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What can the U.S. do differently? Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, delivered some blunt messages to the public during an online video interview with actor Matthew McConaughey. There are three key reasons why many island nations and Asian countries, such as New …
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There is no question that the COVID-19 virus, and the reactions to it, are controlling the United States economy right now. But the breadth of that control was extremely evident this week. As expected, the Federal Reserve decided to keep overnight lending rates stable, in the range of 0% – …
Read More »Amazon expands its grocery service in head-to-head battle with U.K. supermarkets
Amazon is expanding its online grocery service in a major offensive aimed at winning more customers in the fiercely competitive U.K. grocery market. The technology giant, which releases its second-quarter earnings on Thursday, is to increase capacity into more homes and offer free delivery to Prime members from Tuesday, in …
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Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for three decades and one of the leading experts on pandemics in the U.S. for the last four decades, dished out some harsh words to both the U.S. public and federal authorities. Fauci said SARS-CoV-2, the name for …
Read More »: How a controversial test on the Isle of Wight could help battle one of Europe’s biggest outbreaks of coronavirus
As of Tuesday, an island off the U.K.’s southern coast will become a petri dish for efforts to isolate and contain the third-biggest coronavirus outbreak in Europe. “From tomorrow, we will begin to pilot test, track and trace on the Isle of Wight, starting with health professionals, then rolling out …
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