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Ethnic minority Covid risk ‘not explained by racism’
A government adviser says factors like deprivation, rather than ethnicity, should be used to judge risk. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Tighter coronavirus restrictions, not U.S. elections, are the ‘biggest near term risk’: UBS
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here A woman wears a face mask as she walks up St. Mary Street on October 19, 2020 in Cardiff, Wales. Wales will go into a national lockdown from Friday until November 9. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty......
Microsoft Takes Down a Risk to the Election, and Finds the U.S. Doing the Same
What connection, if any, TrickBot’s operators share with the Kremlin remains an open question. But the acceleration of ransomware attacks on American municipalities and government agencies has led U.S. officials and executives at Microsoft to fear that ransomware attacks will be used to lock up election systems in November, either......
Gervonta Davis Says Fighting in Front of Live Fans Worth the COVID Risk
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Boxing superstar Gervonta Davis tells TMZ Sports he can’t wait to fight in front of a live crowd on Halloween — saying he refuses to live in fear of COVID. As we previously reported, “Tank” (23-0) is taking on Leo Santa Cruz (37-1-1) at the......
Senators weigh COVID risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing
Detroit News – For more and to sign up click here Washington — Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and cement a conservative court majority......
Trump ‘no longer a Covid transmission risk’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDonald Trump took off his mask as he prepared to address his supporters on the lawn below US President Donald Trump is no longer a Covid transmission risk to others, the White House physician has said. Sean Conley’s memo is the first......
Extra Pounds May Raise Risk of Severe Covid-19
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here Surprisingly, the risk of being overweight was even greater than that linked to obesity. Overweight patients were 40 percent more likely to die than healthy-weight patients, while obese patients were at 30 percent greater risk, compared with the......
‘Real and imminent’ extinction risk to whales
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A humpback whale jumps to the surface of the Pacific Ocean More than 350 scientists and conservationists from 40 countries have signed a letter calling for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction. They say more than half of all species......
Peacocks-owner on brink putting 24,000 jobs at risk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54477265 Image copyright Getty Images Edinburgh Woollen Mills, owner of the Peacocks and Jaeger clothing brands, says it plans to appoint administrators in a bid to save the business. The move puts 24,000 jobs at risk amid what the company described as “brutal” trading conditions. “Like every retailer, we have......
NFL took unnecessary risk with COVID by allowing Patriots-Chiefs game
USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here USA TODAY Stupidity is going to ruin the NFL season. Whether it’s the Tennessee Titans working out on their own amid an outbreak or the NFL deciding it’s perfectly fine to put exposed players on a plane, smart choices have......
Fed Chair Powell calls for more help from Congress, says there’s a low risk of ‘overdoing it’
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called Tuesday for continued aggressive fiscal and monetary stimulus for an economic recovery that he said still has “a long way to go.” Noting progress made in job creation, goods consumption and business formation, among......
Risk factors increase Trump’s odds for severe coronavirus illness
CBS News – For more and to sign up click here President Trump’s age, weight and gender all place him at higher risk for a more severe coronavirus illness. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Source link...
Investors cling to silver linings despite increased election risk and labor market worry
CNBC – For more and to sign up click here In just the last 24 hours, the wall of worry for stocks got a lot higher. President Donald Trump has contracted Covid-19, which keeps him off the campaign trail and secluded in the White House for at least two weeks.......
How Trump’s age and weight could put him at higher risk for severe coronavirus infection
CBS News – For more and to sign up click here President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are both in quarantine after they were diagnosed with coronavirus on Thursday, the president announced in a tweet. He is experiencing minor symptoms and will continue to carry out his duties as usual......