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Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Kemp says Georgia will keep paying for nurses in pandemic

Gov. Brian Kemp says the state of Georgia will keep paying for extra nurses to assist hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities that have struggled to find staff...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Kemp says Georgia will keep paying for nurses in pandemic

Gov. Brian Kemp says the state of Georgia will keep paying for extra nurses to assist hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities that have struggled to find staff...

Posted by The Analyst | December 18, 2020 | Politics
Some states say Pfizer vaccine allotments cut for next week

Several states say they have been told to expect far fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in its second week of distribution, prompting worries about potential delays in shots...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Ky. high court: online poker site must pay state $1 billion

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an online poker company must pay more than $1 billion to the state for illegal gambling losses in a court battle that began...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Lexi Thomson shoots 65, leads LPGA Tour’s season finale

With brother Curtis back at her side at Tiburon Golf Club, Lexi Thompson shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's CME Group...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Lexi Thomson shoots 65, leads LPGA Tour’s season finale

With brother Curtis back at her side at Tiburon Golf Club, Lexi Thompson shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's CME Group...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Business
‘Unbelievable’ snowfall blankets parts of the Northeast

The Northeast's first whopper snowstorm of the season buried parts of upstate New York under more than 3 feet (1 meter) of snow, broke records in cities and towns across...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Louisiana lawmakers OK fantasy sports betting regulations

Louisiana lawmakers agreed Wednesday to regulations governing fantasy sports betting in the 47 parishes that approved it two years ago, setting in motion the process for approving operators so the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
US under cyber attack believed to be tied to Russia: Private sector, infrastructure, all levels of government at risk

Officials reviewing compromises to Department of Energy — including nuclear administration — and other sectors in massive hacking campaign.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
EEOC says employers can require the COVID-19 vaccine

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has decided that employers can require workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and offered guidance on exceptions. Employers have been hoping for clarity from the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Medical specimen kit company to hire 350, investing $5M

A company that makes and assembles medical specimen kits will more than double its number of employees in Columbus, adding 350 workers as it invests $5 million. Path-Tec announced its...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Business
US attorney in St. Louis announces that he is resigning

The U.S. attorney in St. Louis who was an appointee of President Donald Trump has announced that he is resigning to join a private law firm. Jeff Jensen, 54, of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Business
US attorney in St. Louis announces that he is resigning

The U.S. attorney in St. Louis who was an appointee of President Donald Trump has announced that he is resigning to join a private law firm. Jeff Jensen, 54, of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this Thursday

The top Amazon sale items to shop this Thursday prove you can get a lot, even when you're trying to spend less—shop headphones, Fitbits and more.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Inslee proposes capital gains tax, tax on health insurers

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a new capital gains tax and a tax on health insurers as part of his two-year, $57.6 billion budget proposal that seeks to offset...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Inslee proposes capital gains tax, tax on health insurers

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a new capital gains tax and a tax on health insurers as part of his two-year, $57.6 billion budget proposal that seeks to offset...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Coca-Cola laying off 2,200 workers as it pares brands

The Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it's laying off 2,200 workers, or 17% of its global workforce, as part of a larger restructuring aimed at paring down its business units and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Coca-Cola laying off 2,200 workers as it pares brands

The Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it's laying off 2,200 workers, or 17% of its global workforce, as part of a larger restructuring aimed at paring down its business units and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Rural Kansas getting COVID-19 vaccine; 2nd round to be short

Doses from Kansas' first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine were arriving Thursday in rural Kansas for hospitals to administer to health care workers, though the state expects its second shipment...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Rural Kansas getting COVID-19 vaccine; 2nd round to be short

Doses from Kansas' first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine were arriving Thursday in rural Kansas for hospitals to administer to health care workers, though the state expects its second shipment...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
VIRUS TODAY: 2nd vaccine draws closer to FDA approval

Here's what's happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — A second COVID-19 vaccine moved closer to joining the U.S. fight against the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Man sentenced for plan to smuggle generator from US to Iran

A U.K. citizen was sentenced Thursday in Florida to two years and six months in federal prison for violating an embargo and attempting to smuggle industrial equipment to Iran. Colin...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Man sentenced for plan to smuggle generator from US to Iran

A U.K. citizen was sentenced Thursday in Florida to two years and six months in federal prison for violating an embargo and attempting to smuggle industrial equipment to Iran. Colin...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Vaccines reach COVID-ravaged Indigenous communities

The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being administered in Native American communities from the desert highlands of New Mexico to a coastal fishing tribe outside Seattle as the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Vaccines reach COVID-ravaged Indigenous communities

The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being administered in Native American communities from the desert highlands of New Mexico to a coastal fishing tribe outside Seattle as the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
AAR: Fiscal 2Q Earnings Snapshot

AAR Corp. (AIR) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $8.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Wood Dale, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 23 cents. Earnings,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
AAR: Fiscal 2Q Earnings Snapshot

AAR Corp. (AIR) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $8.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Wood Dale, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 23 cents. Earnings,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
More than 300 kidnapped schoolboys are freed in Nigeria

More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in north-west Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
More than 300 kidnapped schoolboys are freed in Nigeria

More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in north-west Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Ontario mulls how all-Canadian division in NHL might work

Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work. Lisa MacLeod says discussions about the league's return-to-play plan are being...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Ontario mulls how all-Canadian division in NHL might work

Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work. Lisa MacLeod says discussions about the league's return-to-play plan are being...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
Homeland Security: Hacking campaign poses ‘grave risk’ to all levels of government, private sector

The attacks, which have targeted major branches of the U.S. government, has put an untold number of Americans, agencies and government secrets at risk of compromise.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Moms of Americans jailed in Italian police slaying testify

The mother of a young man from California on trial in Rome in the fatal stabbing of an Italian police office testified Thursday that her son had struggled with depression...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge

Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside emergency rooms, and tents for triaging the sick are going...