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CDC Eases Up Guidance on Indoor Mask-wearing

CDC Eases Up Guidance on Indoor Mask-wearing

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is easing indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in most places. The new guidance was announced Thursday at the White House. It will still call for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals,…MORE

U.S. Jobless Claims Hit New Pandemic Low

U.S. Jobless Claims Hit New Pandemic Low

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The number of Americans filing for first-time jobless aid hit a new pandemic low. According to the U.S. Department of Labor report, 473,000 Americans filed for benefits. That’s down 34,000 from the revised 507,000 count the previous week. The Associated Press reports the claims have fallen dramatically from a peak of 900,000…MORE

State Farm is Hiring Hundreds Claims Employees Locally & Across the Country

State Farm is Hiring Hundreds Claims Employees Locally & Across the Country

RICHARDSON, TX – State Farm is hiring more than 1,500 full-time claims employees which include hundreds of roles based in-office at City Line in Richardson as well as State Farm headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois; and Atlanta and Phoenix. Due to record growth, State Farm is adding the associate positions to assist customers with claims. The…MORE

SCOTUS Considers Hearing Case On ‘N Word’

SCOTUS Considers Hearing Case On ‘N Word’

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the case of a Black man who says he suffered discrimination because the N-word was carved into the wall of a Parkland Hospital elevator where he worked. If the justices agree, they could decide whether the use of the N-word alone allows an employee…MORE

US Agents Encounter More Single Adults Are Crossing Border

US Agents Encounter More Single Adults Are Crossing Border

LA JOYA, Texas (AP) — Parents emerge from the brush into a baseball field, carrying exhausted children. Border Patrol agents dictate orders: Families with young children in one line and unaccompanied children in another. The smallest of three lines is for single adults. The scene Tuesday night in La Joya, a town of about 4,000…MORE