Wednesday, March 31, 2021

France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges

US military raises Europe threat level to 'potential imminent crisis:' report

‘Privileged few’ take vast majority of flights each year, says study

U.S. official calls buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine border "concerning"

New Zealand raises minimum wage and increases taxes on the rich

Pakistan to Resume Trade With Rival India After 19-Month Hiatus

US will seize all Top Glove imports after finding ‘sufficient evidence’ of forced labor

Leading researchers say humans have a year or less before the coronavirus mutates and first-generation vaccines are ‘rendered ineffective’.

New York lawmakers legalize recreational marijuana. What to know now

Humans Are Rapidly Losing the Ability to Procreate, Scientist Warns

Database reveals secrets of China's loans to developing nations, says study

Germany's vaccine regulator reports 31 cases of blood disorder after AstraZeneca shot

Covid in Brazil ‘completely out of control,' says Sao Paulo-based reporter

COVID situation in India going from bad to worse: Health official

A dangerous coronavirus variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Europe. Experts fear US could be next

NY woman tests positive for COVID-19 after second dose of Moderna vaccine

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Hyundai Motor to suspend South Korea production due to chip shortage

Renesas says normal production at fire-hit chip plant to take 100-120 days

Amazon Twitter war with Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren spurred by Jeff Bezos

Market could be in trouble thanks to massive stock glut: Jim Cramer

Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green warns of higher number of coronavirus cases among younger people, who are now largest group catching virus

‘If a student chooses to come to an institution, they agree to abide by the rules’: Can colleges force students to get COVID-19 vaccines?

Nearly 40% of Homes Selling Above Listing Price

U.S. bonds: Treasury yield tops 1.77%, hitting 14-month high

Hundreds of Subway, Dunkin', and Burger King locations closed in 2020 — here are the chains with the most closures

Bill Hwang's Wealth: One of World’s Greatest Hidden Fortunes Wiped Out in Days

The Pandemic Is Now "Completely Out Of Control" In Ontario, Says Science Table Advisor

Toronto's Top Doctor Says More Young People Are Going Directly To The ICU With COVID-19

Democrats look to impose capital gains tax at death

Arkansas becomes first state to pass bill prohibiting doctors from providing gender-affirming medical care to trans youth

New Covid vaccines needed globally within a year, say scientists

Contagious and concerning: What we know about COVID-19 variants

Monday, March 29, 2021

U.S. Covid cases rising again as restrictions ease despite benefits from increased vaccinations

Germany Reports More Blood Clot Cases Associated With AstraZeneca Vaccine

It’s About to Get Weird. Like, Really Weird.

Bubble Deniers Abound to Dismiss Valuation Metrics One by One

US whiskey makers about to get soaked by higher tariffs

No free will, no ideas: Physicist Brian Greene reduces everything to 'particles and fields'

First-of-its-kind analytics tool helps colleges eliminate blind spots in jobs, salaries, track success

The World’s Other Major Shipping Pileup Is Still Clogging Trade

Latest Stimulus Bill Contains a Big Tax Surprise for Gig Workers

Dominion Projects $600 Million Loss Over 8 Years Due to Election Disinformation

Paris doctors warn of catastrophic overload of virus cases

New York, New Jersey now have highest COVID-19 infection rates

Covid-19: Mexico revises coronavirus death toll up by 60%

Biden administration working to develop a system for people to prove they've been vaccinated

New study to test Moderna vaccine in transmission prevention among college students

WHO report says animals were likely source of COVID-19

Sunday, March 28, 2021

The myth of China’s ‘debt-trap’ diplomacy must be put to bed once and for all

A judge ruled Austin can continue to enforce mask mandate after the Texas attorney general sued to stop it

New York’s Leaders Agree to Legalize Pot Use

Marijuana takes center stage in New Mexico special session

China sanctions US, Canadian officials over Xinjiang

Mysterious disease killing young bears in the Sierra Nevada

Biden and the Blame Game at the Border

Arizona Man Faces Decades In Prison After Not Returning a Rental Car on Time

Keystone XL Pipeline: What happened to two small South Dakota towns after Biden dropped the pipeline permit

