Home renovation: Lifestyle changes, aging homes, rising prices spur record spending | Science & Environment
About a year after the onset of the pandemic, Kathy Lange-Novak and her husband, Frank Novak, decided it was time to update their Fitchburg home. After 26 years, the floors, countertops and appliances were showing their age, and the couple thought they needed to upgrade before putting the house on the market. “This is the […]
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As inflation soars, major corporations are posting record profits. But small businesses are feeling the squeeze
With prices on the rise, Mindy Godding’s small business Abundance Organizing held a team meeting. Employees of the Richmond, Virginia-based company, which helps people declutter or downsize and unpacks after home renovations and moves, were feeling the strain of soaring costs. Paying for gas just to get to clients’ homes – sometimes as far as […]
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US Covid-19 hospitalizations reach record high, HHS data shows
Registered nurse Akiko Gordon, left, and Repertory Therapist Janssen Redondo, right, are working inside the ICU with a covid-19 positive patient at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH) on Friday, December 31, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images) Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States have reached a new record high, […]
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U.S. reports record 1.3M Covid cases in a day as hospitalizations soar
The United States reported 1.34 million Covid cases on Monday, according to an NBC News tally, with the daily case rate shattering global records as hospitalizations soared across the country. At least 1,343,167 new Covid infections were identified Monday, according to the tally, beating the previous record of 1,044,970 cases, set on Jan. 3, by […]
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Australia’s new COVID-19 cases hit record high
Patrons dine-in at a bar by the harbour in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) regulations easing, following an extended lockdown to curb an outbreak, in Sydney, Australia, October 22, 2021. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MELBOURNE, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Australia reported record high new COVID-19 cases […]
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