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Massachusetts man charged with pandemic loan fraud

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who fraudulently obtained more than $400,000 in federal loans meant for businesses struggling through the coronavirus pandemic used the money on mortgage payments and to pay people close to him, including his partner, federal authorities alleged. Adley ...

Biden’s St. Patrick’s Day scrambled by Irish PM’s COVID case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Call him a disappointed extrovert. President Joe Biden had to settle for meeting virtually Thursday with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin after the visiting leader's positive test for COVID-19 scrambled plans to mark St. Patrick's Day at the White House. "I'm really ...

Canada to remove pre-entry test for fully vaccinated travelers April 1

On Thursday, Canada announced that effective April 1 at 12:01 AM, fully vaccinated travelers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. Fully vaccinated travelers seeking to arrive in Canada before April 1, 2022, must still have a ...

Three new COVID-19 deaths, 109 new cases, 48 hospitalizations in NH Thursday

On Thursday, March 17, 2022, DHHS announced 109 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Wednesday, March 16. Today’s results include 68 people who tested positive by PCR test and 41 who tested positive by antigen test. Test results for previous days are still being processed and updated ...

Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, the White House announced Thursday. They will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Zients, ...

GOP revives anti-vax, pro-ivermectin measure in Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican lawmakers on Thursday revived a proposal to weaken Kansas' vaccination requirements for children enrolling in school and day care and to make it easier for people to get potentially dangerous treatments for COVID-19. The Senate health committee ...