AUGUST 30, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) will campaign in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Monday to deliver remarks that will serve as his first major campaign address following this month's Democratic National Convention (DNC) and marks a return to the campaign trail after coronavirus shuttered in-person events months ago.
A speech Monday in the Pittsburgh area will...
AUGUST 30, 2020
The Republican National Convention (RNC) was an extravaganza like no other. It was beautifully produced against a backdrop of majestic patriotic symbols. The speeches were emotional, passionate and well-delivered.
It was also a massive violation of the Hatch Act, according to many, featuring speeches that were full of bald-faced lies, concluding with President Trump's acceptance of the Republican...
AUGUST 30, 2020
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn speaks about convalescent plasma at the White House on Aug. 23. - Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg
President Trump’s accusatory tweet barreled in at 7:49 a.m. a week ago Saturday: The “deep state” at the Food and Drug Administration was trying to sandbag his election prospects by slowing progress on coronavirus treatments and vaccines until after Nov....
AUGUST 30, 2020
ROHIT GHAI, President, RSA Security.
The pandemic is accelerating digital as more of our work, play and learning moves online, which in turn, leads to more cyber and digital risk. According to Rohit Ghai, president, RSA Security, the next phase of the pandemic will be a critical period as companies prepare for the "next normal" in...
AUGUST 29, 2020
India must be the only big economy (fifth largest in the world at nominal GDP of $2.94 trillion in 2019) which has no official estimate of its total workforce (only official unemployment rate is declared), how many have social security cover, how many lost their jobs due to the lockdown and how many get unemployment allowance.
On August...
AUGUST 29, 2020
Future Enterprises’ Retail & Wholesale Undertaking has been transferred to Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited (RRFLL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RRVL
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries’ subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) announced to acquire the Retail & Wholesale Business and the Logistics & Warehousing Business from the Future Group in a mega transaction for Rs...
AUGUST 29, 2020
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan
It was a surprise to a lot of Maryland school districts when Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Thursday that he wants students to return to in-person learning.
Montgomery and Prince George's counties are both set to begin the school year online Monday. Both plan to have all-online school throughout the first half of the school...
AUGUST 29, 2020
Former US President Barack Obama and Chadwick Boseman. - Instagram @BarackObama
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday paid tribute to "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman after the 43-year-old actor died from cancer.
Barack Obama resurfaced a picture Boseman shared in July 2016 after visiting the White House to work with kids while...
AUGUST 29, 2020
Marilyn Cortez of Houston spent much of July in the hospital with the coronavirus. When she finally returned home, she received a $36,000 hospital bill. - Michael Starghill Jr. /NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marilyn Cortez, a retired cafeteria worker in Houston with no health insurance, spent much of July in the hospital with Covid-19. When she finally...
AUGUST 29, 2020
An armed man is seen outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. - Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As Kyle Rittenhouse secured a legal team Friday after being charged in the fatal shooting of two men at a protest against police brutality, demonstrators and law enforcement grapple with how the deadly gunfire in...
