Category: Finance News

Jun 11

Undervaccinated red states are nowhere near herd immunity as dangerous Delta variant spreads

Many conservative-leaning U.S. states and communities are nowhere near reaching the level of COVID-19 vaccination that could keep them safe from future outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And numbers from the National Institutes of Health suggest they probably shouldn’t […]
Jun 11

Manchin Says He Will Continue to Support Hyde Amendment

Reuters Videos Trump-inspired death threats are terrorizing election workers AUDIO FROM PHONE CALL: “If you have a hand in this, you deserve to go to prison. You actually deserve to hang by your goddam, soy boy, skinny-ass neck.” In the days and months following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Fulton County elections director Richard Barron […]
Jun 10

New DNA testing identifies John Doe #1 found in 1994 believed to be victim of ‘Hog Trail Murders’ serial killer

Nearly 30 years after the mutilated, decomposed body of a man was discovered deep in the woods of Port Charlotte, Florida, detectives with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office say they have identified a possible victim of the alleged “Hog Trail Murders” serial killer. In a statement released on Wednesday, detectives identified John Doe #1 as […]
Jun 10

GOP Senators Demand Fauci Resign or Be Fired

Senators Tom Cotton (R., Ark.), Marco Rubio (R., Fla.), and Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) are calling for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s resignation, claiming that he has “lost the confidence of the American people.” If Fauci will not resign, the senators are demanding President Biden fire him amid a controversy over the origins of COVID after Fauci […]
Jun 9

Is the SPAC boom over?

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Jun 9

UK banking vacancies surge in May

UK job vacancies in financial services have risen sharply this year as the country begins to rebound from the pandemic, with demand for compliance and IT roles helping to drive up talent acquisition. The overall number of professional vacancies in banking and asset management, excluding clerical roles, reached the highest level in more than five […]