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830Fauci: General Public Might Get COVID-19 Vaccine Doses By March, April 2021
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers Wednesday (Sept. 23) that 50 million COVID-19 vaccine doses...
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1.4KCDC Director Believes COVID-19 Vaccine Will Likely Be Generally Available In 2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday (Sept. 16) that he thinks a COVID-19...
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1.4KYelp: Roughly 98K US SMBs Permanently Closed Amid Pandemic
While some types of businesses have adapted and survived amid the pandemic-triggered economic crisis, restaurants and retailers have especially struggled. Yelp’s new...
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2.0KCDC Study: Dining Out Increases COVID-19 Risk
Patrons of restaurants and bars are more likely to contract COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to a survey by...
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1.9KUnited Airlines CEO: 'Tough Year Ahead' Before Vaccine Exists
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby believes air travel will come back once a vaccine exists for the coronavirus. “We’ve got a tough year...
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3.1KMain Street On Lockdown: The COVID-19 Cash Chasm
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) relief effort began accepting applications from small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), which employ roughly half of the...
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1.8KNavigating The COVID-19 Pandemic: How The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Economy Is Beginning To Buckle
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) March 11 announcement labeling the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic marked the end of business as usual in...
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2.7KMain Street On Lockdown: How SMBs Are Coping With The Economic Fallout Of COVID-19
Consumers confronting the COVID-19 outbreak are buying less and saving what they can, and retailers’ revenues are plummeting as a result. This...
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1.6KCOVID-19 Makes College Fees Murkier
For college students, the subject of fees — and how to pay for them — is notoriously thorny. And now, the COVID-19...
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2.0KNavigating The COVID-19 Pandemic: Life On Lockdown
PYMNTS launched its first study of 1,923 representative United States consumers and how the new coronavirus pandemic had altered their daily behaviors...
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2.2KNYC Adds Hotel Requirements In COVID Crackdown
Travelers to New York City will now have to fill out coronavirus health forms in order to get keys to their rooms...
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2.8KNavigating the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Consumers Are Reorganizing Their Lives In The Wake Of The Outbreak
PYMNTS introduced a survey to a census-balanced panel of 2,128 U.S. consumers on Friday, March 6. Our goal was to determine a...
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1.7KNew York Gyms Get OK To Reopen Next Week
New Yorkers are about to lose one of the reasons for packing on what some healthcare providers are calling the COVID 15,...
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1.9KUS Companies Advised To Add Health Experts To Manage Pandemic Response
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is urging U.S. companies to appoint COVID-19 experts to their board of directors as...
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3.3KPandemic Boosts Internet Usage 25 Pct
The coronavirus has shifted Americans' internet usage, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, with a 25 percent increase within a few days...
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2.8KKroger Enters COVID-19 Testing Market As Demand Surges
Supermarket giant Kroger is taking a big leap into the COVID-19 testing business amid a surge in demand as companies scramble to...
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2.2KAlphabet's Verily Opens Coronavirus Test Lab
Verily, an Alphabet company and Google sibling, has established a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified lab at its south San Francisco headquarters,...
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3.3KCottagecore, Wine Windows And Turning To The Past For Present Comfort
It started with the bread baking. Pushed by shutdown orders, limited supply and millions of consumers looking for something to do to fill...
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2.2KLawmakers Plan For New Stimulus Package By Friday
Lawmakers are working to reach a deal on the next stimulus package before Friday (Aug. 7), which could deliver a second round of $1,200 checks as...
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2.3KNYC Quarantine Violators Could Face Fines Of Up To $10K
Visitors to New York City who are caught coming from states with high rates of COVID-19 could be assessed a hefty fine...
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1.5KCoronavirus Refunds: Wake Forest Athletics To Provide Options For Season Ticket Holders
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers in many cases might want refunds on things they have...
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1.5KCoronavirus Refunds: University Of Alabama To Reimburse Students For Football Season Tickets
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers in many cases might want refunds on things they have...
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2.1KCoronavirus Refunds: LSU Provides Reimbursement, Rollover Options For Season Tickets
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers in many cases might want refunds on things they have...
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2.1KCoronavirus Refunds: Ohio State Buckeyes To Refund Ticket Holders
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers in many cases might want refunds on things they have...
