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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego region's estimated unemployment rate has risen to nearly 25% - and it will get worse as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, according to a report released today by the San Diego Association of Governments. SANDAG's latest data accounts for the period between April 11-18, where unemployment numbers increased from 20.6% to 24.7%. The numbers "are expected to continue to rise for the next few weeks," the report's authors said. On March 7, the...
ENCINITAS (CNS) - A surfer suffered minor injuries today in a shark attack near Moonlight Beach. The attack was reported about 5:45 p.m., Encinitas lifeguard Capt. Larry Giles said. Medics took the victim, whose name and age were not immediately available, to Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas for treatment of minor injuries. A two-mile stretch of shoreline in the area was temporarily closed as a precaution due to the incident, Giles said. Moonlight Beach, which had been...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Superior Court will extend its COVID- 19-related closures through May 22, meaning county courthouses will remain shuttered until after the Memorial Day weekend, court officials announced today. Courthouses throughout the region had been slated to reopen to the general public this Friday. But the Superior Court stated that non-emergency court services will remain suspended in the interest of public health and mitigating the spread of the virus. "As COVID-19 continues to be a concern for our... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego region's estimated unemployment rate has risen to nearly 25% -- and it will get worse as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, according to the San Diego Association of Governments. SANDAG's latest data only accounts for the period between April 11-18, where unemployment numbers increased from 20.6% to 24.7%. The numbers "are expected to continue to rise for the next few weeks,'' the report's authors said. The San Diego region now has 430,000 people out of work, more than 360,000 of whom lost... Full story
DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan said Wednesday he is seeking the Libertarian nod for president because millions of Americans do not feel well represented by either major political party and their standard-bearers: President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Amash, a Trump critic who left the Republican Party to become an independent and later supported his impeachment, told The Associated Press that...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - With stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in place indefinitely, greater levels of stress could cause an increase in domestic violence throughout San Diego County, a Sharp Health psychologist said today. "Stress levels in general are elevated and there are not as many opportunities to relieve stress, which could create a lot more opportunities for conflicts to escalate,'' Dr. Christina Huang, a clinical health psychologist at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, told City News Service. Factors such... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Researchers at UC San Diego Health have begun a portion of a global clinical trial to assess whether a medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders might also have therapeutic value for COVID-19 patients who have developed or are at high risk of developing serious lung damage from the infection. Tocilizumab, marketed as Actemra, is an immunosuppressive drug used primarily to treat rheumatoid arthritis and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a severe form of the disease...
BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Commissioner Roger Goodell has reduced his salary to $0 and other NFL employees will be taking pay cuts or furloughs due to the coronavirus pandemic. Goodell, who makes upward of $30 million a year from salaries and bonuses, voluntarily had his salary reduced this month, a person familiar with the move tells The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL has not announced the move publicly. The league also is implementing tiered reductions in...
DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A surge in unemployment stemming from the coronavirus shutdown of large parts of the U.S. economy is starting to push some state jobless funds toward insolvency. At least a half-dozen states already have notified the federal government that they could need to borrow billions of dollars to pay unemployment benefits because their own trust funds are running out of money. While the shortfalls won't prevent unemployed workers from getting government aid, the federal l...
LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Shifting tone, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he is "open" to considering additional funds for state and local governments in the next coronavirus relief bill as the chamber returns to session during the pandemic. The Republican leader faced a storm of criticism from the nation's governors after panning Democrats' proposal for more than $500 billion to help cash-strapped local governments cover the sudden extra costs of police, fire and o...
STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks around the world whipped higher Wednesday, riding a wave of optimism on encouraging data about a possible treatment for COVID-19. The upswell of hope was so strong that investors completely sidestepped a report showing the outbreak drove the U.S. economy to its worst quarterly performance since the Great Recession. The S&P 500 vaulted 2.7% higher and extended a rally that's brought the U.S. stock market to the brink of its best month in 45 years. The spark...
ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writers Amazon has spent years honing the business of packing, shipping and delivering millions of products to doorsteps around the world. Now it has a captive audience. With much of the globe in various stages of a lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, the world's largest online retailer has become a lifeline to many shoppers. But it is also grappling with delivery delays and mounting complaints from workers who worry about contagion while on the job. The company's...
FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — New rumors about Kim Jong Un pour in daily. The North Korean leader is dead. Or he's very ill. Or maybe he's just recuperating in his luxury compound or isolating himself from the coronavirus. As speculation about his health builds, an underlying question looms for professional spies, policymakers, academics and curious news consumers alike. What do we really know about the man who leads North Korea? The answer is crucial because Kim's intentions, and the as-yet-unknown state of h...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Palomar Health is laying off 317 employees effective today, citing significant patient visit declines and loss of revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the hospital, it has seen a 45% to 50% decrease in overall patient visits since the coronavirus outbreak began, absorbing a $5.7 million operating loss in March, "with losses in April expected to be worse, yet hard to estimate given the uncertainty of the virus.'' The 317 positions...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Citing students' lack of equipment necessary to participate in distance learning during stay-at-home orders, local company JLab Audio has donated 3,000 headphones to San Diego County school districts, education officials announced today. "One of the biggest challenges right now is making sure that all students have what they need to continue learning during this unprecedented time,'' County Superintendent of Schools Paul Gothold said. "We are grateful to JLab Audio for providing headphones that will reduce...
