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COVID killed more Americans in 2021 than 2020
Nov 26, 2021 15:00The number of dead from COVID-19 in the U.S. in 2021, as of November 20, surpassed the deadly toll of 2020.
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US Democrats worry inflation could imperil agenda and congressional majorities
Nov 25, 2021 11:13Americans are taking notice of high prices with growing alarm, and their concerns appear to be negatively affecting Biden’s approval rating, which had already been falling in recent months.
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Is Delta the last COVID ‘super variant’?
Nov 23, 2021 14:22The Delta variant was first detected a year ago and is now dominant across the globe. Scientists are concerned that a new strain could supersede it.
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Europe’s COVID death toll could rise by hundreds of thousands
Nov 22, 2021 12:44The COVID-19 pandemic could cost an extra 300,000 lives in Europe, according to a study of the number of people in 19 countries who have been neither infected nor vaccinated.
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Massive COVID surge rattles Europe, putting US at risk
Nov 20, 2021 04:15COVID-19 is once again tearing a swath through Europe, with both infection and death rates rising rapidly. Over the last seven days in the U.S., infection rates have increased 14 percent to just above 86,000 cases. In that time, more than a thousand people died.
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How the pandemic worsened a housing crisis in the Bronx
Nov 19, 2021 13:49In a New York City borough where residents have long struggled to afford their homes, thousands are now threatened with eviction as state pandemic aid dwindles.
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Germany set to tighten rules for unvaccinated as COVID cases rise
Nov 18, 2021 16:18Christian Drosten, a leading virologist and coronavirus expert, has repeatedly warned in recent weeks that the vaccine and booster jabs alone will not be enough to control the spread of the coronavirus in Germany, and that physical distancing rules will have to be reintroduced.
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How US hospitals became vaults that hid evidence of COVID-19’s toll
Nov 17, 2021 15:30An investigation by The Intercept reveals that in the first months of the pandemic, only a small number of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the U.S. let journalists inside — and when access was permitted, it was usually limited to a short time span.
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Millions quit jobs in U.S. in September
Nov 15, 2021 12:17In the U.S., employers are still struggling to fill millions of open jobs — and to hold on to the workers they already have. More than 4.4 million workers quit their jobs voluntarily in September, the U.S. Labor Department said on Friday Nov. 12.
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Cyber budgets of UK enterprises shrank during COVID-19 pandemic: Report
Nov 14, 2021 14:13The unexpected onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift of workspace have led to a rapid increase in cyber-attacks across the world. According to Check Point research, the number of ransomware assaults worldwide increased by 102% in 2021.