Corona, Politics, Finance News

Corona

Opinion | Coronavirus vaccinations are off to a very slow start. That should set off alarms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/29/covid-19-vaccine-distribution-slow-testing/?tid=ss_tw

Early Vaccine Doubters Now Show a Willingness to Roll Up Their Sleeves https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/26/health/covid-vaccine-hesitancy.html?smid=tw-share

COVID-19 has devastated the U.S. prison and jail population https://ti.me/2JostjI

How Much Herd Immunity Is Enough? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/health/herd-immunity-covid-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share

First case of highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in Colorado https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-variant-colorado-us/2020/12/29/8e6379fc-4a01-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Some states buck federal vaccine recommendations and prioritize the elderly over essential workers https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/29/covid-vaccine-priority-group-elderly/?tid=ss_tw

Isolated residents and an overwhelmed hospital: Covid-19 hits Western Maryland https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/garrett-county-coronavirus-maryland/2020/12/28/ea3117d0-3fbb-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Biden calls Trump pandemic effort a ‘travesty’ and vows extensive federal response to coronavirus https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-coronavirus--surge-speech/2020/12/29/47134920-49d3-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Under Biden, the Justice Department is expected to again police the police https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-plans-police-reform/2020/12/22/d4812c9c-3bcc-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump lashes out at ‘weak and tired’ Republican congressional leadership https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-weak-and-tired-republican-congressional-leadership/2020/12/29/c242d412-49e7-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html?tid=ss_tw

McConnell blocks Democrats’ attempt to quickly approve $2,000 stimulus checks amid pressure on GOP to act https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/stimulus-checks-senate/2020/12/29/344fa850-49d9-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html?tid=ss_tw

N.Y. prosecutor hires forensic accounting experts as Trump criminal probe escalates https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-tax-returns-new-york-investigation/2020/12/29/11c43a38-43c8-11eb-b0e4-0f182923a025_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

The Stability and Predictive Power of Financial Literacy: Evidence From Longitudinal Data  https://t.co/DQBqYxsOSz?amp=1

For some students in need, campus is a safe — but lonely — place to live during the pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/12/29/college-students-dorms-life-pandemic/?tid=ss_tw

Two years after deadly crashes, Boeing’s 737 Max returns to commercial service in the U.S. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/boeing-737-max/2020/12/29/7d211cbc-49f2-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Scientists descended into Greenland’s perilous ice caverns — and came back with a worrying message https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/23/climate-moulins-greenland/

Apple loses copyright battle against security start-up Corellium https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/29/apple-corellium-lawsuit/?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | The first millennials turn 40 on Jan. 1. That’s old enough to sue for age discrimination. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/29/millennial-age-discrimination/?tid=ss_tw


 

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