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‘Warning Signs Flashing’: Job Growth Slows Sharply As Pandemic Takes Toll On Economy
U.S. employers added just 245,000 jobs last month as the runaway pandemic continued to weigh on hiring. The unemployment rate fell to 6.7% from 6.9% in October. Continue Reading ‘Warning Signs Flashing’: Job Growth Slows Sharply As Pandemic Takes Toll On Economy
Survey Finds Asian Americans Are Racial Or Ethnic Group Most Willing To Get Vaccine
Pew Research Center found 83% of Asian Americans said they would get a vaccine compared to 42% of Blacks. White and Latinx respondents were about even with 63% and 61% respectively saying they would. Continue Reading Survey Finds Asian Americans Are Racial Or Ethnic Group Most Willing To Get Vaccine
Education Department Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze Through January
Congress hit pause on federal student loan payments in the CARES Act. The latest extension of this relief will last until after President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Continue Reading Education Department Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze Through January
Think Your Health Care Costs Are Covered? Beware The ‘Junk’ Insurance Plan
Whether you’re looking for coverage online or through a broker, be sure to note the difference between a comprehensive health plan and a “junk” plan with limited benefits and coverage restrictions. Continue Reading Think Your Health Care Costs Are Covered? Beware The ‘Junk’ Insurance Plan
Migration To Booming Northwest ‘Zoom Towns’ Sends Home Prices Into Overdrive
You can add a new term to your lexicon: “Zoom towns.” These are scenic places experiencing a surge of house hunters. Booming demand comes from workers freed by the pandemic to work from home long term. Continue Reading Migration To Booming Northwest ‘Zoom Towns’ Sends Home Prices Into Overdrive
Trump Administration Rushes To Lock In Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling Before Biden’s Term
The Jan. 6 auction was set before the end of the comment and nominations period. If leases are finalized before Joe Biden takes office, they could be difficult to revoke. Continue Reading Trump Administration Rushes To Lock In Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling Before Biden’s Term
Boeing Lands 1st 737 Max Order Since Troubled Plane Was Cleared To Fly Again
Just two weeks ago, U.S. regulators cleared Boeing’s 737 Max to fly following the deadly crashes of two of the planes in 2018 and 2019. Now Boeing is reporting an order for 75 of the aircraft. Continue Reading Boeing Lands 1st 737 Max Order Since Troubled Plane Was Cleared To Fly Again
U.S. Hits 100,000 COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Breaks Daily Death Record
Data from the COVID Tracking Project show 100,226 people were hospitalized Wednesday, while Johns Hopkins reports a new one-day death toll record. Continue Reading U.S. Hits 100,000 COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Breaks Daily Death Record
Supreme Court Weighs Whether All Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts Are Unconstitutional
In April the justices said future split verdicts in criminal trials are unconstitutional. Now the question is what about such verdicts in the past — potentially several thousand of them. Continue Reading Supreme Court Weighs Whether All Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts Are Unconstitutional
Stock Sales By Leaders At Coronavirus Testing Company Raise Legal Concerns
Co-Diagnostics, a company that has provided coronavirus tests to three state governments, has come under intense scrutiny for claims about its tests’ accuracy and stock sales by company leaders. Continue Reading Stock Sales By Leaders At Coronavirus Testing Company Raise Legal Concerns
Justice Department Investigating Possible Bribery-For-Pardon Scheme
A document filed in federal court seems to show a probe into lobbying for a pardon and a related scheme to offer payment. Large swaths of the document, including names, are blacked out. Continue Reading Justice Department Investigating Possible Bribery-For-Pardon Scheme
Bipartisan Group Pushes $908B COVID-19 Plan, But McConnell Crafts Bill Trump Will Sign
A loosely assembled group of House and Senate lawmakers released a legislative framework they hope can break the months-long impasse between party leaders and the White House on pandemic relief. Continue Reading Bipartisan Group Pushes $908B COVID-19 Plan, But McConnell Crafts Bill Trump Will Sign
