As COVID-19 cases continue to fall and an increasingly vaccinated America emerges from the worst of the pandemic, the biggest political challenge facing President Biden may no longer be the virus itself. Instead, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll suggests that the more the U.S. recovers, the more Americans may start to question whether the administration’s multitrillion-dollar policy agenda is helping or hurting the economy. The survey of 1,561 U.S. adults, which was conducted from May 11 to 13,… Source link
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The New York Times A Desperate India Falls Prey to COVID Scammers NEW DELHI — Within the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak, few treasures are more coveted than an empty oxygen canister. India’s hospitals desperately need the metal cylinders to store and transport the lifesaving gas as patients across the country gasp for breath. So a local charity reacted with outrage when one supplier more than doubled the price, to nearly $200 each. The charity called the police, who discovered what… Source link
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Bloomberg AT&T Merges Media Assets With Discovery in $130 Billion Deal (Bloomberg) — AT&T Inc. agreed to spin off its media operations in a deal with Discovery Inc. that will create a new entertainment company, merging assets ranging from CNN and HBO to HGTV and the Food Network.The transaction values the combined entity at about $130 billion including debt, based on WarnerMedia’s estimated enterprise value of more than $90 billion.AT&T will receive $43 billion in cash, debt securities and… Source link
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TipRanks 2 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 8%; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Dividend stocks are always popular. They offer investors a clear path to returns, with regular cash payments and a yield – a return on the original investment – that usually far exceeds bond yields. But not all dividend stocks are created equal, and some offer better opportunities than others. Dividend yield is a key metric. Among S&P listed companies the average yield is only 2%. However, the highest yields… Source link
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Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup Canoo is bringing its first vehicle to market next year. The company said Monday its electric microbus-slash-van will be available to buy in 2022 at a base price of $34,750 before tax incentives or add-ons. It’s now taking preorders in the United States for the “lifestyle” vehicle, as well as for its round-top pickup truck and multi-purpose delivery van. While Canoo did not release pricing for the other two vehicles, it said that deliveries for… Source link
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Bloomberg The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything (Bloomberg) — A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up. Mattress producers to car manufacturers to aluminum foil makers are buying more material than they need to survive the breakneck speed at which demand for goods is recovering and assuage that primal fear of running out. The… Source link
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With so many fantasy baseball teams to my name, I regularly navigate the waiver wire on a wide variety of websites. And in all honesty, I find player searches on the Yahoo wire to be as good as that of any platform. Here is my process for finding a free agent gem in the Yahoo system. To be clear, I do ALL of these sorts before choosing someone to add. When I need a hitter 1. Sort by at-bats in the past seven days. In mixed leagues, rostered players should be in the lineup most days. 2. Sort by… Source link
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The Conversation Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women are bucking the patriarchal, authoritarian stereotype of their community Ultra-Orthodox women have become the primary breadwinners in their families. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty ImagesUltra-Orthodox Jews have been in the news a lot lately, partly due to their reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a few exceptions, the stories present ultra-Orthodox Jews as a patriarchal community that is authoritarian and resistant to public health measures,… Source link
Read More »Star Trek’s Kitty Swink, Armin Shimerman And Jonathan Frakes To Host Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s Voices In Action
Largest Gathering of Advocates From Across the Country Use Their Voices, Calling on Congress to Fund Pancreatic Cancer Research LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Registration has officially opened for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Action Week Voices in Action event. The leading pancreatic cancer patient advocacy organization is mobilizing advocates nationwide to join together for its first-ever Voices in Action virtual evening event where participants will hear… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Fantasy Baseball: Waiver wire best practices
With so many fantasy baseball teams to my name, I regularly navigate the waiver wire on a wide variety of websites. And in all honesty, I find player searches on the Yahoo wire to be as good as that of any platform. Here is my process for finding a free agent gem in the Yahoo system. To be clear, I do ALL of these sorts before choosing someone to add. When I need a hitter 1. Sort by at-bats in the past seven days. In mixed leagues, rostered players should be in the lineup most days. 2. Sort by… Source link
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