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NTSB Probes Runway Steering Issues With Piper Aircraft Model

February 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on NTSB Probes Runway Steering Issues With Piper Aircraft Model
U.S. crash investigators are examining half a dozen accidents in which private turboprop planes built by Piper Aircraft experienced difficulties with steering on runways after touchdowns.

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Wildcat Glades Friends Group Releases March Program List

February 15, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – This March, the Wildcat Glades Friends Group along with other partners, will be hosting a hands-on preschool connections program, kids and adult yoga, an open-air painting class, annual fundraising event, and a nature […]

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Mercy Update – February 2021

February 15, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

This month’s update from Mercy Hospital Joplin includes: February is Heart Health Month, with the following information: Upcoming free virtual heart health talk with a Mercy Cardiology provider. A video with Mercy’s Interventional Cardiologist Dr. […]

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WHO Approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

February 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on WHO Approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
The listing clears the way for shipments of free vaccines to developing nations under a plan to vaccinate 20% of the people in the world’s 92 poorest countries.

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Ban on New Foreign Workers Left U.S. Jobs Unfilled, Even in Covid Downturn

February 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ban on New Foreign Workers Left U.S. Jobs Unfilled, Even in Covid Downturn
Pandemic border closures and visa restrictions by the Trump administration last year were intended to curb coronavirus spread and keep more jobs open for Americans; many weren’t interested or qualified.

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Some Elite Business Schools Skip Rankings This Year

February 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Some Elite Business Schools Skip Rankings This Year
As Harvard, Stanford and other schools skip some rankings this year, European universities top lists, and lesser-known M.B.A. programs get a boost.

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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls in Early February

February 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls in Early February
The decline was driven by downbeat expectations among lower-income households.

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Yellen Is Creating a New Senior Treasury Post for Climate Czar

February 15, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Yellen Is Creating a New Senior Treasury Post for Climate Czar
The Treasury secretary is considering an Obama administration veteran, Sarah Bloom Raskin, to lead the department’s climate efforts.

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Why So Many Covid-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Are Rejected

February 14, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Why So Many Covid-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Are Rejected
Employees who allege they contracted the coronavirus on the job can face a high bar to prove their cases.

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Covid-19 Vaccines Aren’t Yet Luring Workers Back to the Office

February 14, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Covid-19 Vaccines Aren’t Yet Luring Workers Back to the Office
U.S. workers have failed to return to the office in greater numbers this month, frustrating hopes that the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and falling infection rates would start to lure employees back and help revitalize city economies.

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