Appeals Court: ATF Can't Classify Bump Stock as Machine Gun

The shocking ways billionaires, profitable companies hide money

When Texas ended its mask mandate, the event cancellations started — and the losses are adding up

Saturday, March 27, 2021

What Are We Going To Do? Towns Reel As Banks Close Branches In Record Numbers

Biden suggests creating initiative to rival China’s Belt and Road

Germany issues COVID travel warning for France, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark

Penn State leaders urge vigilance as covid-19 cases rise, variant detected

'Good chance were looking at the beginning of a fourth wave,' King County health official says

COVID-19 Vaccines Reveal Killer Flaws in Big Pharma’s Vaccine Market

This election expert pinpoints 'the most sinister' part of Georgia's voting law that's flying under the radar

Fox News won’t tell you that there is no immigration crisis. In fact, U.S. needs more legal migrants

China has unleashed the nationalist genie. Beijing may regret letting it out of the bottle

White House mulls lifting intellectual property shield for COVID vaccines

Most Mutated Covid-19 Variant Yet Found in Tanzania Travelers

Nation's first COVID 'vaccine passport' coming to New York

Younger Brazilians Are Dying From Covid in an Alarming New Shift

Amazon gets FDA authorization for at-home Covid-19 test

UK plans COVID-19 vaccine boosters for people over-70s beginning September

Friday, March 26, 2021

Build America Bonds may be key to financing Biden infrastructure plans

Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force

Germany Raises Covid Warning for France After Latest Virus Surge

'It's crazy. There is no inventory.' Housing industry veteran marvels at real estate boom

Freight Broker Sees ‘Panic Mode’ Starting With Suez Still Halted

Eritrea Agrees to Withdraw Forces From Ethiopian Border Area

Chile Locks Down Santiago With Cases Near Pandemic Worst

4 Oregonians Being Monitored For Possible Ebola Exposure

First case of new immune-resistant variant from Brazil found in the Bay Area

Mark Zuckerberg Just Asked Congress to Eliminate all of Facebook's Future Competition

Eli Lilly: US government stops distribution of Covid-19 antibody treatment due to spread of coronavirus variants

Several dramatic changes in American capitalism are all coming to a head -- with a major test this week

Rutgers to require students be vaccinated for in-person classes

U.S. Covid Cases Are Rising Again, Reversing Months of Progress

US coronavirus: Dangerous Covid-19 variants could mean all bets are off on the road to normalcy, expert warns

China’s Tariffs on Australian Wine to Last 5 Years as Ties Sour

Thursday, March 25, 2021

U.S. Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level in More Than Nine Months

NFTs and the New Patronage Economy

China Stocks’ 15% Rout Shows What Happens When Stimulus Ends

Suez Snarl Seen Halting $9.6 Billion a Day of Ship Traffic

Taiwan says has begun mass production of long-range missile

Coronavirus: Third wave will be worse than the first two, expert says

Economist Paul Krugman: Now is not the time to 'panic' over inflation fears

'Total disgrace': EU blasted for allowing Italy to block AstraZeneca shipment to Australia

Students Sue Two Public Universities For Not Providing The In-Person Instruction They Paid For

Russia and China are sending Biden a message: don't judge us or try to change us. Those days are over

Turkey tells U.S. at NATO that Russian defence purchase is 'done deal'

China may have doomed its trade deal with the EU

US Appeals court rules Americans don't have right to open carry guns in public

Exclusive: U.S. regulator opens inquiry into Wall Street's blank check IPO frenzy

Deer can catch and spread COVID-19

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

South China Sea: Beijing has extended another Spratly Islands reef, photos show

Big banks’ trillion-dollar finance for fossil fuels ‘shocking’, says report

Saudi Arabia Warplanes Strike Yemen Targets Hours After Peace Proposal

The World Is Facing a Coffee Deficit in Supply Chain ‘Nightmare’

