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Jun 04 2021
News
Job creation accelerated in May but still below lofty expectations
Job creation disappointed again in May, with nonfarm payrolls up what normally would be considered a solid 559,000 but still short of lofty expectations, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Payrolls were expected to increase by 671,000, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1%, which was better than the estimate of 5.9%. An
CNBCSep 09 2021
Opinion
The Looming Crisis of Kids and COVID
The number of school closures due to COVID-19 is increasing alongside pediatric infections as the country's public school system fully reopens – in many places with low vaccination rates and mask-optional policies.
More than 1,400 schools across 278 districts in 35 states that began the academic year in person have closed, according to Burbio, an organization that's tracking how schools
U.S. News & World ReportMay 21 2021
Analysis
The CDC’s mask guidelines are scientifically sound — if you actually read them
Why the CDC is so confident that (most) fully vaccinated people can go maskless.
After a year of public health guidance to wear masks whenever we are out in public, taking them off after being vaccinated may feel ... weird. The trauma of the pandemic has etched a new set of social norms deep within many minds. And central to those norms is mask-wearing.
So it’s understandable
VoxJul 02 2021
News
The US economy added 850,000 jobs in June
The US economy added 850,000 jobs in June, when adjusted for seasonal changes. It was far more than economists had expected.
The consensus number from analysts polled by Refinitiv was 700,000.
The unemployment rate stood at 5.9%, up from 5.8% in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The labor force participation rate was unchanged at 61.6%.
Nevertheless,
CNN BusinessDec 07 2020
Analysis
Countdown to America’s first coronavirus vaccine: What to watch this critical week
For a nation ravaged by the pandemic, this week marks a pivotal moment — the final push by federal regulators to clear the first experimental coronavirus vaccine for a besieged populace.
If all goes as expected over the next few days, the Food and Drug Administration could give emergency authorization to the vaccine as early as week’s end, triggering the start of an unprecedented effort
Washington PostMay 20 2020
News
The Miner’s Canary: COVID-19 and the Rise of Non-Traditional Security Threats
COVID-19 is not a black swan. For years, foresight experts have been warning about the potential emergence of a pandemic, while public health experts have been calling the attention of the international community to the dangerous security impact of global outbreaks.
The novel coronavirus is, however, a canary in the coal mine. The pandemic is the harbinger of a security landscape marked
Defense OneMar 11 2021
News
Biden has a recovery bill to sell and history to avoid repeating
With the massive Covid-relief bill headed for his desk, President Joe Biden now begins a political tightrope walk that bedeviled his two immediate Democratic predecessors: selling recovery in a time when not everyone experiences its full force.
The task begins in earnest with Biden’s first prime-time address Thursday, during which he is expected to discuss his efforts to halt the
PoliticoOct 15 2021
News
Biden Gave an Update to the Nation About the Private Sector Vaccine Mandate
President Biden on Thursday addressed the “unacceptably high number” of unvaccinated people in America and said his mandate for the private sector will go into effect “soon.”
While “daily cases are down 47 percent” nationally, and “hospitalizations are down 38 percent over the past six weeks,” Biden said there are still 66 million unvaccinated Americans. This is down from 100 million in
TownhallMay 03 2021
News
COVID Deaths Continue to Decline in U.S.
In a sign that the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to ebb in America, a new analysis finds the seven-day average of new COVID-19 deaths in the United States has hit its lowest point since last October.
As of Wednesday, 684 new deaths had been reported, data from Johns Hopkins University showed. That's roughly an 80% drop since January, CNN reported. And the decline has been sure and
U.S. News & World ReportAug 07 2020
News
Long Road To Recovery: Hiring Slows In July, As U.S. Employers Add 1.8 Million Jobs
U.S. employers added 1.8 million jobs last month, as the unemployment rate dipped to 10.2%.
The pace of hiring slowed from June, when employers added a record 4.8 million jobs. That suggests a long road back to full employment for the tens of millions of people who have been laid off during the coronavirus pandemic.
"There are still a lot of people on the sidelines," said Sarah
NPR (Online News)