What was once a flood of health care workers catching the coronavirus in Los Angeles County has now slowed to a trickle, in large part because the vast majority of them have been vaccinated, local public health officials said. Reports of new virus cases among health care workers in the …
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White Americans have higher rates than most other racial and ethnic groups. Luke Sharrett for The New York Times U.S. suicide rates vary widely across racial and ethnic groups in ways that can upend expectations. The explanations may suggest avenues for prevention. Suicide in America has been rising for two …
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As prison outbreaks rise, the state has moved inmates forward in the line to receive inoculations. Tens of thousands of prison inmates in Massachusetts will be among the first to be offered coronavirus vaccines, before home health aides, seniors and medically vulnerable residents of the state. The inmates, along with …
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Photo by Terelyuk / Shutterstock.com If you are a baby boomer with at least $ 100,000 saved, congratulations. That is no small feat. And if you find yourself in that exclusive camp, chances are your net worth is even higher — in fact, much higher. The average baby boomer household …
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About 3 weeks ago (October 30), departmental store chain Robinsons announced that it will make its exit from Singapore for good, following losses in the recent years. It is closing its last two outlets here at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre. The retailer made the decision to liquidate …
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While Singapore has its fair share of ultra-rich family dynasties and heirs to billion-dollar fortunes, rags-to-riches stories are far and few between. It’s not easy to compete with the big boys, especially if you come from next to nothing yourself. However, several enterprising Singaporeans have been steadily climbing the ranks …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now International digital and human rights organization Access Now has resigned in protest from its role as a member of the Partnership on AI (PAI) due to a lack of change among businesses associated with the group or incorporation of opinions …
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Mark Lim, 34 and Timothy Khor, 28, noticed that railing-hailing prices tend to fluctuate erratically. Rates were also different across multiple apps ranging from private-hire app Grab to taxi operator ComfortDelGro. For example, the quoted rate on one app could be S$ 2 to S$ 3 lower on another app …
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Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have imposed five composition fines for flouting safe distancing measures, after conducting enforcement checks over the long weekend. Two F&B establishments and one grocery retail store were fined for failing to implement crowd management and allowing customers and delivery personnel to crowd …
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