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Pentagon removes Defense Production Act point person: The Pentagon has removed its lead official responsible for executing the Defense Production Act to increase ...
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Pentagon fires its point person for Defense Production Act: One reason for her ouster may have been due to challenges leveraging the Defense Production Act.
politico.com/news/2020/05/14/coronavirus-defense-production-act-ouster-258578
3 takeaways from coronavirus whistleblower Rick Bright’s testimony: Bright repeatedly alleged that officials were slow to respond to the crisis — and pushed ...
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Pentagon removes Defense Production Act point person: The Pentagon has removed its lead official responsible for executing the Defense Production Act to increase ...
edition.cnn.com/2020/05/14/politics/pentagon-removes-defense-production-act-point-person/
Pentagon fires its point person for Defense Production Act: One reason for her ouster may have been due to challenges leveraging the Defense Production Act.
politico.com/news/2020/05/14/coronavirus-defense-production-act-ouster-258578
3 takeaways from coronavirus whistleblower Rick Bright’s testimony: Bright repeatedly alleged that officials were slow to respond to the crisis — and pushed ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/14/3-takeaways-coronavirus-whistleblower-rick-brights-testimony/
Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, soaring past expectations: The jobs market is charging ahead in 2024 after a gradual cooling for much of past year in ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/05/jobs-march-unemployment-rate/
Quick Glance: US economy adds impressive 303,000 jobs last month
- Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, bringing the unemployment rate down to 3.8%.
- US stock futures rose slightly on Friday morning, but markets have had a rough week.
- The S&P 500 companies are expected to report positive first-quarter earnings, fueling optimism in the market.
- Investors are hopeful for a strong earnings season to continue the stock rally amidst concerns about inflation and interest rates.
Women's NCAA championship garners more viewers than men's final: Some 18.9 million watched the women's championship, compared to 14 ...
axios.com/2024/04/09/ncaa-womens-basketball-championship-views
Quick Glance: Women's NCAA Title Game Shines with Record Viewership
- South Carolina’s victory of 87-75 over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women’s NCAA championship game marks a historic moment. For the first time, the women's game surpassed the men's title game, achieving the second-highest viewership for a non-Olympic women's sporting event on U.S. television.
- The viewership for the Sunday afternoon game, which awarded the Gamecocks their fourth national title and denied Clark's Hawkeyes their first, peaked at 24.1 million during the final 15 minutes. Nielsen's figures include an estimate of individuals watching outside their homes, a metric not previously accounted for before 2020.
- The audience for the national title game increased by 90% compared to the previous year when Clark and Iowa faced off against LSU. Moreover, this was the inaugural occurrence since 1995 of the championship being broadcast on network television.
- During the Final Four, Clark emphasized the positive impact of audience growth on all women's sports, not solely basketball. Fox broadcasted 14 women's games this season, including three in prime time, NBC featured two, and CBS televised the Big Ten tournament championship. ABC presented five regular-season games and nine during the NCAA Tournament.
The wallet-busting era of car ownership: Driving is more expensive than it's been in decades.
axios.com/2024/04/13/car-prices-insurance-repairs
CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people: There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly ...
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-finds-covid-vaccines-not-linked-sudden-death-young-people-rcna147188
MacKenzie Scott gives $1 million to end suburban homelessness: The donation marks the biggest ever received by the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/04/mackenzie-scott-gives-1-million-to-end-suburban-homelessness/
US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud: The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it ...
reuters.com/legal/us-biotech-executive-sentenced-7-years-jail-covid-test-fraud-2024-04-12/
White House, Senate Democrats unveil bill to battle pandemic aid fraud: The measure, which delivers on an earlier request from President Biden ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/09/covid-aid-fraud-congress/
CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people: There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly ...
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-finds-covid-vaccines-not-linked-sudden-death-young-people-rcna147188
CDC finds Covid vaccines not linked to sudden death in young people: There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly ...
