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Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to unlock EU stimulus

The German presidency of the EU said Tuesday that further delaying the European Union's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package would be “irresponsible" as diplomats...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to unlock EU stimulus

The German presidency of the EU said Tuesday that further delaying the European Union's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package would be “irresponsible" as diplomats...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to unlock EU stimulus

The German presidency of the EU said Tuesday that further delaying the European Union's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package would be “irresponsible" as diplomats...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to unlock EU stimulus

The German presidency of the EU said Tuesday that further delaying the European Union's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package would be “irresponsible" as diplomats...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to unlock EU stimulus

The German presidency of the EU said Tuesday that further delaying the European Union's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package would be “irresponsible" as diplomats...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
UK, EU leaders to meet Wednesday amid Brexit no-deal signals

The leaders of Britain and the European Commission will make a last-minute push for a post-Brexit U.K.-EU trade deal over dinner on Wednesday, with both sides warning that the chance...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
‘New start:’ Medics juggle surgery backlogs and virus fight

Chatting before they go under the knife, the two women picture their lives after surgery. Caroline Erganian hopes to be rid of her pain. Lolita Andela imagines being able to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Pan-Mass Challenge rides against pandemic trend, raises $50M

Pan-Mass Challenge founder Billy Starr knew early on he wouldn't be able to get 10,000 people together this summer for the annual cross-state bike ride that over four decades has...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Nursing home industry: Pennsylvania illegally withheld funds

The nursing home industry is suing Pennsylvania, claiming Tuesday that the state illegally withheld more than $150 million that was intended to help long-term care facilities shoulder the financial burden...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Tuesday’s safe harbor deadline is boost for Biden

A deadline set Tuesday under federal law essentially locks in President-elect Joe Biden's victory, even though President Donald Trump is still falsely claiming he won reelection. Other than Wisconsin, every...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Idaho residents mostly slowed travel Thanksgiving Day

Transportation officials in Idaho have reported that highway and interstate traffic volumes on Thanksgiving Day were down in most of the state except eastern Idaho. Data from the state Department...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Idaho residents mostly slowed travel Thanksgiving Day

Transportation officials in Idaho have reported that highway and interstate traffic volumes on Thanksgiving Day were down in most of the state except eastern Idaho. Data from the state Department...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Boeing suffers more canceled orders for its 737 Max plane

Boeing Co. reported more cancellations for its 737 Max jet, which this week is scheduled to carry paying passengers for the first time since the planes were grounded 21 months...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Boeing suffers more canceled orders for its 737 Max plane

Boeing Co. reported more cancellations for its 737 Max jet, which this week is scheduled to carry paying passengers for the first time since the planes were grounded 21 months...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Savannah River project in discussion after court ruling

Leaders in a city in Georgia and another one in South Carolina are discussing the future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam after a federal judge blocked a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Savannah River project in discussion after court ruling

Leaders in a city in Georgia and another one in South Carolina are discussing the future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam after a federal judge blocked a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
SiriusXM, Howard Stern sign five-year contract extension

Howard Stern has reached a five-year deal with SiriusXM to continue making his show for the satellite radio company through the end of 2025. Terms were not disclosed. Forbes magazine...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
SiriusXM, Howard Stern sign five-year contract extension

Howard Stern has reached a five-year deal with SiriusXM to continue making his show for the satellite radio company through the end of 2025. Terms were not disclosed. Forbes magazine...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
A shocking new Netflix documentary explores the seedy side of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former poster boy for the global elite

The new four-part mini-series showcases sex, money, power, class, race and gender as it dives deep into the fetid swamp of the former IMF head's controversial 2011 sex assault case...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
A shocking new Netflix documentary explores the seedy side of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former poster boy for the global elite

The new four-part mini-series showcases sex, money, power, class, race and gender as it dives deep into the fetid swamp of the former IMF head's controversial 2011 sex assault case...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief

The Trump administration is back in the middle of Capitol Hill's confusing COVID-19 negotiations, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
China’s new digital currency spells the end for the US dollar’s global dominance and will change the world as we know it

The digital yuan cryptocurrency developed by China has the potential to be a gamechanger when it is rolled out fully. By ending the world's reliance on the dollar, it will...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Russian vaccine development ‘lacked good practice’, says Turkish Health Minister as he confirms Turkey will not buy it

Turkey has ruled out buying the Russian coronavirus vaccine since its development lacked "good practice", its health minister said in remarks published on Wednesday, as Ankara steps up efforts to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Isle of Wight animal shelter in bid to reunite Russian cat with owners

A team of animal lovers are trying to reunite a cat from Russia with his owners in time for Christmas after the feline ended up at an Isle of Wight...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Pandemic, loss unite 2 rural Missouri pastors around faith

Thirty miles of rural Missouri separate the two churches, and so much else. One is mostly white; the other hosts services in five languages for a flock that spans the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Business
Your order, Sir! Robots start delivering restaurant meals in Moscow (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Self-driving robot buggies started delivering restaurant orders to customers in central Moscow this week. Russian Internet giant Yandex is operating the service. Its Yandex.Eats app, one of several food and...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Business
Russia bans imports of tomatoes & apples from Azerbaijan

Russia's agricultural watchdog has restricted shipments of tomatoes and apples from Azerbaijan after pests were found in the products. The embargo comes into force on December 10. Russia's Rosselkhoznadzor (Federal...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Covid restrictions had no impact on slowing climate change – UN expert

COVID restrictions on industry, travel and socialising are not slowing down climate change, United Nations experts have warned.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Seattle Chamber of Commerce challenges tax on high-earners

The Seattle Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit asking the courts to overturn a new tax enacted by the city that would collect revenue based on how much employees...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Germany reports highest daily virus death toll

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has advocated tougher restrictions on public life as the country reports 590 deaths, its highest single-day coronavirus death toll. Germany is gradually moving toward...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details

The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided few details but marked the first...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are moving to Indian Creek Island. Meet their neighbors

When Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump start building their new home on the 1.8 acre lot at 4 Indian Creek Island Road they purchased for $30 million, they'll have plenty...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Politics
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are moving to Indian Creek Island. Meet their neighbors

When Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump start building their new home on the 1.8 acre lot at 4 Indian Creek Island Road they purchased for $30 million, they'll have plenty...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Bank transfer scams code is not working as intended, says UK Finance

A voluntary code which compensates blameless bank transfer scam victims is not working as intended more than a year after it was launched, according to trade association UK Finance.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Turkey’s Erdogan brushes off EU sanctions threat

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has brushed off possible European Union sanctions against Turkey, saying they would not affect his country.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Turkey’s Erdogan brushes off EU sanctions threat

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has brushed off possible European Union sanctions against Turkey, saying they would not affect his country.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Ethiopia rejects independent probes into Tigray conflict

Ethiopia's government is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly conflict in its Tigray region, saying it “doesn't need a baby-sitter," while the United Nations human rights chief warns...

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Amazon warns Irish shoppers of higher fees and fewer returns because of Brexit

Amazon has warned its Irish customers that prices might go up and deliveries could be disrupted because of Brexit on January 1.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Amazon warns Irish shoppers of higher fees and fewer returns because of Brexit

Amazon has warned its Irish customers that prices might go up and deliveries could be disrupted because of Brexit on January 1.

Posted by The Analyst | December 9, 2020 | Breaking News
Vaccinated Briton, 91, tells CNN ‘no point in dying now’

A 91-year-old Briton who received the coronavirus vaccine has gone viral after telling a CNN reporter: “There's no point in dying now when I've lived this long is there?”