NBA legend John Stockton ramps up fight against COVID policies with federal lawsuit
usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2024/03/12/john-stockton-lawsuit-covid-free-speech-doctors/72950092007/
Workers miss benefits as WA's jobless program struggles
: Washington has one of the nation’s most generous unemployment programs. But COVID-era problems ...
seattletimes.com/business/wa-unemployment-program-still-struggling-4-years-after-covid/
U.S. is ending free COVID test program. Here’s how to get no-cost tests in WA: Starting Friday, Washingtonians can no longer order free at-home COVID-19 tests ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/as-free-covid-test-program-ends-heres-how-to-get-no-cost-tests-in-wa/
Free COVID-19, flu tests at new WA kiosks: The Washington State Department of Health is launching kiosks across the state with free COVID-19 and flu tests and ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/free-covid-19-flu-tests-at-new-wa-kiosks/
Washington Department of Health cuts hundreds of jobs as federal COVID funds run out
columbian.com/news/2023/dec/28/washington-department-of-health-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-as-federal-covid-funds-run-out/
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
apnews.com/article/covid-tests-free-online-order-winter-6de740359e7648a85184dcac47aa96fa
Quick Glance: Free COVID Tests by Mail Starting Monday
- California-based iHealth is among 12 US manufacturers receiving government investment to offer free tests by mail before the winter COVID season.
- Starting Monday, September 25, the government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per household to those who request them.
- Many programs that provided free COVID testing, treatment, and vaccinations to Americans ended when the pandemic emergency designation expired.
- The Department of Health and Human Services is now investing $600 million in COVID test manufacturing through its Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
WA Health cuts hundreds of jobs as federal COVID funds run out: Washington’s Department of Health has cut over 300 employees who helped with the state’s pandemic ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-health-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-as-federal-covid-funds-run-out/
WA Gov. Inslee tests positive for COVID: The governor has "very mild" symptoms, including a cough. He'll continue to work and take meetings virtually ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/gov-inslee-tests-positive-for-covid/
Chris Mason: Covid inquiry WhatsApps paint picture of chaos: With two of Boris Johnson's closest former aides set to appear, Chris Mason on what we've heard so ...
bbc.com/news/uk-67269780
Clorox's first-quarter results to see 'material impact' from cyberattack: Pine-Sol maker Clorox (CLX.N) said on Monday its first-quarter results could see a ...
reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/cloroxs-first-quarter-results-see-material-impact-cyberattack-2023-09-18/
WA unemployment system still suffering from COVID-19 relief problems: Even as many Washington employers have moved past the pandemic, the unemployment system is ...
columbian.com/news/2023/oct/09/wa-unemployment-system-still-suffering-from-covid-19-relief-problems/
How ARPA Turned into Funding for Police, Prisons and Courts: President Biden’s signature American Rescue Plan Act gave local governments $350 billion to recover ...
themarshallproject.org/2022/09/07/how-federal-covid-relief-flows-to-the-criminal-justice-system
Product recall: FDA warns of bacterial contamination in certain Pilot COVID-19 tests
usatoday.com/story/money/2023/05/07/fda-recalls-pilot-covid-19-at-home-tests/70192571007/
Washington to end health care masking mandates April 3: Face masks will no longer be required at Washington health care facilities starting April 3 ...
columbian.com/news/2023/mar/03/washington-to-end-health-care-masking-mandates-april-3/
Democrats bash McCarthy's decision to elevate Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Am I alone, or does it feel like the inmates are running the asylum?"
axios.com/2023/01/25/democrats-mccarthy-marjorie-taylor-greene-covid
Quick Glance: Democrats are urging House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to deny Republican Rep. George Santos access to classified information.
- George Santos' access to classified information, claiming the scandal-plagued freshman lawmaker "cannot be trusted" with sensitive information.
- Morelle and Meeks asked McCarthy in a letter on Wednesday to limit Santos' access to classified materials, "including preventing him from attending any classified briefings and limiting his access to such information through his committee assignments."
- "Congressman George Santos was assigned to committees whose jurisdiction may pertain to only a portion of our country's national security and foreign policy agenda, yet this does not stop or inhibit him from requesting a secure briefing or classified documents regarding a breadth of topics at any time," they said.
Sherri Shepherd explains her show's return amid the WGA strike: Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher, and more talk show hosts have delayed their upcoming seasons ...
ew.com/tv/sherri-shepherd-explains-her-shows-return-amid-the-wga-strike/
Clark County reports 195 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths: Clark County Public Health reported 195 new COVID-19 cases this week, bringing totals to 112,246 to date ...
columbian.com/news/2023/mar/09/clark-county-reports-195-new-covid-19-cases-10-deaths/
ED chargesheet on covid centres’ scam: ‘Staff worked over 12 hrs due to under-deployment’
indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/ed-chargesheet-on-covid-centres-scam-staff-worked-over-12-hrs-due-to-under-deployment-8963357/
Sherri Shepherd Tests Positive For COVID, Halting 'Sherri' Production Only Three Days Into New Season
decider.com/2023/09/20/sherri-shepherd-tests-positive-covid-halting-sherri-production-three-days-new-season/
Gov. Jay Inslee tests positive again for COVID: It's the Washington governor's second bout with COVID. He tested positive last May.
