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Now that the new COVID-19 variant omicron has made an appearance in Canada, New York Governor Kathy Hochul gave a briefing yesterday to address upcoming concerns. Since there is a concern of a holiday surge, Hochul and the New York Department of Health instructed hospitals to limit non-essential surgeries to ensure capacity. This cease will […]
Jocelyn R. of Monroe County is among others the first-round winners for the state’s ‘Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate’ vaccine incentive program. This new incentive program allows for parents and guardians of ages 5-11 to take their child to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by December 19 in order to be entered into a drawing for […]
Some numbers are coming in from over the Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend. According to MasterCard, online sales from Black Friday were up 10% this year. And now that many stores have reopened, in-store sales took a huge jump as well. MasterCard says in-store sales went up by 43%. Analysts for the company say the increase […]
One store that will not be open on Thanksgiving this year is Target. The company said it will close all of its stores for Thanksgiving 2021 and each year thereafter. Last year Target closed on Thanksgiving due to the pandemic and said it would close all of its stores this year also. Target’s CEO Brian […]
It has been 35 years since the Dollar Tree chain committed to selling almost everything for $1, but now that is all set to change. The discount store will be surpassing the dollar and will now be $1.25. Since each year the value of a dollar is affected by inflation, which makes the maintaining of […]
It only took 3 days, but Adele’s new album 30 the album, has sold more than 500,000 copies in the US. Making it the 2021’s top-selling album, surpassing sales of any album over the past 11 months combined. 30 also easily claims 2021’s biggest individual sales week. If 30 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard […]
Ohio State has announced the launch of a new 10-year plan to raise $800 million to eliminate all loans from financial aid packages given to undergraduates. Ohio State graduates more than 8,000 undergrads a year. The university says about half of those students graduate with debt and on average, graduates leave the university owing about […]
It was a heartbreaking day when Chadwick Boseman passed due to stage four colon cancer on August 28th, 2020. After mourning his death, many wondered what will happen to his beloved Marvel character, Black Panther. Well, Marvel’s Nate Moore recently shared why they have decided not to recast Black Panther. Nate Moore stated: “You will […]
Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new scholarship program titled ‘Nurses For Our Future,’ in plans to cover tuition for 1,000 healthcare workers to become registered nurses through SUNY or CUNY programs. This new program is designed to hopefully aid in the shortage of healthcare workers in hospitals around the state. 1,000 students […]
Soon-to-be former Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced a new initiative yesterday in the hopes of advancing police reform. Their new initiative is called the Civilian Public Safety Interview Panel, created by Rev. Lewis Stewart of United Christian Leadership Ministry. Stewart’s idea stems from the response to the Governor’s Executive Order 203, where last summer former […]
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