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White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks to members of the press in front of the West Wing of the White House May 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty...
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Asia Today: Sri Lanka minister who drank potion is positive

7 hours ago | Chron

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's health minister, who has faced criticism for consuming and endorsing a herbal syrup made by a sorcerer, has tested positive for COVID-19. A...
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GOP Sen. Rand Paul says that Biden's push for a $15 minimum wage reflects a 'hate' for Black teenagers

11 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Friday came out swinging against President Joe Biden, saying that the Democratic president's push for a $15 minimum...
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Moderate Republican senators signal opposition to Biden's economic rescue package, jeopardizing speedy passage of $1,400 stimulus checks

12 hours ago | Business Insider | 6 articles

Summary List Placement President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue package ran into opposition from moderate Republican senators in recent days, imperiling the odds of...
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SpaceX scrubs Saturday's launch of 143 satellites, saying it would try again Sunday

12 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement Elon Musk's SpaceX on Saturday said it had scrubbed its plan to launch a rocket with 143 satellites and other payload, adding that it would try again...
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Diplomats contact Canadian held for over 2 years in China

13 hours ago | Chron

BEIJING - Canada said its officials have met online with former diplomat Michael Kovrig, who has been held in China for more than two years in a case related to an executive of...
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5 ways the Biden administration can bridge the divide between rural and urban America

14 hours ago | Business Insider

A worker eats behind plexiglass screens at a cafeteria in Guymon, Oklahoma in May 2020. Reuters Rural and urban America are experiencing a cultural, economic, and ideological...
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5 people died in the Capitol insurrection. Experts say it could have been so much worse

14 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement One hundred feet and one minute. The mob that overtook the US Capitol on January 6 was seconds away from seeing security whisk away then-Vice President...
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The US is seeing the consequences of the coronavirus' relatively unchecked spread. 3 people who supported that strategy now say they never did

15 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Hospital workers process COVID-19 specimens in the lab at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts on November 11, 2020. Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty...
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UK doctors seek review of 12-week gap between vaccine doses

16 hours ago | Chron | 2 articles

LONDON - A major British doctors' group is says the U.K. government should “urgently review” it's decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus...
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January 23 COVID-19 Test Results and Vaccinations

Note: Bloomberg has great data on vaccinations. "Vaccinations in the U.S. began Dec. 14 with health-care workers, and so far 21.1 million shots have been given, according to a... Read more ...

Senators who backed Trump's election challenge may rethink their stance on...

Summary List Placement Moral convictions may not be the only reason that GOP lawmakers are turning their back on former President Donald Trump. Lawmakers who voted against... Read more ...

The Latest: Spain military commander out for jumping line

MADRID - Spain's top military commander has been forced to resign after he and other high-ranking officers violated established protocols and received the COVID-19 vaccine... Read more ...

The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is arrested as mass...

Summary List Placement Russian opposition leader Alex Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, has become one of more than 1,600 arrested during protests for his release from... Read more ...

Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham says Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan...

Summary List Placement Jeremy Grantham reiterated his stock market bubble concerns in a recent Bloomberg interview. He said Biden's $1.9 stimulus package will make the bubble... Read more ...

Mine OK'd in Trump's last days may boost Biden energy plan

CARSON CITY, Nev. - One of the keys to President Joe Biden's $2 trillion clean energy plan could be a mineral that lies in a salt flat above a prehistoric volcano just south of... Read more ...

Larry King was known for interviewing celebrities and politicians, but he...

Summary List Placement Emmy-winning broadcaster Larry King may be known for his interviews with major celebrities and politicians, but the television legend also interviewed... Read more ...

Schedule for Week of January 24, 2021

The key reports scheduled for this week are the advance estimate of Q4 GDP and December New Home sales. Other key indicators include December Personal Income and Outlays and... Read more ...

SpaceX scrubs Saturday's launch of 143 satellites, saying it would try again...

Summary List Placement Elon Musk's SpaceX on Saturday said it had scrubbed its plan to launch a rocket with 143 satellites and other payload, adding that it would try again... Read more ...

This day trader just made the biggest trade of his career exploiting the...

Summary List Placement Ryan Hasson, a senior trader at Kershner Trading Group/SMB Capital, just made the biggest trade of his career on an over-the-counter bitcoin stock. Five... Read more ...

Government

A former Trump economic official supports Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package