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/gov-jay-inslee-tests-positive-again-for-covid/
Covid jumbo centre scam: ED files chargesheet against Sanjay Raut aide: The agency has named others including Hemant Gupta, Sanjay Shah, Raju Salunkhe ...
indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sanjay-raut-ed-chargesheet-covid-jumbo-centre-scam-8941980/
Singapore, China Set to Resume Military Exercise After Covid Pause: Singapore’s Armed Forces and China’s People’s Liberation Army are set to resume a bilateral ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-28/singapore-china-set-to-resume-military-exercise-after-pandemic
U.S. to impose mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China: The United States will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travelers from China, U.S ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-impose-mandatory-covid-19-tests-travelers-china-2022-12-28/
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Bill Gates reveals Warren Buffett gave him ‘the most important piece of advice’ he’s ever learned
fortune.com/2023/03/21/bill-gates-warren-buffett-most-important-piece-of-advice/
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Washougal physician assistant’s license suspended: The Washington Medical Commission issued an indefinite suspension to Scott C. Miller’s license to practice as ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/08/washougal-physician-assistants-license-suspended/
Global COVID cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace: report: Daily global COVID-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18 ...
ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/global-covid-cases-will-increase-in-coming-months-but-at-a-slower-pace-report-1.6151144
Clark County Public Health: Mask up: Clark County Public Health officials announced Friday they recommend wearing high-quality masks in indoor public places ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/10/clark-county-public-health-mask-up/
WA public health leaders again urge masking indoors amid ‘tripledemic’: Washingtonians should again start masking up indoors, according to a joint recommendation ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/wa-public-health-leaders-again-urge-masking-indoors-amid-tripledemic/
Washington’s flu hospitalizations highest in 10 years: The Washington State Department of Health has reported a rapid rise of flu cases across the state ...
columbian.com/news/2022/nov/25/washingtons-flu-hospitalizations-highest-in-10-years/
Triple whammy of respiratory illnesses hits Clark County: Washington, like the country at large, is in the middle of a “triple whammy” of respiratory illnesses ...
columbian.com/news/2022/nov/30/triple-whammy-of-respiratory-illnesses-hits-clark-county/
Free COVID at-home testing to continue through end of year: Although the federal government is no longer providing free covid tests, they are still available ...
union-bulletin.com/news/local/health_fitness/coronavirus/free-covid-19-at-home-testing-to-continue-in-washington-through-end-of-year/article_21274dfa-6d04-11ed-abfd-8fbd512bcaaf.html
Covid jumbo centres scam: EOW takes custody of Sanjay Raut’s close aide: Patkar allegedly orchestrated and effected a fraud amounting to Rs 31 ...
indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/covid-jumbo-centres-scam-eow-takes-custody-of-sanjay-rauts-close-aide-8897471/
Washington to end free at-home COVID testing program: Washington state will soon end its free, at-home COVID test program, more than a year after its launch.
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/washington-to-end-free-at-home-covid-testing-program/
Seattle-area office market makes painful adjustments to post-COVID normal: Remote work and economic uncertainties have cooled the office market ...
seattletimes.com/business/seattle-area-office-market-makes-painful-adjustments-to-post-covid-normal/
Storm adds uncertainty to strong holiday travel demand: Concerns about illness or inflation aren’t stopping Americans from hitting the roads and airports this ...
apnews.com/article/business-covid-storms-seattle-weather-3b94a72d2564b4bc243127cced6e45cc
Washington health leaders again urge masking indoors amid ‘tripledemic’: SEATTLE — It’s time, Washingtonians: You should resume regularly masking up indoors if ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/09/washington-health-leaders-again-urge-masking-indoors-amid-tripledemic/
COVID-19 infection rate falls again in Clark County: The COVID-19 infection rate in Clark County fell for a second week in a row following the holiday weekend ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/29/covid-19-infection-rate-falls-again-in-clark-county/
Inslee’s $1K COVID booster bonus largely unpopular, new WA poll shows: Gov. Jay Inslee’s plan to offer $1,000 to state workers who get their COVID-19 booster was ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/inslees-1k-covid-booster-bonus-largely-unpopular-new-wa-poll-shows/
Will Richland school officials face recall over a COVID mask vote?: If the state Supreme Court decides the charges against the three meet the state's standard ...
