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The Dow tumbled more than 600 points around midday Monday, the first trading day of the New Year, as investors grew worried about the the pandemic and the economic recovery in 2021. Investors took profits off the market’s record highs set last week, and they took a more cautious position ahead of the high-stakes runoff
Continue ReadingNew year, same telecommuting headaches. Slack, a popular workplace communication platform, confirmed a service interruption for some users on Monday morning as many workers returned from the holiday break. “Customers may experience issues connecting to Slack to loading channels at this time,” the company said. “Our team is on the case and we will keep
Continue ReadingActress Tanya Roberts, who is best known for her role as a Bond girl in “A View to a Kill” and Midge Pinciotti on “That ’70s Show,” has died. She was 65. Officials did not release her cause of death. But it was not due to Covid-19, said her publicist and longtime friend Mike Pingel.
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee will promote the national day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as part of festivities ahead of the inauguration on January 20. The President-elect, his wife Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff are expected to participate in the day of service on January
Continue ReadingThere were 18 attempted calls from the White House to the Georgia secretary of state’s office between the election and Saturday’s phone call, a source with knowledge and a Georgia state official confirmed to CNN. In a recorded phone call, first published by The Washington Post on Sunday, President Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of
Continue Reading2020 was supposed to be the watershed moment for action on climate change, the year the world woke up to the challenge and started taking it seriously. Instead, it has symbolically topped a decade of wasted climate promises. Inspired by a wave of climate activism, national leaders were expected to come up with new, more
Continue ReadingMGM Resorts International is attempting to buy the owner of British gambling brand Ladbrokes, making it the latest US casino operator to place a significant wager on the fast-growing online betting industry during the pandemic. Ladbrokes owner Entain said in a statement Monday that it has received an £8.1 billion ($11.1 billion) proposal from MGM.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — It’s an eye-opening view. A sea of white flags took over Piedmont Park – 10,000 to be exact – honoring the lives of each Georgian lost to COVID-19. “It’s hard to grasp,” said one visitor, Joseph Fitzgerald. Sunday afternoon, local activists and COVID-19 survivors planted
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s Republican lieutenant governor on Monday condemned President Donald Trump’s phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, saying the President’s effort to pressure the state’s top election official to falsify election results was “inappropriate.” “I am 100% certified to tell you that it was inappropriate. And it certainly did not help the situation,” Geoff
Continue ReadingThe holidays were rough for Amanda Kloots. While she starts her new job Monday as one of the full-time co-hosts of “The Talk,” she reflected over the weekend on coping following the death of her husband, actor Nick Cordero, from Covid-19 in July. “New Years has been tough, extremely hard for me. I’ve cried more
Continue ReadingWith progress in efforts for Covid-19 vaccines and predictions for when the population will receive them, there seems to be a light at the end of the long, harrowing pandemic tunnel. As the physical risks are better managed with vaccines, however, what will likely still remain is the indelible impact of the pandemic weighing on
Continue ReadingAlexi Laiho, front man for Finnish metal band Children of Bodom and supergroup Bodom After Midnight, has died, his record label has confirmed. He was 41, his management told CNN. “It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Alexi Laiho,” a statement released by Napalm Records, on
Continue ReadingAlexi Laiho, front man for Finnish metal band Children of Bodom and supergroup Bodom After Midnight, has died, his record label has confirmed. “It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Alexi Laiho,” a statement released by Napalm Records, on behalf of Bodom After Midnight, said. “We
Continue ReadingCalifornia reported Sunday that 45,352 people newly tested positive for Covid-19, continuing a surge that has pushed hospitals and their exhausted staff to the brink. Around the United States, hospitals are racing to keep up with surges of Covid-19 patients at numbers they have not seen at any other time in the pandemic. On Sunday,
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results after his loss to President-elect Joe Biden, according to an audio recording of a phone call obtained by CNN and first reported by the Washington Post. In excerpts of the stunning one-hour phone call Saturday, Trump lambasted
Continue ReadingAll 10 living former US defense secretaries declared that the US presidential election is over in a forceful public letter published in The Washington Post on Sunday as President Donald Trump continues to deny his election loss to Joe Biden. The letter — signed by Dick Cheney, James Mattis, Mark Esper, Leon Panetta, Donald Rumsfeld,
Continue ReadingThe 117th Congress was officially sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill amid the ongoing pandemic. The Constitution calls for Congress to convene on January 3 at noon ET — the reason for the rare Sunday session. Newly elected and returning members took the oath of office and the
Continue ReadingSpeaker Nancy Pelosi won a fourth non-consecutive term to lead the House of Representatives, suffering a handful of defections in a narrow vote after her party lost seats but kept control of the chamber. After serving for 17 years in charge of the House Democrats, Pelosi ran unopposed in her election. She is the first
Continue ReadingGreta Thunberg turned 18 on Sunday, and she thanked her fans with a snarky Twitter message about how she was celebrating. The Swedish activist has been known for her sarcasm and wit since coming onto the world stage at age 15, so it might be no surprise she would have some fun with her birthday
Continue ReadingMembers of Congress returned to Washington on Sunday to officially usher in a new session and elect their speaker, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears on track to be narrowly reelected, despite having a smaller majority than in the previous Congress. Pelosi is running unopposed in her election after serving for 17 years as the
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