U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to reporters during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 16, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Democrats and Republicans need to resolve several disputes about what to include in a developing coronavirus relief bill as the pandemic wreaks havoc across […]
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Joe Biden’s joint committees raise nearly $100 million in second quarter as big-money donors get off the sidelines
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at an an event about affordable healthcare at the Lancaster Recreation Center on June 25, 2020 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Joshua Roberts | Getty Images Joe Biden and his joint fundraising committees combined to raise close to $100 million in the second […]
Cuomo slams Trump coronavirus response as ‘virus of American division and federal incompetence’
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a daily briefing following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan in New York City, New York, July 13, 2020. Mike Segar | Reuters New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s coronavirus response, describing the pandemic in […]
Warren Buffett reaps $40 billion from giant Apple stake since March bottom
Warren Buffett. Gerald Miller | CNBC An off-brand move to pile into Apple shares might have been Warren Buffett’s greatest trade ever. Berkshire Hathaway‘s Apple stake — which is now 40% of its equity portfolio — is up a whopping $40 billion since the market bottom in March. The investment in the […]
Amazon begins screening some warehouse employees for coronavirus symptoms as they show up for work
Amazon will begin screening some warehouse employees for Covid-19 symptoms as they report to work, marking the latest effort to heighten coronavirus safety measures at its facilities. The company on Wednesday notified warehouse workers in at least two states, Michigan and Virginia, that they’d be subject to a new symptom screening […]
Consumers spent at pre-Covid levels, but virus spread and jobless rate could make economic boost temporary
People wait on a long line to receive a food bank donation at the Barclays Center on May 15, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough in New York City. The event was organized by Food Bank for New York City and included dairy and meat items. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images […]
How Birkenstock became a cult classic
Birkenstock sandals have withstood decades of passing fashion fads. Since the 1960s they have adorned the feet of hippies, models, moms, dads and now Gen Z. Birkenstock’s success relates to its selectivity in the market. In 2016 it chose to remove its products from the biggest retailer in the world, […]
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders slam Trump for giving Gilead ‘windfall’ deal for coronavirus drug
2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks as she attends a rally at the Kings theatre on January 7, 2020 in New York. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Former presidential candidates and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders slammed the Trump administration Thursday for giving Gilead Sciences a “windfall” […]
Twitter was ill-equipped to handle an unprecedented hack — now we need answers
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc., listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wednesday’s Twitter hack wasn’t just unprecedented, it was a shocking revelation that the company is ill-equipped to […]
Coronavirus data has already disappeared after Trump administration shifted control from CDC
An empty bed is moved back to the emergency room after brining in another COVID-19 patient. At United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, Dr. Joseph Varon leads a team to fight the increasing number of coronavirus patients in the expanded Covid-19 ward on July 1, 2020. Carolyn Cole | […]