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A Twitch host giving a behind-the-scenes look at TwitchCon on Sept. 26, 2019, before the annual streaming and gaming convention open in San Diego on Sept. 27, 2019.

Business Report: Streaming Audience Surges During COVID-19

Netflix audience doubles during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and other streaming sites report a big increases in overall subscribers.

Marianne LeBlanc stages in-person corporate events. But those jobs disappeared during the pandemic and have been slow to return.

Millions Will Lose Unemployment Benefits. That Doesn't Mean They'll Return To Work

Enhanced unemployment benefits launched during the pandemic expire next week, cutting a vital lifeline for millions of jobless Americans. Research suggests most will not find work right away.

Window shopping at an outside market in New York City's Bryant Park.

In NYC, Christmas Without Tourists Is Not Merry For Businesses

Holiday tourism is off sharply in New York. Businesses are looking for other ways to break even this holiday season because they usually count on a big bump in tourist revenue this time of year.

The San Diego Police Department headquarters is shown in this updated photo.

SDPD Adopts New Rules On Interactions With Transgender, Nonbinary Citizens

Citing a commitment to better meeting the diverse needs of the communities it serves, the San Diego Police Department Tuesday released a new set of policies guiding officer interactions with transgender and gender-nonbinary people.

An undated campaign photo of Akilah Weber.

Weber Wins 79th Assembly District Special Election

La Mesa City Councilwoman Akilah Weber Thursday evening was elected to the 79th Assembly District seat her mother Shirley held from 2012 until being appointed secretary of state in December.

Customers dining on the sidewalk in front of Guava Beach Bar and Grill in Mission Beach on July 8, 2020. The city of San Diego waived permit requirements for outdoor dining after the state ordered restaurants to close indoor dining to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Celebration Of Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions Set For Tuesday

A "Back Together San Diego County" celebration of the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in California will be held Tuesday morning, officials announced Sunday.

In this image taken from video, demonstrators protest against government restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Dutch police open fire on rioters in demonstration against COVID restrictions

It was one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the Netherlands since coronavirus restrictions were first imposed last year. Police arrested 51 people in Rotterdam.

Nurses perform timed breathing exercises on a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France on Dec. 31, 2021.

Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year

Health care experts say that confirmed deaths represent a fraction of the true number of deaths due to COVID because of limited testing.

How Brazil's Severe Drought Affects The Entire World's Coffee Supply Chain

Attributed to climate change, Brazil's historic drought is devastating its coffee farmers, who's crops supply much of the world.

The Omni William Penn hotel in Pittsburgh is one of a number of hotels in the chain that accepted federal PPP funds but did not use them to pay workers.

Omni Hotels Accepted Millions In PPP Funds But Didn't Pay Workers

Critics accuse the luxury hotel chain owned by billionaire Robert B. Rowling of taking money that could have helped small businesses or other companies that might have used it to pay their workers.

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