Corona, Politics, Finance News

Corona

Opinion | Here’s what leadership on vaccination would look like https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/03/heres-what-leadership-vaccination-would-look-like/?tid=ss_tw

The Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine could be the "beginning of the end" for the COVID-19 pandemic. But questions remain https://ti.me/3hvAlwl

We can’t discover the pandemic’s origins if China’s thought police keep watching scientists https://wapo.st/3oaUxWR?tid=ss_tw

Coronavirus vaccine has arrived, but frustrated Americans are struggling to sign up https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/02/coronavirus-vaccine-has-arrived-frustrated-americans-are-struggling-sign-up/?tid=ss_tw

Only one covid-19 treatment is designed to keep people out of the hospital. Many overburdened hospitals are not offering it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/31/covid-monoclonal-antibodies-unused/?tid=ss_tw

Here’s Why Distribution of the Vaccine Is Taking Longer Than Expected https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/health/vaccine-distribution-delays.html?smid=tw-share

The Trump administration approved faster line speeds at chicken plants. Those facilities are more likely to have covid-19 cases. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-chicken-covid-coronavirus-biden/2021/01/03/ea8902b0-3a39-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Are schools safe? A growing body of evidence suggests that, with the right measures, they contribute little to virus spread. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/school-coronavirus-spread/2020/12/29/bbfac9d8-3697-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html?tid=ss_tw

In D.C., Black families reel from the pain of hundreds lost to covid-19 and killings https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/black-dc-covid-killings-job-loss/2020/12/29/a06701be-40a6-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?tid=ss_tw

West Virginia clinic gave 44 people an antibody treatment instead of the coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/31/covid-vaccine-west-virginia/?tid=ss_tw

Wisconsin pharmacist who ‘intentionally’ spoiled more than 500 vaccine doses is arrested, police say https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/31/covid-vaccines-destroyed-wisconsin-hospital/?tid=ss_tw

Plastic barriers protected bus drivers from assaults. Now they shield them from the coronavirus. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/bus-driver-barriers-coronavirus/2020/12/29/7e4ce230-3e1a-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Pregnant women agonize over whether to get coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/pregnant-women-covid-vaccine/2021/01/01/b62ff88a-4492-11eb-b0e4-0f182923a025_story.html?tid=ss_tw

As coronavirus death toll surpasses 350,000, Trump calls U.S. count ‘far exaggerated’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/trump-calls-us-coronavirus-death-toll-fake-news-as-count-surpasses-350000/2021/01/03/6bdc0b08-4e14-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html?tid=ss_tw

India approves two vaccines as it prepares for massive immunization push https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-vaccine-approval-oxford-serum-astrazeneca/2021/01/03/bea7d656-4aa3-11eb-97b6-4eb9f72ff46b_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | When will teachers get vaccinated? Some already have — but most are nervously waiting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/01/03/teachers-coronavirus-vaccines/?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Opinion | Meet the Trump saboteur in charge of undermining Biden — and America https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/31/russell-vought-trump-saboteur-undermine-biden-america/?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | Calls are growing for Biden to do what DeVos did: Let states skip annual standardized tests this spring https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/12/30/calls-are-growing-biden-do-what-devos-did-let-states-skip-annual-standardized-tests-this-spring/?tid=ss_tw

Raphael Warnock’s campaign for the moral high ground https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/raphael-warnocks-campaign-for-the-moral-high-ground/2021/01/01/acb5c81c-439c-11eb-8deb-b948d0931c16_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump begs Georgia secretary of state to overturn election results in remarkable, hourlong phone call https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-begs-georgia-secretary-state-overturn-election-results-remarkable-hourlong-n1252692

Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-knows-no-limits-as-he-tries-to-overturn-the-election/2021/01/03/e192bf90-4e05-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html?tid=ss_tw

The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/former-defense-secretaries-rebuke-trump-election/2021/01/03/1c708f64-4de5-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html?tid=ss_tw    

Sen. David Perdue became wealthy outsourcing work to Asia. Now the former CEO stands with Trump, who wants to ‘end our reliance on China.’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/perdue-outsourcing-trump/2020/12/30/29242e28-4084-11eb-a402-fba110db3b42_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Ahead of runoffs, civic groups in Georgia mount ambitious campaign to mobilize Black voters https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/black-voters-georgia-runoff/2021/01/01/3ae4c802-4b92-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Loeffler and Perdue try to steer around Republican infighting as Georgia runoff races draw to a close https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/loeffler-perdue-georgia-senate-runoffs-gop/2021/01/03/5323071e-4dde-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Republicans want to make voting harder. They’ll use the fraud crisis they cooked up to do it. https://wapo.st/390egCv?tid=ss_tw