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2.1KUnited Chatbot To Help Ease COVID Concerns Among Jittery Passengers
Getting ready to fly and fretting, as the coronavirus rages on, about how safe the air inside the plane will be? Wondering...
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2.2KCoronavirus Refunds: Norwegian Cruise Line To Provide Travelers With Credits, Reimbursements
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want compensation for things they paid for but aren’t able...
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2.7KCoronavirus Refunds: UNC To Offer Reimbursements, Credits, Contribution Options For Season Tickets
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers in many cases might want refunds on things they have...
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1.8KConsumer Electronics Show Goes Virtual Due To COVID
The giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which draws tens of thousands of marketers, tech enthusiasts and reporters each year to Las Vegas,...
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2.0KNFL Set To Penalize Players For Taking Unnecessary COVID-19 Risks
NFL teams pay athletes millions of dollars a year to risk crushing hits from 285-pound defensive tackles, but under a new policy,...
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2.7KFauci Encourages Return Of Sports, With Caution
There’s no question Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ season opener Thursday night against the New York Yankees was...
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5.0KCoronavirus Refunds: Buffalo Bills Offer Credit, Reimbursement Options To Season Ticket Holders
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t...
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3.6KHow ‘Baseball In A Bubble’ Is Changing America’s Pastime
After a long delay, lots of negotiations and millions of desperate fans becoming concerned that the season was headed toward being a...
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12.7KCoronavirus Refunds: Princess Cruises To Offer Credit With Bonus, Reimbursements For Canceled Cruises
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want compensation for things they paid for but aren’t able...
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2.6KExperts Tell House Committee They're Divided Over $600-A-Week Extra Jobless Benefits
Experts disagreed on whether another round of stimulus should extend the highly controversial expanded jobless benefits, according to testimony provided before the...
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1.8KCoronavirus Refunds: Denver Broncos Provide Season Ticket Holders With Reimbursement, Credit Options
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers are seeking refunds on things they have already paid...
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2.7KEmbracing Change In The Wake Of A Pandemic
“The need for frictionless experiences for things like accessing cash flow statements and predictions, optimizing payments and payroll, and loan origination is...
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2.8K31 States On New York Tri-State Quarantine List
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn't playing around when it comes to containing the coronavirus, as his suspensions of liquor licenses and...
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2.4KAirlines Ask For Virus Testing To Allow Transatlantic Flights
Several major airline companies are urging the U.S. and European Union to get transatlantic travel going again by launching a joint coronavirus...
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1.9KCoronavirus Refunds: BottleRock Napa Valley 2020 Ticket Holders To Get Reimbursement, Rollover Options
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers are seeking refunds on things they have already paid...
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2.2KCoronavirus Refunds: AAA Southern California Plans To Reimburse $59M In Premiums
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t...
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1.9KBusiness Schools Reshape Courses, Teaching Methods Amid Pandemic
Business schools are working quickly to change their curriculums and fashion their research to handle the call for new techniques and knowledge...
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2.5KUber To Provide US Health Agencies With Contact Tracing Data
Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to give public health agencies access to data on drivers and riders who may have come in...
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2.7KLollapalooza Co-Founder Predicts No Concerts Until 2022
Americans hoping to attend a concert this year may have to find other ways to entertain themselves. The Hill reported on its...
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1.8KCoronavirus Refunds: Hall & Oates Cincinnati Concertgoers To Get Reimbursement, Carryover Option
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers are seeking refunds on things they have already paid...
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1.5KSMBs Near Colleges Contend With Future In Flux
As sporting events and move-in weekend are not set in stone in towns with colleges, those who own small companies question how...
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1.5KNew York City Mayor De Blasio Says Phase 4 Reopening To Start Monday
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is set to enter the last phase of reopening on Monday (July...
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2.1KTo Mask Or Not To Mask: BlackRock CEO Weighs In
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has three words of advice for Americans who want to help the U.S. economy recover from the COVID-19...
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2.8KSalesforce Chief Calls For Fine For People Not Wearing Masks
Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff wants to see face masks become a universal part of American life — in the same way seatbelts...
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1.7KCoronavirus Refunds: The Chargers Offer Season Ticket Holders Reimbursement, Rollover Options
As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers are seeking refunds on things they have already paid...
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2.2KCollege Students Seek Lower Fall Tuition As Schools Plan To Stick With Digital Classes
Some college students are demanding lower tuition for the coming academic year because many schools are moving toward partial or complete online...
