US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
WASHINGTON — U.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August from 10.2% to a still-high 8.4%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus outbreak recovered so far, the … Read More
Father who spent his life savings on dream home says the estate looks like a scene from Aleppo’
Father who spent his life savings on £700,000 dream home claims new-build estate it is on looks like ‘a scene from Aleppo’ with ‘exposed cables and crumbling walls’ Mark says blocked … Read More
Pride and Prejudice fans enjoy 6ft tall cake version of Colin Firth as Mr Darcy
Colin Firth really is delicious! Pride and Prejudice fans can finally get their teeth into the star thanks to this 6ft tall cake version of him as Mr Darcy Michelle … Read More
London Fashion Week to see return of LIVE catwalk shows this month
Return of the FROW! London Fashion Week will host live shows again this month for a slimmed-down audience- after the event went digital for the first time in June due … Read More
Model suggests 3,000 a day could die a day in US by December
That would mean 224,000 more lives lost in the US over the next four months. “If a herd immunity strategy is pursued, meaning no further government intervention is taken from … Read More
Madrid struggles as center of pandemic’s 2nd wave in Europe
MADRID — A mix of worry and resignation is discernible behind the masks of parents picking up school textbooks in a working class Spanish neighborhood with a steady rise in … Read More
Pence claims government funding agreement ‘reached,’ despite negotiations only just getting started
Pence appeared to be referring to a 36-minute call on Tuesday between Mnuchin and Pelosi during which CNN reported they agreed that they want to avoid a shutdown and would … Read More
Stocks head lower on Wall Street a day after tech sell-off
Stocks are falling again on Wall Street Friday, a day after a big slump in technology companies pulled the market to its biggest drop since June By ALEX VEIGA and … Read More
The CDC is asking states to get ready to distribute a Covid-19 vaccine as early as October, but doctors running the clinical trials say it’s too soon
Doctors who are running the clinical trials would know best, and they don’t think so. “Do the simple math,” said Dr. Larry Corey of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center … Read More
Judge allows disputed Minnesota mine project to proceed
A judge says the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency did not deviate from most of its procedures when it issued a key water quality permit for the proposed PolyMet mine project … Read More
