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Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 39 cents to $41.82 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for January delivery rose 59 cents to $44.34 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Breaking News
Minister Simon Harris suggests the army should be used for more Covid-19 contact tracing

HIGHER Education Minister Simon Harris has suggested that the army should be used to carry out more Covid-19 contact-tracing.

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Breaking News
Minister Simon Harris suggests the army should be used for more Covid contact tracing

HIGHER Education Minister Simon Harris has suggested that the army should be used to carry out more Covid-19 contact-tracing.

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Macon-Bibb commissioners approve antidiscrimination rules

A middle Georgia county has approved an anti-discrimination ordinance that would govern businesses, despite opposition from some. Macon-Bibb commissioners voted 5-4 in favor of the proposal on Tuesday, sending it...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
As the German lockdown movement continues to grow, wild claims of Nazi-era laws and Anne Frank comparisons undermine its efforts

With Covid-lockdown sceptics well represented in Germany, far-right agitators, Querdenkers, QAnon nut jobs and conspiracy theorists are joining their ranks for their own ends – and threatening the future of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Carrot and stick: Biden’s campaign floats ‘pardon for Trump’ idea to disarm opposition

Using NBC News as a conduit, Democrats are trying to persuade President Donald Trump and his supporters to surrender and maybe expect mercy. Barack Obama's name-dropping of Genghis Khan offers...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Uncertainty remains, but Washington sees revenues increase

Washington's revenues continued to improve over the past few months, but officials warned there is significant uncertainty moving forward as the state continues to struggle with a surge in coronavirus...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
American Airlines’ ungrounded Boeing Max planes are headed back to Miami

American Airlines' Boeing Max planes will be flying from Miami International Airport by the end of the year, the company said, after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
American Airlines’ ungrounded Boeing Max planes are headed back to Miami

American Airlines' Boeing Max planes will be flying from Miami International Airport by the end of the year, the company said, after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Trump should cooperate Altoona Mirror Nov. 18 American presidents need to hit the ground running, especially when it comes to...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Trump should cooperate Altoona Mirror Nov. 18 American presidents need to hit the ground running, especially when it comes to...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Maine Mariners to skip season; hospital tightens visitation

Maine's minor league hockey team is going to skip the upcoming season along with all of the other franchises in its division. The Maine Mariners and the other five members...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Maine Mariners to skip season; hospital tightens visitation

Maine's minor league hockey team is going to skip the upcoming season along with all of the other franchises in its division. The Maine Mariners and the other five members...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Breaking News
New York schools to close again as city fights virus surge

New York City is shutting schools to try to stop the renewed spread of coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a painful about-face for one of the first big...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Breaking News
New York schools to close again as city fights virus surge

New York City is shutting schools to try to stop the renewed spread of coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a painful about-face for one of the first big...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
US withdrawal rattles Afghan allies and adversaries alike

An accelerated U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, announced by Washington this week, has rattled both allies and adversaries. There are fears of worsening violence and regional chaos, which some say...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
Google Pay positions itself as Apple Pay, PayPal and Venmo alternative

Google would love to monitor your spending and learn from your habits to better inform its personalized advertising, but says the feature is opt-in.

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Florida Priorities – What’s next for Florida’s jobs?

The pandemic has had a severe impact on Florida's economic engines. As we move into 2021, what is the outlook for key businesses such as tourism, healthcare, retail, and real...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Florida Priorities – What’s next for Florida’s jobs?

The pandemic has had a severe impact on Florida's economic engines. As we move into 2021, what is the outlook for key businesses such as tourism, healthcare, retail, and real...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Lawyers: Senior royals advised Meghan to write to her father

The Duchess of Sussex was advised by two senior members of Britain's royal family to write a letter to her estranged father that a British newspaper later published in part,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
‘The Last of Us Part II’ leads video game nominees for next month’s The Game Awards

Two Sony PlayStation exclusives, 'The Last of Us Part II' and 'Ghost of Tsushima' are top-nominated video games for next month's The Game Awards.

