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Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Queen, Prince Philip to spend Christmas at Windsor Castle

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, will spend Christmas at Windsor Castle instead of their Sandringham estate for the first time in decades. Buckingham Palace officials said Tuesday...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Expected staffing shortages could hit rural hospitals hard

Anticipated staffing shortages amid surging coronavirus cases could hit rural hospitals especially hard because smaller communities have more limited options for finding providers to cover for sick workers, medical providers...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
A global team of experts has found 10 FATAL FLAWS in the main test for Covid and is demanding it’s urgently axed. As they should

A peer review of the paper on which most Covid testing is based has comprehensively debunked the science behind it, finding major flaws. They conclude it's utterly unsuitable as a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Pop-up school for US asylum seekers thrives despite pandemic

It started out simply: A pop-up school on a sidewalk to teach reading, writing, math and art to Central American children living in a camp of asylum seekers stuck at...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Canada says US border measures to last until virus under control

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ban on nonessential travel with the United States will not be lifted until Covid-19 is significantly more under control around the world.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Mnuchin defends shut down of Fed emergency loan programs

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is defending his decision to close down a number of emergency Federal Reserve loan programs at a time when coronavirus cases are surging. Democrats were unconvinced,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
The Tories and Labour are using a planeload of Jamaican criminals as pawns in a political pissing contest while Britain crumbles

A battle is raging over whether or not a group of murderers and rapists should be returned to Kingston, but is either side really interested in the individuals and public...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Biden urges Congress to pass COVID-19 relief

The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Joe Biden is calling on Congress to pass a “robust package for relief” to address the economic and public...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Coronavirus Ireland: 18 further deaths and 269 new cases

There have been 18 further deaths and 269 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ireland.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Biden unveils economic team at critical moment for recovery

President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling his economic team Tuesday amid growing concerns about the pace of the nation's economic recovery as governments reimpose restrictions to curtail the surging coronavirus pandemic....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Official eats out hours after voting to ban outdoor dining

A Los Angeles County supervisor enjoyed an al fresco meal at a restaurant just hours after voting last week to ban outdoor dining at the county's 31,000 restaurants over coronavirus...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
US panel to decide who should get the first COVID-19 shots

An influential scientific panel on Tuesday was set to tackle one of the most pressing questions in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Who should be at the front of the line...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Lee Camp: Here in America, we can’t vote out the A-holes!

We can make all sorts of noise and even scare 'em, but they're here to stay. It doesn't matter when you read this – the assholes will still be in...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Slovakia hires Stefan Tarkovic as coach, removes interim tag

Stefan Tarkovic was appointed as the Slovakia coach on a permanent basis Tuesday after leading the team to its second straight European Championship finals tournament. The 47-year-old Tarkovic became the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Court considers validity of sex assault conviction of Bill Cosby

Pennsylvania's highest court questioned whether Bill Cosby's alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young women amounted to a signature crime pattern, given studies that show as many as half...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Sean Connery, Diego Maradona, Robert Fisk… cancel culture has reached a new low with woke warriors’ disrespect for dead icons

Whatever happened to not speaking ill of the dead? As we've witnessed with a number of high-profile figures recently, posthumous character assassinations are now fair game for the perennially self-righteous....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Global markets bounce higher as economists predict vaccine reprieve

Global markets rebounded on Tuesday as economists placed their hopes on recent positive developments surrounding effective Covid-19 vaccines.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Cosby’s sex assault conviction goes before high-level court

Pennsylvania's highest court questioned Tuesday whether Bill Cosby's alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young women amounted to a signature crime pattern, given studies that show as many as...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Azerbaijan fully reclaims lands around Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan on Tuesday completed reclaiming territory held by Armenian forces for more than a quarter-century after a peace deal ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani President Ilham...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Event organizer drops BookExpo, annual publishing convention

The annual publishing convention and trade show known as BookExpo, a decades-old tradition where guest speakers have ranged from Bill Clinton to Margaret Atwood, may be coming to an end....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
65th anniversary of Bus Boycott marked in Montgomery

Montgomery is marking the 65th anniversary of the 1955 bus boycott with a series of events. Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was arrested Dec. 1, 1955 after refusing to give...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Science & Tech
PlayStation 5 turns into holiday fantasy for scammers

Cyber crooks, and local thieves, are aiming to rip off consumers who desperately want to find or sell the PS5 and other hot gaming devices for gifts.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Business
India’s consumer spending to return to growth in 2021 – Fitch

Consumer spending in India has contracted by 12.6 percent this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Fitch Solutions. It expects household spending to return to growth in 2021,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Airbnb hopes to raise $2.6b in mid-December IPO

Airbnb hopes to raise as much as $2.6 billion in its initial public stock offering this month, betting investors will see its home-sharing model as the future of travel. In...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?

Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic? There are ways to reduce risk, but health experts advise avoiding it when possible. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Waymo opening new autonomous vehicle testing site in Ohio

Waymo plans to open a new testing site in Ohio for its driverless autonomous vehicles that will focus on dense, urban areas, the company said Tuesday. The new site being...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Waymo opening new autonomous vehicle testing site in Ohio

Waymo plans to open a new testing site in Ohio for its driverless autonomous vehicles that will focus on dense, urban areas, the company said Tuesday. The new site being...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Driver arrested as car kills two in German city’s pedestrian zone

A car drove at high speed into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier, killing at least two people and seriously injuring 15 others before being stopped...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Driver arrested as car kills two in German city’s pedestrian zone

A car drove at high speed into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier, killing at least two people and seriously injuring 15 others before being stopped...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Midwest Economy: November state-by-state glance

The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Midwest Economy: November state-by-state glance

The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Midwest Economy: November state-by-state glance

The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Morrisons boss vows to slash pension allowance to match shop workers

The boss of supermarket Morrisons has pledged to slash his pension allowance to match those of the group's workforce within two years after an investor backlash over his pay.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Morrisons boss vows to slash pension allowance to match shop workers

The boss of supermarket Morrisons has pledged to slash his pension allowance to match those of the group's workforce within two years after an investor backlash over his pay.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Morrisons boss vows to slash pension allowance to match shop workers

The boss of supermarket Morrisons has pledged to slash his pension allowance to match those of the group's workforce within two years after an investor backlash over his pay.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Morrisons boss vows to slash pension allowance to match shop workers

The boss of supermarket Morrisons has pledged to slash his pension allowance to match those of the group's workforce within two years after an investor backlash over his pay.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Confidence in Midwest economic future plummets in survey

A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states suggests faltering confidence in the region's economy as a new surge of the coronavirus outbreak sweeps the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
China probe lands on moon in bid to return lunar rocks to Earth

A Chinese robot probe sent to return lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s landed on the moon, the government announced, adding to a string of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on moon, China says

A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon, the country's government announced.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on moon, China says

A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon, the country's government announced.