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With more than 314,000 deaths from Covid-19 in the US and over 17.5 million cases, news of the Moderna vaccine being authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration comes not a day too soon.
While the virus continues to debilitate, enforcing lockdowns once more in parts of Europe, this and other vaccines offers hope of a future in which countries will gradually be able to contain the spread of Covid-19 and save countless lives. The UAE, for example, has registered China s Sinopharm vaccine after it was trialled on 31,000 people and found to be 86 per cent effective against coronavirus.
The optimism over this vaccine is justified. For one, unlike the Pfizer-BioNTech jab that needs to be stored at extra low temperatures, the Moderna dose can be kept at typical refrigerator temperatures. The practical aspect of this is crucial as it increases the chances of inoculating people with relative ease.
What the Biden presidency means for US economic policy
Dec 19,2020 - Last updated at Dec 19,2020
STANFORD US President-elect Joe Biden’s economic-policy agenda differs markedly from that of President Donald Trump. But Biden’s ability to enact his proposals will depend on three factors: The final composition of the Senate; his ability to learn from past successes and failures, not least the historically anemic Obama-era recovery; and whether the US economy can avoid a growth-sapping shock.
Biden easily won the popular vote in this year’s election, and, as with Trump in 2016, small pluralities in several swing states delivered him a comfortable Electoral College victory. But, despite being heavily outspent, Republicans made surprising gains in the House of Representatives and state legislatures. Exit polls show that voters’ top concerns were the economy, jobs, and the COVID-19 pandemic. With even California voters refusing to reinstate affirmative action or raise property
Donald Trump plans to shut two remaining US consulates in Russia
Moscow has been blamed for a significant cyberattack carried out on American government systems
Donald Trump is under pressure to act over an alleged Russian hack of US systems
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The Trump administration has notified Congress that it intends to shut the last two remaining US consulates in Russia.
The State Department told lawmakers last week that it would permanently close the consulate in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok and temporarily suspend operations at the consulate in Yekaterinburg, just east of the Ural Mountains.
The notice was sent to Congress on December 10 but received little attention at the time. That was three days before it was made public that Russian was suspected of a hack into US government and private computer systems that has raised grave cybersecurity fears.
In his a previous rant on Instagram, which received nearly 6 million views since posted one week ago, Portnoy railed against politicians for stealing people’s right to work and earn a living. As a business founder himself, he knows personally how detrimental the restrictions are and how heartbreaking the losses can be.
“I can’t believe in this country that what I consider the most basic right of them all, the right to earn a living, the right to earn a livelihood, is now being stolen,” he said. “And they’re saying that they protect us. Let us protect ourselves. You’re not protecting a family that you just destroyed.”