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Covid vaccines, alcohol and marijuana: What to know before your shot
Created: Sat, 08 May 2021 17:28:18 GMT
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With second doses incoming and millions more to soon be immunized, many wonder if it's safe to celebrate their Covid shot with a booze shot.
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Discord is rapidly expanding beyond gaming, attracting suitors like Sony and Microsoft
Created: Sat, 08 May 2021 16:07:12 GMT
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Though Discord has typically been associated with online gamers, there is a growing number of users building Discord communities focused on other interests.
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Digital media companies pump the brakes on their rush to go public as SPAC market cools
Created: Sat, 08 May 2021 17:14:52 GMT
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Dreams of going public in January and February have been put on hold for digital media companies as SPACs dry up and investors become more conservative.
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Some say Florida could become a major tech and finance hub within a decade. That may be an overstatement.
Created: Sat, 08 May 2021 12:00:01 GMT
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Anecdotal evidence of financial firms and investors moving to Florida hint at exponential growth, but migration data is telling a different story.
Amazon employee dies at Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, site of unionization drive
Created: Sat, 08 May 2021 00:41:06 GMT
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Amazon declined to share further details about the situation, noting that it was a personal medical incident.
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Epic Games trial reveals Apple negotiations with Netflix, Facebook and Microsoft
Created: Sat, 08 May 2021 00:05:44 GMT
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As part of Epic's argument that Apple's App Store is anti-competitive, the trial has revealed internal Apple deliberations on negotiations with top partners.
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Amazon mails postcards to sellers to verify whether their addresses are real
Created: Sat, 08 May 2021 00:50:04 GMT
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Authenticating sellers' addresses could help Amazon weed out counterfeiters and other bad actors on its third-party marketplace.
Read more: Amazon mails postcards to sellers to verify whether their addresses are real
Pfizer CEO opposes U.S. call to waive Covid vaccine patents, cites manufacturing and safety issues
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 20:58:08 GMT
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Pfizer's CEO said the waiver proposal "will unleash a scramble for the critical inputs we require in order to make a safe and effective vaccine.'
Automaker Stellantis expects employees to work remotely most of the time under new plan
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 21:04:43 GMT
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When employees of Fiat Chrysler, now Stellantis, return to offices they'll do so with a new company and a more flexible work schedule.
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Covid cases are falling in 30 states with a third of Americans fully vaccinated
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 21:51:16 GMT
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The rate of daily Covid infections is declining in 30 states and the District of Columbia and 1 in 3 Americans are now fully vaccinated.
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Threats against members of Congress have more than doubled this year, Capitol Police says
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 20:12:27 GMT
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Threats against federal lawmakers have more than doubled so far this year compared with last year, the United States Capitol Police said Friday.
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WHO chief urges world to follow U.S. lead and support waiving Covid vaccine patent protections
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 20:48:40 GMT
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WHO chief says he urges other countries to follow the example of the U.S. on supporting vaccine patent waivers.
Tesla can't promise driverless cars in 2021, engineer tells California DMV
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 19:54:55 GMT
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Elon Musk's messaging on driverless vehicles doesn't always "match engineering reality," Tesla employees told California's DMV, according to DMV meeting notes.
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April's big jobs miss explained and what it means for the U.S. economic outlook
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 18:45:31 GMT
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A confluence of factors helped explain the weak Labor Department count.
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Why demand is surging beyond the U.S. in the multibillion-dollar armed drone market
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 16:30:02 GMT
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Companies in China, Turkey and Russia are increasingly producing armed drones, remotely piloted aircraft that can use guided weapons on and off the battlefield.
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Manufacturers push to give workers with criminal records a second chance
Created: Sat, 08 May 2021 00:11:31 GMT
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The National Association of Manufacturers recently announced a new partnership with the Charles Koch Institute to expand "second chance" hiring opportunities.
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Despite dismal jobs report, teenagers looking for summer work are in luck
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 16:17:55 GMT
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Despite a disappointing jobs report, teen employment is looking up as summer approaches — especially as restaurants and bars become desperate to find help.
Read more: Despite dismal jobs report, teenagers looking for summer work are in luck
WHO approves Covid vaccine made by China's Sinopharm for emergency use
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 20:13:23 GMT
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The new addition to the list could hasten efforts to control the spread of Covid, which has recently spread to record high infection levels in some countries.
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Watch live: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discusses the April jobs report
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 16:00:49 GMT
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to join White House press secretary Jen Psaki during a press briefing Friday afternoon.
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Southwest plans to start hiring flight attendants again as travel rebounds
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 16:59:30 GMT
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Southwest is the latest airline to announce plans to resume hiring as travel demand returns.
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Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on April's huge jobs miss
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 16:08:02 GMT
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The jobs report comes as Biden pitches multitrillion-dollar spending plans aimed at lifting the U.S. out of the Covid pandemic and overhauling the economy.
Read more: Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on April's huge jobs miss
CDC official who issued early warnings about the threat of Covid will resign
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 16:33:26 GMT
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Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the CDC health expert who sounded alarms about the threat posed to the U.S. by the coronavirus, is resigning.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce blames weak jobs report on enhanced unemployment benefit, kicks off lobbying effort
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 22:13:25 GMT
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce blamed a $300-per-week federal jobless benefit for April's far-weaker-than-expected jobs report.
Labor secretary says pandemic is still weighing on economy but confidence is coming back
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 19:17:09 GMT
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Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said after April's disappointing jobs report that in normal circumstances 266,000 jobs "is a good number."
Read more: Labor secretary says pandemic is still weighing on economy but confidence is coming back
During Covid, more families switch to private school from public education
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 14:27:56 GMT
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During the coronavirus crisis, families are finding that financial aid provides access to schools they otherwise couldn't afford.
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Here's where the jobs are — in one chart
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 14:24:23 GMT
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U.S. firms hired far fewer workers than expected in April, as employers struggled to find people to fill job openings.
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Homebuyers are the most pessimistic they've been in a decade thanks to tight supply, high prices
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 14:50:42 GMT
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Sentiment among homebuyers fell to the lowest level in the 10-year history of a Fannie Mae survey, due to a housing shortage and soaring prices.
Confidence in the safety of the J&J vaccine is low following U.S. pause, Kaiser survey shows
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 20:47:07 GMT
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Just 46% of respondents said they were at least somewhat confident in the J&J shot, compared with 69% who said the same about Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines.
Roku pops nearly 19% after it reported its highest revenue growth rate since IPO
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 17:33:31 GMT
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Roku has been making several strategic moves in the advertising space, including acquiring Nielsen's advanced video advertising business.
Read more: Roku pops nearly 19% after it reported its highest revenue growth rate since IPO
April's expected hiring boom goes bust as nonfarm payroll gain falls well short of estimates
Created: Fri, 07 May 2021 13:50:10 GMT
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Hiring was a huge letdown in April, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by a much less than expected 266,000 and the unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.