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It’s been almost two years to the day since Covid threw retailers and shoppers for a loop.Forced to adapt, both retailers and the shoppers responded remarkably well and as the threat of the pandemic diminished, retail’s 2021 recovery was remarkable as well. Retail sales advanced 14% and it seemed things […]

Sen.Kyrsten Sinema says she doesn’t intend to switch up her Build Back Better demands.She says she’ll be “the same person” if Democrats try to revive their stalled agenda.Sinema may be trying to separate herself from another holdout: Joe Manchin.Sign up for our weekday newsletter, packed with original analysis, news, and […]

According to WHO, the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve.With such intense transmission worldwide, further variants, including recombinants, will emerge.“This is expected.” WHO is tracking the two new sublineages (BA.4 and BA.5) as part of the Omicron variant.These variants have additional mutations that need to be further studied to understand their […]

The federal transportation mask mandate, due to expire April 18, will be extended through May 3.”In order to assess the potential impact the rise of cases …the CDC Order will remain in place at this time,” reads a statement from CDC.The seven-day moving average for COVID-19 cases in the U.S.has […]

Yelp, the app for crowd-sourced business reviews, says it will pay for employees’ travel costs if they need to go out of state to receive an abortion.The company’s new coverage comes as more state pass laws that effectively ban legal abortions. Yelp’s health insurance already covered abortion care, but next […]

BEIJING: China on Wednesday (Apr 13) denounced Taiwan’s efforts to prevent Chinese companies from poaching talent and stealing chip secrets as a provocative “smear”, saying this could not prevent interactions between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s premier called this week for the swift passage of revisions to […]

In 2015 – 47 Ethiopians were killed in KwaZulu-Natal alone, according to data from the African diaspora forum.On 8 March 2020, several shops were looted and petrol bombed in the Durban central business district.In November 2020 and January 2021, the attacks continued in Durban from members of the now-disbanded uMkhonto […]

Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.Just as home buyers have been moving to new areas of the country for less expensive housing options , so too have renters.And that migration is increasingly taking […]

One of the most controversial facets of social media is how much influence a single user can have on how people view real-world happenings.On Twitter in particular, the surge of trending topics and hashtags can lead to cries of market manipulation (see: meme stocks like AMC and GameStop and fluctuations […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shook hands with entrepreneurs in Edmonton while promoting his Liberal government’s recent budget and planned support for small businesses. Trudeau explained Ottawa’s plan to cut taxes for small businesses, highlighting a recently announced billion-dollar plan to create an independent federal innovation and investment agency. Read more: […]