COVID-19
Wyandotte County, the COVID-19 hotspot for Kansas since the onset of the pandemic, has new evidence that containment efforts are bringing the illness under control. At a news briefing this morning, physician Allen Greiner of the Unified Government's health…
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A new Columbia University report says that tens of thousands of lives would have been saved if social-distancing measures would have been put in place more quickly in the United States. If the measures were put in place one week…
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Health-care executives across the nation, like their counterparts in elective office, are anxiously studying metrics on the COVID-19 pandemic as states lift restrictions on business activity. They might take some measure of comfort from the latest statistics on the spread…
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is asking for $54.5 million in CARES Act funding from Jackson County officials for the city. The request comes after the county was allocated $123 million and is based on the percentage of Kansas City…
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The arrival and spread of COVID-19 has had significant and far-reaching social and economic impacts on individuals and businesses throughout the United States. To curtail the spread of the virus, local and state authorities across the country issued orders effectively…
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Everything you know about airline travel, either for business or leisure? Well, you can forget it. By the time the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire world of travel and hospitality will have been transformed—in some cases, that’s…
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The good news, to people starving for some amid the carnage of the COVID-19 pandemic, is that in this region, the caseloads appear to be tapering off. A number of metrics reinforce that: The Web site rt.live, created by a pair…
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The House of Representatives has passed an additional $3 trillion in stimulus funding called the HEROES Act, and though the Republic-ed Senate is expected to reject the measure, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said she is willing to make…
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The 68 million Americans who receive Social Security payments might be in for a rude awakening next year, as their checks aren't expected to have a cost-of-living increase next year. The average monthly check would remain at $1,460 due to…
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has added a new phase to stay-at-home restrictions which would require certain business across the state to close back down on Monday, under a plan called Phase 1.5. They include bars, casinos, museums, theaters and entertainment…
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