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Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Republicans weigh in behind Trump’s failing ‘stop the steal’ campaign

US President Donald Trump's campaign to subvert the will of voters and reverse his defeat to Joe Biden is taking hold among state and local Republicans even as it marches...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Billionaire’s son believed £35m trade loss was bad luck, court hears

A Russian billionaire's son who lost more than £35m (€39m) of his father's money trading on the stock market while a student in London thought he was the victim of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Biden facing influx of desperate migrants ahead of pledged immigration policy change

President-elect Joe Biden says his priorities when he takes office next month will be the pandemic and economic recovery, but he's facing another crisis that won't wait: a wave of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Breaking News
Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities

Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge across the US engulfs small and medium-size cities that once seemed safely...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
US Attorney for Middle District of Georgia to resign Friday

The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced Wednesday that he plans to step down from the post, according to a statement from the top prosecutor. Charles E....

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
UN chief warns `vaccine nationalism’ is moving at full speed

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Calif. governor’s companies got $3 million in relief loans

Companies affiliated with California Gov. Gavin Newsom received nearly $3 million in federal loans created to help small businesses survive the pandemic, more than eight times the amount originally reported,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Science & Tech
FTC, 48 states sue Facebook for antitrust over Instagram and WhatsApp

The Federal Trade Commission and 48 state attorneys general filed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Kansas sets tougher COVID-19 testing rules for nursing homes

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday imposed stronger coronavirus testing rules for several hundred state-licensed nursing homes that will have most of them testing their employees twice a week. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Science & Tech
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Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Politics
Chinese Americans who served in WWII honored by Congress

Seventy-five years after World War II ended, Congress is honoring thousands of Chinese Americans who served the United States in the war, earning citations for heroism — including the Medal...

Posted by The Analyst | December 10, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Rubio seeks additional care for CIA and State employees suffering the ‘Havana syndrome’

Following the publication of a report by the National Academies of Sciences concluding that directed microwave energy may have harmed U.S. officials in Cuba and China, Republican senators Marco Rubio...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
California’s hospitals filling up as virus cases skyrocket

Some California hospitals are close to reaching their breaking point, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to bring in hundreds of hospital staff from outside the state and to prepare to re-start...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
SpaceX’s Starship crash-lands after highest test flight

SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the six-and-a-half minute test flight ended in an...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 8 The Washington Post on the years of “extraordinary science” that led up to the new COVID-19 vaccines:...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
SpaceX’s Starship crash-lands after highest test flight

SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the six-and-a-half minute test flight ended in an...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Science & Tech
Should Facebook be broken up? FTC, 48 states sue tech giant for antitrust over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

The Federal Trade Commission and 48 state attorneys general filed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Florida joins 45 states and U.S. in suing Facebook, saying it’s an illegal monopoly

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 45 other states Wednesday in a lawsuit against Facebook, accusing the social media giant of exploiting its dominance in the digital marketplace and engaging...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
GOP lawmakers to focus on budget, governor’s emergency power

Legislative Republicans who expanded their supermajorities in last month's election were given a mandate by Kentucky voters to put limits on the Democratic governor's executive powers in times of emergency,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Large gaps remain between UK and EU after PM’s talks in Brussels as deal due by next weekend

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have agreed the UK and EU will continue talks on a post-Brexit trade deal after meeting in Brussels,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Dem-GOP divide is a myth. When it comes to true tyranny, Big Tech-style, Congress easily agrees to throw the people under the bus

At a time when the politicians in Washington can't seem to agree on anything, Congress has given us a rare dose of bipartisan consensus by voting overwhelmingly to approve the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Blockbuster IPO market still calls for cautious approach

Wall Street has rolled out the welcome mat for companies going public this year, boosting proceeds from initial public offerings to the highest level in six years. IPOs slowed sharply...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
SpaceX launches Starship on highest test flight, crash-lands

SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
A Maine farm no one has heard of received $1.2M PPP loan

A Paycheck Protection Program loan for nearly $1.2 million issued to an organic farm operator allegedly located in western Maine has raised suspicion after a massive disclosure of federal records...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
AP sources: Biden to pick Katherine Tai as top trade envoy

President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Katherine Tai to be the top U.S. trade envoy, according to two people familiar with his plans. Tai, who is chief trade counsel...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Science & Tech
Is Facebook a monopoly? FTC, 48 states sue tech giant for antitrust over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

The Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Science & Tech
‘We are talking about people’s lives,’ dire warnings of public health crisis as COVID vaccine misinformation rages

Viral hoaxes on social media are feeding off the unknowns of the virus and the vaccines to undercut public trust in the coming wave of immunizations.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Delta asks more workers to take leave as travel slump widens

Delta Air Lines has managed to avoid furloughs but is now asking more employees to take unpaid leaves of absence, a sign of the deepening slump in air travel as...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Google CEO says company will review AI scholar’s abrupt exit

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has apologized for how a prominent artificial intelligence researcher's abrupt departure last week has “seeded doubts” in the company. Pichai told Google employees in a Wednesday...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Missouri AG joins Texas suit aimed at reversing Trump loss

Missouri's Republican attorney general has brought the state into an effort by GOP officials across the nation to reverse President Donald Trump's election loss. Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Major market indexes closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday, led by weakness in technology companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, easing the benchmark index below the record high it set...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
SC to prioritize elderly, food workers for COVID-19 vaccine

Prisoners and poultry plant workers will follow soon after frontline healthcare employees in South Carolina's COVID-19 vaccine plan, Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday. At the outset of the first phase...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Restoration Hardware: Fiscal 3Q Earnings Snapshot

Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. (RH) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $46.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Corte Madera, California-based company said it had net income of $1.64....

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Newsom taps new head of powerful California air board

California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped a veteran regulator Wednesday as the next chair of the powerful Air Resources Board, which implements the state's ambitious climate change goals. Liane Randolph, 55,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Faculty: Auditor demand on professor hurts academic freedom

Faculty leaders at the University of Mississippi are expressing concerns about academic freedom after the state auditor demanded nearly $2,000 from a tenured professor who took part in a two-day...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Genasys: Fiscal 4Q Earnings Snapshot

Genasys Inc. (GNSS) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $9.4 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The San Diego-based company said it...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
NCino: Fiscal 3Q Earnings Snapshot

NCino, Inc. (NCNO) on Wednesday reported a loss of $9.1 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Wilmington, North Carolina-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents per...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Oxford Industries: Fiscal 3Q Earnings Snapshot

Oxford Industries Inc. (OXM) on Wednesday reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $10.6 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Atlanta-based company said it...