If the same applicant later filed an amendment increasing the entire number of claims to 29, and the number of independent claims to six, applicant can be required to pay more extra claims charges for the 4 additional whole claims and the two extra unbiased claims. An oath or declaration […]
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Some Lancaster restaurants to voluntarily close dining rooms after spike in COVID-19 | Local Business
In response to the surge of COVID-19 cases across Pennsylvania, at least two Lancaster County restaurants have voluntarily closed their indoor dining areas, a move few other establishments have made statewide. In downtown Lancaster, the Pressroom restaurant, which is owned by Steinman Communications, publisher of LNP, reverted to a takeout-only […]
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The Energy 202: Conservatives predict gas prices will spike under Biden. Experts say those fears are overblown.
But this vastly overstates a president’s power to control the cost of a commodity traded on a world market. Although a president’s actions — including Biden’s climate policies — can nudge the price of oil, the effect is marginal at best, experts say. “The scale of the global oil market,” […]
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Hospitals Are Reeling Under a 46 Percent Spike in Covid-19 Patients
MILWAUKEE — The patient who died on Tuesday morning at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center was rolled out of her room under a white sheet. One nurse, fighting back tears, stood silently in the hall as the outline of the body passed by — one more death in an eight-month-old […]
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COVID-era virtual school supplies come with real spike in spending
Back-to-school shopping is looking different for many families this year, thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With the 73 of the 100 largest U.S. school districts opting for remote learning this fall, backpacks are out – and Bluetooth headphones and Chromebooks are in. That’s upending the budgets for many families […]
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Norway plans for new virus wave as cases spike
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norwegian health authorities say the Scandinavian country must “plan for a new, national wave” of the coronavirus as Norway sees a spike in the number of cases. “If it should come, it is more likely that it will happen in the autumn and winter when people gather […]