Policy

10.9 Million Americans Are Still Unemployed, Rate Ticks Down To 6.7% As Experts Warn Job Market Could Take Years To Recover

23 minutes ago | Forbes | 4 articles

The U.S. added back just 245,000 jobs in November-roughly half the number economists were expecting.
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Major retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and CVS turned record profits but didn't pay employees much extra for working during the pandemic, a new report finds

Summary List Placement Amazon, Walmart, Dollar General, and CVS, all saw booming profits during the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, these companies barely increased...
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Fauci Apologizes For Criticizing U.K.'s Rapid Covid-19 Vaccine Approval As First Doses Arrive In The Country

1 hour ago | Forbes

Explaining why the U.S. still hasn't approved the vaccine when the British have, Fauci said the American process simply takes longer.
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President Trump reiterates threat to veto defense bill over social media protections

2 hours ago | WESH

President Donald Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material...
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Bitcoin Could Become The Digital Gold

2 hours ago | Forbes

The price of Bitcoin has been rocketing. Is it the new gold?
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The Forbes 2020 All-Star Eateries In New York

2 hours ago | Forbes

Making things worse for many were the unreasonably slow steps to reopen taken in parts of the country.
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Trump's plant in the DOJ has been barred from the building after she harassed staff for evidence of election fraud, report says

3 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement The White House's plant in the Justice Department has been blacklisted for pressuring staff to hand over evidence of election fraud, the Associated Press...
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German Greens Want to Persuade Voters to Power Economy With Debt

3 hours ago | Bloomberg

Germany's Greens are betting they can convince crisis-weary voters that now is the time to keep on spending.
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Angry India Farmers Are ‘Ready to Die' in Showdown With Modi

3 hours ago | Bloomberg

As India's virus numbers swell and the economy stumbles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has another crisis to deal with: Tens of thousands of angry farmers vowing to camp outside...
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Stimulus Optimism Grows as GOP Lawmakers Warm to Bipartisan Plan

4 hours ago | Bloomberg

Prospects for a pandemic relief package before the end of the year grew substantially as senior Republicans warmed to the idea of using a $908 billion proposal from a...
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President-elect Biden: President Trump's inaugural presence important to US

President-elect Joe Biden said he hoped that President Donald Trump would attend the inauguration, citing it would help set an example of the democratic process to other nations. Read more ...

Biden Asks Dr. Fauci To Join His Team; Will Urge 100 Days Of Mask Wearing

The Democratic president elect also told CNN on Thursday he would ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration. Read more ...

Dr. Fauci accepts Joe Biden's offer to stay as top health advisor

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he “absolutely” accepts President-elect Joe Biden's offer to serve as the country's chief medical officer. “Oh, absolutely, I said yes right on the... Read more ...

Warner Bros. to release all 2021 films on streaming service and theaters at...

In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros. announced that all of its 2021 film slate will stream on HBO Max at the same time they... Read more ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court won't hear Trump election lawsuit

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided it will not hear President Donald Trump's election lawsuit. Read more ...

Suspect in Mass. state trooper's shooting killed in shootout with US...

A man wanted in connection with the shooting of a Massachusetts State Police trooper was shot and killed Friday during a confrontation with U.S. marshals in New York, 5... Read more ...

‘Ask questions & get cancelled': ‘Avengers' infighting after Black Panther's...

Black Panther star Letitia Wright has been scorched as an anti-vaxxer intent on “killing people” after sharing a video that questioned the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. On... Read more ...

Gerry Dulac's 2020 NFL picks: Week 13

California imposes new coronavirus rules based on ICU capacity

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the new plans amid an unprecedented surge of new coronavirus cases in the nation's most populous state amid fears that hospitals could be... Read more ...

Biden will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his presidency

Summary List Placement President-elect Joe Biden plans to ask Americans to wear masks in public spaces for the first 100 days of his presidency, he told CNN Thursday. "Just 100... Read more ...