Ethiopia PM Ahmed Abiy admits Eritrea forces in Tigray

Utah governor signs divisive measure to require porn filters on cellphones and tablets

Virginia governor to sign legislation ending death penalty

Chicago ‘headed in the wrong way’ as younger adults drive uptick in COVID-19 cases, public health commissioner warns

U.S. birth rate falls 1%, continuing six-year decline

Tuesday COVID-19 numbers show seven-day average of new cases rising in South Carolina

Cicadas: "It's pretty much death for them"

Top US Admiral Warns China’s Likely Future Invasion Of Taiwan Is A ‘Critical Concern,’ Closer Than ‘Most Think’

China is leaving a huge economic void in Latin America. The U.S. should step in and fill it

Women Experiencing Stronger Side Effects from COVID Vaccines Than Men

Yellen defends raising taxes 'in a fair way' to fund infrastructure plan

Flu Shots Are Linked to a Drop in COVID-19 Infections, And Scientists Aren't Sure Why

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Canada's Ontario says it's in the Covid-19 third wave -- and officials worry the vaccine rollout may not happen fast enough

The Battery That Will Finally Unlock Massless Energy Storage

‘We have a new pandemic’: Angela Merkel sounds dire warning over dominant UK Covid variant in Germany as she orders Easter lockdown

200 Major Companies Urge Congress, Biden Admin to Pass Paid Leave

Labor board charges Amazon for retaliation against striking worker

Property Rights: A SCOTUS Case That Could Shape Years to Come

Three fully vaccinated Hawaii residents test positive for Covid

Zoom paid $0 in federal taxes on $664 million in pandemic profits, mostly by paying executives stock options

Existing home sales fall 6.6% as supply shortages further slam market

Evanston passes first-in-nation reparations

US: AstraZeneca may have used outdated info in vaccine trial

Monday, March 22, 2021

De Blasio Urges N.Y. to Follow N.J. in Pausing Reopenings

Global shortage in computer chips 'reaches crisis point'

Homeowners in richer neighborhoods are being taxed at roughly half the rate of homeowners in lower-income neighborhoods

Federal Reserve’s Digital Dollar Momentum Worries Wall Street

Price of lumber up 188% amid wood shortage as home prices jump. When will prices go down?

Turkish lira plunges after Erdogan sacks central bank governor

Germany and Belgium poised to tighten lockdowns as Covid cases surge

Former Trump intel chief says some recorded UFO behaviors defy explanation

Russian jets hit gas facilities and civilian areas near Turkish border, witnesses and rebels say

NYTimes editorial board demands IRS be fully funded to collect on $1.4 trillion in evaded taxes

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Trickle-down economics just doesn't work, and this study shows it

New York's COVID variant may infect vaccinated residents

European Scientists Zero In On AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Blood Clot Link

Midwest restaurants take insurer to court over COVID-19 pandemic losses

Overseas spectators barred from Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19

US Unemployment Benefits Claims Jump Unexpectedly to One-Month High

Saudi-Led Warplanes Strike Houthi Rebel Targets in Yemen After Aramco Attack

Who’s cutting Medicare? Democrats, unless Republicans agree with their fix

US defense company claims it can track nearly any vehicle in real-time globally

Ford to Build Trucks Without Computers Due to Chip Shortage

Lawmakers scrambling for bulletproof vests after cops admit they can't keep up with all the death threats

1 Reason Large Banks Are Well Positioned Right Now

Ghost of Horrific Treasury Auction Haunts Bond Market on Brink

Teachers' unions are cautious about the new CDC guidelines on social distancing in schools

‘We Will Continue to Rage’: SWAT Breaks Up Massive Crowds Defying Curfew in Miami Beach

Saturday, March 20, 2021

From houses to cars and bikes, everything is getting more expensive as supply-chain issues cripple the economic reopening

