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Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Russian opposition leader Navalny quizzed as a witness over his Novichok poisoning

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been questioned as a witness by German investigators about his poisoning in Russia four months ago.

Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Breaking News
President-elect nominates diverse team of ‘trailblazers’ to combat climate change

President-elect Joe Biden tapped North Carolina's top environmental regulator, Michael Regan, as US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief and Democratic congresswoman Deb Haaland as interior secretary as he builds his...

Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Politics
US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths...

Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Science & Tech
How Russian spy games moved online: Massive breach shows how espionage is carried out in the 21st century

The suspected Russian cyber infiltration of the U.S. government and private companies was 21st century espionage, cybersecurity researchers say.

Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Politics
Senate investigators fault FAA over Boeing jet, safety

Boeing improperly influenced a test designed to see how quickly pilots could respond to malfunctions on the Boeing 737 Max, and Federal Aviation Administration officials may have obstructed a review...

Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Politics
Asia Today: Sydney beach suburbs in lockdown as cases rise

Sydney's northern beaches will enter a lockdown similar to the one imposed during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March as a cluster of cases in the area increased...

Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Politics
VIRUS TODAY: 2nd vaccine approved; Pence receives shot on TV

Here's what's happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal, boosting efforts to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Breaking News
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine cleared for use in US

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has been given authorisation for use in the US by the country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Posted by The Analyst | December 19, 2020 | Politics
Florida launches investigation into hacking of its servers

Florida officials acknowledged Friday that state servers appear to have been compromised by overseas hackers who gained entry by imbedding malicious code into networking software from a Texas-based software company,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Some San Diego restaurants reopen despite legal uncertainty

Eggs, waffles and burritos flew out of the kitchen Friday at The Old Townhouse, a 45-year-old institution in San Diego's Ocean Beach neighborhood that immediately resumed indoor dining when a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Hacked networks will need to be burned ‘down to the ground’

It's going to take months to kick elite hackers widely believed to be Russian out of the U.S. government networks they have been quietly rifling through since as far back...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Four last-minute Trump administration rules that could impact autos, climate and labor

With President Donald Trump's final days in the Oval Office fast approaching, his administration is racing to enact sweeping changes to federal policy on the environment, labor, technology and more,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Four last-minute Trump administration rules that could impact autos, climate and labor

With President Donald Trump's final days in the Oval Office fast approaching, his administration is racing to enact sweeping changes to federal policy on the environment, labor, technology and more,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Top-ranked Jin Young Ko takes lead in LPGA Tour finale

Top-ranked Jin Young Ko took the lead into the weekend in the LPGA Tour's CME Group Tour Championship, putting herself in position to win the season money title in only...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Top-ranked Jin Young Ko takes lead in LPGA Tour finale

Top-ranked Jin Young Ko took the lead into the weekend in the LPGA Tour's CME Group Tour Championship, putting herself in position to win the season money title in only...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Idaho unemployment rate falls as job seekers stop trying

Idaho's unemployment rate dropped to 4.8%, mainly because many people stopped looking for work and were no longer being counted, state officials said Friday. The Idaho Department of Labor said...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Yellen sets out to build treasury team with Obama alumni

Janet Yellen is focusing on several Obama-administration alumni for key posts in the U.S. Treasury, according to people familiar with the matter, as critical decisions loom on everything from debt...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
This Sony TV boasts an impressive report card, but is it at the top of the class?

This Sony TV is an all-around great 4K TV for streaming and gaming, but how does it compare to the rest?

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Criminal trial over MH17 shoot-down set to enter main phase in June

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch trial over the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago is scheduled to begin in earnest next year on June...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks fell Friday, snapping a three-day winning streak for the S&P 500 a day after it and other major indexes returned to record heights. The selling came as the wait...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks fell Friday, snapping a three-day winning streak for the S&P 500 a day after it and other major indexes returned to record heights. The selling came as the wait...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
United: CDC looks into death of man on flight from Florida

United Airlines has given information about other passengers to federal health officials after a man who possibly had coronavirus-like symptoms died shortly after being on a flight, the airline said...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
United: CDC looks into death of man on flight from Florida

United Airlines has given information about other passengers to federal health officials after a man who possibly had coronavirus-like symptoms died shortly after being on a flight, the airline said...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument

The Trump administration abruptly closed the Washington Monument over exposure concerns from a recent visit by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who tested positive this week for the coronavirus. Interior spokesman...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument

The Trump administration abruptly closed the Washington Monument over exposure concerns from a recent visit by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who tested positive this week for the coronavirus. Interior spokesman...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument

The Trump administration abruptly closed the Washington Monument over exposure concerns from a recent visit by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who tested positive this week for the coronavirus. Interior spokesman...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Mormons add call to eradicate prejudice, racism to handbook

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added new language to the faith's handbook Friday imploring members to root out prejudice and racism, adding significance and permanence to recent...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Mormons add call to eradicate prejudice, racism to handbook

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added new language to the faith's handbook Friday imploring members to root out prejudice and racism, adding significance and permanence to recent...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Mormons add call to eradicate prejudice, racism to handbook

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints added new language to the faith's handbook Friday imploring members to root out prejudice and racism, adding significance and permanence to recent...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Breaking News
Cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks after suspected Russian hacking

Suspected Russian hackers who broke into US government agencies also spied on less high-profile organisations, including groups in Britain, a US internet provider and a county government in Arizona, according...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Breaking News
Cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks after suspected Russian hacking

Suspected Russian hackers who broke into US government agencies also spied on less high-profile organisations, including groups in Britain, a US internet provider and a county government in Arizona, according...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
California hospitals ‘crushed’ as virus patients flood ICUs

Increasingly desperate California hospitals are being “crushed” by soaring coronavirus infections with one Los Angeles emergency doctor predicting Friday that rationing of care is imminent. The most populous state recorded...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
California hospitals ‘crushed’ as virus patients flood ICUs

Increasingly desperate California hospitals are being “crushed” by soaring coronavirus infections with one Los Angeles emergency doctor predicting Friday that rationing of care is imminent. The most populous state recorded...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Idaho virus dose reduction has ‘significant implications’

An unexpected cut in the number of coronavirus vaccine doses Idaho will receive next week will disrupt distribution plans, a state immunization official said Friday. State Department of Health and...