What vaccination rates in rural America tell us about the advent of COVID-19 vaccines CLOSE We asked you to tell us your biggest questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. Here are some answers. USA TODAY America’s poor track record vaccinating people against the flu spells trouble for the coming effort to immunize the nation against COVID-19, […]
More than 100 million Americans could get coronavirus vaccines in the next 100 days
More than 100 million Americans could get coronavirus vaccines in the next 100 days Promising coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna may finally help us defeat COVID-19 by mid-late 2021. According to a top advisor at Operation Warp Speed, 100 million Americans could be vaccinated by the end of February. Dr. Fauci previously said that […]
‘There’s no way to sugarcoat it’: COVID-19 cases are surging; one American dies every 107 seconds
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Describing COVID-19 pandemic as wake-up call, dress rehearsal for future challenges, Secretary-General opens annual General Assembly debate with vision for solidarity
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Amazon Becomes America’s Fourth Trillion-Dollar Company
Amazon Becomes America’s Fourth Trillion-Dollar Company Amazon became the second U.S. company in a week to join the trillion-dollar club, while Apple and Tesla smashed expectations; Disney is suffering from the coronavirus situation, Facebook is in trouble — again, and more earnings news. #AmazonPrimed Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) climbed as much as 11% in […]
The Coronavirus Is the Biggest Emerging Markets Crisis Ever
The Coronavirus Is the Biggest Emerging Markets Crisis Ever We used to think that the 2007-2008 financial crisis set the standard for a savage global shock. But that crisis took more than 12 months to spread from the overbuilt suburbs of California and southern Spain to the financial centers of the world. The coronavirus pandemic […]
Keir Starmer: Boris Johnson has ‘lost control’ of Covid-19 pandemic
Keir Starmer: Boris Johnson has ‘lost control’ of Covid-19 pandemic Boris Johnson has “lost control” of the fight against Covid-19 and has no clear strategy for defeating the virus, the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, says today in his most savage attack yet on the government’s handling of the pandemic. As the number of confirmed cases […]
Larry Page, Alphabet’s absentee CEO, is stepping down after a challenging year for Big Tech
Larry Page, Alphabet’s absentee CEO, is stepping down after a challenging year for Big Tech Google co-founder Larry Page no longer runs the company he helped create 21 years ago. On Tuesday, Page announced that he’s handed the job to Sundar Pichai, who was already CEO of Google and is now also CEO of Alphabet, […]
‘Just tell me how to fix my computer:’ a crash course on malware detection
‘Just tell me how to fix my computer:’ a crash course on malware detection For the Luddites and the technologically challenged, this is your crash course on malware detection. Learn what it is, how it works, and why it’s important. Malware. You’ve heard the term before, and you know it’s bad for your computer—like a […]
What Are Emerging Markets? Characteristics and List
What Are Emerging Markets? Characteristics and List What Are Emerging Markets? Emerging markets (or EME, for the emerging market economy) are economies of countries that are in the progress of becoming a developed country and typically are moving toward mixed or free markets. Emerging market economies often have lower per capita income than developed countries, […]