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The Guardian At least 400 US healthcare workers have died of Covid despite vaccine rollout At least one in eight health workers lost in the pandemic died after the vaccine became available, analysis showsLost on the frontline: the healthcare workers who died of Covid A healthcare worker checks on patients inside an oxygen tent outside the emergency room in Huntington Park, California, on 29 December 2020. Photograph: Bing Guan/Reuters As healthcare workers in the US began lining up for their… Source link

The Daily Beast Speaking at CPAC: Former Leader of Magical Cult That Channels Ghost of Trump HARUMI OZAWATOKYO—Even by the standards of the alleged kooks and conmen commonly found on the CPAC roster, one of this year’s speakers has an extraordinary background that includes fronting an organization that claimed—in all seriousness—to be able to channel Donald Trump’s guardian deity through a magical medium.The former political leader of a Japanese cult called Happy Science, Jay… Source link

Right now there’s a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package being drafted, and it’s going to be President Biden’s first big legislative push. However, the American Rescue Plan that Biden previewed in January is likely to go through some big changes before it goes to a vote — including the possible removal of an increase in the minimum wage to $15. Yahoo News explains why obscure Senate rules could dictate what ends up in the next round of stimulus. Source link

Right now there’s a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package being drafted, and it’s going to be President Biden’s first big legislative push. However, the American Rescue Plan that Biden previewed in January is likely to go through some big changes before it goes to a vote — including the possible removal of an increase in the minimum wage to $15. Yahoo News explains why obscure Senate rules could dictate what ends up in the next round of stimulus. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] SAM… Source link

The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to fall in the U.S., and health experts are promoting the use of CO2 monitors as a way to keep that trend going in the right direction as the country begins lifting social distancing restrictions. How would CO2 monitors help restaurants, schools and businesses to reopen? Alex Huffman, aerosol scientist and associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Denver, explains. Source link

TipRanks 3 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 9%; BTIG Says ‘Buy’ How important are dividends to a stock investor’s profits? Speaking before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on October 15, 2007, investing guru John Bogle laid out the case: “Over the past 81 years… reinvested dividend income accounted for approximately 95 percent of the compound long-term return earned by the companies in the S&P 500. These stunning figures would seem to demand that mutual funds… Source link

Google’s John Mueller offers insight into why traffic from Google Discover is likely to be inconsistent from one day to another. This topic is discussed during the Google Search Central SEO hangout recorded on February 5. A question is submitted from a site owner concerned about their referral traffic from Google Discover. They say it fluctuates wildly despite no significant changes being made to the site. Further, the site’s traffic from search results is growing even while traffic from… Source link

Democrats may control the White House and both chambers of Congress, but there’s still one thing standing in their way: the Senate filibuster. While the Senate was originally designed to run by simple majority rule, over the past few decades the filibuster has made it so the majority of legislation requires a 60-vote “supermajority” to pass — something that’s next to impossible to accomplish with a 50-50 split between Democrats and Republicans. Adam Jentleson, author of “Kill… Source link

On Thursday, Johnson & Johnson submitted it’s COVID-19 vaccine for Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If greenlit by the Food and Drug Administration, it could be the nation’s third COVID vaccine producer, joining Pfizer and Moderna. Johnson & Johnson said last week that its one-dose vaccine has an overall 66% efficacy rate, not as high as Pfizer or Moderna’s two-dose vaccines with nearly 95% efficacy. Yahoo News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel… Source link

The Telegraph Golf’s governing bodies take steps to tackle game’s distance problem Golf’s leading authorities signalled their intention to rescue the future of the sport from the big hitters on Tuesday by unveiling proposals to rein in the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy. The game’s two governing bodies, the R&A and the US Golf Association, have paved the way for restrictions on equipment including limits on the length of drivers and the introduction of a standardised,… Source link