U.S. scientists warn of murder hornet nests this spring: "Serious danger to our health"

Turkey's Erdogan says it's 'unacceptable' that Biden called Putin a 'killer' and is 'not something that can be stomached'

Climate Change Website Deleted by Trump Is Rebooted Under Biden

Biden's Education Secretary just canceled $1 billion of student-loan debt for about 72,000 defrauded borrowers

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

The US Faces a Rising Drought Crisis This Spring

Russia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus

China Says Black Americans Are Being ‘Slaughtered,’ So US Shouldn’t Comment On Uyghur Genocide

Uncertain of US intentions, four allies exercise their naval muscle

Inspired by Alabama, Amazon Workers Nationwide Begin Union Talks

COVID-19 Outbreak Forces Idaho Legislature To Close Its Doors For Weeks

India coronavirus cases surge to four-month high, some lockdowns return

Europe's third coronavirus wave has arrived

Friday, March 19, 2021

Canadian housing bubble worse than lead-up to U.S. subprime crisis: Rosenberg

Facebook planning to create version of Instagram for children under 13

Nowhere to Hide From Inflation Fears as Commodities Join Rout

Honda halts production at most US, Canadian auto plants

Brazil records more than 90,000 new COVID cases in a single day

Digital Dollar Would Have to Coexist With Cash: Fed Chairman

'There Will Have to Be a Fiscal Correction': S&P’s US Credit Downgrade, 10 Years Later

US-China meeting begins with confrontation over Beijing’s human rights record

American Rescue Plan: China increasingly concerned by US economic policy after Fed maintains loose stance

China Is Selling Deadly "Pterodactyl" Drones Around the World

Bond managers say pace of rise in U.S. bond yields 'unsettling'

Oil hits skids, drops 7% on worsening outlook for coronavirus in Europe

Experts urge caution as 15 states see uptick in COVID-19 infections

German Cases Soar to Two-Month High as Lockdown Decision Nears

U.S. to share 4 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with Mexico, Canada

India's COVID-19 infections at over three-month high led by record jump in Maharashtra

Thursday, March 18, 2021

The US wood shortage can be traced to a decades-old beetle infestation in Canada

US officials who are ready to fight China over Taiwan don't understand how much is at stake

Scientists Create Living Entities In The Lab That Closely Resemble Human Embryos

Biden administration crafting plan to reset U.S. ties with Palestinians: sources

Feeding cows seaweed could cut their methane emissions by 82%, scientists say

To save the planet, Tide wants you to quit using warm water for laundry

‘We Must Not Let Zuckerberg Become a Central Bank’: European MP

US economy can 'definitely' withstand tax hikes, BlackRock's Rick Rieder says

Mexico is about to legalize marijuana, which will put pressure on Biden to do the same

China is building up its ability to weaponize trade, new report says

Mortgage refinance demand tanks 39% as rates continue to climb

COVID Cases Are Rising Again in 14 States, Primarily in the Upper Midwest and New York Area

Cannabis Compound Inhibits COVID-19 Replication in Human Lung Cells, Study Says

EU threatens to hold back coronavirus vaccine exports to safeguard its own supply - ABC News

Miami Beach adding extra police amid influx of spring breakers

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

'Helping the country prosper': Undocumented immigrants pay billions in US taxes each year — and have been for decades

Millennials vs. boomers inflation fears over stimulus package

Britain to expand nuclear warhead stockpile by over 40% as global threats rise

Filibuster: Biden’s plan for a “talking filibuster,” briefly explained

US sanctions 24 officials before meeting with Chinese diplomats

Samsung Warns of Severe Chip Crunch While Delaying Key Phone

US official warns Congress on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Nato chief urges US, EU to mend alliance to stop China ‘bullying countries all over the world’

A Bunch of US States Are Now Using Weather Modification Technology

Toyota warns rivals' gasoline engine phase-out goals must overcome huge challenges

