(Bloomberg Opinion) — This was supposed to be a time when things were getting closer to normal for OPEC. A recovery in oil demand after the first wave of the pandemic, coupled with a deep slump in U.S. production, was meant to leave the world needing more of its members’ crude. But it isn’t turning out like that. Two things have conspired against the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The coronavirus outbreak is threatening to put an already stalling recovery in oil demand… Source link

In the most precarious season of college football history, in which games have been canceled and spectators have been outright banned at some programs, it’s hard to think of a sight worse, as far as the COVID-19 pandemic goes, than what followed Notre Dame’s upset win over No. 1 Clemson. As soon as Clemson’s last attempt to score in double overtime fell short, Notre Dame fans rushed the field as if their team wasn’t playing in a pandemic that reached a new peak this week in the United… Source link

Who is No. 4? That could end up being the most pressing question for the College Football Playoff committee. If we assume that Alabama, Ohio State and the ACC champion all make the playoff, who will be the fourth team that joins them? The competition for the last spot is more open than it has been in years as five-time defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma is already sitting on two losses. While OU isn’t currently in first place in the Big 12, the Sooners can win out and take a sixth… Source link

A child asked me which was better: Alexa, the voice inside the Amazon Echo Dot, or Google Assistant, the voice inside the Google Home speaker, renamed “Google Nest.” Until recently, I would have said Google Assistant. That was before I read CNET’s “9 Things Alexa Can Do That Google Can’t.” Of course, right after that, I read “9 Things Google Can Do That Alexa Can’t.” Let’s start with some Alexa differences. Alexa can play Apple Music as one of many choices; Google makes… Source link

There have been some truly grotesque endings to MMA fights in the past, but’s hard to imagine how you top a person having their ear nearly ripped off from their head. That was unfortunately the reality of one fight at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. A bout between welterweights Max Griffin and Ramiz Brahimaj was called in the third round after referee Mark Smith noticed the state of Brahimaj’s ear after taking a hard elbow to the head. Viewers watching closely would have seen… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the nation  Yahoo News Source link

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivered her victory speech from Wilmington, Del., on Saturday evening. Video Transcript KAMALA HARRIS: For four years, you marched and organized for equality and justice for our lives and for our planet, and then you voted. And you delivered a clear message. You chose hope and unity, decency, science, and yes, truth. You chose Joe Biden as the next president of the United States of America. [CHEERING] [CARS HONKING] And Joe is a healer, a uniter, a tested and… Source link

The 2020 presidential election has been called and former vice president Joe Biden is set to move into the White House in January. It didn’t take long for the local baseball team to come a-calling. As Biden delivered his victory speech on Saturday night, the Washington Nationals posted an invitation for Biden to throw out the first pitch on opening day of the 2021 season. Biden’s last pitch as an elected official came in 2009 when he threw the first pitch for the Baltimore Orioles on… Source link

As he continued to be in a state of denial about the impending results of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump teased a “big” press conference at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia on Twitter Saturday morning. “Lawyers Press Conference at Four Seasons, Philadelphia. 11:00 A.M,” he wrote. The tweet has since been deleted and replaced with a very important clarification about the actual location.   Big press conference today in Philadelphia at Four Seasons Total Landscaping —… Source link

Despite not playing in the highly anticipated battle between No. 1 Clemson (7-0) and No. 4 Notre Dame (6-0), star quarterback Trevor Lawrence was on the sidelines for Saturday night’s game in South Bend, Indiana while recovering from COVID-19. The potential number one pick in the NFL Draft could end up playing in MetLife Stadium if the Jets (0-8) or the Giants (1-7) end up with the top pick. Though, it looks like some Clemson fans are also Jets fans. “As Trevor Lawrence walks into Notre Dame… Source link