Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
The potential impact of Amazon’s arrival in the pharmaceutical space rippled through that sector immediately.
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There are 2 effective Covid-19 vaccines. What’s next?
Moderna said that its vaccine was more than 94 percent effective, a week after Pfizer released its own promising results.
Fauci warns that White House transition delays could slow vaccine rollout
“The vaccines are effective. We want to get it approved as quickly as we possibly can,” said the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
Red state governors reject Biden on mask orders
The politicization of mask-wearing shows how difficult it will be for Joe Biden to build consensus around even basic public health strategies after he’s sworn in.
Labs sound alarm on coronavirus testing capacity, supplies
The nation’s testing capacity has increased, but not fast enough to keep pace with the swarm of new cases.
The hangover awaiting Biden: Deep wounds from Covid-19
Biden will inherit an economy similar to one he and Obama did 12 years ago. But unlike last time, he’ll have few tools to deal with it.
China shapes a new U.S. economic era: The return of industrial policy
The latest episode of POLITICO’s Global Translations podcast explores the new industrial policy emerging in America to counter China’s ascent.
Fox survey finds 63 percent say country heading in wrong direction
The economy weighs heavily on voters’ minds.
Wall Street notches second-best Election Day of trading
The gains are a sign of positive trader sentiment, although it’s unclear if that has to do with hopes of a clear winner emerging.
Indigenous Communities on the Frontline as Two Climate Change-Fueled Hurricanes Slam Central America
Hurricane Iota made landfall in Nicaragua Monday as a Category 4 storm, just two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated communities across Central America and caused widespread destruction. Iota is the strongest November hurricane to ever hit Nicaragua.
Petition wants to put Giuliani’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping on national historic place register
On Nov. 7, 2020, at 7347 State Road in northeast Philadelphia, history was made. This is the place where Rudy Giuliani, a convicted sex offender, and other like-minded Trump surrogates held their press conference challenging all of Pennsylvania’s votes. More specifically, all of the votes in Pennsylvania where Black people live. Giuliani and Trump had promoted the appearance in front of the Four Seasons … Landscaping company.
Alaska votes to become the first state in America to adopt the ‘top-four’ primary system
Alaska will be the first state in America to use the “top-four” primary system now that the Associated Press has called a victory for Measure 2, which passed by a narrow 50.5-49.5 margin. Starting in 2022, Measure 2 will require all the candidates for congressional, legislative, and statewide races to face off on one primary ballot, where contenders will have the option to identify themselves with a party label or be listed as “undeclared” or “nonpartisan.
Republicans Confirm Another One Of Trump’s Unqualified Court Picks
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has been practicing law only since 2012 and has never tried a case. The Senate made her a lifetime federal judge anyway.
U.S. border officials tried to cover up unlawful detention of Iranian Americans, documents reveal
Internal documents released in litigation against Customs and Border Protection (CBP) following the detention of U.S. citizens and permanent residents of Iranian descent at the U.S.-Canadian border earlier this year reveal that officials not only detained far more people than previously known, they actively misled the public in an effort to cover up their unlawful and discriminatory actions.
A white man complained about Muslim woman on flight, launching 6-hour ordeal
In another incident of ‘flying while Muslim,’ a Muslim woman was removed from an American Airlines flight to North Carolina and arrested after a white passenger said he was ‘uncomfortable’ Saturday. The woman, identified as Muslim activist, former New Jersey congressional candidate, and MuslimGirl.com founder Amani al-Khatahtbeh, alleges that she was unfairly removed from the airline after a first-class passenger expressed discomfort with her presence.
‘Must be free from interference’: Judge blocks border agents from making sweeps at courthouse
A George W. Bush-appointed federal judge has for now blocked Border Patrol agents from stalking a federal courthouse in southern California in order to detain immigrants who are appearing for their hearings, writing a “strongly worded opinion” that “[t]he court is not an ‘arrest pad’ nor will it ever be,” The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Trump Is Getting Ever More Brazen In His Attempts To Steal The Election He Lost
From trying to deny votes from being counted in majority Black cities to pushing to disenfranchise entire states to lying about having won, it’s all out in the open.
The Atlantic Daily: A Q&A With Sarah Zhang
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.Julia SellmannPrenatal testing gives expecting parents more information—and leaves them with complicated choices.In our new magazine cover story, science reporter Sarah Zhang looks at the case of Denmark, which established nationwide genetic testing for Down syndrome more than 15 years ago.
California Governor In Hot Water For Attending Dinner Party Amid COVID-19 Surge
Gov. Gavin Newsom has apologized for the event at the famed French Laundry restaurant, but troublesome details continue to emerge.
GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler Accused Of Violating Ethics Rules With Fundraising Pitch
The Georgia Republican asked Fox News viewers to “chip in 5 or 10 bucks” to her campaign while standing inside the U.S. Capitol.
The End of the Pandemic Is Now in Sight
Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. For all that scientists have done to tame the biological world, there are still things that lie outside the realm of human knowledge. The coronavirus was one such alarming reminder, when it emerged with murky origins in late 2019 and found naive, unwitting hosts in the human body.
Senators Take Aim At Massive Trump Arms Deal
A bipartisan group of senators announced plans to try to block Trump’s weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates after HuffPost revealed the effort was in the works.
Top Shots From the 2020 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
More than 3,800 entries were received in this year’s landscape-photography competition, from professional and amateur photographers around the world. Judges of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest narrowed the field down to a “Top 101” and then further, to award several category prizes and the International Landscape Photographer of the Year award, which went to Kelvin Yuen for his images of Norway, Scotland, and the American Southwest.
The Tattered Idealism of Barack Obama
If you are north of a certain age, you might remember where you were when Barack Obama gave his star-is-born keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. I was in a broadcast booth in the mezzanine level up above, with Mark Shields and Jim Lehrer, watching tears run down Lehrer’s face. He turned to me when it was over and all I could say was, “This is why we go into this business.
Barrett, Biden, and Backwards Bryan
The ACLU’s Ria Tabacco Mar on future fights, and a discussion of Amazon’s Uncle Frank.
What You Should—and Most Definitely Should Not—Gift Your Co-Workers
Expert advice on the dos and don’ts of workplace gift-giving.
Did Trump Delay the Arrival of At-Home Coronavirus Testing?
Coronavirus infections in the United States are growing exponentially, and lawmakers may soon face an awful choice between another round of shutdowns and the deaths of tens of thousands more Americans.A small band of scientists insist there is another way. They say that if every American took multiple coronavirus tests a week at home, we’d be able to figure out who is contagious.
An Election We Could Not Sit Out: How Indigenous Voters Helped Defeat Trump & Elect Biden
Native American voters saw a massive increase in turnout this year and helped deliver key swing states for Joe Biden, but Indigenous peoples and the role they played in defeating Donald Trump have been largely ignored in mainstream media analyses. We speak with Allie Young, a citizen of the Navajo Nation and founder of Protect the Sacred, who organized a horseback trail ride to the polls. She says it was important to her to motivate Indigenous youth to turn out.