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Congressional report says financial technology companies fueled rampant fraud in U.S. Covid relief program

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A congressional report says financial technology companies fueled rampant PPP fraud Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program, which gave potentially forgivable loans to small businesses during the pandemic, was largely due to financial technology companies, according to a new report. NPR.org
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Military vaccine mandate: House Republican leader vows tro end, Defense Secretary says it is needed to protect troops health

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McCarthy vows military vaccine mandate will end or national defense bill won't move forward House GOP Leader McCarthy says he met with President Biden last week and vowed that the military vaccine mandate will end or the national defense bill will not move forward. Emma Colton Fox News
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Hackers linked to Chinese government and ex-Nigerian official stole millions in U.S. Covid benefits

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Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits The theft of state unemployment funds is the first pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals that the U.S. government has acknowledged publicly. NBC News
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Congressional panel says lax screening by tech firms helped facilitate fraudulent use of pandemic funds

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House panel says lax screening helped facilitate PPP fraud WASHINGTON (AP) — Financial technology firms abdicated their responsibility to screen out fraud in applications for a federal program designed to help small businesses stay open and keep workers employed during the pandemic, a report by a House investigations panel said Thursday. AP NEWS

 

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New York City public employees among 19 accused of pandemic aid fraud

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NYC public employees among 19 accused of pandemic aid fraud NEW YORK (AP) — Nineteen people including 17 New York City and New York state public employees were charged in a federal complaint unsealed Wednesday with submitting fraudulent applications for funds intended to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic. AP NEWS

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California naturopath who sold fake vaccine cards sentenced to nearly 3 years

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Naturopath who sold fake vaccine cards gets nearly 3 years SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A naturopathic doctor who sold fake COVID-19 immunization treatments and fraudulent vaccination cards during the height of the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced in California on Tuesday to nearly three years in prison, federal prosecutors said. AP NEWS

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The case is the first federal criminal fraud prosecution related to fraudulent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination cards for COVID-19, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Connecticut ex-lawmaker pleads guilty in theft of $1.2M in COVID-19 aid

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Ex-lawmaker pleads guilty in theft of $1.2M in COVID-19 aid HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut state representative pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with the theft of more than $1.2 million in federal coronavirus relief funds from the city of West Haven, using some of the money for gambling at a casino, according to prosecutors. AP NEWS

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Analysis: Covid is making us ungovernable

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Opinion | Covid is making us ungovernable Pandemics fuel pre-existing prejudices, deepen social divisions and increase political tensions. NBC News

By Brian Michael Jenkins, senior adviser to the president of RAND

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Covid Pandemic boosts and changes U.S. gun sales

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The Pandemic May Have Changed Gun Ownership In America For The Long Haul Americans are on track for their third-highest gun-buying year, despite a drop in monthly sales. YahooNews

In March 2020, with the first pandemic-related lockdowns sweeping the country, Americans were directed to hunker down in their homes. That month, they went on the biggest gun-buying spree in the country’s history. ...

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Cholera resurfaces in Haiti, at least 7 reported dead

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Cholera resurfaces in Haiti as gangs imperil water and hospital access Haiti had gone three years without a new cholera case, after an outbreak in 2010 killed more than 10,000 people. Washington Post

At least one person has died of cholera in Haiti, officials said this week, stoking fears of an outbreak as widespread gang control over several parts of the country worsens access to fuel, clean drinking water and medical care.

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