Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time Person of the Year
Time magazine has named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 2020’s Person of the Year. The two made history on November 7 when they beat Donald Trump…
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A mother’s dilemma: Pay the bills or buy Christmas presents?
Angela Kearney’s living room is filled with Christmas decorations. The lights on her tree illuminate her most prized ornaments. The room looks…
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14 million American households are at risk of eviction as protections expire
John Ayers’ face filled with pride as he listed everything he used to be able to afford as an insurance agent — $2,000 monthly rent,…
Continue Reading Bloomberg journalist detained in Beijing for allegedly ‘endangering national security’
A Chinese national working in the Beijing bureau of Bloomberg News has been detained on suspicion of endangering national security. Haze Fan was last…
Continue Reading Black employees earn 20% less at Britain’s biggest bank. It’s trying to fix that
Lloyds Bank has become the first UK lender to disclose the pay gap of its Black employees, shining a light on the dearth of Black people in senior…
Continue Reading Chinese state-owned companies are in trouble. That could hurt the global recovery
Chinese state-owned companies are starting to default on their debts. It’s a problem that could ripple through the country’s financial…
Continue Reading Pfizer and Moderna could score $32 billion in Covid-19 vaccine sales — in 2021 alone
The imminent authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in the United States is a momentous occasion for science, the economy and humanity. The…
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Pfizer and Moderna could score $32 billion in Covid-19 vaccine sales — in 2021 alone
The imminent authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in the United States is a momentous occasion for science, the economy and humanity. The…
Continue Reading Airbnb just debuted on Wall Street. Now it’s worth more than Marriott and Hilton combined
In the first half of this year, with its business decimated by the pandemic, Airbnb cut a quarter of its workforce and reportedly slashed its…
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Airbnb just debuted on Wall Street. Now it’s worth more than Marriott and Hilton combined
In the first half of this year, with its business decimated by the pandemic, Airbnb cut a quarter of its workforce and reportedly slashed its…
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FDA intends to ‘proceed toward an authorization’ of Covid-19 vaccine, official says, as cases soar
The FDA has informed Pfizer it intends “to proceed towards an authorization” of the manufacturer’s Covid-19 vaccine, the US Health…
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Airbnb’s ‘incredible’ IPO lost out on $4 billion
Airbnb’s Wall Street debut was subject to plenty of hype and speculation. Even so, the startup’s first day of trading was nothing short…
Continue Reading Airbnb’s ‘incredible’ IPO lost out on $4 billion
Airbnb’s Wall Street debut was subject to plenty of hype and speculation. Even so, the startup’s first day of trading was nothing short…
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As regulators race to approve Pfizer/BioNTech shot, some other vaccine candidates fall by the wayside
As regulators around the world race to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, several other vaccine candidates have been ditched or…
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Virgin Galactic will launch historic flight from Spaceport America ‘no earlier than Saturday’
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic announced it will not launch its historic flight from Spaceport America on Friday. In a…
Continue Reading The mind-boggling logistics of transporting one of the most important vaccines in history
Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the…
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The mind-boggling logistics of transporting one of the most important vaccines in history
Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the…
Continue Reading Pound heading for a crash if Britain fails to get a Brexit trade deal
The British pound could plunge by 10% or more if the United Kingdom does not finalize a trade deal with the European Union this weekend. Currency…
Continue Reading Disney+ announcements are an ‘earth-shaking’ development in the streaming wars
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. In the first ten days…
Continue Reading The antitrust case against Facebook: Here’s what you need to know
The US government just opened another big new front on the techlash. Facebook was hit with twin lawsuits by the Federal Trade Commission and…
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The US is a step closer to a Covid-19 vaccine authorization. But that’s unlikely to impact the dark and deadly days ahead
Thursday saw a major milestone in the authorization process for a Covid-19 vaccine in the US — a milestone that comes as the country is deep…
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EU leaders seal deal to cut the bloc’s net emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have reached a hard-fought deal to cut the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of…
Continue Reading Obi-Wan, She-Hulk and a new Pinocchio: Disney+ is about to get a lot bigger, and more expensive
Last year, Disney debuted Disney+ at an investor event on its famed studio lot. The new streaming service was rolled out by high profile executives…
Continue Reading The Wan Chai connection: The Washington-accused drug lords, gun runners and dictators’ financiers tied to one Hong Kong district
The Hong Kong neighborhood of Wan Chai may be home to the most eclectic and densest concentration of US-sanctioned enterprises anywhere on the…
Continue Reading Fox News largely ignores record single-day coronavirus death toll
Fox News largely ignored the grim news that the United States posted a single-day record on Wednesday for coronavirus-related deaths, a stark…
Continue Reading Space X’s Mars prototype rocket exploded yesterday. Here’s what happened on the flight
SpaceX’s massive steel rocket prototype, an early iteration of the technology CEO Elon Musk hopes will be used to put humans on Mars, soared…
Continue Reading Even stocking stuffers will look different for a Covid Christmas
The pervasive reach of the pandemic hasn’t even spared the holiday tradition of the Christmas stocking. A host of stores like Gap, Nordstrom,…
Continue Reading Analysis: No profits? No problem for red hot tech IPOs
Remember “irrational exuberance,” the phrase coined by former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan to describe soaring stocks in the…
Continue Reading How Cholula plans to get more Americans hooked on its hot sauce
For the $800 million it’s spending to buy it, Cholula’s new owner needs it to punch above its weight. Right now the hot sauce, which is…
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Ben & Jerry’s creates Colin Kaepernick-inspired ice cream flavor
Sidelined NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is getting his own ice cream flavor courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s. The progressive ice cream brand…
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