Cuomo suspends indoor dining in NYC, is backed by de Blasio

Takeout and outdoor dining will still be permitted. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced that indoor dining would be suspended again in New York City — marking the latest devastating blow for struggling businesses in the Big Apple. … Read More

The End of ‘America First’: How Biden Says He Will Re-engage With the World

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Those who have known President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for decades say they expect him to move carefully, providing reassurance with a few big symbolic acts. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said he wanted to bring an end to a … Read More

Biden to Face Long List of Foreign Challenges, With China No. 1

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President Trump will be handing Joseph R. Biden Jr. a difficult cleanup act in America’s relations with many countries. But it may not take much for Mr. Biden to improve the mood. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is inheriting a … Read More

Ingraham warns Biden presidency will strip Americans of their freedom

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INGRAHAM: Got it. All right. I’m Laura Ingraham, this is The Ingraham Angle from a busy Washington tonight. Can you believe it, one week to go and the president is still out on the trail as we speak? Omaha, Nebraska … Read More

Biden will stop the border wall and loosen immigration again

Immigration policy would be the most dramatic and immediate reversal of Trump policies when Biden takes office. The most dramatic reversal in the Biden administration versus the Trump administration will come on President Donald Trump’s signature campaign issue from 2016: … Read More

Masks Not Very Effective at Protecting Wearers, Says New Danish Study

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But masks are still likely to prevent infected people from transmitting the virus. (Salvatore Laporta/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) The urgency of trying to control the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred public health researchers to search for evidence-based measures that might work to protect the … Read More

Many Epidemiologists Want Social Distancing and Masks Forever—Even After the Vaccine

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Everyone has a right to dissent from the epidemiologists’ contentment with the way things are now. (Esther19775 | Dreamstime.com) The New York Times asked 700 epidemiologists to describe their COVID-19 habits, how their thinking has changed since the pandemic began, and when … Read More

USDA reports show drop in domestic production, global stocks

A pair of reports from Department of Agriculture economists project a drop in American grain and oilseed production and overseas stocks on hand, prolonging a bump in commodity prices. The forecasts — monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reports — … Read More

Supreme Court gives temporary win to California churches over coronavirus restrictions

Ruling comes after the court blocked caps on religious service attendance in New York. The Supreme Court gave a positive sign to a California church fighting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s restrictions on the number of people allowed at houses of worship due to the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 4 December 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Everyone is bracing for the most stringent lock-downs yet.  Compliance was gained when they told us it was a two-week exercise to “flatten the curve.”  When the “curve was flattened,” they told us just a bit longer … Read More

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