Australia reported its first community transmission of Omicron on Friday at a school in Sydney. Authorities are investigating the source. A cluster in Sydney grew to 13 cases and an infection was suspected in the state of Queensland. Federal authorities are sticking with a plan to reopen the economy on […]

Several dozen people were killed by a swarm of powerful tornadoes and storms that ripped across six states starting Friday night. President Joe Biden said his administration is standing by and ready to do "whatever is needed." Biden said that FEMA is on the ground in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, […]

Preliminary data is starting to emerge that could give us a clearer picture of what we're dealing with as experts pore over early omicron observations. The White House's Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that early data was "encouraging," but cautioned that more data was needed to fully […]

MNI Indicators released a report on Tuesday showing a slowdown in the pace of growth in Chicago-area business activity in the month of November. The report said the Chicago business barometer slid to 61.8 in November from 68.4 in October, although a reading above 50 still indicates growth. Economists had […]

The earned income tax credit, which targets low- to middle-income workers, has been enhancedfor this tax year. Lawmakers could extend that for another year with the Build Back Better Act up for consideration on Capitol Hill. Those who stand to benefit most from the changes include childless Black workers, according […]

Asian stocks fell broadly on Monday as lingering worries over a U.S. rate hike offset investor optimism that the Omicron coronavirus variant might not have as much of an impact on the global economy as feared. Chinese shares ended lower as concerns over the fallout from a likely default by […]

EXCLUSIVE: DGene, an emerging content creation company, has set an agreement with post-production specialist MTI Film to develop and use an advanced set of film restoration tools. The goal of the collaboration is to revive a number of classic films and TV series. The companies are not yet identifying specific […]

The government is engaged in talks with telecom firms for a launch of commercial 5G services in some cities by Independence Day and has assured them that spectrum auction will take place in April-May, providing them a three to four-month window for the rollout. A top executive of a leading […]

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New York has confirmed 20 cases of the omicron variant of Covid-19, with 13 found in the New York City metropolitan area, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Hochul said the state expects these case numbers to "continue to rise," and noted that there is community spread of the new variant.  New […]