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
3 ex-detectives sue Kansas City police for discrimination

Three Black female former detectives have accused the Kansas City Police Department of discriminating against them because of their race and gender during an internal probe of a unit that...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Hospital official: Coronavirus out of control in Alabama

The new coronavirus is spreading so quickly through Alabama that COVID-19 is rampant and there's little hope of real improvement until weeks after the holidays, despite the hope presented by...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Kansas City couple wins $4 million in wrongful death lawsuit

The parents of a Kansas City man who died in a 2016 shooting have been awarded $4 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against a man who trafficked in firearms,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
America’s bellwethers crumbled in aligning with Trump in ’20

A glass case in the history museum on the main street through this city celebrates its curious place in American lore: There's a photo of John F. Kennedy Jr. on...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Stockton mayor who pushed guaranteed income loses

One of the youngest mayors in the country, who garnered national attention for starting a privately funded program to give poor people $500 a month in guaranteed income, conceded that...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
California analyst forecasts one-time $26 billion windfall

California's nonpartisan legislative analyst is forecasting that the state will have a one-time $26 billion windfall in its next budget year, saying that the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
By failing to withdraw ALL forces from Afghanistan, Trump has killed the Afghan peace plan

The US-Taliban peace plan has always been just a political cover for Trump to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. By failing to do so before he leaves office, he's guaranteed that...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Kenyans fear they’re on their own as COVID-19 surges again

A Kenyan doctor died of COVID-19 over the weekend after no bed for him in an intensive care unit was available. Other doctors say they cannot afford the treatment they...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Top brass at California medical group joined Newsom at party

Two top officials at the California Medical Association attended a birthday party alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month as the state experienced an uptick in coronavirus cases. Dustin Corcoran,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Top brass at California medical group joined Newsom at party

Two top officials at the California Medical Association attended a birthday party alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month as the state experienced an uptick in coronavirus cases. Dustin Corcoran,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Trump-friendly Newsmax a sudden competitor to Fox News

Now that his largely invisible network has suddenly been flooded by fans of President Donald Trump, Newsmax television personality Grant Stinchfield is puffing out his chest. “They don't know what...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Trump-friendly Newsmax a sudden competitor to Fox News

Now that his largely invisible network has suddenly been flooded by fans of President Donald Trump, Newsmax television personality Grant Stinchfield is puffing out his chest. “They don't know what...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Editorial Roundup: Florida

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Nov. 17 Florida Times-Union on maintaining vigilance during the coronavirus pandemic and headed into the holiday season: Public health experts saw this coming, a...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Editorial Roundup: Florida

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Nov. 17 Florida Times-Union on maintaining vigilance during the coronavirus pandemic and headed into the holiday season: Public health experts saw this coming, a...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Immunity for YEARS or DECADES: Covid resistance may last much longer than previously thought, says new research

According to a small but significant study, immunity to coronavirus after infection appears to last a long time, boosting hopes of a successful vaccine rollout. But why were earlier indications...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
City repeals noise rule on only Mississippi abortion clinic

Mississippi's capital city has repealed a year-old local law that sought to restrict noise levels outside the state's only abortion clinic by limiting amplified sound and banning protesters from approaching...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Politics
Clayton County employers among those cutting most workers

Georgia's Clayton County saw one of the sharpest drops in employment nationwide in the year ended June 30, a new report from the U.S. Labor Department shows, likely reflecting reduced...

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Breaking News
Pfizer gives markets another vaccine boost

London's top market shrugged off early pessimism on Wednesday as traders again relished another piece of positive news from one of the world's biggest drugmakers.

Posted by The Analyst | November 18, 2020 | Breaking News
Boris goes green – but will his ‘revolutionary’ climate plan leave Ireland envious?

IT is a proclamation that channels Churchill, Kennedy and even a little Queen Victoria.