by Jim Heath | Feb 17, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines
In a tense conference call with reporters today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took aim at perceived foes and accused Donald Trump and two Rupert Murdoch-owned news outlets of conspiring against him. Cuomo, who will run for his fourth term in 2022, has been under growing...
by Jim Heath | Feb 11, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
The Biden administration today purchased another 200 million doses of the two coronavirus vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States, securing sufficient shots by the end of July to cover everyone currently eligible for inoculation. WAPO: President...
by Jim Heath | Feb 7, 2021 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Polls
Two in 3 Americans approve of President Biden’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a poll by ABC News-Ipsos, with widespread support for his efforts to pass a relief bill. WAPO: Biden’s 67 percent approval on handling the coronavirus contrasts sharply...
by Jim Heath | Feb 1, 2021 | coronavirus, GOP, Headlines
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said today the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine has been “seamless” under the administration of President Joe Biden. Hutchinson said in an interview that anything that can be done to speed up production of vaccines, including...
by Jim Heath | Feb 1, 2021 | coronavirus, Economy, Headlines
Happy days aren’t quite here again, but they could be coming soon. U.S. economic growth will recover “rapidly” and the labor market will return to full strength quicker than expected thanks to the vaccine rollout and a barrage of legislation enacted in 2020,...