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-finds-covid-vaccines-not-linked-sudden-death-young-people-rcna147188
Corona processing: How I suffered from the school closings in lockdown: I moved from elementary school to high school when the first Corona lockdown was imposed ...
berliner-zeitung.de/open-source/corona-aufarbeitung-lockdown-wie-schueler-unter-den-schulschliessungen-gelitten-haben-li.2202667
Is Bird Flu Coming to People Next? Are We Ready?: Unlike the coronavirus, the H5N1 virus has been studied for years. Vaccines and treatments are available should ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/05/health/bird-flu-vaccines-treatments.html
How immigration is helping the economy defy expectations: Policymakers are increasingly pointing to an immigration influx and a bolstered U.S ...
thehill.com/homenews/4581122-how-immigration-is-helping-the-economy-defy-expectations/
Covid vaccines not associated with sudden cardiac death in young people: US CDC : The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on ...
wionews.com/world/covid-vaccines-not-associated-to-sudden-cardiac-death-in-young-people-us-cdc-710474
Paxlovid COVID Treatment Most Beneficial for Unvaccinated People with Risk Factors. Others May Not Need It
scientificamerican.com/article/paxlovid-covid-treatment-most-beneficial-for-unvaccinated-people-with-risk/
Inflation report March 2024: Consumer prices accelerated in March to 3.5%: Inflation remained elevated once again in March, adding another round of price ...
nbcnews.com/business/economy/inflation-report-march-2024-percentage-how-high-interest-rate-cuts-rcna146991
Dr Anthony Fauci honoured for outstanding contribution to public health by Irish college
independent.ie/irish-news/dr-anthony-fauci-honoured-for-outstanding-contribution-to-public-health-by-irish-college/a1570370588.html
Corona reappraisal: Commission of Inquiry, Committee of Inquiry not enough: The Corona reappraisal can be politically instrumentalized and deepen social rifts ...
berliner-zeitung.de/open-source/corona-aufarbeitung-eine-enquete-kommission-reicht-nicht-li.2203197
Apple lays off more than 600 staff: WASHINGTON: Apple has laid off more than six hundred employees, according to data from a California state agency ...
channelnewsasia.com/business/apple-layoffs-california-job-cuts-electric-vehicle-production-4245941
What’s wrong with Tesla?: Tesla last quarter posted its first annual sales decline since the pandemic – a drop that was significantly worse than expected ...
cnn.com/2024/04/07/business/tesla-ev-sales-slowdown-stock/
Quick Glance: Elon Musk to Unveil Tesla 'Robotaxi' on August 8
- Elon Musk announced that Tesla will unveil its robotaxi on August 8, despite past promises and delays with self-driving cars.
- Musk plans to develop a car without controls for human use and gradually enhance Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving capability.
- Currently, buyers can add the Full Self-Driving feature for an additional cost, but experts note that the system is not fully autonomous yet.
- Other companies like Waymo and Cruise are also working on autonomous ride-sharing services, despite safety concerns and incidents.
These states have the highest property taxes. Where does yours fit in? See map.: Property taxes nationwide have increased since before the pandemic ...
usatoday.com/story/money/2024/04/13/highest-property-taxes-america-map/73296122007/
The 5 states with the highest inflation and the 5 with the lowest. See where yours ranks
usatoday.com/story/money/2024/04/09/states-highest-lowest-inflation/73184932007/
How long can Elon Musk run Tesla and so many other companies?: Elon Musk does lots of things and Wall Street has said that's fine. Is that going to continue as ...
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ceo-tesla-spacex-twitter-too-many-companies-2024-4
Quick Glance: Tesla: Layoffs and Elon Musk's Reality Check
- Tesla is planning a major layoff to prepare for the future.
- Elon Musk's grasp on reality is questioned as Tesla performs mediocre in the automotive industry.
- Tesla experiences a decline in revenue margin compared to other automakers.
- The success of Tesla's future depends on the implementation of autonomous driving technology.
Pay was starting to outpace US inflation. Can it keep up?: Stubborn inflation is not only upsetting investors who await interest rate cuts ...
csmonitor.com/Business/2024/0416/worker-pay-wages-inflation-economy
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Quick Glance: Powell Warns of Lack of Progress on Inflation
- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen a return of inflation to the central bank's target.
- Powell mentioned that the current policy should remain in place as inflation has not declined quickly enough and there has been no further progress towards the 2% goal.
- Since July 2023, the Fed has maintained its benchmark interest rate in a target range between 5.25% and 5.5%, the result of 11 consecutive rate hikes.
- Financial markets have had to adjust their expectations for rate cuts this year as inflation has been higher than expected, and the Fed's policy continues to be dependent on data.
