A major Maine hospital system vaccinated anti-union consultants brought in from out of state to fight a staff unionization effort, drawing rebukes from a nurses union and the state’s governor. MaineHealth, which operates Maine Medical Center in Portland, acknowledged that it violated state vaccine protocols by administering the doses to […]
New $1,400 stimulus checks are set to be included in the next coronavirus relief plan. A new proposal would have those payments phase out to zero at a quicker rate. Here's how that could alter eligibility for the money if the changes make it into the final bill. New $1,400 […]
FedEx announced on Wednesday that it will invest an initial $2 billion toward sustainable energy initiatives, including more electric vehicles and carbon capture research. The investment is part of the company's new goal to become carbon neutral by 2040. FedEx will give Yale University $100 million to help research develop […]
Walmart said it plans to spend an additional $350 billion on products made, assembled or grown in the U.S. over the next decade. In a corporate blog post, Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner said the decision will benefit the environment and the U.S. economy by sourcing goods closer to customers […]
Epic Universe will be the first park Universal has built since 1999. Construction was halted in July due to the coronavirus pandemic. The new park will be on a 750-acre plot of land just a few miles from the existing resort. Work is finally resuming on Universal Orlando Resort's fourth […]
For weeks after the Capitol siege, a psychologist worked with D.C. police to process their trauma. Dr. Beverly Anderson led daily “debriefings” so officers could put words to what they saw and felt. Two officers died by suicide after the attack and several officers reportedly turned in their weapons. Regular […]
Central Banks of China and United Arab Emirates have joined the second phase of Project Inthanon-LionRock, a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project for cross-border payments initiated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT). This joint effort of some the central banks in Asia […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that the country has more than 2,500 cases of coronavirus variants that can spread more easily and dodge some treatments and immunities. More than 100 new cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first seen in the United Kingdom were reported just since […]
The sad truth is that the debt-to-GDP ratio will shoot up close to 90 per cent in the coming year, and the fiscal deficit glide path does not promise to reduce it substantially any time soon, observes Mihir S Sharma. The weeks that have passed since the Union Budget have […]
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