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Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Fed’s Powell says virus spike threatens U.S. economy

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the nationwide surge in confirmed coronavirus could slow the economy in the months ahead by discouraging consumers from spending. “We're seeing states...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
New Mexico ski resorts will delay opening amid pandemic

Multiple ski resorts in New Mexico have delayed their scheduled openings this month in response to state-mandated COVID-19 lockdown orders that went into effect Monday. The regulations ordered by Democratic...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
The best true wireless earbuds under $100 of 2020

These are the best true wireless earbuds under $100 from Anker Soundcore, JLab, and more. They may be cheap, but these earphones offer serious value.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
Lyft’s ‘Emergency Help’ feature lets users alert unsafe, uncomfortable rides in real time

The ride-hailing company Lyft partnered with the security company American District Telegraph (ADT) to launch the Emergency Help feature.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
All-new Black Friday 2020 deals just dropped at Target—shop our top picks

The Target Black Friday 2020 sale is going strong this week with new deals available on Apple devices, puffer coats and more—see the details.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
US’ successful ICBM intercept test brings us closer to a nuclear war and proves Moscow’s concerns were well grounded

The US has long dismissed Russian concerns over the deployment of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system on European soil. This week's test of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor against...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
US to cut troop levels to 2,500 each in Iraq and Afghanistan

Acting defence secretary Christopher Miller has announced plans to reduce US troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the decision fulfils Donald Trump's pledge to bring forces home when conditions...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Volunteers still needed to test variety of COVID-19 vaccines

Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it's critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in the U.S. and around the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
French move to outlaw images of police at work is a clumsy attempt to hide the everyday brutality that passes as law enforcement

Police violence is routine as they deal with youths in the banlieues, asylum seekers, and Yellow Vests. The solution according to Macron? Ban the publishing of images of the officers,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Florida’s new leaders see hope emerging from year of crisis

After a tumultuous national election year in which a virus has gripped the world with fear, Florida's two new legislative leaders gave a message of hope for 2021 as lawmakers...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Washington has virus case, Giants, Falcons add to COVID list

The New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons each put a player on the NFL's COVID-19 list Tuesday, while Washington had its first instance of someone in the organization testing positive...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Medical leaders urge Trump to aid Biden team

The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 2:10 p.m. Leaders of the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association say the Trump administration must share...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Ethiopia’s PM vows ‘final and crucial’ offensive in Tigray

Ethiopia's prime minister on Tuesday declared “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country's rebellious Tigray region, while the United...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
BA, American Airlines plan voluntary COVID-19 testing plan

British Airways said Tuesday that it will start testing passengers flying from the U.S. to London's Heathrow Airport for COVID-19 in an effort to persuade the British government it should...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Rapper Lil Wayne charged with gun offence in Florida

Rap star Lil Wayne has been charged in Florida with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a federal offence that carries a potential sentence of up to 10...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Twitter launches disappearing tweets that vanish in a day

Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing posts.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
These noise-canceling Sony headphones are more than half off for Black Friday 2020

These Sony noise-canceling headphones are at a huge discount at Amazon—get them for more than half off.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Twitter and Facebook chiefs defend safeguards over election disinformation

The chief executives of Twitter and Facebook have defended their safeguards against disinformation in the US presidential election, and promised Congress they would take vigorous action for two special elections...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Pennsylvania lawmakers aim to fill virus-inflicted deficit

Pennsylvania's state Legislature is working this week to assemble a spending plan to carry state government through the rest of the fiscal year and fill, at least for the moment,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Turkish parliament approves peacekeepers for Azerbaijan

Turkey's parliament on Tuesday granted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government permission to deploy peacekeepers to Azerbaijan to monitor a cease-fire deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia that aims to end the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Trump faces approaching deadline for recount in Wisconsin

The final Wisconsin county has submitted its canvassed vote totals to the state elections commission, starting the clock for Donald Trump to file for a recount.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Electric Boat workforce contends with rising infections

General Dynamics Electric Boat, the Connecticut-based builder of U.S. Navy submarines, is encouraging more people to work from home as it contends with a surge in coronavirus infections among its...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Hurricane Iota roars across Nicaragua

Hurricane Iota has torn across Nicaragua, hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was recently devastated by...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
Ted Cruz hammers Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey during Senate hearing on social media censorship

Ted Cruz lashes out at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey during Senate hearing about social media censorship.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
‘Prophet’ preacher sparks diplomatic incident in South Africa

A self-proclaimed prophet, who faces charges of money laundering and fraud related to £4 million, has triggered a diplomatic incident in South Africa after skipping bail and fleeing to Malawi.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
‘You’re the ultimate editor,’ Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg accused of censoring conservatives

Republicans accused Facebook and Twitter of meddling in the election to harm Trump. Democrats criticized the spread of misinformation and hate speech.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Theo Epstein steps down after 9 seasons leading Cubs

Theo Epstein, who transformed the long-suffering Chicago Cubs and helped bring home a drought-busting championship in 2016, is stepping down after nine seasons as the club's president of baseball operations....

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
‘Duelling dinosaurs’ fossils donated to museum

The fossil skeletons of two dinosaurs intertwined in what looks like a final death match have been donated to a museum in the US.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Hurricane Iota roars onto Nicaragua as 2nd blow in 2 weeks

Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua on Tuesday, hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was recently devastated...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
It’s not misogyny to point out Kamala Harris’ many failings… men and women alike should be fearful if she becomes president

Corporate 'feminists' are lumping in legitimate opposition to Democrat Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with an eruption of misogyny from the ‘Manosphere'. But it's her indefensible policies that should really concern...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Markets drop off Monday’s vaccine high

Traders felt the hangover from their week-long vaccine celebration on Tuesday as London's top index closed down.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Revealed: Five Covid mistakes we must cut out to save Christmas

MOST of us are aiming to do the right thing to protect ourselves and others from Covid-19. But are we doing it the right way?

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Biden fills top White House team with campaign veterans

President-elect Joe Biden has announced several top White House staff positions, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
‘The Ultimate’: Astronomers want to put a huge telescope on the moon to study the Big Bang

"The telescope would be able to observe the first stars that formed after the Big Bang, out of material made in the Big Bang."

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Play ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ to get a Broadway run

Playwright Keenan Scott II's play “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” a work about the outer and inner lives of Black men, is heading to the bright lights of Broadway. The...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
Play ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ to get a Broadway run

Playwright Keenan Scott II's play “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” a work about the outer and inner lives of Black men, is heading to the bright lights of Broadway. The...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Politics
States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens

With more shutdowns looming and a vaccine months away from wide distribution, governors across the U.S. are pleading for more help from Washington ahead of what is shaping up to...

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
‘You’re the ultimate editor,’ Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg lashed by Republicans and Democrats in Senate hearing

Republicans accused Facebook and Twitter of meddling in the election to harm Trump. Democrats criticized the spread of misinformation and hate speech.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Businesses turn to start-up loans in record numbers as lockdown sparks ideas

Record numbers of small companies have accessed a category of start-up loans during lockdown, as entrepreneurs used the time to develop business ideas.

Posted by The Analyst | November 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Average fixed-rate mortgage fee is at highest levels since 2012, analysis finds

The average fee on a fixed-rate mortgage is at an eight-year high, according to a financial information website.