Corona, Politics, Finance

Corona

Biden’s scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of Trump’s refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-vaccine-trump_n_5fb16d53c5b68baab0fd5bbb?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

National lockdown ‘a measure of last resort,’ Biden coronavirus taskforce head says https://politi.co/38LAXeY

As the Pandemic Surges, C.D.C. Issues Increasingly Assertive Advice https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/health/coronavirus-cdc-trump.html?smid=tw-share

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine found to be nearly 95 percent effective in a preliminary analysis https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/16/covid-moderna-vaccine/?tid=ss_tw

Health officials sound alarm over impact of Trump’s transition blockade https://politi.co/32NR1Jr

Rapid Testing Is Less Accurate Than the Government Wants to Admit https://www.propublica.org/article/rapid-testing-is-less-accurate-than-the-government-wants-to-admit

Opinion | As a third covid-19 wave rises, Trump dawdles and Republicans hide https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/15/third-covid-19-wave-rises-trump-dawdles-republicans-hide/?tid=ss_tw

20 million Americans could receive Covid-19 vaccine in December https://politi.co/38HDh6I

“Feeling guilty about making the safest decision for you and your loved ones is patently unhelpful and illogical,” one therapist said. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-to-do-family-guilty-holidays_l_5fad7692c5b6ed84597f5615?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

San Diego universities will increase testing for COVID-19 after Thanksgiving https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-11-15/san-diego-universities-covid-19-thanksgiving

Homeless Shelters Grapple With COVID Safety as Cold Creeps In https://khn.org/MTIwNjE3OA

The expertise of health-care workers is keeping COVID-19 deaths at bay. As this new surge overwhelms them, their ability to save patients' lives could falter https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/third-surge-breaking-healthcare-workers/617091/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Some places were short on nurses before the virus. The pandemic is making it much worse. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/some-places-were-short-on-nurses-before-the-virus-the-pandemic-is-making-it-much-worse/2020/11/16/8d3755a0-25c4-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Biden wants to curb the coronavirus but steers clear of shutdowns https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-coronavirus-lockdown-trump/2020/11/16/5ac24efa-2820-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Biden pressures Trump to cooperate, citing risk of additional coronavirus deaths if handoff is delayed https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-transition-trump/2020/11/16/d7fb10f2-2828-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | Europe is ready for Biden to get started https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/11/16/biden-europe-trump-borrell/?tid=ss_tw

Organizations needed to volunteer to help Jon Ossoff's campaign for Georgia's US Senate seat. Elections 12/14-1/5. p0.vresp.com/ufFjoE

Obama says Trump has contributed to what some call "truth decay" in America, which he describes as "the sense that not only do we not have to tell the truth, but the truth doesn’t even matter.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obama-truth-decay-60-minutes_n_5fb1f783c5b6b956698c9ab2?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

Republicans sound alarm on Georgia Senate runoffs as they privately weigh Trump’s influence https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/georgia-senate-runoffs-gop-t/2020/11/16/9d7c0678-2848-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Ga. secretary of state says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude ballots https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/brad-raffensperger-georgia-vote/2020/11/16/6b6cb2f4-283e-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump uploaded a Tweetstorm on Sunday as the coronavirus pandemic surged and President-elect Joe Biden solidified his lead. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-throws-twitter-tantrum-as-longshot-attempts-to-stay-in-power-fade-away_n_5fb1557dc5b68baab0fd4c40?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

Trump digs in on baseless election claims even as legal options dwindle https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-digs-in-election/2020/11/16/debae3f0-2827-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | Trump’s Iran agenda is about to end in failure https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/11/17/trump-iran-pressure-biden-nuclear/?tid=ss_tw

Trump administration to cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq in sprint to deliver on president’s promise https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-afghan-war-troop-cuts/2020/11/16/6cc2655c-2827-11eb-b847-66c66ace1afb_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Twitter critics wondered if the grossly inflated crowd tally was reached using the same math the Trump administration used to figure his expected votes. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kayleigh-mcenany-trump-maga-march-crowd_n_5fb0d399c5b6c5f3d2f81edf?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

How Trump’s 2024 candidacy could hurt GOP chances in 2022 https://www.rollcall.com/2020/11/12/how-trumps-2024-candidacy-could-hurt-gop-chances-in-2022/

For progressives, the House is as big a problem as the Senate https://www.rollcall.com/2020/11/16/for-progressives-the-house-is-as-big-a-problem-as-the-senate/

For Holocaust survivors, Trump’s refusal to concede is a bad memory http://jd.fo/ndSY via @jdforward

Health officials sound alarm over impact of Trump’s transition blockade https://politi.co/32NR1Jr

Violent Crime Rates Declined in 10 Jurisdictions Following Comprehensive Police Reform - Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/criminal-justice/news/2020/11/16/492931/violent-crime-rates-declined-10-jurisdictions-following-comprehensive-police-reform/?emci=2896aae4-5728-eb11-9fb4-00155d03affc&emdi=77abc63d-6128-eb11-9fb4-00155d03affc&ceid=726077

Minneapolis violence surges as police officers leave department in droves https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/minneapolis-police-shortage-violence-floyd/2020/11/12/642f741a-1a1d-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Hate-crime killings set a record in 2019, FBI data reveals https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/fbi-hate-crime-data/2020/11/16/c8be3c4a-282d-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | Biden won places that are thriving. Trump won ones that are hurting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/15/biden-trump-economy/?tid=ss_tw

Finance

The nightmare pandemic economy Joe Biden is inheriting, in 5 charts https://ti.me/3krwXm9

The World's Most Innovative Economies https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-10-most-innovative-economies-in-2019/

How Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/myers-briggs-personality-income/   

Visualizing the Stages of Startup Funding https://www.visualcapitalist.com/startup-funding-stages/     

Dow soars to new heights on promising vaccine news https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/16/stocks-markets-vaccine-moderna/?tid=ss_tw

Businesses race to battle back new coronavirus restrictions as U.S. faces deadly new surge https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/11/16/coronavirus-business-lobbying-restrictions/?tid=ss_tw

As Trump era ends, massive new Asian trade deal leaves U.S. on the sidelines https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/trade-china-trump-obama-asia/2020/11/16/f02f43e4-27b7-11eb-9c21-3cc501d0981f_story.html?tid=ss_tw

The Pandemic and Economic Crisis Are Wake-Up Call for State Medicaid Expansion - Center for American Progress https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/news/2020/11/09/492808/pandemic-economic-crisis-wake-call-state-medicaid-expansion/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=amprog_elq&utm_campaign=27&utm_content=43090   

Biden likely to remain tough on Chinese tech like Huawei, but with more help from allies https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/16/biden-huawei-trump-china/?tid=ss_tw

Bezos makes first donations from $10 billion Earth Fund for fighting climate change https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/16/bezos-climate-grants/?tid=ss_tw

Time to Take a Pledge: No Stocks if You’re a Member of Congress https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/your-money/congress-stocks-divest.html?smid=tw-share

Real Estate Transactions Go Virtual https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/realestate/10virtual-deals.html?smid=tw-share    

Some places were short on nurses before the virus. The pandemic is making it much worse. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/some-places-were-short-on-nurses-before-the-virus-the-pandemic-is-making-it-much-worse/2020/11/16/8d3755a0-25c4-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html?tid=ss_tw   

Trump officials rush to auction off rights to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before Biden can block it https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/16/arctic-refuge-drilling-trump/?tid=ss_tw   


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