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Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 1 The Wall Street Journal on U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr's comments that no widespread fraud was detected...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
After freedom protest and hunger strike, Cuban artist detained by police in Havana

Less than 24 hours after being released from a Havana hospital where he remained under surveillance, the police on Wednesday briefly detained artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. The artist, along...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
NBA: 48 players positive for coronavirus as testing resumes

The NBA said Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus since testing resumed last week. The league and National Basketball Players Association said 546 players were tested...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Who did it? TV viewers intrigued by HBO’s ‘The Undoing’

The dramatic conclusion to “The Undoing,” HBO's whodunit starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman, proved how it's still possible to bring people together in today's fragmented television world. Three million...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Who did it? TV viewers intrigued by HBO’s ‘The Undoing’

The dramatic conclusion to “The Undoing,” HBO's whodunit starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman, proved how it's still possible to bring people together in today's fragmented television world. Three million...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Who did it? TV viewers intrigued by HBO’s ‘The Undoing’

The dramatic conclusion to “The Undoing,” HBO's whodunit starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman, proved how it's still possible to bring people together in today's fragmented television world. Three million...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Idaho broadband access expanded using federal pandemic funds

Idaho residents will have increased access to broadband service following a state investment of nearly $50 million in federal coronavirus recovery funds. Idaho paid for 102 projects using federal pandemic...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Idaho broadband access expanded using federal pandemic funds

Idaho residents will have increased access to broadband service following a state investment of nearly $50 million in federal coronavirus recovery funds. Idaho paid for 102 projects using federal pandemic...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Idaho broadband access expanded using federal pandemic funds

Idaho residents will have increased access to broadband service following a state investment of nearly $50 million in federal coronavirus recovery funds. Idaho paid for 102 projects using federal pandemic...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Breaking News
Former French leader Valery Giscard d’Estaing dies aged 94

Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, has died at the age of 94, his office and the French...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Houston to give $1,200 in relief to neediest residents

The Houston City Council on Wednesday approved a relief fund that will provide thousands of residents who are struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic with a one-time $1,200 payment that...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Biden gives dire virus warning for next 2 months

The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 5:40 p.m. President-elect Joe Biden has issued a dire warning about the spread of the coronavirus over the next two months,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Biden gives dire virus warning for next 2 months

The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 5:40 p.m. President-elect Joe Biden has issued a dire warning about the spread of the coronavirus over the next two months,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Science & Tech
You can get tons of K-Cups from Dunkin,’ Starbucks and more at a mega-discount

K-Cups from Starbucks, Dunkin' and more are seriously discounted right now at Bed Bath & Beyond—see the details.

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Stocks closed with modest gains Wednesday, nudging the S&P 500 index to an all-time high for the second day in a row. Communications, financial and health care companies accounted for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Tight finances close Mississippi golf course after 55 years

Owners have closed a 55-year-old golf course on the Mississippi Gulf Coast as they faced decreasing revenue and an expensive annual contract to lease carts. Workers at Hickory Hill Golf...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
NASA: Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid

A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday. Observations by a telescope in Hawaii clinched its identity, according to NASA's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Bettman: NHL players have to decide to pay now or later

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman warned players Wednesday they are likely going to have to pay one way or another to make up for the league's projected lost revenue whenever the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Nebraska may get shipments of vaccine in 2 weeks

OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska could gets its first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine in less than two weeks if the proposed drug wins federal approval, but health care workers will...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Breaking News
Pat Finucane case sparks accusations of ‘double standards’ for victims

Most victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles have been left “to stew in their own juice” it has been claimed at Westminster, amid accusations of “double standards” over the high-profile...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Breaking News
Pat Finucane case sparks accusations of ‘double standards’ for victims

Most victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles have been left “to stew in their own juice” it has been claimed at Westminster, amid accusations of “double standards” over the high-profile...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining

It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
NC audit questions monitoring of virus funds for education

North Carolina's education department failed to monitor sufficiently whether over $140 million in federal coronavirus relief money was used properly or met its intended purposes, according to a report from...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Missouri lawmakers pass $1.2B virus spending bill

Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday passed a $1.2 billion coronavirus aid package, then left without taking action on Republican Gov. Mike Parson's proposal to prevent lawsuits against health care workers and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Editorial Roundup: Florida

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Nov. 30 The Palm Beach Post on reforming Florida's unemployment benefits distribution system: Reform? What reform? Back in the spring, Gov. Ron DeSantis promised...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 73 cents to $45.28 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for February delivery rose 83 cents to $48.25 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Science & Tech
You can get a Staub Dutch oven for 76% off right now—but they’re going fast!

Always wanted a Staub Dutch oven? Now's your chance—you can grab one for 76% off during Macy's Friends and Family Sale.

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Pizza Hut co-founder Frank Carney dies from pneumonia at 82

Frank Carney, who with his brother started the Pizza Hut empire in Wichita, died Wednesday from pneumonia. He was 82. Carney had recently recovered from COVID-19, but had Alzheimer's disease...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
VIRUS TODAY: Hospitals desperate for help as cases pile up

Here's what's happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — With hospitalizations hitting new peaks every day, medical providers are desperately trying to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Science & Tech
Discovery+ joins growing list of streaming services; new series coming from Kevin Hart, Chip and Joanna Gaines

New and exclusive series from Kevin Hart, Chip and Joanna Gaines, Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis, and David Attenborough are coming to Discovery+.

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Top Democrats swing behind bipartisan coronavirus aid bill

Democratic leaders swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort Wednesday, cutting their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half in hopes of breaking a monthslong logjam and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Raise a glass to war crimes: Global campaign to buy Aussie wine in China trade battle is shockingly ill-timed

Australian outrage at Beijing's meme of a murderous Aussie soldier has been undermined by appalling new images from Afghanistan. Not the best time, then, to try to convince the world...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help

U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Science & Tech
Racial inequity persists after George Floyd: Black women and Latina entrepreneurs get less than 1% of venture capital

Black women and Latinas raised more venture capital in 2020 but parity is still a pipedream, the new ProjectDiane report from digitalundivided found.

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Goodell: NFL committed to finishing regular season on time

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league remains committed to finishing the regular season as scheduled. Goodell also said on a conference call that while the NFL is considering...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Fed reports slowing US economic activity due to virus surge

A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions around the country found that economic activity in several regions was slowing in November as coronavirus cases surged. The Fed report released Wednesday...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Virus rules prompt restaurant closures in Missouri cities

Health officials in Kansas City and St. Louis County who shut down some bars and restaurants in recent days for violating coronavirus restrictions are facing legal action and criticism from...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Co-founders of Kreps DeMaria Public Relations are splitting into two new companies

Kreps DeMaria Public Relations & Marketing, the highly respected publicity agency that has represented A-list clients such as Rolls Royce, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty and Sotheby's International Realty for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
San Francisco bans smoking inside apartments; pot smoking OK

City officials in San Francisco have banned all tobacco smoking inside apartments, citing concerns about secondhand smoke. But lighting up a joint inside? That's still allowed. The Board of Supervisors...

Posted by The Analyst | December 2, 2020 | Politics
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Ongoing GOP vote claims do real damage The York Dispatch Nov. 29 When the definitive story of the 2020 presidential...