PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD — Prince George’s County is still climbing out of the economic hole caused by the coronavirus pandemic. While widespread unemployment garners the most attention, the fiscal downturn also spurred a shortage in child-care providers. About 40 percent of Prince George’s day cares have not reopened since […]
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US faces back-to-school laptop shortage
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation has found. The world’s three biggest computer companies, Lenovo, […]
Coronavirus complicates California’s worst power shortage in two decades
SANTA MONICA, CA – AUG. 15, 2020.: Beachgoers create a forest of umbrellas as thousands seek refuge in Santa Monica with temperatures reaching triple digits and beyond in inland valleys and deserts on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. A heatwave caused by a high pressure system over Southern California is expected […]
Hoboken Low On Rapid Coronavirus Tests Due To U.S. Shortage: City
HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken’s uptown drive-through coronavirus test center is low on rapid tests and is “utilizing non-rapid testing at their site for some patients and reserving rapid tests for those with symptoms or who are at-risk,” the city announced Friday. Typically, Hoboken residents can head to the 15th Street […]
Clorox Wipes Shortage Will Likely Last Until 2021, Says CEO
Clorox wipes Consumers looking to stock up on cleaning supplies amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will continue to see a shortage in Clorox disinfectant wipes on store shelves. Benno Dorer, the CEO and Chairman of Clorox, said that supplies of the company’s products — including liquid bleach — will improve […]
Will Coin Shortage Fast Track the Cashless Society?
As if we haven’t scapegoated it enough already, financial experts are now blaming the coronavirus for a shortage of coins in the economy. This is quite the irony considering that we have more money than ever, by far, circulating in the economy — on paper, at least. And that’s just […]