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Billionaires 'had a terrific pandemic' while inequality killed millions: Oxfam
Jan 20, 2022 19:22A new report explains how inequality contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day of the pandemic while the wealthiest collectively got $1.2 billion richer every 24 hours.
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Who is king of Florida? Tensions rise between Trump and a former acolyte
Jan 19, 2022 12:11A spat over COVID has exposed friction between the former President, Donald Trump, and a rising G.O.P. Governor, Ron DeSantis, who is unwilling to curb his ambitions.
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US businesses sour on Saudi Arabia in blow to crown prince’s growth plans
Jan 19, 2022 11:59Saudi Arabia courted the world’s top companies to supposedly modernize its economy. Instead, the business environment has grown more hostile and investors are souring on the oil-rich kingdom.
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Another midterm worry for Biden White House: Probes and impeachment attempts
Jan 19, 2022 11:53Lawmakers, congressional staffers and strategists predict a slew of investigations targeting the Biden administration, particularly if Republicans loyal to former President Donald Trump gain important committee seats in US Congress after midterm elections in November.
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US inflation reached 7% in December as prices rise at rates unseen in decades
Jan 17, 2022 12:22The International Monetary Fund has warned higher US inflation could lead to a tougher than expected response from America’s central bank that would send tremors through financial markets and put vulnerable countries at risk.
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Is the US nearing its COVID peak? Experts warn against letting guard down
Jan 17, 2022 12:15According to the Department of Health and Human Services, hospitals in nearly half of US states are nearing capacity, as the Omicron variant has triggered a record number of cases across the country.
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After year of vaccine profiteering, Pfizer hikes prices on 125 drugs
Jan 16, 2022 06:57After raking in enormous profits from its coronavirus vaccine in 2021, the U.S.-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has kicked off the New Year by hiking the prices of more than 120 of its drugs, resulting in significantly higher costs for patients amid a deadly pandemic.
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Study says COVID loses 90% of ability to infect within minutes in air
Jan 13, 2022 11:59The new findings by researchers re-emphasize the importance of short-range COVID transmission, with physical distancing and mask-wearing likely to be the most effective means of preventing infection. Ventilation, though still worthwhile, is likely to have a lesser impact.
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Immunity against Omicron from breakthrough infection could be a matter of timing
Jan 12, 2022 12:01Research from Japan suggests that COVID-19 vaccination followed months later by a breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection offers greater protection against the Omicron variant than do closely spaced vaccination and infection.
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'Huge increase' in US child poverty feared as tax credit expires amid Omicron wave
Jan 08, 2022 06:34The New York Times has recently reported that with Omicron surging in the US, "economists warn that the one-two punch of expiring aid and rising cases could put a chill on the once red-hot economic recovery and cause severe hardship for millions of families already living close to the poverty line."