WASHINGTON – Infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on an even more contagious version of the Omicron variant in the United States, fueling worries that the country may not return to normal, according to a report by National Public Radio (NPR) on Monday. The virus, known as BA.2, is a strain of the … Read more
WASHINGTON – American consumers were even more confident about the economy in December and less concerned about inflation, despite the rise of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, according to a survey released Wednesday. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index jumped nearly four points to 115.8 compared to the prior month. And November’s index, which originally … Read more
NEW YORK – With restaurants in Brooklyn closing in rapid succession and lines at Covid-19 test centers swelling by the day, fears are growing in New York of a return to the nightmare of 2020, when the city was the global epicenter of the pandemic. In Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood alone, more than a dozen bars … Read more
