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Month: November 2020

Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler tests positive for Covid but is undergoing further testing

Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler has tested positive for Covid-19, her campaign announced. Loeffler tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday, but a subsequent test came back as inconclusive on Saturday evening, according to campaign spokesperson Stephen Lawson. “Senator Loeffler took two COVID tests on Friday morning. Her rapid test results were negative and she

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The climate crisis is looming large on Wall Street

For all their environmental overtures, banks are still pumping billions of dollars into fossil fuel companies. That could become a high-priced habit, as regulators move to tighten rules around how lenders reflect climate-related risks in their accounts. What’s happening: The European Central Bank said last week that it will start conducting “in-depth” assessments of how

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The spiritual mysteries of ‘The Mandalorian’

In Disney’s hit show “The Mandalorian,” the title character has defeated a dragon, massive ice spiders and a horde of ugly squid-face creatures called Quarren. But in a recent episode, the stoic bounty hunter faced perhaps his most fearsome foe: pluralism. For the uninitiated, “The Mandalorian” is a live-action series that explores an outer rim

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