What would FDR do? We need a new WPA to fight massive unemployment in the coronavirus era.

The current variants may help the coronavirus spread better, but the virus hasn't changed enough to render our disease-fighti.....»»

Trial volunteers who got a third dose of Moderna's vaccine saw significant jumps in levels of antibodies that neutralize spreading variants. A lab tech processes blood samples from participants in M.....»»

Shares of Cocrystal Pharma Inc. more than doubled on massive record volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, a day after the biotechnology company said it has made "progress" in developing antiviral .....»»

AFP via Getty ImagesThe number of daily coronavirus infections in India reached another record on Monday for the fifth consecutive day, with 352,991 new cases, as many world powers pledged to send aid to help fight a surge th.....»»

Bolstered unemployment benefits, coronavirus fears, and home-schooling demands likely kept many unemployed Americans from seeking work, the bank said. Justin .....»»

Governments worldwide are already using various coronavirus vaccines to fight the pandemic, but the process is still on a trial and error stage; only now errors have real consequences as the doses are administered to the people. Q1 2021 hedg.....»»

Tucked in the third round of stimulus aid was $30.4 million allocated to the Federal Trade Commission to fight coronavirus-related scams. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, acting FTC chair, discusses the efforts in a Q&A with The Post......»»

Massive federal stimulus payments, rising vaccinations and a steep drop in coronavirus cases has eased the angst of Americans, but most still don't feel secure about their financial well-being......»»

The government overpaid unemployment insurance by billions of dollars during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday......»»

State attorney generals want social networks to take stronger measures to ensure misinformation doesn't slow down efforts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic......»»

The study comes after a massive increase in attacks on Asians in the US during the coronavirus pandemic. A.....»»

Despite the leisure and hospitality industry still struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, Florida’s unemployment rate continues to improve as vaccinations increase and people return to the workforce. The state Department of Economic Opp.....»»

Dr. Arturo Casadevall of Johns Hopkins University thinks convalescent plasma could be a vital tool in the fight against coronavirus variants. A medical worker.....»»

The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for unemployment aid dropped by 42,000 from 754,000 the week before, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving e.....»»

A federal judge in Boston on Monday threw out Legal Sea Foods’ lawsuit demanding insurance coverage for financial losses stemming from coronavirus-related government restrictions, dealing a blow to similar efforts by Massachusetts businesses hurt.....»»

Economists at Goldman Sachs said they expect a "hiring boom" in .....»»

Before the novel coronavirus sent millions of low earners into unemployment, more than one in four workers earned less than $15 an hour......»»

Kroger's $2/hour raise for minimum wage workers wa.....»»

The legislation includes a new round of stimulus checks and unemployment aid. Senate Democrats may clash on a minimum wage increase. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seen during a press conference on January 21, 2021. Justin Sulli.....»»

Moderna shipped a new version of its coronavirus vaccine to the NIH so that it could be tested in people. A nurse prepares a shot of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. Hans P.....»»