SunStar Peaceful commemoration of Feast of Black Nazarene in Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO. The commemoration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene this year in Cagayan de Oro, which began with a motorcade at 10 p.m. on Friday, January 8, was generally peaceful. (Photo from City Information Office)
CAGAYAN DE ORO. The commemoration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene this year in Cagayan de Oro, which began with a motorcade at 10 p.m. on Friday, January 8, was generally peaceful. (Photo from City Information Office)
CAGAYAN DE ORO. The commemoration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene this year in Cagayan de Oro, which began with a motorcade at 10 p.m. on Friday, January 8, was generally peaceful. (Photo from City Information Office)
During a special webinar Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Gov. Northam discussed the safety of the COVID vaccines and efforts to earn trust in diverse communities.
2020 ends with unexpected job losses, raising worries about a longer economic winter
Don Lee, Los Angeles Times
Jan. 8, 2021
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The surging COVID-19 pandemic is taking a bigger and more worrisome toll on the economy than expected, with employment falling last month for the first time since April and fears growing that a slower and tougher recovery lies ahead.
Instead of adding a modest number of jobs in December as most analysts predicted, employers shed 140,000 workers from their payrolls in December, the government said Friday in its monthly employment report.
“Today’s report shows the U.S. economy is flirting with disaster,” said Josh Lipsky, an economics expert at the Atlantic Council think tank. “The extraordinary relief measures taken to date including the stimulus package passed last month have failed to keep pace with the virus.”