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U.S. Health Sec. Xavier Becerra supported a surprise comment over the weekend from President Joe Biden, who declared the pandemic over. “The president is correct,” Becerra told Yahoo Finance Monday. “He’s made it clear that Americans are still dying in the hundreds every day from COVID, and so we have to stay at this. The vaccines are the most effective way for us to stay protected,” Becerra added. On CBS’s 60 Minutes, Biden said, “The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re… Source link

Signal officially has a new president. For the newly created position, the company behind the encrypted messaging app has hired Meredith Whittaker, a former Google manager and co-founder of the AI Now Institute. Whittaker made the announcement herself in a post on the Signal blog, where she outlined the strategic nature of the role in guiding the organization towards long-term sustainability. “As President I will dedicate myself to helping Signal build a long taproot so it can grow and… Source link

In his first comments since the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago compound, Donald Trump took aim at electric vehicles in a speech over the weekend that managed to attack two of his main opponents—rising Republican star Elon Musk as well as incumbent President Joe Biden. Trump’s ambition to be the first to win back the White House since Grover Cleveland in 1893 was dealt a blow last month when law enforcement authorities seized confidential records property of the federal government unlawfully… Source link

Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, joined Yahoo Finance on the sidelines of the annual Jackson Hole symposium discuss the Fed’s firefight with inflation amid recessionary concerns. Below is a transcript of her appearance, which was taped and aired on Aug. 26. — BRIAN CHEUNG: Yahoo Finance here onsite at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. I’m sitting here next to Cleveland Fed President Loreta Mester, President Mester, great to see you. LORETTA MESTER: Thanks…. Source link

Thomas Barkin, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss his economic outlook amid new data on the labor market and consumer confidence. Below is a transcript of his appearance, which aired live on Aug. 30. — BRIAN CHEUNG: Let’s bring in Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin joining us in an exclusive interview on Yahoo Finance. Great to have you on the program, President Barkin. You know, it’s been a pretty busy morning in terms… Source link

Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, joined Yahoo Finance on the sidelines of the annual Jackson Hole symposium discuss the Fed’s firefight with inflation amid recessionary concerns. Below is a transcript of her appearance, taped on August 24 and aired on August 25. — BRIAN CHEUNG: Yahoo Finance on site here, the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. I’m sitting down here with Kansas City Fed President Esther George. President George, how are you? ESTHER GEORGE:… Source link

UFC president Dana White said he helped set up a deal for Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to join the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2020 free agency period, but then-Raiders head coach Jon Gruden “blew the deal up.” White told the story during the “UFC with the Gronks” broadcast for UFC 278 on Saturday night. He said he never planned to tell the story, until Gronkowski asked him about it on the broadcast. “I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” White said…. Source link

Teachers are leaving the profession like never before, leaving many school districts in dire need of educators to fill those roles. While the ongoing teacher shortage has been happening since the start of COVID, the president of the largest teachers’ union in the U.S. is warning that parents and students will particularly feel the impact in the upcoming school year. “You have a perfect storm going on right now,” Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), said on… Source link

Washington Commanders president Jason Wright wasn’t happy with the way one reporter handled an interview with quarterback Carson Wentz. Wright implied that he would restrict the reporter’s access after a “pompous, unprofessional” back and forth with Wentz. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] The reporter in question is Scott Abraham, who works for ABC 7 in Washington, D.C. Abraham sat down with Wentz and offered up some blunt questions about Wentz’s struggles in… Source link

It was a rough day for the Kansas City Royals when it was announced that 10 of their players wouldn’t be able to play in a road series against the Toronto Blue Jays because they are unvaccinated, but arguably the lowest moment came from one of the franchise’s clubhouse leaders. Two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield was among the many players who explained their decision after the news broke, but he was the only one who implied the decision was conditional on playing for a contender: From Anne… Source link