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One year later: How 15 American workers are coping with the coronavirus pandemic

Small business owners struggled to pay rent and make payroll, parents juggled work and home school, and essential workers braved exposure. But just a few days after Covid was declared a pandemic, every contract I had booked for the coming year was canceled. It took a few months for Washington D.C. to stop denying my unemployment benefits and send gig workers unemployment. It was a really, really scary time. Courtesy of Gabrielle AliasThings are going really, really well.

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5 Ways Seniors Are Throwing Away Money

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Be Santa to a senior: Here’s how you can bring Christmas cheer to Houston-area seniors

The Houston Home Instead Senior Care office is seeking donations for seniors through its “Be a Santa to a Senior” program. “The Be a Santa to a Senior program brings so much joy to seniors in our community,” said Gregory Gomez-Mira, owner of the Houston Home Instead office. The Houston Home Instead Senior Care office serves Alvin, Baytown, Channel View, Bacliff, Deer Park, Dickinson, Kemah, La Porte, Galena Park, Manvel, Houston, League City, Pasadena, Pearland, Rosharon, Seabrook, Webster and Friendswood. Those who’d like to purchase a gifts for a senior can visit Beasantatoasenior.com, enter their zip code and view wish lists for local seniors. For more information about the Be a Santa to a Senior program, visit BeaSantatoaSenior.com.

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s top aides want him investigated for bribery and other alleged crimes, report says

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) – Senior officials in the Texas Attorney General’s Office have asked federal law enforcement to “investigate allegations of improper influence, abuse of office, bribery and other potential crimes” by their boss, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a new report from the Austin-American Statesman and KVUE-TV. The brief letter, dated Oct. 1, says the officials notified law enforcement of a potential crime on Sept. 30, but does not provide detailed accusations. The officials also say they notified Paxton himself of the accusation via text message on Oct. 1. A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said in a statement that "the complaint filed against Attorney General Paxton was done to impede an ongoing investigation into criminal wrongdoing by public officials including employees of this office. Making false claims is a very serious matter and we plan to investigate this to the fullest extent of the law.”She declined to comment further, citing an open investigation.

This July discount can help Houston’s senior pets find ‘fur’-ever homes, you a new friend

HOUSTON – The Houston Humane Society is offering a big discount throughout the month of July if you decide to adopt an older pet. The society is sharing a 60% discount on all “senior” animals from the ages 5 years old and up. The Humane Society noted that no appointment is needed to come to the Adoption Center at 14700 Almeda Road, and visit with the adoptable pets. “People always want puppies, but seniors make wonderful pets and since many were previously owned many of them are already trained and used to family life so the transition to a new home is easier,” Gary Poon, executive director of the Houston Humane Society, is quoted as saying in a news release about the event. The Houston Humane Society shared these benefits to owning a “senior” pet:

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At capacity after shootings, Chicago hospital stops admissions

Scott Olson/Getty Images(CNN) - Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital temporarily stopped accepting patients Sunday morning because they were at capacity following a series of shootings, a hospital official said. The hospital went "on bypass" in the early morning, said Roberta Rakove, Senior VP for External Affairs. Mount Sinai Hospital is one of five trauma centers in Chicago, according to Rakove. At its height early Sunday morning, Mount Sinai had 12 trauma patients, Rakove said. Rakove could not say when Mount Sinai Hospital went "on bypass," but said it came "off bypass" at approximately 6:30 am.