Pandemic Checks and Rabid Patients | Durham News

In 2020, North Carolina handed out $355 checks to parents who’d filed taxes in 2019 with kids — a small but meaningful nod to the financial strain of virtual learning. Meanwhile, in 1926, two former Victory Yarn Mill workers sued for $60,000 after being bitten by a rabid patient, claiming they were in a “semi-hydrophobic” state — a bizarre legal battle born from a deadly illness. Both stories reveal how crises — pandemic or plague — force unexpected financial and legal reckonings. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316866571.html More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c4dbc78354e87d26 Report issues to [email protected].