A semi-conductor shortage could sneakily change everything about our lives

Shortage of New Shipping Containers Adds to Global Trade Turmoil

Homebuyers canceling contracts as costs soar

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

US-China relations won’t improve until China ends Australia trade war: Biden administration

The American middle class is dead — The PRO Act would resuscitate it

Yields Have a Long Way to Go Before They Sting Yellen’s Treasury

WHO scientist says no deaths linked to COVID-19 shots, urges against panic

CDC Expects More Deadly COVID-19 Variant From UK To Become ‘Dominant Variant’

Ontario Hospital Officials Say The Third Wave Of COVID-19 Is Now Here

Wildlife Farms In China Likely Source Of Pandemic, Say WHO Investigators

The U.S. Economy Is Now A Giant Bubble. A 'Pop' Could Be a Disaster.

Coronavirus variant found in UK linked to higher mortality

Norway's capital introduces tightest restrictions of pandemic

U.S. COVID-19 deaths fall 22% last week, daily vaccinations set record

German COVID cases are growing ′exponentially′ again

Monday, March 15, 2021

Germany, Italy, France suspend AstraZeneca shots amid safety fears, disrupting EU vaccinations

India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalising miners, traders

Spain to launch trial of four-day working week

Americans can start tracking the status of $1,400 stimulus checks

Biden Eyes First Major Tax Hike Since 1993 in Next Economic Plan

Biden's supply chain decoupling moves can rein in China and the climate

US Treasury chief says inflation risk is ‘small’ and ‘manageable’

Powell Challenge: Reconcile Better Outlook and Ultra-Easy Policy

CCP official admits China needs 30 more years to become manufacturing powerhouse

Saudi Arabia is the world′s largest importer of arms; US largest exporter

Cobalt prices soar as China stockpiles metal used in smartphones, electric car batteries

Israeli Officials Urging Calm With Iran After Alleged Cargo Ship Bombings

World’s Biggest Oil Reserves: Here Are the Top 10 Countries

Netherlands halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Revealed: seafood fraud happening on a vast global scale

White House warns organizations have 'hours, not days' to fix vulnerabilities as Microsoft Exchange attacks increase

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Lawyer Shared A Story Of Her Client Struggling To Catch Up With Modern Technology After 30 Years In Prison

Fewer kids are going to college because they say it costs too much

Japan, U.S. conduct historic parachute exercise

Global Baby Drought of Covid-19 Crisis Risks Population Crunch

What It and NFT and How Do I Acquire and Trade It?

Duke University orders undergraduate students to stay-in-place until March 21 following uptick in COVID-19 cases

New mutant Covid strain detected in Japan as man tests positive in quarantine

COVID-19: Ireland should suspend AstraZeneca vaccine over clotting concerns, health authority says

British military unfit to fight as Russians 'laugh at us' and Americans 'shake heads'

Germany′s COVID incidence rate rises sharply

Italy coronavirus: Nation prepares for another lockdown as Covid-19 cases grow exponentially

India reports biggest daily jump in COVID-19 infections this year

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Average U.S. Home Buyer Now Needs to Pay Above Asking Price to Seal the Deal

How non-fungible tokens became the latest tech speculation bubble

Three people in Norway treated for unusual symptoms after AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots

American billionaires could fund two-thirds of Biden's COVID-19 relief package just using profits made and generated during the pandemic

Five Chinese firms, including Huawei and ZTE, designated as threats to US national security

How Google's New Career Certificates Could Disrupt the College Degree

Russian government websites go dark after U.S. vowed retaliation for SolarWinds hack

By-the-Mile Tax on Driving Gains Steam as Way to Fund U.S. Roads

A $15 Billion Treasury ETF Drops 20% From Peak as Yields Spike

Israel reportedly attacked at least a dozen tankers with Iranian oil

Nearly 90% of esports scholarships going to men

Judge sides with Austin in Texas mask lawsuit

U.S., India, Japan and Australia counter China with billion-dose vaccine pact

Friday, March 12, 2021

Germany declares a Covid 'third wave' has begun; Italy set for Easter lockdown

Spring breakers party without masks at Florida beaches and bars despite Covid warnings

What are Non-Fungible Tokens and why is everyone buying them?

