Headline News Archive

2021

April

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• Dragging the family to get a COVID-19 vaccine, one arm at a time. Vaccine hunters are the unofficial heroes of the coronavirus age. Wielding smartphones and tablets, PCs and Macs, these internet wranglers blast through barriers that stand

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• El seguro de salud COBRA es gratuito durante seis meses en virtud de la ley de desgravación COVID. ¿Tiene derecho a ello?. Los estadounidenses que hayan perdido un empleo en los últimos 18 meses podrán permanecer o unirse al plan de salud de su antiguo

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• Annual vaccine booster shots may be needed. Vaccinated individuals in the United States and elsewhere may need booster shots and annual inoculations to maintain protection against covid-19 and emerging variants, according to

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• Indigentes en EEUU pueden al fin vacunarse contra COVID-19. Los indigentes de Estados Unidos, que se han quedado fuera de las lista de vacunación prioritaria contra el coronavirus o quedaron a un

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• U.S. calls for pause on J&J vaccine after clotting cases. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control will stop using the vaccine at federal sites and urge states to do so

• EEUU: Seguros médicos darían mayores rebajas por pandemia. Los clientes de seguros de gastos médicos en Estados Unidos pudieran recibir descuentos en sus primas más altos de lo usual

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• The $50 billion race to save America’s renters from eviction. With judges ruling against a federal eviction ban, pressure mounts on the Biden administration to distribute billions in aid to renters.

• Employee benefits in the post-vaccine world are changing. Metro and parking subsidies may not make as much sense for employers with a remote workforce, but subsidies for cellphones and office equipment might.

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• Online scammers have a new offer for you: Vaccine cards. Sellers listed them for $20 to $60 each, with a discount on bundles of three or more. Laminated ones cost extra. All were forgeries or falsified copies

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• Online scammers traffic in fake COVID vaccination cards. Fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards are being sold online, and authorities have warned individuals not to buy or make one — which is illegal. The FBI

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• Turning away from nursing homes, to what?. The occupancy rate in nursing homes in the fourth quarter of 2020 was 75 percent, down 11 percentage points from the first quarter, according to the National Investment

March

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• 'Vaccine passports' are on the way. The effort has gained momentum with a growing number of companies saying they will require proof of vaccination before opening again.

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• U.S. health officials question AstraZeneca vaccine trial results. Only hours after AstraZeneca announced encouraging news about the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, a group of medical experts charged with monitoring the

• Biden to reassert consumer watchdog agency sidelined by Trump. Biden's administration has pinpointed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a tool to help deliver on promises to address systemic racial inequality.

• The CFPB has a message for the banks it regulates: We're back. With a new boss on the way, the consumer protection agency is knocking on doors and asking tough questions.

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• What vaccinations mean for restaurant dining questions. With encouraging headlines, springlike temperatures and our collective covid fatigue at an all-time high, it might be tempting to throw caution—and another round

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• Amazon is selling its health-care service to other companies. Amazon Care allows employees and their families to text or video chat with health-care providers, usually within 60 seconds of their request, and in some cases,

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• In a first, Uber agrees to classify British drivers as ‘workers’. The new legal classification, which follows a U.K. court ruling last month, will entitle the workers to more pay and benefits, but stops short

• Moderna begins testing its vaccine in children. The drug company Moderna has begun a study that will test its Covid vaccine in children under 12, including babies as young as six months, the

• Amazon lanza servicio de salud para empresas. Amazon anunció el miércoles el lanzamiento de sus servicios de salud, diciendo que ofrecerá su programa de telemedicina Amazon Care a

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• The IRS is behind in processing nearly 7 million tax returns. Nearly 7 million tax filers are in limbo and facing substantial delays in getting refunds, as the Internal Revenue Service struggles to keep up with the

• California sues nursing home chain for manipulating ratings. The lawsuit, filed by the state attorney general and other prosecutors, accuses Brookdale Senior Living of gaming Medicare’s ubiquitous star-rating system.

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• Preguntas frecuentes sobre el estímulo, el desempleo y las devoluciones de impuestos. Respondemos las dudas más comunes sobre el plan de rescate de Estados Unidos.

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• Who gets the most help from the Biden stimulus bill?. Over half the money — 54 percent — in the bill goes toward households. In addition to the popular $1,400 checks, there is also funding for extra

• Obamacare’s about to get a lot more affordable. Under the stimulus bill passed by Congress this week nearly all those who buy their own insurance are eligible for a discount. The American Rescue