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Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Here's a look at false and misleading claims circulating as the United States rolled out the newly authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to some health care workers and others. None of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Here's a look at false and misleading claims circulating as the United States rolled out the newly authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to some health care workers and others. None of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Idaho to pay over $26K in lawyer fees over election lawsuit

Idaho will pay more than $26,000 in lawyer fees to a former congressional candidate who successfully sued to extend a deadline to apply for primary election absentee ballots. The state...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Idaho to pay over $26K in lawyer fees over election lawsuit

Idaho will pay more than $26,000 in lawyer fees to a former congressional candidate who successfully sued to extend a deadline to apply for primary election absentee ballots. The state...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Idaho to pay over $26K in lawyer fees over election lawsuit

Idaho will pay more than $26,000 in lawyer fees to a former congressional candidate who successfully sued to extend a deadline to apply for primary election absentee ballots. The state...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Google’s antitrust case won’t go to trial until Sept. 2023

The U.S. government's attempt to prove Google has been using its dominance of online search to stifle competition and innovation at the expense of consumers and advertisers won't go to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Google’s antitrust case won’t go to trial until Sept. 2023

The U.S. government's attempt to prove Google has been using its dominance of online search to stifle competition and innovation at the expense of consumers and advertisers won't go to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Google’s antitrust case won’t go to trial until Sept. 2023

The U.S. government's attempt to prove Google has been using its dominance of online search to stifle competition and innovation at the expense of consumers and advertisers won't go to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Soaring prices, frozen bank accounts: This is what currency unification looks like in Cuba

For Cubans who have managed to buy an air conditioner, with the help of a relative abroad, their earnings in the private sector or their years-long savings, December could be...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Soaring prices, frozen bank accounts: This is what currency unification looks like in Cuba

For Cubans who have managed to buy an air conditioner, with the help of a relative abroad, their earnings in the private sector or their years-long savings, December could be...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Soaring prices, frozen bank accounts: This is what currency unification looks like in Cuba

For Cubans who have managed to buy an air conditioner, with the help of a relative abroad, their earnings in the private sector or their years-long savings, December could be...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Bowman eager to set Blackhawks back on championship course

Stan Bowman has a new job title and the same goal to set the Chicago Blackhawks back on a championship course. He insists no one is hungrier than he is...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Bowman eager to set Blackhawks back on championship course

Stan Bowman has a new job title and the same goal to set the Chicago Blackhawks back on a championship course. He insists no one is hungrier than he is...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Bowman eager to set Blackhawks back on championship course

Stan Bowman has a new job title and the same goal to set the Chicago Blackhawks back on a championship course. He insists no one is hungrier than he is...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Caitlin Johnstone: Secret, invisible evidence of Russian hacking is not actually evidence

We've landed in a world where diplomacy, sanctions, even war can be decided by mere claims, and evidence is optional. Yet those proudly displaying the badge of 'public trust' are...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Caitlin Johnstone: Secret, invisible evidence of Russian hacking is not actually evidence

We've landed in a world where diplomacy, sanctions, even war can be decided by mere claims, and evidence is optional. Yet those proudly displaying the badge of 'public trust' are...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
WHO: Vaccine program gets access to nearly 2 billion doses

The World Health Organization program to help get COVID-19 vaccines to all countries in need has access to nearly 2 billion doses of “promising” vaccine candidates, officials said Friday. None...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
WHO: Vaccine program gets access to nearly 2 billion doses

The World Health Organization program to help get COVID-19 vaccines to all countries in need has access to nearly 2 billion doses of “promising” vaccine candidates, officials said Friday. None...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Colorado reports 40K people filed for jobless benefits

Colorado reported unemployment filings have ticked up during the latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic, rising by more than 11% in the last week, officials said. The Colorado Department of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
Sony, Microsoft giving refunds to players who bought ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ in PlayStation, Xbox online stores

Video game 'Cyberpunk 2077' arrived with some players encountering bugs. Sony's PlayStation online store has removed it and refunds are planned.

