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The US is finally “out of the full-blown explosive pandemic phase” of covid-19, White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said today (April 27).
The country's parliament passed legislation to grant a four-day workweek to public sector employees with kids under the age of three
Travelers at airports across the US dropped their masks this week after a judge overturned the federal transportation mandate, prompting major airlines to lift their requirements.
Google said today (April 20) it shut down the YouTube campaign channel of John Lee, who is likely to replace Carrie Lam as Hong Kong chief executive following next month’s election.
Shortly after a Florida judge struck down a mask mandate on public transportation that includes airplanes, buses, and trains, most major US airlines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said they would no longer require passengers to wear face coverings on flights.
The IRS was expecting millions of Americans to just scrape by today’s April 18 tax filing deadline, getting in their returns at the last minute.
The European Union set off a rush to the borders for thousands of drivers when it announced earlier this month it would ban Russian and Belarusian trucks from working in the bloc in response to the war in Ukraine.
Elon Musk, who offered to buy Twitter for $52.40 a share today (April 14), has amassed one of the biggest followings on the social media platform over the years thanks to his musings, half of which he claims are made while on the toilet.
Since the war in Ukraine began seven weeks ago the price of jet fuel has risen to its highest level since 2014, and commercial flying has gotten more expensive.
When singer Rihanna first announced she was pregnant with partner A$AP Rocky in January, the internet was abuzz with the possibility of a maternity line from the business mogul.
Inflation in the US rose by 8.5% in March from 2021, the biggest year-over-year increase since December 1981. The US Consumer Price Index report released today (April 12) is the first since the war in Ukraine triggered Western sanctions on Russia which have caused global food and energy prices to spike.
French president Emmanuel Macron will face off against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in this year’s election after winning more than 28% of the vote in the first round yesterday (April 10). The second round will take place in two weeks, on April 24.
As the French government was preparing to roll out its coronavirus vaccine campaign in December 2020, it hired US-based consulting firm McKinsey to advise on logistics.
Russia tried to pay nearly $650 million worth of debt to foreign creditors in rubles this week after banks wouldn’t process their payments in dollars, prompting renewed concern that the country is headed for a default.
US president Joe Biden plans to extend the pause on federal student loan payments through August, according to reports in Politico and the Wall Street Journal citing unnamed sources. An official announcement could come as soon as tomorrow (April 6).
Twitter is appointing Elon Musk to its board after he bought more than 9% of the company, CEO Parag Agrawal said today (April 5).
The number of public companies in the US has shrunk by about 34% since its peak in 1996, suggesting their role in the global financial system is diminishing, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said today (April 4).
Amazon employees at a Staten Island, New York City warehouse voted by a roughly 10% margin to form a union this week, marking the first successful labor campaign at the retail giant. More than 2,600 employees voted to be represented by Amazon Labor Union, an independent union that came together within the past two years under the leadership of organizer Chris Smalls.
Digitized records of the 1950 US Census are available to the public for the first time, providing a snapshot of American life after World War II. The National Archives rolled out a free searchable database of the census on April 1, including records of approximately 6.57 million households and an additional 33,360 surveys taken at Native American reservations.
Russian president Vladimir Putin escalated a threat to cut off gas exports to “unfriendly countries” today (March 31). He signed a decree requiring foreign buyers to pay for Russian gas in rubles by tomorrow, or else face consequences.
The actor Bruce Willis will step away from his career after being diagnosed with aphasia, a cognitive disorder that affects a patient’s ability to communicate.
The omicron sub-variant BA.2 accounted for most new coronavirus infections in the US last week, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the week ending March 26, BA.2 accounted for nearly 55% of new cases, while the previously dominant strain BA.1.1 accounted for 40.4% of cases.
