Articles for Pandemic Relief

As local governments spend billions in pandemic relief, some neglect to report specifics
1 year, 4 months ago

As local governments spend billions in pandemic relief, some neglect to report specifics

LA Times  

President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan shortly after taking office in 2021. The city, which was devastated in 2011 by one of deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history, took a deliberate approach with its pandemic aid to develop “really transformational projects,” said Leslie Haase, Joplin’s finance director. The actual amount of spending commitments is probably well over 80% when accounting …

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Retailers, beware: Resumption of student loan payments could lead some buyers to pull back
1 year, 5 months ago

Retailers, beware: Resumption of student loan payments could lead some buyers to pull back

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The reprieve is over. Even if all that won’t be enough to weaken overall economic growth, the shift in spending by many young adults could inject further uncertainty into an economy already beset by uncertainties, from whether the Fed will manage to tame inflation and halt its interest rate hikes to whether a recession is destined to strike …

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Biden is eager to run on the economy — ‘Bidenomics’ — but voters have their doubts
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden is eager to run on the economy — ‘Bidenomics’ — but voters have their doubts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is eager to take full political ownership of the U.S. economy — a reflection of the White House belief that inflation is fading, job growth is solid and voters need to know about it. For him, there’s a happy confluence of the coming 2024 reelection campaign and a favorable turn in recent economic data, leading …

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Coronavirus Update: Big relief from Covid-19 pandemic, less than 2000 new cases in India
2 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus Update: Big relief from Covid-19 pandemic, less than 2000 new cases in India

Firstpost  

In the last 24 hours, 1,968 new cases of coronavirus have been reported, while 15 people died. Earlier on Monday, 3,011 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the country Coronavirus Update: There is relief for India on the front of the global coronavirus pandemic. Earlier on Monday, 3,011 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in the country while 28 …

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Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires
2 years, 9 months ago

Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires

NPR  

Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires Enlarge this image toggle caption Karen Ducey/Getty Images Karen Ducey/Getty Images When schools pivoted to virtual learning early in the pandemic, the National School Lunch Program was thrown into chaos. And as part of pandemic relief legislation, the federal Food and Nutrition services agency waived the requirement that …

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Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports
3 years, 2 months ago

Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — One Wisconsin school district built a new football field. In the Roland-Story Community School District in Iowa, there were no objections when the school board voted in May to use $100,000 in pandemic relief on a high school weight room renovation. He said most of the district’s federal aid went to other costs, including a full-time …

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Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports
3 years, 2 months ago

Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — One Wisconsin school district built a new football field. “These are targeted resources needed to address the fact that a lot of children just didn’t achieve much for about a year.” Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, said every dollar of pandemic relief spent on sports could be used to expand tutoring, …

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How New Mexico schools are spending $1B in pandemic funding
3 years, 3 months ago

How New Mexico schools are spending $1B in pandemic funding

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — An avalanche of federal money is allowing New Mexico school districts to buy items long on their wish lists — particularly in schools with large populations of low-income students. The highest average per student amount in New Mexico was $15,000 in Wagon Mound, a small rural district where all children are eligible for Title I, a …

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Ashamed to see the helpless situation, Nila Madhab Panda devotes his Delhi office, staff for Covid-19 relief work
3 years, 7 months ago

Ashamed to see the helpless situation, Nila Madhab Panda devotes his Delhi office, staff for Covid-19 relief work

Hindustan Times  

In the fight against the ongoing health crisis, National Award winning director Nila Madhab Panda is working round the clock with his staff in Delhi, to assist people looking for medical facilities. Director Nila Madhab Panda feels climate change is linked to the ongoing pandemic crisis worldwide. I put my whole Delhi office at work,” he tells us, adding, “There …

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Kohli, Anushka donate Rs 2 crore towards COVID-19 relief
3 years, 7 months ago

Kohli, Anushka donate Rs 2 crore towards COVID-19 relief

The Hindu  

India captain Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma have donated Rs 2 crore to a fund-raising project, which will raise a total of Rs 7 crore to support the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. "Virat Kohli and Bollywood superstar Anushka Sharma are aiming to raise Rs. "We have been working towards helping as many people as possible …

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Laxmi Ratan Shukla donates IPL 2021 commentary fee to West Bengal CM's Relief Fund
3 years, 7 months ago

Laxmi Ratan Shukla donates IPL 2021 commentary fee to West Bengal CM's Relief Fund

The Hindu  

Former India all-rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla on Thursday announced he has donated his entire Indian Premier League commentary fee to the West Bengal's Chief Minister Relief Fund to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. "I am glad that I could donate my IPL 2021 commentary’s remuneration for the state’s welfare on my birthday," Shukla said. In West Bengal, COVID-19 fatalities …

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Garcetti’s decision to stay is a relief for some L.A. community leaders
4 years ago

Garcetti’s decision to stay is a relief for some L.A. community leaders

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, shown in 2013, said this week that he will remain mayor and not take a job in the Biden administration. The prospect of Mayor Eric Garcetti leaving to join President-elect Joe Biden during the health crisis was disconcerting to Rios, who said Friday that he was relieved Garcetti is staying in Los Angeles. At that …

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Domestic Workers Still Struggling, Many Jobless Months Into Pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Domestic Workers Still Struggling, Many Jobless Months Into Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House cleaners, nannies and home care workers across the country continue to face dramatic economic losses months into the coronavirus pandemic, with no relief in sight. A survey of over 20,000 Spanish-speaking domestic workers in the U.S. by National Domestic Workers Alliance found that more than a third were jobless in mid-September — four times the rate …

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8 tips for stress relief and anxiety management
4 years, 2 months ago

8 tips for stress relief and anxiety management

Live Mint  

SINCE MARCH, the pandemic has relegated most of us to our homes, and the monotony of social distancing and being tethered to the same few rooms can result in overwhelming stress and anxiety. Here, mental health professionals who specialize in organization offer tips on how to let go of all those old clothes you haven’t touched in years—and how to …

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How To Help Teens Turning To Disordered Eating For Pandemic Relief
4 years, 2 months ago

How To Help Teens Turning To Disordered Eating For Pandemic Relief

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “Eating our feelings” has been a running theme for many coping with mental health struggles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Helplines have seen a spike in calls related to disordered eating since March: Teens are calling Kids Help Phone in Canada about food and their body image more than any other issue. Aryel Maharaj of Canada’s …

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Covid-hit private bus operators demand relief from Delhi government
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-hit private bus operators demand relief from Delhi government

Hindustan Times  

Private bus operators in the national capital have sought relief from the Delhi government in the wake of losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying 65-70 per cent of their vehicles are still off roads. Claiming that “the whole ecosystem stands the risk of collapse,” the Delhi Contract Bus Association office-bearers, in a letter written on Wednesday to Chief Minister …

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