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The United States will restrict travel from India beginning on May 4 in light of extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating there, the White House confirmed Friday. The policy won t apply to American citizens, lawful permanent residents, or others with exemptions, nor will it apply to humanitarian workers. The White House said the administration was taking this step based on advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. India on Saturday reported more than 400,00 new COVID-19 cases, another single-day record and the 10th consecutive day that the country has confirmed more than 300,000 cases. Pres
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The data are in. This week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the U.S. economy grew at a blistering 6.4% clip in the first quarter of 2021 that is, January through March, back before any serious amount of money from President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package had been disbursed.
Assuming that stimulus package has had the desired effect in the second quarter, one might expect that we re all set now. That s enough economic stimulation for one decade perhaps even one lifetime.
But wait there s even more good news. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a month ago that the national unemployment rate back in March was down to an even 6.0%. This coming Friday, it will likely report an even lower unemployment rate for April. And going forward, the rescission of coronavirus-related restrictions is sure to get things cracking even better than before.
Building New Mexico s outdoor economy
by Stephen Hamway, The Associated Press
Posted May 1, 2021 10:02 am EDT
Last Updated May 1, 2021 at 10:14 am EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Ryan and Cody Dudgeon both grew up in northwest New Mexico. Both left for greener pastures in Missoula, Montana.
But after working as river guides in Montana and Idaho for 14 years, the married couple came to see the rivers that flowed through their New Mexico homes differently.
They moved back to Farmington in 2015 and are planning to start leading river-rafting expeditions on the Animas and San Juan rivers in May through their new company, Desert River Guides.
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The third round of pandemic relief checks helped produced a record increase in incomes last month, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Friday.
Following a 7% dip in February, U.S. personal incomes soared by 21.1% in March, the largest month-over-month jump on record dating back to 1946. Purchases of goods and services also rose, climbing 4.2%, the largest increase since June.
The direct payments of up to $1,400 per person, authorized by the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill President Joe Biden signed into law in March, played a major role in the increase. The relief payments came to $3.9 trillion during the month, more than 90% of the $4.2 trillion overall increase.