by Dylan | Nov 9, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
There are now more than 50 million reported COVID-19 cases worldwide. As of Monday morning, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows 50,517,420 global coronavirus cases. Of those, 9,973,563 are in the U.S., accounting for just under 20% of the global...
by Dylan | Nov 9, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
President-elect Biden is already said to be outlining priorities for when he takes office, with tackling the COVID-19 pandemic at the top of his list. Sources familiar with his plans say he’s also discussing signing a flurry of executive orders once he takes office to...
by Dylan | Nov 6, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
Democratic Former VicePresident Joe Biden has taken the lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania as ballot counting continues in those battleground states in his effort to win the White House from President Donald Trump. Though Biden’s lead is narrow, it appears the majority...
by Dylan | Nov 6, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
The U.S. has now posted two consecutive days of record single-day COVID-19 infections. Data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project shows there were 116,255 reported cases on November 5; the day before, that number was just over 103,000, an increase of more than...
by Dylan | Nov 6, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
The American economy added 638,000 jobs in October, just slightly better than expectations, according to a Friday morning report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That lowered the unemployment rate to 6.9 percent from the previous month’s rate of 7.9%, also better...
by Dylan | Nov 4, 2020 | What You Might Have Missed
As Wednesday morning begins, there’s still no winner in the race for the White House, despite President Trump incorrectly declaring victory Tuesday night. As of 9:00 a.m. ET, Democratic challenger Joe Biden led the race, with 225 electoral votes, compared to Trump’s...