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Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won? 03/10/2023 10:11am • On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines. The virus appears here to stay, along with the threat o Business Highlights: Powell testimony; Stocks tumble 03/07/2023 04:33pm • ___ Powell signals increased rate hikes if economy stays strong WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve could increase the size of its interest rate hikes and raise borrowing costs to higher levels than previously projected if evidence continues to point to a robust economy, Chair Jerome Powell says China's trade contracts as Western demand weakens 03/07/2023 03:28am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade contracted again in January and February as U.S. and European demand weakened in the face of interest rate hikes, adding to pressure on official efforts to revive economic growth following the end of anti-virus controls. Exports sank 6.8% from a year earlier to $506. Arkansas Tyson workers sue over lack of COVID protections 03/06/2023 06:55pm • Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the COVID pandemic. In the lawsuit, filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court in Tyson� Chinese planners promise 12 million jobs, economic rebound 03/06/2023 12:54am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese economic officials expressed confidence Monday they can meet this year’s growth target of “around 5%” by generating 12 million new jobs and encouraging consumer spending following the end of anti-virus controls that kept millions of people at home. The Cabinet planning Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't challenge Trump in 2024 03/05/2023 11:39am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland who positioned himself as one of his party's fiercest critics of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not challenge the ex-president for the GOP's White House nomination in 2024. “I would never run for president to sell b Hong Kong police stop activists from joining women's march 03/05/2023 07:46am • HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong pro-democracy group on Sunday said the national security police stopped activists from joining a highly-anticipated protest that was canceled last minute by the organizer. The League of Social Democrats said police questioned four of its members on Friday and warned t China sets this year's economic growth target at 'around 5%' 03/05/2023 12:19am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s government announced plans for a consumer-led revival of the struggling economy as its legislature opened a session Sunday that will tighten President Xi Jinping’s control over business and society. Premier Li Keqiang, the top economic official, set this year's growth ta GW Cancer Center leads efforts to harness nature to prevent cancer 03/03/2023 02:48pm • As a young child, you may have been told, “Eat your vegetables,” at the dinner table. As it turns out, that was probably sage advice when it comes to fighting diseases, including cancer. There are several things that can affect your risk of getting all types of cancers. Prime among them a Anne Arundel Co. health officer stepping down for public health post with state 03/03/2023 02:24pm • Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, who led the Maryland county through the COVID-19 pandemic, is stepping down from his post to take a top public health role with the state. Kalyanaraman's last day with the county will be March 21, before he becomes the deputy secretary f Officials: China real estate recovering from debt crackdown 03/03/2023 01:12am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s vast real estate industry is recovering from a slump triggered by tighter debt controls, a deputy central bank governor said Friday, after a wave of defaults by developers rattled global financial markets. Pan Gongsheng mentioned Evergrande Group, the global industry’s m Rehab on hold: COVID devastated prison learning programs 03/02/2023 10:21am • CHOWCHILLA, California (AP) — Joseph Sena has spent nearly half his 27 years in prison for manslaughter. For almost as long, he’s been striving to make himself a better man than when he first arrived. He has taken courses in creative writing, addressed his addictions, and attended school in pris Rehab on hold: COVID devastated prison learning programs 03/02/2023 10:20am • CHOWCHILLA, California (AP) — Joseph Sena has spent nearly half his 27 years in prison for manslaughter. For almost as long, he’s been striving to make himself a better man than when he first arrived. He has taken courses in creative writing, addressed his addictions, and attended school in pris Biden pushes for $1.6B funding for pandemic fraud measures 03/02/2023 09:10am • President Joe Biden's administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs. In a strategy announced Thursday, the administration called for money and more time to prosecute cases, UK health chief's leaked messages revive raw pandemic debate 03/02/2023 08:57am • LONDON (AP) — Coronavirus lockdowns have been lifted and face masks are few and far between in Britain these days. But COVID-19 has shot back into the headlines through the leak of more than 100,000 private messages sent or received by the health minister as the government scrambled to respond to