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ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Will changes come for the Chicago Bears? When asked about conversations regarding his future after Sunday’s playoff loss to the Saints, Bears coach Matt Nagy said, “That’ll be down the road.” It won’t be that far down the road, if the Bears are contemplating making major changes. As a 5-1 start melted into a six-game losing streak, questions emerged about the fate [more] Source link

A $900 billion coronavirus stimulus deal seems imminent. Top Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) sounded optimistic on Wednesday, saying, “It’s not a done deal yet, but we are very close.” A point of contention amid the negotiations has been the inclusion of another round of stimulus checks for Americans. The bipartisan $908 billion proposal unveiled on Dec. 9 and then split into two parts this week did not include stimulus payments. The deal will also likely leave out state and local… Source link

While the coronavirus pandemic has plunged the global economy into a crisis, Amazon has been one of its biggest beneficiaries. That success has drawn condemnation by more than 400 politicians from around the world, including France, the UK, and the U.S. World leaders have accused Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, of “acting with impunity” by pocketing profits while “dodging and dismissing [his] debts to workers, societies, and the planet” in a recent scathing open… Source link

The Conversation Brazil’s president rejects COVID-19 vaccine, undermining a century of progress toward universal inoculation The world is eagerly awaiting the release of several COVID-19 vaccines, but Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not. “I’m not going to take it. It’s my right,” he said in a Nov. 26 social media broadcast. Bolsonaro, who came down with COVID-19 in July, has also criticized face masks. He and his more faithful supporters oppose any suggestion of mandatory… Source link