Chinese Debt Becomes Unlikely Safe Haven Amid Bond Turmoil

Quarantine fatigued Americans are going out more than before pandemic, phone data reveals

Pace of spending for pandemic aid? Try $43,000 every second

First Australia, maybe Europe, now America mulls effort to potentially make Google, Facebook pay for news

Cannabis Found to Lower Blood Pressure in Older Adults

As a pastor I pray my flock comes back. As a religion demographer I'm more realistic.

CBD for Alzheimer's: Treatment reduces plaque buildups in the brain that cause disease

U.S. Mortgage Rates Rise for Fourth Straight Week, Hitting 3.05%

American Rescue Plan: China worried about economic impact of Joe Biden’s US$1.9 trillion coronavirus bailout

Moderna runs trials on new booster shots against COVID-19 variants

I Was A Vet For 15 Years. Then I Realised Keeping Pets Is Immoral

Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspend AstraZeneca COVID shots after blood clot reports

Italy bans AstraZeneca batch following two deaths in Sicily

Pfizer Covid vaccine cuts transmission of coronavirus, new real-world study shows

‘Worrying’ Covid-19 situation in Paris could warrant new restrictions, health minister says

Canada says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe after Norway and Denmark suspend use

Thursday, March 11, 2021

US and China set up semiconductor working group to ease export controls, improve supply chain security

Mexico marijuana: Lower house passes recreational cannabis bill

Ethiopia diplomat quits US post, cites atrocities in Tigray

Dollar drops to one-week low; focus on European Central Bank meeting

Zillow and Trulia hit with antitrust suit claiming they've made it harder to find some listings

ECB likely to signal faster money printing to combat yield rise

'One of the biggest bubbles of all time': Rosenberg warns on housing

Texas AG demands Austin drop mask mandate or face legal action

Covid-19 Coroanvirus Antibody GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Vir Biotech Fights Variant

Brazil coronavirus variant and surging second wave are overwhelming hospitals

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Kent variant up to twice as deadly as previous Covid strains, study finds

Lawsuit Argues 'Ticking Time Bomb' Could Invalidate Thousands Of Health Rules

Brazil’s Covid-19 pandemic is ‘threat to humanity’ warn experts as deaths hit record high

Colleges are closing permanently and displacing thousands of students. Student athletes say they were caught 'completely off guard' when it happened to them.

China fired anti-ship missiles to send 'unmistakable message,' admiral says

Houston warns of 'uncontrolled' coronavirus variant spread after detecting UK strain in wastewater

Coronavirus: Chinese scientists find selenium may be a dirty secret behind low infection rates

Brazil hits COVID deaths record: Hospitals at breaking point

U.S. bonds: Treasury yields climb ahead of February inflation data

Paris hospitals near capacity as severe Covid-19 cases surge

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

NextEra Bets on New Power Generator That Runs Without Combustion

This Warning From the CEO of the World's Biggest Vaccine Maker Could Be Bad News for Novavax

Inflation expectations hit 7-year high as rebound strengthens: Fed

Nasdaq 100 Has Not Diverged This Much From the Dow Since 1993

Filipino expert urges American Catholics to rethink rhetoric on vaccines

Massive Texas power outage teaches hard lessons about EVs

U.S. cyberattacks against Russia may be underway in reprisal for SolarWinds hack, experts say

Largest U.S. Gas Spill in 20 Years – 1.2 Million Gallons – Happened at a Cracked Pipeline in North Carolina Last Summer

China Stocks Resume Drop as State Buying Fails to Lift Sentiment

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may be less effective against variant: lab study

World on brink of fourth wave of coronavirus

Poorest 20% of Americans will see 20% income boost under stimulus bill

U.S. House will take up Senate's $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill by Wednesday: Pelosi

