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President Biden has a real chance at reaching his ambitious goal of getting 70 percent of American adults partially vaccinated by July 4. States have begun to loosen restrictions as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have decreased across the nation. But President Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says not so fast. So is the U.S. really in the clear with COVID-19 yet? Yahoo News West Coast Correspondent Andrew Romano explains. Source link

Associated Press Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore. Several ceremonies are scheduled Sunday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the decisive assault that led to the liberation of France and… Source link

The Julio Jones trade speculation has been percolating for months, especially in the past few weeks. Jones’ comments Monday on a national sports show should only crank up the boilers several degrees. In a surprising appearance on FS1’s “Undisputed” — with host Shannon Sharpe calling him on his cellphone on the air — Jones was asked about his future with the Atlanta Falcons. “Oh, man, I’m out of there, man,” Jones said. No, was this Jones projecting? Or does he have information from the… Source link

Bloomberg World’s Best Rally Has Morgan Stanley to Newton Eyeing Europe (Bloomberg) — For so long the laggards of global equity markets, European stocks are back in favor and with the likes of Credit Suisse Group AG and Morgan Stanley joining an increasingly bullish chorus, investors are taking note.The Euro Stoxx 50 Index of eurozone blue-chips is up 13% so far in 2021, outperforming the S&P 500 in the opening five months of the year for the first time since 2017 and topping all other… Source link

A year defined by social unrest, political polarization and a global pandemic took its toll on the nation’s collective psyche, especially the young — and the effects may linger well beyond 2021, a mental health advocate told Yahoo Finance.  Throughout 2020, crisis counselors at the Crisis Text Line held 1.4 million conversations, according to the nonprofit organization, which offers free support 24-7 via text message.  In a new report, Crisis Text Line found a higher volume of nearly 3,000… Source link

Bloomberg Pfizer Sees $26 Billion From Covid Shot, Big Potential Ahead (Bloomberg) — Pfizer Inc. laid out a plan to turn its Covid-19 vaccine into a long-term business, clinching supply agreements that will yield $26 billion in sales this year while expanding the shot to children and developing new formulations that can combat variants and be stored more easily.The drugmaker’s revenue forecast was an increase from $15 billion, reflecting the strong demand worldwide for a return to normalcy…. Source link

If you prefer using Google Maps over Apple Maps on your iPhone or iPad, it’s useful to know that you have the ability to manage how long your map search history is stored on Google’s servers. This article shows you how. When you start typing the name of somewhere in Google Maps, the app throws up suggestions of your recent searches for places and directions, which can be useful if you visit certain locations often. Sometimes the suggestions are for places you don’t intend to return to… Source link

A collection of some of Google’s greatest critics—and rivals—have called on European antitrust regulators to take immediate and tough action against the technology giant’s search-engine practices, which they allege constitutes “abuse” of the company’s market dominance. The letter was sent to the European Union commissioner overseeing competition and digital policy, Margrethe Vestager, from 135 companies and 30 industry associations spanning travel, accommodation, and job… Source link