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Month: June 2021

Maryland reports over 508,000 new potentially fraudulent unemployment insurance claims since May

By Rebekah Riess and Devan Cole, CNN Maryland has detected over 508,000 new potentially fraudulent unemployment insurance claims since the beginning of May, the state’s Department of Labor announced. The new figures released on Monday follow the state’s announcement last year that it had uncovered a vast operation using identity theft to commit coronavirus unemployment

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Emmys will now allow winners to remove gender-specific terms from statues

By Marianne Garvey, CNN The Emmy Awards will allow “Actress” and “Actor” winners to be called “Performers,” the Television Academy has announced. According to the official Emmys website: “No performer category titled ‘Actor’ or ‘Actress’ has ever had a gender requirement for submissions. Now, nominees and (or) winners in any performer category titled ‘Actor’ or

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Spain pardons 9 Catalan leaders for their roles in failed independence bid

By Al Goodman, CNN Spain’s government pardoned nine leaders serving prison sentences for their roles in Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence drive, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Tuesday. The Prime Minister’s cabinet approved the pardons, which Sanchez said aim to foster reconciliation between Catalonia and the rest of Spain. “It’s best for Catalonia and for Spain

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