…
bubmag
March 15, 2022
Covid 19 Omicron: China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron Pandemic

Covid 19 Omicron: China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron

Chinese authorities reported more than 1,300 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 across dozens of mainland cities. Photo / AP China banned most people from leaving a coronavirus-hit northeastern province and mobilised military reservists Monday as the fast-spreading "stealth Omicron" variant fuels the country's biggest outbreak since the start of the…
bubmag
March 14, 2022