Yellen says COVID-19 having 'extremely unfair' impact on women's income, jobs

Monday, March 8, 2021

Sand shortage: The world is running out of a crucial commodity

US, South Korea reach agreement on cost-sharing for troops

Atari Setting Up Crypto Casino to Tap Into Nostalgia and NFTs

Port Congestion in Los Angeles Drags On, Bogging Down Imports

Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says

China warns US not to cross ′red line′ on Taiwan

Brent breaks $70 after Houthis attack Saudi Arabia's oil facilities

EV charging is not cost competitive at retail stations, says Phillips 66

U.S. bonds: Treasury yields rise after Senate passes stimulus package

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Payment Processor for Supporting Internet-Based Technical-Support Scams

Young women 'must work 40 years longer than men' to plug £100k pension gap

US coronavirus: Don't drop the masks yet. One variant is 'increasing exponentially'

COVID-19 pill effective in preliminary testing may be 'holy grail' of pandemic, Dr. Marc Siegel says

World on brink of fourth wave of coronavirus

World Bank Says Pregnancy Can Get Women Fired in 38 Nations

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Here's why gas prices keep going up — and how high they're likely to rise


The Latest Microsoft Hack Looks Like It Could Be Huge

Food scarcity fears prompt plan to ease post-Brexit checks on EU imports

Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Rule $700 Billion Hydrogen Market

Stockton study shows that universal basic income can be life-changing

The world must act now to stop the brutality of Myanmar’s junta

China Sees Negative-Yielding Bonds in Burst of Friday Trading

US Air Force B-1B bombers on historic deployment to Norway

Home construction may hit skids as a new construction material supply shortage looms

Taiwan in 'imminent danger' of being forced to unify with China, US Senate warned

Dolce&Gabbana seeks over $600M damages from 2 US bloggers

US Coronavirus: Country is at tipping point of another Covid-19 surge, expert says. That's why safety measures remain crucial now

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Former president Fox expects Mexico to pass landmark cannabis bill next week

The SEC is dragging AT&T to court for illegally duping analysts into lowering expectations

Catholic scholars: 'Little, if any, moral reasons' to reject Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Biden’s Russia pipeline dilemma just got worse — and he has Ted Cruz to thank

The Pandemic Has Turned Brazil Into A 'War Zone' : Goats and Soda : NPR

8 Democrats who voted against minimum wage hike worth over $43 million

Yellen says higher Treasury yields signal recovery, not inflation

Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action

Brazil variant can reinfect virus survivors and vaccinated; COVID-19 vaccine antibodies pass into breast milk

Friday, March 5, 2021

Declining enrollment at community colleges has impact on workforce

Biden Admin Trade Deal Suspends 25% Tariffs on Scotch Whisky

Biden, Europe worry Israel will attack Iran over oil spill

600% Gain in Carbon Prices Vital to Rein in Global Warming

Pfizer Plant Helping Boost Covid Vaccine Production Has Repeat Quality Offenses

Covid: Italy 'blocks' AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia

U.S. Mortgage Rates Rise Above 3% for First Time Since July

Here’s Why Teachers Can Avoid In-Person Classes While Grocery Store Workers Must Show Up For Work: Unions

Texas grid operator made $16 billion price error during winter storm, watchdog says

Drought: Megadrought worsens in the western U.S., California

World’s First Supersonic Unmanned Combat Drone Reaches Speeds Of Over 1,500mph

Why the Norwegian krone could be the world's first global currency

New evidence COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against variants

The inflation scare is far from over, warns the Bank of England

Some States Are Reporting ‘Breakthrough’ Cases of COVID-19—Infection after Vaccination

U.S. debt burden to rise to 202% of GDP in 2051, CBO projects

Sinovac vaccine may not trigger sufficient antibody response to Brazil variant

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Reykjavik, Iceland Residents Told to Brace for Potential Volcanic Eruption

