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Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Gardaí contacted after anti-vaxxers seen spreading ‘cultish fears to children’ outside school

A FATHER has contacted gardaí after coming across anti-vaxxers who were “peddling conspiracy and cultish fears to children” outside a Cork school.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Record daily death toll in US as coronavirus cases surge

The US recorded over 3,100 Covid-19 deaths in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring, while the number of Americans in hospital with the virus has eclipsed 100,000...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Collapsed Arcadia empire limits gift cards to half the purchase price

Shoppers with gift cards for Sir Philip Green's collapsed Topshop retail empire have been told they can only use them for half of the value of their order.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
‘Multiple casualties’ after explosion at UK sewage plant

A local British emergency services department says there have been “multiple casualties” following a large explosion Thursday at a wastewater treatment facility near the southwest England city of Bristol. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
MTV Entertainment commits $250 million to diversify reality

MTV Entertainment Group says it's making a $250 million commitment to spur reality production over the next three years by companies owned and operated by women and people of color....

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall

The U.S. government has been trying to take Pamela Rivas' land for a border wall since before Joe Biden was vice president. From a brushy bluff, Rivas can look across...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Student nurse reimagines Michelangelo painting with Covid-19 isolation twist

A student nurse is raising money for charity by reimagining one of the world's most famous paintings with a modern Covid-19 twist.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees to isolated island

Authorities in Bangladesh have begun relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process, officials said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Covid dining: What the new coronavirus restrictions mean as restaurants and gastropubs open tomorrow

From tomorrow, cafes, restaurants, and pubs that serve food will be allowed to reopen their indoor dining areas to the public – but this time the rules are slightly different.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Pro-democracy Hong Kong activist plans to go into exile in Britain

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former politician said that he will move to Britain in exile.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Jobless aid applications dip during holiday hiring, but South Florida economy stays shaky

New applications for unemployment assistance in Florida declined last week, likely on the strength of holiday job gains. But other economic indicators show the local economy remains on unfirm ground....

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Big banks generated billions in fees from Paycheck Protection Program

The Paycheck Protection Program, a small-business lending facility created by the Trump Administration and Congress amid the pandemic, has generated more than $18 billion in fees for the nation's banks,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Kamala Harris names Clinton aide as her chief of staff

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named Tina Flournoy, a veteran Democratic strategist and aide to the Clintons, as her chief of staff, the transition team announced.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Police: Couple flew to Hawaii despite positive virus tests

A couple was arrested at a Hawaii airport for traveling on a flight from California despite knowing they were infected with COVID-19, authorities said. Wesley Moribe, 41, and Courtney Peterson,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Business
5,000 ride-on UTV kid toys sold at Walmart have been recalled. They might cause injuries

More than 5,000 battery-powered ride-on UTV toys meant to let kids drive through the toughest terrains are being recalled for moving by themselves, posing a risk of injury to others....

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Business
5,000 ride-on UTV kid toys sold at Walmart have been recalled. They might cause injuries

More than 5,000 battery-powered ride-on UTV toys meant to let kids drive through the toughest terrains are being recalled for moving by themselves, posing a risk of injury to others....

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
After the Government voted down a motion last night – what is going on with student nurses pay?

On Thursday night, the Government voted against a motion to pay student nurses and midwives €14 per hour by 77 votes to 72.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market remain under stress from the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market remain under stress from the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Science & Tech
Dish Network customers lose Nexstar’s local TV stations in 115 markets over failed negotiations

On Wednesday night, Dish removed network and local programming provided by the local television stations owned by Nexstar.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
US, Estonia partnered to search out cyber threat from Russia

In the modern twist on old-fashioned war games, the U.S. military dispatched cyber fighters to Estonia this fall to help the small Baltic nation search out and block potential cyber...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
US, Estonia partnered to search out cyber threat from Russia

In the modern twist on old-fashioned war games, the U.S. military dispatched cyber fighters to Estonia this fall to help the small Baltic nation search out and block potential cyber...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
‘Yes, we can – but no, we shouldn’t.’ Radical leftists furious over Obama’s claim that ‘Defund the Police’ is a vote-losing slogan

The former US President has criticized ‘snappy slogans' for alienating ordinary voters. Their irate response to his criticism is exactly why the left lost so much ground in the election....

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
‘Yes, we can – but no, we shouldn’t.’ Radical leftists furious over Obama’s claim that ‘Defund the Police’ is a vote-losing slogan

The former US President has criticized ‘snappy slogans' for alienating ordinary voters. Their irate response to his criticism is exactly why the left lost so much ground in the election....

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Flying low: Regional airports face crisis over Covid and ‘green shaming’

THE combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and so-called 'green shaming' over climate change could spell the end for dozens of small regional airports across Europe.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Plane carrying Texas lawmaker skids off runway; no one hurt

A private plane carrying the presumptive incoming Texas House speaker skidded off a runway while trying to land during a rainstorm, but no one was seriously hurt, officials said. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Four-legged pair are otterly in love after online matchmaking

It was “love at first sight” when two bereaved otters found love again after their keepers matched them up using a lonely hearts ad.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Azerbaijan says thousands of its troops were killed in separatist clashes

Azerbaijani authorities disclosed for the first time details of the country's military casualties in the recent fighting with Armenian forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which was halted last...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Azerbaijan says thousands of its troops were killed in separatist clashes

Azerbaijani authorities disclosed for the first time details of the country's military casualties in the recent fighting with Armenian forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which was halted last...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Business
EU-Asia partnership is a ‘crystal-clear message’ to Biden to end US protectionism in trade – Prof. Wolff

After six years of negotiating, the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a group consisting of 10 Asian countries, have upgraded their relationship to a “strategic...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Claims that Biden will be influenced by Beijing are Trump’s brazen attempt to create a Chinagate crisis that doesn’t really exist

US intelligence suggestions that China will attempt to infiltrate the Joe Biden administration on a huge scale are not based in reality, but represent an effort by Donald Trump to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Breaking News
Ryan Tubridy says he’ll take the Covid vaccine on live television

RTÉ presenter Ryan Tubridy said he'll “happily” take the Covid vaccine on live television once it's available.

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities

Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro's normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been under control before the pandemic. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities

Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro's normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been under control before the pandemic. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Phishing ploy targets COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort

IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World Health Organization's initiative for distributing COVID-19 vaccine...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Obama’s establishment ‘theory of change’ is as wrong as ever at a time when Democrats need a progressive push

Former US President Barack Obama dismissed ‘Defund the police', an important message of the growing progressive left, showing he's just another establishment creature whose slogans of ‘hope' and ‘change' have...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Obama’s establishment ‘theory of change’ is as wrong as ever at a time when Democrats need a progressive push

Former US President Barack Obama dismissed ‘Defund the police', an important message of the growing progressive left, showing he's just another establishment creature whose slogans of ‘hope' and ‘change' have...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Struggling to pay your FPL bill during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s where to get help

It's difficult to live in Florida without reliable electricity, especially in the midst of a pandemic when it's safer to stay home and quarantine than go outside. And power bills...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Struggling to pay your FPL bill during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s where to get help

It's difficult to live in Florida without reliable electricity, especially in the midst of a pandemic when it's safer to stay home and quarantine than go outside. And power bills...

Posted by The Analyst | December 3, 2020 | Politics
Struggling to pay your FPL bill during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s where to get help

It's difficult to live in Florida without reliable electricity, especially in the midst of a pandemic when it's safer to stay home and quarantine than go outside. And power bills...