Corona, Politics, Finance News

Corona

CDC foresees spread in U.S. of highly contagious coronavirus variant https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-variant-contagious-spread/2021/01/06/73a1b716-4fc2-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trying not to waste a single drop of coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/trying-not-to-waste-a-single-drop-of-coronavirus-vaccine/2021/01/06/98aa661e-5023-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html?tid=ss_tw

US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides reports on Medicare and Covid including dual eligibles. https://www.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-covid-19-data-snapshot-fact-sheet.pdf (Note: I worked there for 26 years)

Allergic reactions to the coronavirus vaccine are rare and outweighed by the benefit of protection, CDC finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/06/covid-vaccine-allergic-reaction/?tid=ss_tw

As covid-19 hospitalizations hit new highs, Northam takes steps to speed vaccinations https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coronavirus-vaccine-virginia-maryland-dc/2021/01/06/debbae2a-502c-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Sick, elderly prisoners are at risk for covid-19. A new D.C. law makes it easier for them to seek early release. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/sick-elderly-inmates-coronavirus-release/2020/12/29/5342816c-3fcd-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Congress affirms Biden’s presidential win following riot at U.S. Capitol https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress-resumes-work-to-confirm-biden-win-on-historic-day-marred-by-riot/2021/01/06/4c3729dc-5039-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Biden plans to nominate Merrick Garland as his attorney general https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/merrick-garland-biden-attorney-general/2021/01/06/071053ce-2dd4-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump caused the assault on the Capitol. He must be removed. https://wapo.st/2MxMupe?tid=ss_tw

Biden presidency could be boosted by Georgia results https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-georgia-agenda-senate/2021/01/06/be2f4648-5023-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Perspective | The Capitol mob images shouldn’t surprise you. Open insurrection was always where we were headed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/images-trump-mobs-at-capitol/2021/01/06/87324ae4-5061-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html?tid=ss_tw

A Black senator from Georgia https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/raphael-warnock-black-senator-georgia/2021/01/06/1c00151e-5028-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Black voters powered Democrats to victory in the Georgia Senate runoff https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/black-voters-powered-democrats-to-victory-in-the-georgia-senate-runoff/2021/01/06/7068411a-502a-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump issued a call to arms. Then he urged his followers ‘to remember this day forever!’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-capitol-building/2021/01/06/3e9af194-5031-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Democrats win unified — if narrow — control of Washington on a violent day https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-democrats-ossoff-warnock/2021/01/06/5c9ec09e-5031-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, with one woman killed and tear gas fired https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-supporters-storm-capitol-dc/2021/01/06/58afc0b8-504b-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Kid glove treatment of pro-Trump mob contrasts with strong-arm police tactics against Black Lives Matter, activists say https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/activists-contrast-treatment-blm-pro-trump-mob/2021/01/06/a59a5a0e-506a-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Capitol breach prompts urgent questions about security failures https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-breach-security-failures/2021/01/06/e1e09b80-5061-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Georgia has come a long way to reach this moment https://wapo.st/2XkdcE5?tid=ss_tw

Finance

By the Numbers: Are Tech IPOs Worth the Hype? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/are-tech-ipos-worth-the-hype/

Dow soars more than 400 points amid Capitol turmoil https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/06/markets-georgia-election-runoff/?tid=ss_tw

Twitter, Facebook lock Trump’s accounts amid D.C. riots https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/06/trump-tweet-violence/?tid=ss_tw

Twitter set to restore Trump’s account after blocking him for fomenting Capitol riot https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/07/trump-twitter-ban/?tid=ss_tw

Some Americans learn they won’t get a stimulus payment until they file their 2020 taxes https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/06/tax-return-stimulus-check/?tid=ss_tw

Amazon helps nonprofit purchase Arlington building for affordable housing https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/06/amazon-arlington-affordable-housing/?tid=ss_tw

NYSE will remove share listings of Chinese telecom companies as Trump moves to ban Chinese apps Alipay and WeChat Pay https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/05/trump-ban-alipay-wechat-pay/?tid=ss_tw

Albertsons is laying off employees and replacing them with gig workers, as app platforms rise https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/06/vons-albertsons-doordash-prop-22-layoffs/?tid=ss_tw

 

 

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