Along with daily news briefings by President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force, daily updates from top governors, notably Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gavin Newsom of California and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, have emerged as must-see events of this pandemic period. Key Words:Cuomo invokes Alexander Hamilton …
Read More »The Margin: Suffering insomnia over the coronavirus? Having strange dreams? Here’s what to do
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just disrupted our waking lives; it’s wreaked havoc on our sleep, as well. More than one in five people (22%) say their sleep quality has suffered since the rise of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a new survey of almost 1,000 Americans conducted by …
Read More »The Margin: Coronavirus travel ban creates chaos at U.S. airports in echo of 2017
The ban on travel to the United States by non-U.S. citizens from Europe announced at midweek by President Trump in an Oval Office address that raised more questions than it put to rest — and expanded after the fact to include the previously excluded European countries Ireland and the United …
Read More »The Margin: A ‘moment of silence’ for boomers’ 401(k)s: Internet erupts with gallows humor as stock market crumbles
Obviously, it’s a lot more fun checking your 401(k) during a raging bull market. Then again, reading about other people’s 401(k) accounts during brutal trading sessions like Monday’s seems to be a favorite pastime for those looking to laugh through the tears. So, in that spirit of schadenfreude — and …
Read More »The Margin: Ocasio-Cortez after getting criticized for wearing a $232 dress in TV appearance: ‘I rent, borrow and thrift my clothes’
The New York Post completely owned the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat this weekend, as BuzzFeed’s Tom Gara pointed out: NY Post having an extremely normal one pic.twitter.com/rvOsHy5xYS — Tom Gara (@tomgara) February 22, 2020 In total, the Post posted 12 separate stories on the New York congresswoman on Saturday alone, according …
Read More »The Margin: Oops: Trump congratulates ‘Great State of Kansas’ after Chiefs’ Super Bowl win
President Donald Trump tweeted — and quickly deleted — a congratulatory message to “the Great State of Kansas” on Sunday night after the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years. “Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a great game, and a fantastic comeback, under immense …
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