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U.K. Government Lockdown Parties ‘Difficult To Justify,’ Probe Finds—But Boris Johnson Not Implicated
Topline The behavior at Downing Street parties during strict Covid-19 lockdown is “difficult to justify,” according to a limited version of an anticipated probe into alleged rule breaking at Number 10...
Canadian Trucker Anti-Mandate Blockade Continues In Ottawa As Trump Voices Approval
Topline Thousands protesting Canada’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for truckers continued to block the streets of the capital city of Ottawa for the second straight day Sunday, with those opposed to the m...
T-Mobile Will Reportedly Terminate Office Workers Who Are Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid By April 2
Topline T-Mobile US will fire corporate employees who aren’t fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by April 2, Bloomberg reported Saturday, in what would be one of the strictest Covid policies instituted ...
How some small businesses have survived the Covid pandemic without them
The storefront of Mark Shriner’s small business, The Coffee House, in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. Courtesy: Mark Shriner Mark Shriner needed help. It was spring 2020, and his coffee shop in Linc...
Royal Caribbean Builds Adults-Only Area, Carnival Joins New Ship Arms Race
Losing money has not stopped Royal Caribbean (RCL) – Get Royal Caribbean Group Report and Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) – Get Carnival Corporation Report from spending to ensure that they ha...
Neil Young Says He’s Against ‘Censorship’ After Spotify Removes Music Over Joe Rogan Dispute
Topline Neil Young wrote Friday that he has “never been in favor of censorship” and “supports free speech,” days after the artist asked Spotify to remove his music from the streaming service following...
Investor Concerns Amid Neil Young Spotify Controversy
Getty Images Spotify, a leader in music-streaming services, has rapidly grown its podcasting category through acquisitions and multi-million dollar deals with big names like Joe Rogan. But recently, t...
Evangeline Lilly Is The Latest Celebrity To Rail Against Covid Vaccines Or Mandates
Since the first approved Covid-19 vaccine was administered in the U.S. in December 2020, these celebrities have spoken out against vaccination or mandates requiring them, with some spreading toxic mi...
How The North Face is moving to compete with Patagonia
The global outdoor apparel market is a $12 billion industry. For more than a half century The North Face has competed in the space, outfitting mountain climbers and skiers. But the outdoor recreation ...
Populist nations fared much worse during Covid outbreak, research says
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, delivers a speech at the Fidesz party headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, on April 8, 2018. Akos Stiller | Bloomberg via Getty Images Risk of death from Co...
More than two-thirds of omicron cases are reinfections, study suggests
Members of the public queue for Covid-19 vaccinations and booster jabs at St Thomas’ Hospital on December 14, 2021 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images Omicron has ...
Covid vaccine skepticism fueling wider anti-vax sentiment, doctors say
Protestors demonstrate against Covid vaccine mandates outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, on January 5, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters Skepticism toward Covid-19 vaccines could be fuel...
Real estate billionaire Sam Zell says office space will recover ‘much faster’ than retail
Demand for office space is likely to rebound from depressed Covid pandemic levels long before retail properties, property billionaire Sam Zell told CNBC on Tuesday. “Everything between the top m...
What’s Next For Fiscal And Monetary Policy?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on our domestic economy. It comes as no surprise that the ongoing pandemic will continue to influence our economic policies for years to come. The chal...
Singapore says it’s ready for 2022 travel demand when it returns
There are “encouraging signs of recovery” in Singapore’s tourism sector, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. Visitor arrivals reached 330,000 and tourism receipts reached an es...
Growth slowdown to spark 10% stock plunge, Morgan Stanley warns
Investors may be playing with fire. According to Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson, the S&P 500 is vulnerable to a 10% plunge despite Monday’s late buying binge. He warns investors are dang...
Sarah Palin’s Trial Against New York Times Delayed After She Tests Positive For Covid
Topline Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin—who recently said she would only get vaccinated “over my dead body”—tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, the judge in her defamation case against the New York...
What’s driving the spike in air rage incidents
There were more than 5,700 reports of air rage on U.S. airlines in 2021 compared with a typical year of about 100 to 150 cases. The surge in problem flyers is causing headaches for carriers, passenger...
Covid pandemic at a ‘critical juncture,’ WHO’s Tedros says
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on December 20, 2021 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic is a...
RFK Jr., Proud Boys And Holocaust Imagery
Topline Protestors marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on Sunday in objection to the Covid-19 vaccine mandates, drawing an array of sometimes controversial ...
Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Fed Worker Mandate With Anti-Vaxxer Tropes
On January 21, federal district judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown blocked the Biden mandate requiring federal employees to get COVID vaccinations. This got national attention. Brown’s ruling was pegged a...
Ivermectin, Miles Teller, MVP-Level Play, And More
Topline Aaron Rodgers’ controversy-filled 2021 season concluded Saturday night when his Green Bay Packers lost in the National Football League’s divisional playoff round, concluding a year for Rodgers...
Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protesters March On D.C.
Topline Protestors began marching on Washington D.C. Sunday, planning to march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in objection to the Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Demonstrators partici...
Bill Maher Uses ‘Masked Paranoid World’ To Describe Covid-19 Situation, Here’s What He’s Got Wrong Again
Bill Maher (center, not wearing a face mask) once again talked about Covid-19 and Covid-19 … [+] precautions during the season premier of his HBO show, “Real Time with Bill Maher.” (...
Why Moderna, Pfizer and the NIH debate who owns the Covid vaccine
It’s been well over a year since a landmark proposal brought the issue of patent waiver for the mRNA Covid vaccine to the spotlight. But many observers don’t see that waiving the intellect...
U.S. Cancels 44 Chinese Airline Flights In Retaliation For China’s Suspension Of Service By U.S. Carriers
Topline The U.S. Department of Transportation is suspending 44 flights from the United States to China by four Chinese airlines, it said Friday, in retaliation for Beijing canceling the same number of...
Covid-19 & Sport’s Thirst For Leadership
Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) plays in the second half of an NBA basketball game against … [+] the Memphis Grizzlies Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) A...
Losses Top $130 Billion After Scientists Find Covid Boosters Aren’t Halting Omicron Infections
Topline Battered by a steep broad-market selloff this week, Moderna shares fell for a sixth-straight day Friday as experts questioned whether Covid-19 vaccine sales alone will help justify the firm...