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Apr 7, 2022

Presence of COVID still lingers over the economy

Recent polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that in spite of relaxed mask mandates and much lower number of daily cases, many Americans still perceive they and their loved ones are at risk from COVID – and that affects how the consumer economy is recovering. As Major League Baseball’s opening day gets underway, we take a quick look at how the game’s stable of younger players became a facet in the labor dispute that threatened the season.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 29: People wear face masks in Manhattan on November 29, 2021 in New York City. Across New York City and the nation, people are being encouraged to get either the booster shot or the Covid-19 vaccine, especially with the newly discovered omicron variant slowly emerging in countries around the world. While there are no cases yet discovered in America, New York's governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency ahead of the risk of COVID-19 spikes as winter sets in.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 29: People wear face masks in Manhattan on November 29, 2021 in New York City. Across New York City and the nation, people are being encouraged to get either the booster shot or the Covid-19 vaccine, especially with the newly discovered omicron variant slowly emerging in countries around the world. While there are no cases yet discovered in America, New York's governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency ahead of the risk of COVID-19 spikes as winter sets in.
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