tri-cityherald.com/news/local/education/article270393767.html
Respiratory illnesses strike children, too: Trio of RSV, flu, COVID straining hospitals across Clark County
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/08/respiratory-illnesses-strike-children-too/
Paid articlePaid Long COVID: a ‘massive disabling event’: You may think the pandemic is over, but many still suffer the debilitating effects of long COVID ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/long-covid-a-massive-disabling-event/
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Chinese takeaway firms leave huge debts after going bust: Companies which ran Wok Fusion, Master Chef and the Dragon House each left unpaid VAT bill and ...
plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-chinese-takeaway-firms-leave-7950912
Clark County COVID-19 infections trending upward: The COVID-19 infection rate in Clark County continues to rise as health officials continue to urge anyone ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/08/clark-county-covid-19-infections-trending-upward/
$1k bonus for getting COVID-19 booster? That’s the proposed deal: Offering incentives for boosters “reflects the feedback and recommendations we heard from ...
oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2022/09/1k-bonus-for-getting-covid-19-booster-thats-the-proposed-deal.html
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Tech layoffs are happening faster than at any time during the Pandemic | Mint: Areas that were largely spared in 2020 are now among those with the largest ...
wsj.com/articles/tech-layoffs-are-happening-faster-than-at-any-time-during-the-pandemic-11672705089
Paid articlePaid Clark County COVID-19 infection rate rises: This week, 331 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing county totals to 110,472, according to Clark County Public ...
columbian.com/news/2023/jan/12/clark-county-covid-19-infection-rate-rises-2/
Vancouver restaurant DuckTales Kitchen closes, cites difficulty overcoming COVID challenge
columbian.com/news/2022/sep/09/vancouver-restaurant-ducktales-kitchen-closes-cites-difficulty-overcoming-covid-challenge/
Woodland City Councilwoman Jennifer Rowland resigns due to health, clashes with staff and councilmembers
columbian.com/news/2023/jan/04/woodland-city-councilwoman-jennifer-rowland-resigns-due-to-health-clashes-with-staff-and-councilmembers/
New Study Claims Where You Live Makes You More Susceptible To Long Covid: The research is based on an analysis of the data of more than 200,000 working-age ...
ndtv.com/world-news/new-study-claims-where-you-live-makes-you-more-susceptible-to-long-covid-4035051
Lab-leak fears are putting virologists under scrutiny : The “lab leak” conjectures about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic have cast a shadow over pathogen ...
washingtonpost.com/health/2023/01/18/lab-leak-theory-virologist/
Global Covid-19 cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace: At 18.7 million, infections will be far fewer than the peak daily average of 80 ...
straitstimes.com/world/global-covid-19-cases-will-increase-in-coming-months-but-at-a-slower-pace
Ex-CEO of Vancouver biotech firm charged over COVID treatment claims: The U.S. Justice Department plans to prosecute Nader Pourhassan on multiple counts of wire ...
oregonlive.com/business/2022/12/former-ceo-of-vancouver-biotech-firm-cytodyn-indicted-over-covid-19-treatment-claims.html
Amazon launches virtual healthcare clinic in U.S. for common ailments: Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Tuesday launched Amazon clinic, a virtual platform where users ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/amazon-launches-virtual-healthcare-clinic-us-2022-11-15/
Washington state reports 1st pediatric flu death this season: A Seattle area child in elementary school died last week from complications of the flu ...
oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/11/washington-state-reports-1st-pediatric-flu-death-this-season.html
Seniors deserve all the protection available in fight against COVID: Individuals, health care systems and governmental entities should continue to do all they ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/seniors-deserve-all-the-protection-available-in-fight-against-covid/
Health reporter Nika Bartoo-Smith is working on a story about long COVID and is looking to talk to Clark County residents who are experiencing symptoms of long ... Show more
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White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests: The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/white-house-reveals-winter-covid-19-plans-more-free-tests/
Morning Bid: Uneasy Chair: A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan.
reuters.com/markets/global-markets-view-usa-2022-11-30/
CORONAVIRUS: Global Covid cases projected to rise slowly during northern hemisphere’s winter – IHME report
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-10-26-no-surge-expected-in-global-covid-cases-this-winter-ihme-report/
Vancouver church's ‘Longest Night’ service offers solace on the solstice: It’s not the most wonderful time of the year, at least not for Clark County residents ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/18/vancouver-churchs-longest-night-service-offers-solace-on-the-solstice/
Paid articlePaid Google Union Pushes Back on Three-Day Return-to-Office Mandate: Alphabet Workers Union issues statement seeking voice in policies
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-08/google-union-pushes-back-on-three-day-return-to-office-mandate
Amtrak passenger trains between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., will restart this month after COVID-19 hiatus
oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2022/09/amtrak-passenger-trains-between-seattle-and-vancouver-bc-will-restart-this-month-after-covid-19-hiatus.html
Paid articlePaid S&P, Nasdaq extend losing streaks amid rising recession worries: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed down on Wednesday after a choppy session on Wall Street ...