Slow growth, high debt - troubled UK economy awaits election winners: Britain's national election, expected later this year, will take place against a backdrop ...
reuters.com/world/uk/slow-growth-high-debt-troubled-uk-economy-awaits-election-winners-2024-04-19/
Hiltzik: The debate over student debt relief reemerges: Republicans criticizing Biden's student debt relief plan took millions of dollars in pandemic relief ...
latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-16/column-are-republicans-who-got-pandemic-debt-relief-hypocrites-for-complaining-about-student-debt-relief-yes
US prisons were Covid hotbed, inmates died nearly 3.5 times more than those outside
wionews.com/world/us-prisons-were-covid-hotbed-where-inmates-nearly-35-times-more-likely-died-than-those-outside-712629
Most Seattle-area renters report big rent hikes in the past 12 months: Fifty-three percent of Seattle-area renters saw their monthly rent jump more than $100 in ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/most-seattle-area-renters-report-big-rent-hikes-in-the-past-12-months/
Quick Glance: Majority of Seattle-area Renters Report Significant Rent Increases in Past 12 Months
- While rents in the Seattle area and nationally surged in the early pandemic years, the rental market seems to have calmed since 2023, providing some relief to local tenants.
- However, recent survey data from the US Census Bureau suggests that the majority of renters in the Seattle area may not agree with these reports.
- Out of the estimated 658,000 individuals who experienced rent hikes, approximately 113,000 had a relatively minor increase of under $100. A significantly larger group - around 306,000 - saw their rent rise between $100 and $249 per month.
- Established in 2020 as a response to the pandemic, the initiative aimed to inform authorities and policymakers about the pandemic's effects on communities nationwide and offer data to support recovery post-pandemic.
California franchisee warns fast food 'has become a luxury': The California franchisee warned that customers have to "think twice" about whether they can afford ...
businessinsider.com/fast-food-has-become-a-luxury-restaurant-prices-california-wage-2024-4
Are Americans feeling like they get enough sleep? Dream on, a new Gallup poll says
abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/americans-feeling-sleep-dream-new-gallup-poll-109232146
California to stop posting COVID hospitalization data, following CDC: California’s Department of Public Health will no longer provide weekly updates to the ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/california-stop-posting-covid-hospitalization-19408893.php
Georgia added 16,200 jobs in March; jobless rate remains at record low: With a blast of change-of-seasons hiring, the Georgia economy added more than twice the ...
ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgia-added-16200-jobs-in-march-jobless-rate-remains-at-record-low/YDCS5ATINRHYRLSTWLAYMN5SBY/
‘A blow to the soul.’ Inflation forces Mid-Cities food pantry to close after 25 years
star-telegram.com/news/local/article287770815.html
Marathon Monday was a boon for ridership numbers on MBTA’s Green Line: More people entered a Green Line station on Marathon Monday than any single day since ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/18/marathon-monday-was-a-boon-for-ridership-numbers-on-mbtas-green-line/
State faces mounting pressure to shore up unstable jobless aid fund: California’s massive budget deficit, coupled with the state’s relatively high level of ...
latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-18/california-borrowed-billions-to-pay-jobless-benefits-but-now-its-come-home-to-roost
What a Queens Florist Teaches Entrepreneurs About Small-Business Resilience: The story of the past few years of Ditmars Flower Shop's fortunes lays bare the ...
inc.com/bruce-crumley/what-a-queens-florist-teaches-entrepreneurs-about-small-business-resilience.html
It’s Taken Scientists Two Years to Rename Airborne Viruses After Covid Mistakes: Airborne viruses will be called “pathogens that transmit through the air” under ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/it-s-taken-scientists-two-years-to-rename-airborne-viruses-after-covid-mistakes
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Incarcerated people died 3.5 times more frequently at Covid peak than those outside – report
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/18/incarcerated-people-covid-death-rates
Cruise demand leaves pandemic in rearview with record passengers, more construction on tap
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/09/cruise-demand-leaves-pandemic-in-rearview-with-record-passengers-more-construction-on-tap/
Could a ‘new star’ appear in the sky this summer? Here’s what to know: This is turning out to be quite the year for skywatchers.
wearegreenbay.com/news/national/could-a-new-star-appear-in-the-sky-this-summer-heres-what-to-know/
JCPS custodians rally to keep 'life-changing' pay increase: The custodians were given a pay bump in 2020 using federal COVID relief funds ...
courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2024/04/16/jcps-custodians-rally-to-keep-raise-given-with-covid-relief-funds/73342238007/
Bay Area film fests are in trouble. How can they be saved?: With donations, memberships and attendance down since the pandemic, Bay Area arts organizations are ...
sfchronicle.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/bay-area-film-festivals-19383391.php
Kentucky Senate confirms Robbie Fletcher as next state education commissioner: Veteran school administrator Robbie Fletcher has won state Senate confirmation to ...
