Inequality in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue. February 22, 2021, 9:41 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article One year after former President Donald Trump told Americans that the novel coronavirus was “very much under control in this country,” the United States on Monday […]
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Watch the first ever video of NASA landing a rover on Mars
NASA on Monday released first-of-its-kind video of a spacecraft landing on another planet, as multiple cameras captured its Perseverance rover touching down on the surface of Mars. The U.S. space agency landed Perseverance on the red planet last week after a more than six-month voyage from Earth. The Perseverance rover […]
New Jersey legalizes recreational marijuana
Fourteen states and D.C. have now legalized cannabis. February 22, 2021, 10:39 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article New Jersey has officially become the latest state to permit recreational marijuana use. The New Jersey state legislature approved a series of bills Monday that regulates […]
Representative urges Biden to boycott 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Rep. John Katko cited China’s alleged human rights violations as the reason. February 22, 2021, 9:41 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The ranking member on the Homeland Security Committee on Monday urged President Joe Biden to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. […]
Market bull Julian Emanuel sees rising Treasury yields accelerating a major leadership change. Here’s how to play it.
While rising Treasury yields create jitters on Wall Street, BTIG’s Julian Emanuel is seeing opportunities. The firm’s chief equity and derivatives strategist said Monday he thinks economically sensitive stocks, cryptocurrencies and overseas markets, particularly China, will get a boost. “There’s a large subset of China ADRs [American depository receipts], some […]
IRS gives Texans 2 extra months to file their taxes
The IRS is giving all Texas residents and businesses an additional two months to file their federal income taxes, citing the deadly winter storm that left millions without power and water. Texans will now have until June 15 to file their 2020 returns, instead of the regular deadline of April […]
Mariners president resigns following disparaging remarks
Seattle Mariners President and CEO Kevin Mather has resigned, chairman and managing partner John Stanton announced Monday. Mather’s resignation comes after a speech he gave earlier this month, in which he made disparaging remarks about two club members’ English-speaking abilities, spoke openly about manipulating multiple prospects’ service time and called […]
Stocks making the biggest moves after the bell: Carnival, Palo Alto Networks, RealReal & more
Julie Wainwright, CEO, The RealReal Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Monday: Palo Alto Networks – Shares of the cybersecurity company fell nearly 1% after Palo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected results for its second quarter. The company reported earnings per share of […]
Moderna moves forward on plan to increase Covid vaccine supply in each vial after latest FDA feedback
A detail of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Moderna said Monday it received “positive feedback” from the Food and Drug Administration on its proposal to increase the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses in each of its vials. One vial of Moderna’s […]
U.S. tops half a million COVID-19 deaths
More than half a million people in the United States have now died from COVID-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University — a devastating milestone one year into the pandemic, which has upended so many aspects of life across the country and around the world. The milestone comes as vaccination […]