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Retail theft surges 93% since before COVID-19 pandemic

The average number of shoplifting incidents in 2023 increased by 93% compared to pre-pandemic levels, and financial losses for retailers increased by 90%, according to the nation's largest retail trade association. The National Retail Federation (NRF) highlights the seriousness of this problem in its 2024 Retail Theft and Violence Impact study. For example, despite retailers' […]

Excessive drinking inches higher after pandemic increase: Research

Binge drinking continued to rise in 2022 after increasing during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research published Tuesday. the study, published The Annual Report of Internal Medicine found that heavy alcohol consumption increased by 20 percent from 2018 to 2020, followed by an additional 4 percent increase from 2020 to 2022. […]

White House Blames Coronavirus Pandemic for Harris Losing: ‘Global Headwinds’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Thursday afternoon that Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election due to “global headwinds” from the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic created the conditions for President Joe Biden to win the 2020 election, thanks not only to public dissatisfaction with the pandemic and coronavirus lockdowns, but also to […]

Obamas Blame Covid Pandemic. Economy for Trump’s Victory

In a statement released Wednesday, Barack and Michelle Obama blamed Donald Trump's historic victory on the pandemic and the economy. Although the pandemic began early in President Trump's final year in office, the Biden Department of Health and Human Services announced that the state of emergency would end on May 11, 2023, long after most […]

September Border Patrol encounters lowest since the pandemic

The number of migrants apprehended between ports of entry on the southern border in September was lower than in any month since August 2020, according to new data released by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Figures released Tuesday show Border Patrol encountered 53,858 people crossing the border illegally in September, matching similar numbers released in […]

Oklahoma investigation finds leaders ‘grossly negligent GEER pandemic relief funds

A newly unsealed multi-county grand jury report in Oklahoma reveals millions of dollars in mismanagement. Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER). The report says it found “gross negligence in federal funding” and the misuse of $40 million, denying Oklahomans the help they really need. “Nevertheless, the grossly negligent handling of federal grants and the total […]