Growing number of Trump loyalists in the Senate vow to challenge Biden’s victory https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senators-challenge-election/2021/01/02/81a4e5c4-4c7d-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Congress overrides a Trump veto for the first time with Senate vote on defense bill https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/congress-override-trump-first-time/2021/01/01/eaca9c96-4c51-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Pelosi elected speaker, likely for the last time https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/03/pelosi-elected-speaker-likely-for-the-last-time/

Pence seeks rejection of lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to overturn the election https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sasse-letter-electoral-college-ploy/2020/12/31/44da8dba-4b65-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html?tid=ss_tw

The number of journalists murdered for their work doubled in 2020 https://ti.me/37Fzs1i

Opinion | Unregulated facial recognition must stop before more Black men are wrongfully arrested https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/unregulated-facial-recognition-must-stop-before-more-black-men-are-wrongfully-arrested/2020/12/31/dabe319a-4ac7-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Homicides in D.C. hit 16-year high; shootings also have spiked https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/homicides-rise-washington/2020/12/31/59dd659e-3953-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump policing commission calls for independent probes of officer shootings, more technology use https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/03/trump-police-commission-report/?tid=ss_tw

The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/former-defense-secretaries-rebuke-trump-election/2021/01/03/1c708f64-4de5-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

British judge set to rule on extradition of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to U.S. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/julian-assange-extradition-wikileaks/2021/01/03/2273d77a-4b7b-11eb-97b6-4eb9f72ff46b_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

How Every Asset Class, Currency, and S&P 500 Sector Performed in 2020 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-every-asset-class-currency-and-sp-500-sector-performed-in-2020/

The Economic Impact of COVID-19, According to Business Leaders https://www.visualcapitalist.com/economic-impact-covid-19/

Return of the SPAC: They're Back and Bigger than Ever https://www.visualcapitalist.com/spacs-are-back-and-bigger-than-ever/  

30 Cities Best Positioned for Long-Term Success https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chart-the-30-cities-best-positioned-for-long-term-success/

Map: The Top Surveillance Cities Worldwide https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-top-surveillance-cities-worldwide/

How Chinese Financing is Fueling Megaprojects Around the World https://www.visualcapitalist.com/global-chinese-financing-is-fueling-megaprojects/

How Much Do Countries Spend on Healthcare Compared to the Military? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-do-countries-spend-on-healthcare-versus-military/       

Microsoft says Russians hacked its network, viewing source code https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/microsoft-russian-hackers-source-coce/2020/12/31/a9b4f7cc-4b95-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html?tid=ss_tw

The stock market is ending 2020 at record highs, even as the virus surges and millions go hungry https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/31/stock-market-record-2020/?tid=ss_tw   

Analysis | World’s richest men added billions to their fortunes last year as others struggled https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/01/bezos-musk-wealth-pandemic/?tid=ss_tw

Analysis | Politicians say the middle class gets a bad deal from the U.S. tax system. They’re (kind of) wrong. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/middle-class-taxes/?tid=ss_tw

Canada’s largest pension fund bought SolarWinds stake days before hacking disclosure, stock plunge https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/31/solarwinds-canada-pension-board-hack/?tid=ss_tw

Federal pilot program would open long-distance trucking to 18-year-olds https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/trucker-pilot-program/2020/12/30/9ea50a18-4099-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Researchers unveil new method for converting carbon dioxide into jet fuel https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/31/jet-fuel-climate-change-co2/?tid=ss_tw

Fake ads on Facebook and other social media are proliferating during holidays, apparently sending money to China and elsewhere, and costing customers and real small businesses. https://ti.me/3p5Pd7j

Profit and pain: How California’s largest nursing home chain amassed millions as scrutiny mounted https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/31/brius-nursing-home/?tid=ss_tw

Federal employees to receive 1 percent pay raise under Trump executive order https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-federal-raise/2021/01/01/21228a24-4c52-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html?tid=ss_tw

How Big Cardboard is handling the 2020 box boom https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/30/cardboard-pandemic-online-shipment/?tid=ss_tw

Two Biden aides will recuse on BlackRock issues as past ties pose questions https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/02/blackrock-biden/?tid=ss_tw

In issuing new dietary guidelines, Trump once again spurns science https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-issuing-new-dietary-guidelines-trump-once-again-spurns-science/2021/01/01/d1c81310-4b8c-11eb-a9f4-0e668b9772ba_story.html?tid=ss_tw

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