Hang in there, MarketWatchers, and don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Another warning from the 1918 flu for COVID-19: ‘Survival does not mean that individuals fully recovered’ ‘We may never know the true mortality consequences of 1918 because of incomplete or inaccurate record keeping, issues that also undermine our ability to quantify the impact […]
Summer’s almost over, and Hulu is coming back from its virtual programming slumber with a lineup of highly anticipated series in September 2020, including a returning fan favorite. That would be Season 2 of “Pen15” (Sept. 18), the hit original comedy from Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, who play hilarious and cringe-inducing adolescent versions of […]
Florida 2000: The stuff of nightmares. Rhona Wise/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Analysts will continue filling up research reports with guesses about what a Joe Biden presidency or a Donald Trump re-election victory would mean for the stock market. But nothing is likely to shake up financial markets come Nov. 4 — the day after the election […]
The former head of the National Counterterrorism Center said he would not be surprised if right-wing domestic terrorist groups stage attacks in the United States around this November’s presidential election. “It certainly wouldn’t surprise me, particularly if the administration loses,” said Russ Travers, who was the center’s acting director when he was fired by President […]
Aaron Coleman, a 19-year-old who admitted to blackmail, revenge porn, and bullying, has won his primary race for the Kansas House of Representatives. Coleman is currently running unopposed as a Democrat for the state’s November election, according to KSHB Kansas City. One woman told The Kansas City Star that when she and Coleman were both […]
President Trump addresses supporters at Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin: AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump admitted his decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was made largely for Evangelical Christians, a community staunchly supportive of his presidency. Speaking at a campaign rally in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Monday, the president also […]
A Uighur fashion model who filmed himself handcuffed to a bed in an epidemic prevention centre in Xinjiang was lawfully detained, Chinese officials have said. Merdan Ghappar sent video of himself, and a series of accompanying text messages, to his family in February. They were passed to the BBC and published earlier this month. The […]
A house for sale in Pittsburgh Associated Press Intercontinental Exchange Inc., the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, borrowed $6.5 billion on Monday in the corporate bond market to help expand its footprint in the U.S. mortgage industry. That’s more than half the $11 billion that ICE ICE, +1.52%, a global exchange, clearinghouse and […]
What can the U.S. do differently? Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, delivered some blunt messages to the public during an online video interview with actor Matthew McConaughey. There are three key reasons why many island nations and Asian countries, such as New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea, […]