Auto workers’ tenuous return a ray of hope in jobs crisis
DETROIT — Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens … Read More
Asian shares mixed as stocks meander on pandemic worries
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Friday as markets meandered on news about economies reopening, mixed with worries about the prolonged health risks from the new coronavirus. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei … Read More
Anderson Cooper addresses ‘absurd drama’ over Thunberg’s CNN town hall appearance
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: … Read More
Boris declares war on fat: PM ditches his ‘nanny state’ worries and demands action
Boris declares war on fat: PM ditches his ‘nanny state’ worries and demands action plan to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis after blaming his severe bout of coronavirus on being overweight … Read More
Facebook appoints ‘privacy committee’ on its board
REVEALED: Facebook’s new ‘great and good’ privacy committee created as part of $5B settlement with US government following Cambridge Analytica scandal Facebook formed a new privacy committee on its board … Read More
Coronavirus: TALKING in confined spaces can cause spread
National Institutes of Health researchers used lasers to illuminate droplets of saliva left in the air when people talk They found these droplets can contain coronavirus and it can linger … Read More
He was a pillar of a rural community but ‘Thomas Fairfax’ was actually a murderer
The killer who hid in plain sight: He was a pillar of a rural community and a Daimler-driving potential MP – but ‘Thomas Fairfax’ was actually a murderer on the … Read More
Health officials vanish from TV as Trump refocuses messaging
The last national television appearance from a doctor on the coronavirus task force was a full week ago on May 7 when Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response … Read More
California tells hospitals to consider having a lottery for sought-after Covid-19 drug
But there’s not nearly enough to go around, and on Monday, one state health department directed hospitals to consider holding a lottery for scarce medications. The federal government this week … Read More
Ousted vaccine chief: ‘The virus is still spreading everywhere’
In 17 states, the numbers are holding steady, according to an analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University. And in nine states, the numbers of new cases are still rising. … Read More
