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April 17, 2020 By Sarah McCormick Sexual allegations are once again swirling around Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, who has found himself in this mess a time or two – or eight – before. A police report filed in Washington on Thursday, April 9th would…
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April 14th, 2020 By: Sarah McCormick The closing of America, presumably the richest and most vivacious country in the world, has been a truly sobering experience for the majority of Americans. The mere thought of nearly all American states being ground to a screeching halt…
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By Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc. As COVID-19 closures continue to rock our economy, some of the hardest hit are small businesses. The restaurant industry alone is projected to lose $225 billion in revenue and up to seven million jobs over the…
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By: Sarah McCormick COVID-19 has been the most talked about, researched, and discussed topic across the globe since news of the impending pandemic broke in Wuhan, China, back in December 2019. Since then, the virus has managed to infiltrate the world with such fierce velocity,…
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Commentary By: Brian Burns Yes, 2020 has been one hell of a year so far. We lost Kobe, Puerto Rico experienced a horrendous earthquake, and the COVID-19 virus has completely changed how we live. We don’t shake hands or make eye contact with people at…
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As our country, like many others, have succumbed to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our lawmakers came to the rescue with the CARES Act. The largest stimulus package in the history of the United States, and very much needed for small businesses, families, and independent contractors. The…
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The House is set to vote on the CARES Act today. Let’s hope Rep. Tom Massie (Rep-K.Y) gets his act together quickly. Anyhow, here is the link to over 880 pages of whats supposed to help American’s crawl out of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least…
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