reuters.com/markets/us/futures-fall-growing-fears-recession-2022-12-07/
Your federal tax refund is probably going to shrink. But your state refund could go up
sacbee.com/news/business/personal-finance/article274318060.html
The FBI arrested a member of the US Air National Guard over online leaks of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world reut.rs/41arjLq
Quick Glance: F.B.I. Arrests National Guardsman Jack Teixeira in Leaked Documents Case
- Airman First Class Jack Douglas Teixeira was arrested and charged with leaking classified material after federal authorities claimed he posted quantities of sensitive intelligence to the online gaming chat group Thug Shaker Central.
- Federal agents apprehended Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, who they suspect is connected to a trove of leaked sensitive US intelligence materials.
- Dawn Teixeira, standing outside her home in North Dighton on Thursday, verified that her son was in the Air National Guard and that he had recently worked midnight shifts at a Cape Cod base.
How to Be Thankful When You Don’t Feel Thankful: Even if you think you have little to celebrate this year, you can—and should—practice gratitude.
theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/11/gratitude-thanksgiving/620799/
For disabled workers, a tight labor market opens new doors: With Covid-19 prompting more employers to consider remote arrangements, employment has soared among ...
nytimes.com/2022/10/25/business/economy/labor-disabilities.html
Amazon: Employees should come into the office three days a week starting in May: For over a year, managers at Amazon could decide how often their employees had ...
heise.de/news/Amazon-Angestellte-sollten-ab-Mai-drei-Tage-pro-Woche-ins-Buero-kommen-7522114.html
George Santos claimed to be one of the first people in the US diagnosed with COVID-19. That looks to be bogus too.
businessinsider.com/george-santos-lied-bogus-covid-19-diagnosis-timeline-daily-beast-2023-1
Paid articlePaid Who won the pandemic? In our state it’s not even close: Nobody survived the great coronavirus pandemic of 2020 better than San Juan County ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/who-won-the-pandemic-in-our-state-its-not-even-close/
Dr. Anthony Fauci Intentionally Avoided Donald Trump’s Infamous COVID Briefing on Injecting Bleach
thedailybeast.com/dr-anthony-fauci-intentionally-avoided-donald-trumps-infamous-covid-briefing-on-injecting-bleach
‘Zero scent’: could negative reviews of smelly candles hint at a Covid surge? : There is indeed a correlation between Covid cases and the number of reviews ...
theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/13/zero-scent-candles-covid
Women Are Still the Driving Force of US Post-Covid Entrepreneurs: Women created about half of new US businesses for the third year in a row in 2022 ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-30/women-are-still-the-driving-force-of-us-post-covid-entrepreneurs
Quick Glance: Bearded man breaks women's lifting record
- A bearded pro powerlifter entered a women's competition in Canada and broke a record held by a transgender lifter who was watching on.
- According to the NY Post, Avi Silverberg, the head coach for Team Canada Powerlifting for more than 10 years, entered last weekend's Heroes Classic tournament in Lethbridge, Alberta, after identifying as a female.
- Video shared by athlete activist group the Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS) shows him walking up to the platform still fully bearded and wearing a regular men's singlet.
- He then casually bench-pressed nearly 167kg - beating the current Alberta women's record by almost 45kg.
"Food waste on the plane was about 40% before Covid... Our meal waste has gone down from 40% to 10% based on doing [pre-order]."
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COVID-19: New report predicts how many daily cases there will be by February : Infections are predicted to go up by about two million per day globally ...
news.sky.com/story/covid-19-new-report-predicts-how-many-daily-cases-there-will-be-by-february-12730396
Study links coronavirus lockdowns to birth rate drop in Europe: January 2021 saw a 14% birth rate drop in Europe in comparison with previous years ...
bbc.com/news/world-europe-63253517
Clark County COVID-19 rates fall for second week in a row: Rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations slightly decreased for the second week in a row in ...
columbian.com/news/2022/sep/29/clark-county-covid-19-rates-fall-for-second-week-in-a-row/
Biden scraps announcing crime plan after positive COVID test: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden abruptly canceled a trip to Pennsylvania ...
apnews.com/article/biden-police-pennsylvania-wilkes-barre-c3d8e3ee5190adde35b1b7932a47dc4b
Review: Elton John’s second WA goodbye even sweeter than the first: Elton John returned to the Tacoma Dome for the second time on his massive ...
seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/review-elton-johns-second-wa-goodbye-even-sweeter-than-the-first/
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