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
Sony, Microsoft giving refunds to players who bought ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ in PlayStation, Xbox online stores

Video game 'Cyberpunk 2077' arrived with some players encountering bugs. Sony's PlayStation online store has removed it and refunds are planned.

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Audit: Inadequate control to prevent state unemployment scam

The state Employment Security Department did not have adequate controls to prevent a slew of illegal unemployment insurance claims last spring that grew into the largest fraud in state history,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
French teens protest after transgender classmate’s suicide

About 100 teenagers rallied in northern France on Friday to pay homage to a transgender student who killed herself this week after facing tensions with school officials for wearing a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Damage from border wall: blown-up mountains, toppled cactus

Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops in a rush to build more of President...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Damage from border wall: blown-up mountains, toppled cactus

Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops in a rush to build more of President...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Walgreens rolls out COVID-19 shot at Florida nursing homes

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Walgreens' chief medical officer are announcing that Florida nursing homes are among the first in the country where residents will be vaccinated against COVID-19 through...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Walgreens rolls out COVID-19 shot at Florida nursing homes

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Walgreens' chief medical officer are announcing that Florida nursing homes are among the first in the country where residents will be vaccinated against COVID-19 through...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
Burger King rolls out feature to let customers order straight from Google search, Maps, Google Pay

The fast food chain said it will allow customers starting Dec. 21 to order pickup or delivery straight from Google search results, Maps, or Pay.

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Science & Tech
Burger King rolls out feature to let customers order straight from Google search, Maps, Google Pay

The fast food chain said it will allow customers starting Dec. 21 to order pickup or delivery straight from Google search results, Maps, or Pay.

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
I just beat Cyberpunk 2077. The most anticipated game of 2020 is a skin-deep, broken marvel

Cyberpunk 2077 is confusing. It's an experience that wildly fluctuates. At times, being utterly amazing and, at others, a complete wreck. It perhaps isn't an understatement to call it early...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Breaking News
Directionless markets close down as Brexit fatigue sets in

Red was the primary colour facing traders' screens on Friday as markets ended the week down.

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
NBA approves sale of Jazz to Utah technology entrepreneur

The NBA's Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale Friday of the Utah Jazz to a group led by technology entrepreneur Ryan Smith, ending the Miller family's 35-year run as...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Business
US blacklists top Chinese chipmaker, alleging military ties

The Trump administration blacklisted China's top chipmaker Friday, limiting the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.'s access to advanced U.S. technology because of its alleged ties to the Chinese military. “We will...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
The EU’s investment deal with Beijing punctures America’s dream of a ‘transatlantic alliance’ against China

The conventional wisdom in Washington that President Biden would find it easier to co-opt Europe into an anti-China agenda has been exposed as misplaced and naive. The EU is pragmatic,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Business
Kobe Bryant’s widow slams lawsuit from mom seeking support

Kobe Bryant's widow has denounced a lawsuit from her mother claiming she is owed years of pay for working as an unpaid assistant and support promised by the basketball legend,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Business
Grains higher, livestock higher

Grain futures were higher on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. gained 7.6 cents at $6.096 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 6...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Farming
Francie Gorman elected IFA South Leinster Regional Chairman

Francie Gorman, a suckler, beef and sheep farmer from Co. Laois, has been elected as IFA South Leinster Regional Chairman.

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
New York Times: ‘Caliphate’ podcast didn’t meet standards

After an internal investigation, The New York Times said Friday it was wrong to trust a Canadian man whose account of Islamic State atrocities was a central part of its...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Senior-level hires and promotions in Miami-Dade, Broward for the week of Dec. 21, 2020

ACCOUNTING Stewart Liebling has been named a principal in the entrepreneurial services department at Kaufman Rossin, where he started his career in 1983. For the past 32 years, he ran...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Virus outlier Sweden adopts more restrictions as cases rise

Sweden is tightening nationwide coronavirus restrictions by requiring many people to work from home and reducing the number who can gather in restaurants, shops and gyms starting next week, but...