apnews.com/article/kentucky-education-commissioner-ec3d40aa56261d1b3e9cbf08cc892320
Wisconsin's general fund hit $6.7 billion and other takeaways from policy forum report
jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/17/wisconsins-general-fund-hit-6-7-billion-other-takeaways-from-report/73346565007/
Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.’s Running Mate, Sets New Low for Anti-Vax Misinformation
thedailybeast.com/nicole-shanahan-rfk-jrs-running-mate-sets-new-low-for-anti-vax-misinformation
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Why Some US Counties Are More Vulnerable to Misinformation, Despair: Factors like high unemployment, limited educational opportunity and the absence of local ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-15/why-some-us-counties-are-more-vulnerable-to-misinformation-despair
Skip the traffic: Commuters turn to ferries to get around: Ferry ridership around the U.S. took a hit during the pandemic, but new terminals ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/08/business/ferry-real-estate-development.html
New report estimates U.S. fraud losses exceed $233 billion annually: The U.S. government may have lost $1.6 trillion as a result of fraud between 2018 and 2022 ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/16/government-fraud-gao/
Cooper’s COVID shutdowns of bars violated NC constitution, Court of Appeals says: A Court of Appeals panel ruled Gov. Roy Cooper shouldn’t have excluded NC bars ...
charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article287724125.html
Florida master of disasters Guthrie talks about hurricanes, migrant flights pause
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/16/master-of-florida-disasters-guthrie-talks-about-hurricanes-migrant-flights-pause/
Bogus 'tax service specialists' duped business owners in latest Covid relief debacle, IRS says
nbcnews.com/news/investigations/bogus-tax-service-specialists-duped-business-owners-latest-covid-relie-rcna147183
Burnout fears force bosses to explore a four-day workweek: The good news for workers is that some studies of four-day workweeks in the United States and Europe ...
stltoday.com/news/nation-world/business/employment/burnout-fears-force-bosses-to-explore-a-four-day-workweek/article_e36dc432-ad04-54e4-8c47-3e3c9c3cb543.html
Vigilance dept notice to health min’s OSD; AAP hits back at L-G office: Das — who is OSD to the current Health Minister, Saurabh Bharadwaj — held the same ...
indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/vigilance-dept-notice-to-health-mins-osd-aap-hits-back-at-l-g-office-9272384/
'Run, run, run': Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot
stltoday.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/violence-crime-police-stabbing-sydney/article_4b0ba656-8085-583e-9671-a76e1a6ae4e0.html
How much money do you make compared to the rest of SC? For Tax Day, we mapped IRS returns
postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/interactive/tax-day-irs-income-tax-data-viz/article_d06ee5ee-fb32-11ee-87d3-fba1a4e1a6a3.html
Cincinnati COVID cases trending down, health department reports: The Cincinnati Health Department reports decrease in COVID-19
cincinnati.com/story/news/local/2024/04/15/cincinnati-covid-transmission-decreasing/73325635007/
Harvard reinstates standardized testing requirement, following Yale, MIT: Other elite universities previously reinstated the SAT/ACT requirements.
axios.com/2024/04/11/harvard-standardized-testing-requirement-sat-act
Wave of construction starts has cooled off, says BSE president: Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) President Quentin Knowles told Guardian Business yesterday ...
thenassauguardian.com/business/wave-of-construction-starts-has-cooled-off-says-bse-president/article_f27d2722-fab0-11ee-8071-ab841b62dfc7.html
World Economy Latest: Global Outlook Splits Between Revival, Reversal: I’m Shawn Donnan, a senior writer for economics in Washington, which hosts the IMF and ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-15/world-economy-latest-global-outlook-splits-between-revival-reversal
Truth Social Is Plummeting. This Trump Property Is Not.: As Truth Social tanks and Trump’s office towers struggle, his Florida resort Doral is worth more than ...
forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2024/04/14/truth-social-is-plummeting-this-trump-property-is-not/
FAFSA nightmare holds Bay Area universities hostage as college acceptance deadline nears
mercurynews.com/2024/04/11/fafsa-delays-impact-bay-area-universities-as-college-acceptance-deadline-approaches/
Pet bereavement time off is being floated as pet ownership surges: Pet ownership surged during the pandemic, and more workplaces have become pet-friendly.
axios.com/2024/04/11/pet-bereavement-leave-work-benefit
Tech firm honoured by Queen goes bust: Computech won won the late Queen's Award for Enterprise but has now entered liquidation with its owner losing his ...
plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-tech-firm-honoured-queen-9218994
Separate probes into 7 baby deaths: CARIRI (Caribbean Industrial Research Institute) and PAHO (Pan American Health Organisation) have been engaged to look into ...
trinidadexpress.com/news/local/separate-probes-into-7-baby-deaths/article_376186bc-f93a-11ee-b44f-b7b006eae970.html
Deyalsingh: Two investigations into premature babies deaths at hospital - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
newsday.co.tt/2024/04/13/deyalsingh-two-investigations-into-premature-babies-deaths-at-hospital/
Experts concerned: "Not prepared enough for pandemics": What have we learned from the pandemic? Not enough, say experts.
morgenpost.de/politik/article242071488/Experten-besorgt-Auf-Pandemien-nicht-genug-vorbereitet.html
U.S. Coast Guard cutter Narwhal open for tours in Dana Point Harbor: The ship will be docked Saturday at the Ocean Institute for the public to explore.
ocregister.com/2024/04/12/u-s-coast-guard-cutter-narwhal-open-for-tours-in-dana-point-harbor/
Los Angeles woman pleads guilty to federal charges involving COVID relief fraud: Prosecutors said Hynes submitted more than 80 bogus applications for Paycheck ...
dailynews.com/2024/04/11/los-angeles-woman-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges-involving-covid-relief-fraud/
Focus: Soaring insurance costs hit as US buyers finally get a break on car prices
reuters.com/markets/us/soaring-insurance-costs-hit-us-buyers-finally-get-break-car-prices-2024-04-11/
Trump might want to stop comparing this moment to four years ago: Polling shows that issues that drove the 2020 election have faded, to Biden’s detriment.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/12/trump-might-want-stop-comparing-this-moment-four-years-ago/
Heavy new investments in the arts promise to lift Bunker Hill: Bunker Hill is primed to elevate its status as the region's leading arts center even as the area ...
latimes.com/business/story/2024-04-12/heavy-new-investments-in-the-arts-promise-to-lift-bunker-hill
Corona recovery: we need biopsychosocial medicine: Biomedicine dominated during the pandemic. Our author believes this has caused unnecessary damage ...
berliner-zeitung.de/open-source/corona-aufarbeitung-wir-brauchen-eine-andere-medizin-li.2203686
Central banks have spent down their credibility: That will make inflation trickier to handle in future
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/03/central-banks-have-spent-down-their-credibility
SBA chief says business applications record reflects pandemic recovery: New business applications have reached their highest-ever level under any presidential ...
axios.com/2024/04/12/sba-small-business-applications-isabel-casillas-guzman
Whistleblower shares more COVID origins emails Fauci adviser allegedly concealed on private account: House panel
nypost.com/2024/04/11/us-news/whistleblower-shares-more-covid-origins-emails-fauci-adviser-allegedly-concealed-on-private-account-house-panel/
Top lawmakers urge caution in approving more flights between US, China : A pair of lawmakers is urging top administration officials to execute caution in ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4588835-top-lawmakers-urge-caution-in-approving-more-flights-between-us-china/
Is Trump or Biden a bigger threat to democracy?: When more than two-thirds of the American electorate doesn’t want to vote for either major party’s nominee ...
spectator.co.uk/article/is-trump-or-biden-a-bigger-threat-to-democracy/
Restaurants like JK's Table dependent on office crowds adapted to the work-from-home era
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China Holiday Spending Rise Shows Consumption Recovery on Track: Chinese tourists spent more per trip over a holiday than in 2019 for the first time since the ...
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Central banks have spent down their credibility: That will make inflation trickier to handle in future
economist.com/leaders/2024/04/03/central-banks-have-spent-down-their-credibility
Quick Glance: Inflation down in German states, signaling national decline
- Inflation fell in six economically essential German states in March, indicating that national inflation will continue its downward trend.
- Economists will closely monitor national inflation data as Germany releases its figures a day before the Eurozone inflation data on Wednesday.
- German companies expected the lowest prices in three years in March, with forecasts of inflation falling below the European Central Bank's target in the upcoming months.
- An increasing number of ECB policymakers have backed rate cuts, with a June meeting appearing as the most probable time for action, although a meeting is also scheduled for this month.
Hybrid work is winning the battle for Americans’ hearts and minds: Hybrid workers are the most engaged, a new survey finds.
axios.com/2024/04/09/hybrid-remote-work-preference-us
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