Gov. Gavin Newsom to end California coronavirus emergency in February

• By Adam Beam / Associated Press
• Oct. 17, 2022
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Newsom used his authority under the emergency declaration to issue 596 pandemic-related orders. Read more

Small businesses brace for cautious holiday shoppers

• By Mae Anderson / Associated Press
• Oct. 16, 2022

Holiday shopping was relatively strong during the past two years as shoppers flocked online to spend, aided by pandemic stimulus dollars. Read more

As White House presses for boosters shots, Americans are slow to get them

• By Noah Weiland / New York Times
• Oct. 15, 2022

Nearly half of COVID patients haven’t fully recovered months later, study finds

• By Benjamin Mueller / New York Times
• Oct. 12, 2022

The authors of the study tried to home in on the long-term risks of COVID by comparing the frequency of symptoms in people with and without previous COVID diagnoses. Read more

Get new booster by Halloween for safer holidays, White House says

• By Associated Press
• Oct. 11, 2022
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So far the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says only about 11.5 million Americans have received the updated shots. Read more

If you misled others about your COVID status, you’re not alone

• By Angie Leventis Lourgos / Chicago Tribune
• Oct. 10, 2022
• 1

Researchers found that about 42% of adults admitted they had engaged in some form of misrepresentation related to having COVID-19, vaccination or compliance with pandemic protocols. Read more

Social Security boost will help millions of kids, too

• By Associated Press
• Oct. 10, 2022
• 10

Social Security’s cost of living adjustment, otherwise known as the COLA, for 2023 is expected to be around 9% or even higher, the highest in 40 years, analysts estimate. Read more

Peloton to cut 500 jobs as turnaround efforts continue

• By Michelle Chapman / Associated Press
• Oct. 6, 2022

Peloton Interactive Inc. said it’s completed the vast majority of a restructuring plan begun in February. That plan included a new chief executive and a smaller store base. Read more

Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities

• By Kathleen Ronayne, Michael Casey and Geoff Mulvihill / Associated Press
• Oct. 6, 2022
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The data comes from the Point in Time counts the federal government requires communities to conduct to reflect how many people are without homes on a given winter night. Read more

Declarations that ‘the pandemic is over’ continue to miss the larger point, experts say

• By Luke Money and Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times
• Oct. 3, 2022

Health experts say the coronavirus remains quite unpredictable. Read more

Doctors in California may be disciplined for spreading COVID lies

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 30, 2022
• 8

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2018, more than 95,000 Californians have died, according to the state Department of Public Health. Read more

San Francisco lane to be renamed for Thai man killed in 2021 anti-Asian attack

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 30, 2022

Asians in America have long been subject to prejudice, but the attacks escalated after the coronavirus first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. Read more

Analysis: New infectious threats are coming but U.S. probably won’t contain them

• By Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times
• Sept. 30, 2022
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Both the COVID and monkeypox outbreaks have revealed deep fissures in the nation’s framework for containing epidemics. Read more

States spend federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 29, 2022

Some states reported no public health expenditures with their discretionary American Rescue Plan funds. Read more

Supreme Court to reopen to the public when justices return

• By Adam Liptak / New York Times
• Sept. 28, 2022
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The court will retain live audio coverage of its arguments, an innovation it started in the spring of 2020, when it began hearing them over the telephone. Read more

Man pleads guilty to trying to get $3.5M in CARES Act funds

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 28, 2022
• 2

The man pleaded guilty to bank fraud and wire fraud. Read more

New study shows COVID-19 vaccines can temporarily alter menstrual cycle

• By Knvul Sheikh / New York Times
• Sept. 27, 2022

Researchers reported that, on average, vaccinated people experienced about a one-day delay in their periods compared with those who did not get vaccinated. But like other side effects of vaccines, this change was temporary. Read more

GOP attacks Minnesota governor in $250M pandemic food fraud case

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 26, 2022
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The Walz administration defended itself against the GOP allegations, which raise a new issue in a campaign that has been dominated by abortion, crime and the economy. Read more