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Covid-19: Cats, Dogs, Caviar, Here Are Odd Shortages Caused By The Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic turmoil are leading to supply shortages in places you might not have considered.
Among purchasables in short-supply are cats and dogs up for adoption to baking yeast, jigsaw puzzles, and truffles among other things.
When COVID-19 closed much of the economy in March 2020, items that include toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, coins, meat, and flour were among the first pandemic-related shortages Americans experienced.
Most of those shortages have been addressed by manufacturers and supply chains. But as the U.S. comes up on one year…
Covid-19: Half Of Americans Have Lost Job, Or Work Hours, Due To Pandemic, New Poll Says
Half the country has taken a financial hit due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and most don’t believe they’ll be heading back to work soon, according to a newly released Marist College poll.
According to the poll, 50 percent of Americans said they or someone in their household has lost their jobs or hours due to the virus, up from 18 percent from a previous poll just a month ago.
"There are few households in the country that haven't been affected by this crisis, through health, through school, through jobs, from all walks of life, from all backgrounds," Barbara Carvalho, direc…
Covid-19: Pearl River St. Patrick's Day Parade, One Of State's Largest, Canceled
The much-anticipated Pearl River St. Patrick's Day Parade, the second largest in the state that draws thousands of visitors, has been canceled due to the outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus.
Hosted for the past 58 years in Pearl River by the Rockland County Ancient Order of the Hibernians, the decision to cancel the parade, scheduled for Sunday, March 22, was not made lightly, the AOH, said in a statement.
"This has not been an easy decision, but the health and safety of the community must always be the overriding priority," the AOH said. "However, the impact of canceling the pa…
New York Population Losses Now Spreading To NYC, Westchester, Nassau Counties
The mass exodus of residents leaving New York State is not exclusive to upstate, and has spread to the New York City, Westchester and Long Island.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 population estimates are out, and the numbers show that nearly 50,000 New Yorkers left the Empire State, with a notable increase in Nassau and Westchester counties.
In total, statewide, 48,500 people left New York, which was one of just nine states to lose population over the previous year - a 0.25 percent decline that leaves the state’s population at approximately 19.5 million people. It is the third straight year …
J.C. Penney To Close More Stores, Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees
J.C. Penney says it will close eight stores in 2018, resulting in 480 job cuts.
This comes after the department store chain shuttered 140 stores in 2017.
The eight stores scheduled for closure this year are:
Hampton Village Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri
Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey
Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, Illinois
Viking Plaza in Alexandria, Minnesota
Washington Park Mall in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington
Calexico Store in Calexico, California
Knox Village Square in Mt. Vernon, Ohio
J.C. Penney had announced earlier this week, 600 jobs would …