Australia Plans to Loosen China’s Grip on Minerals Supply Chain

US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base

U.S. issues warning after Microsoft says China hacked its mail server program

Philadelphia Fed’s Harker: Don’t expect an interest rate hike ‘anytime in 2022’

Fauci calls loosening Covid-19 restrictions inexplicable as variants threaten another surge

If market thinks we’re not living up to inflation targets that’s ‘a problem,’ says Fed’s Evans

Global stocks tumble as rising bond yields worry investors - with all eyes on Fed chair Jerome Powell

Justin Trudeau’s Debt Binge Shows Limits in Canada’s Sharp GDP Contraction

Researchers urge greater awareness of delayed skin reactions to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Nasdaq Futures Slide Near Correction As Inflation Hits Bonds

Target, CVS among big chains to continue requiring masks in states that lifted mandates

The Vaccine Revolution is Coming Inside Tiny Bubbles of Fat

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The Income-Driven-Repayment Alternative to Student-Loan Cancellation

Boom in consumer spending would increase chances of Fed tapering: Goldman

U.S. gets 'C-,' faces $2.59 trillion in infrastructure needs over 10 years: report

Samsung Details Plans for $17 Billion Chip Facility in U.S.

Multiple rockets land at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase: Officials

'Promising' Alzheimer's pill could stop disease in its tracks, successfully tested on animals

Stockholm Endures 100% Spike in Covid Cases as Third Wave Hits

Macy’s Brings $500 Million Debt Sale Amid Hot Junk Market

The Coronavirus Variant First Identified in New York Has Already Been Detected in 14 Other States

Paul Krugman pinpoints a key flaw in conservative economic ideology - too much choice

U.S., Canada hail Taiwan's 'freedom pineapples' after Chinese ban

Cord cutting knocks cable-TV penetration down to 1994 levels

‘It’s bullshit’: Texas County Judge Wolff says governor’s repeal of COVID-19 measures leaves San Antonio vulnerable

We are now seeing the impact of Brexit – it is time for an apology from all the people who dismissed us as ‘Remoaners’

Coronavirus crisis unlikely to be over by the end of the year, WHO warns

U.S. trial of COVID-19 blood plasma halted after no benefit found

Mississippi joins Texas announces businesses free to reopen without state-imposed coronavirus rules

San Francisco Reopens Indoor Dining, Gyms As Coronavirus Cases Drop

‘Catastrophe’ as Brazil hits record-high daily COVID deaths

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Experts sound the alarm on declining birth rates among younger generations: "It's a crisis"

To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?

Tigray forces leader accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean governments of genocide

Boeing Tests Pilotless Combat Jet in Australia’s Outback

Here are Warren Buffett's 15 largest stock holdings

No Laughing Matter: Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program Threatens the Entire Middle East

Historian: Biden's support for Amazon workers voting to unionize is 'almost unprecedented'

New York Covid-19 Variant Expands Reach in U.S. With 735 Cases

Latin America turns to China and Russia for COVID-19 vaccines

Game-changing COVID-19 vaccine pill pursued by small British firm, world’s richest doctor

Coronavirus: COVID vaccine pill being pursued

COVID Found Mutating Inside a Baby Born With The Virus, in a World First

Coronavirus crisis unlikely to be over by the end of the year, WHO warns

Monday, March 1, 2021

Finland declares state of emergency as COVID-19 cases rise

Mall Values Plunge 60% After Reappraisals Triggered by Bad Debt

New Orleans archdiocese urges Catholics to avoid new Johnson & Johnson vaccine because it is 'morally compromised' using cells with a decades-old link to an aborted fetus

Stock market outlook: Spike in bond yields points to looming crash says Bank of America

Troublesome Trio in Emerging Markets Face Yield Spike Scare

China’s fiscal risks ‘extremely severe’, former finance minister warns ahead of key meetings

China Stood Out as the World Dumped Bonds Everywhere Last Week

Restaurants, bars and venues now under looser restrictions in Marion County Indianapolis anticipating NCAA tourney crowds

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