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Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Coronavirus Ireland: no further deaths and 252 new cases

There have been no further deaths and 252 new cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Virus Today: 3rd vaccine shows promise, death toll soars

Here's what's happening on Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY —Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Was that a brawl at the mall? A look back at the shoppers desperate for a holiday deal

Exhausted shoppers napping on mall chairs. The food court pizza restaurant making pies in the middle of the night. Lines wrapping around the big-box stores. This was the scene at...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
London markets slip despite AstraZeneca vaccine boost

The London markets closed lower as an update from AstraZeneca on its potential vaccine with the University of Oxford failed to spark life into cautious traders.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Woke academics who racialise exam results are wrongly suggesting white students are innately more intelligent than black ones

A new report argues there is no evidence to show that ethnicity alone determines a student's performance. It's absolutely correct. Racialising academic achievement is a misguided approach that causes multiple...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Another 5.8 million GM trucks and SUVs added to Takata airbag inflator recall

What you need to know about Monday's related announcements from General Motors and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration about the latest recall from Takata airbag problems. Vehicles recalled: In...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
The Crown is like American politics – populated almost entirely by villains with no one you really want to root for

Netflix's acclaimed drama on the British royal family is back, but it feels eerily reminiscent of the trials and tribulations of the ruling class aristocrats running and ruining America. The...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Father and son grow vegetable garden to feed neighbours during pandemic in India

The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a desperate measure in response to the pandemic.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
‘It’s been relentless’ – Irish professor behind Oxford coronavirus vaccine says she has never worked so hard in her life

The Irish professor behind the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which is reported today to have an efficiency rate of 70pc, said that she never worked as hard in her...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Gardaí meet with RTÉ chiefs over photographs of stars at indoor gathering

Gardaí met with RTÉ representatives today to assist with an inquiry into a farewell gathering, the details of which emerged last week.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Debris leaks out as salvagers saw up ship on Georgia coast

Debris is washing up from a cargo ship stranded on the Georgia coast as a salvage team cuts it into chunks. The leaks are not unexpected as salvagers demolish the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Grains mostly higher, livestock higher

Grain futures were mostly higher on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. gained .074 cent at $6.03 a bushel; Dec. corn was up...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Nearly 700 mostly Chicago-area nursing home workers striking

Nearly 700 nursing home workers walked off the job Monday at 11 mostly Chicago-area Infinity Healthcare Management facilities, saying they won't return until the company offers them higher wages and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Beppe Modenese, creator of Milan fashion system, dies at 90

Beppe Modenese, the force behind the coalescence of Italian ready-to-wear fashion in the northern city of Milan, has died. He was 90. Modenese died Saturday in the fashion capital. No...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Science & Tech
Black Friday 2020: The best Macy’s deals you can already get

Shop the Macy's Black Friday 2020 sale for tons of incredible discounts on everything from furniture to festive holiday décor,—shop our top picks.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Science & Tech
Tech that’s so 2020: Why Google, PS5 make our Tech Turkeys list this year

Time to look at products or companies Jefferson Graham highlights as a letdown in 2020. This year includes Quibi, PS5 and Netflix. Find out why.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Science & Tech
Tech that’s so 2020: Why Google, PS5 make our Tech Turkeys list this year

Time to look at products or companies Jefferson Graham highlights as a letdown in 2020. This year includes Quibi, PS5 and Netflix. Find out why.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Star attraction unveiled for new Motion Pictures museum in Los Angeles

Bruce, the fibreglass shark made from the Jaws mould, will be the less-than-welcoming face to the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Wayne Dupree: My family Thanksgiving this week will be business as usual. There’ll be no Covid restrictions at my dinner table

It's time we Americans rose up against all these enforcements on our personal liberties. I truly believe it is a trial run aimed at controlling us again in the future...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Wayne Dupree: My family Thanksgiving this week will be business as usual. There’ll be no Covid restrictions at my dinner table

It's time we Americans rose up against all these enforcements on our personal liberties. I truly believe it is a trial run aimed at controlling us again in the future...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Number of people claiming jobless Covid payments now over 352,000

THE number of people claiming jobless Covid payments has stabilised since last week at over 350,000.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Employers start sending workers shopping for health coverage

Instead of offering one or more options, some companies are turning health insurance shopping over to employees. A federal rule change last year stoked this new approach. It allows employers...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
New this week: ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Miley Cyrus & McCarthy

Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — The Christmas movie, that yuletide evergreen,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Santa Claus decorates Stirling safari park Christmas tree with help of a crane

A tree at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling has been decorated with the help of a crane.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Santa Claus decorates Stirling safari park Christmas tree with help of a crane

A tree at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling has been decorated with the help of a crane.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Hospital bed, ICU capacity becoming more limited in Missouri

Hospital beds across Missouri are nearly four-fifths full, and capacity is even more limited in intensive care units as the coronavirus pandemic continues its autumn surge. The Missouri Department of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
EU: Lockdown restrictions have improved air quality in European cities

Air quality significantly improved in European cities such as Milan and Madrid because of lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, European Union officials said.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
EU: Lockdown restrictions have improved air quality in European cities

Air quality significantly improved in European cities such as Milan and Madrid because of lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, European Union officials said.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Belarus pensioners call for departure of country’s leader in protest

Large crowds of retired people staged a protest in the Belarus capital to demand the resignation of the country's authoritarian leader who won his sixth terms in office in a...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
World leaders looked past the US at latest G20 summit, and they should continue to do so when Trump is long gone

Donald Trump's lack of input at the G20 summit made it easy to ignore him. While Joe Biden will play more of a role globally, the rest of the world...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Customer tips thousands for one beer as US restaurant closes for coronavirus

A customer left a 3,000-dollar tip (£2,225) for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Customer tips thousands for one beer as US restaurant closes for coronavirus

A customer left a 3,000-dollar tip (£2,225) for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Customer leaves $3k tip for one beer as US restaurant closes for coronavirus

A customer left a $3,000 (£2,225) tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Who will be first in queue for Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland?

Ireland is behind other countries in listing the people who will get the Covid-19 vaccine first, although it is strongly signalled it will be older age groups, healthcare workers and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
NBA players discuss social justice with pope at Vatican

Five NBA players were part of a delegation that met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday to discuss social justice. Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Farming
Five years on from the pay scandal that rocked the IFA to its core

Last week, five years ago, IFA sent out a statement that its General Secretary Pat Smith had resigned.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Singer Bad Bunny tests positive for COVID-19

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A representative for Reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny said Monday that the singer has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes a day after the musician...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Breaking News
Corruption trial suspended for former French president Sarkozy

The corruption trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was suspended after less than two hours to allow for a medical report on one of the defendants.

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
If university students self-censor out of fear, freedom of speech in wider society is doomed

We live in a world where more than a quarter of university students are scared to voice their views in case their opinion provokes the wrath of the campus language...

Posted by The Analyst | November 23, 2020 | Politics
Son, father farm to feed neighbors during lockdown in India

The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a desperate measure in response to the pandemic. But it became so much more: sustenance for a community, and a...