• U.S. Adds 1.8 Million Jobs, Unemployment Drops to 10.2 Percent

    U.S. Adds 1.8 Million Jobs, Unemployment Drops to 10.2 Percent

    The U.S. unemployment rate dropped from 11.1 percent to 10.2 percent in July, beating economists’ predictions even as many states have paused or reversed their reopenings in light of coronavirus case spikes. Employers added 1.8 million jobs in July, according to the Labor Department’s Friday jobs report, a significant slowing down from the 4.8 million …
  • Poll: One in Three Americans Say They Would Not Get Coronavirus Vaccine

    Poll: One in Three Americans Say They Would Not Get Coronavirus Vaccine

    As many as one in three Americans say they would not get a vaccine for the coronavirus even if it were approved by the FDA and available for free. About 35 percent of Americans say they would not receive such a vaccine to guard against the coronavirus, while 65 percent say they would plan to …
  • Facebook gives employees $1,000 as it extends remote work to July 2021

    Facebook gives employees $1,000 as it extends remote work to July 2021

    It’s looking like Big Tech isn’t going back to the office any time soon. Facebook this week announced that it will allow its employees to work from home until next July, following in the footsteps of Google, which has also told workers to stay home until summer 2021. The social networking giant will also give …
  • US economy’s growth slows in July, adding 1.8 million jobs amid COVID-19

    US economy’s growth slows in July, adding 1.8 million jobs amid COVID-19

    The US economy’s growth slowed in July, adding just 1.8 million jobs following skyrocketing numbers of COVID-19 cases in states like Texas and Florida. The unemployment rate dropped to 10.2 percent, from 11.1 percent in June, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show. The numbers are the first look at the economy following the …
  • Whistleblower Dr Li-Meng Yan Comments the Global Politics of Hydroxychloroquine, Says She Takes the Drug for Prevention

    Whistleblower Dr Li-Meng Yan Comments the Global Politics of Hydroxychloroquine, Says She Takes the Drug for Prevention

    Whistleblower Dr Li-Meng Yan Takes Hydroxychloroquine as Prevention Whistleblower Li-Meng Yan appeared this July 30 on Ep 308 of the War Room Pandemic, hosted by Steve Bannon and Jack Maxey. She explains the role of hydroxychloroquine, how it is used in China among high-ranking officials, and how she herself takes it. Dr Li-Meng Yan received …
  • Trump Threatens Executive Action on Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Benefits if Congress Fails to Pass COVID Relief Bill

    Trump Threatens Executive Action on Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Benefits if Congress Fails to Pass COVID Relief Bill

    President Trump indicated he would sign executive orders on Friday or Saturday that would extend unemployment benefits and institute a payroll tax holiday, amid continuing deadlock in Congress over coronavirus economic relief. Trump also told reporters on Thursday that he was looking into extending a federal moratorium on evictions as well as unspecified student debt …
  • Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Tests Positive for COVID ahead of Trump Visit

    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Tests Positive for COVID ahead of Trump Visit

    Ohio governor Mike DeWine tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday ahead of a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump. DeWine received a coronavirus test in line with the standard protocol to meet the president; He planned to greet Trump on the tarmac at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland. Trump is scheduled to tour the Whirlpool plant …
  • UrbanSpace to bring fresh business to NYC’s Union Square amid COVID-19

    UrbanSpace to bring fresh business to NYC’s Union Square amid COVID-19

    In a welcome step forward for the retail- and restaurant-ailing Union Square area, major food-hall operator Urban­Space has signed a long-in-coming lease for 10,000 square feet at Zero Irving, a 21-story mixed-use tower rising at 124 E. 14th St. The $200 million project by RAL Development Services stands on city-owned land leased to RAL for …
  • Rao’s catering at recent Hamptons party conditional on negative COVID test

    Rao’s catering at recent Hamptons party conditional on negative COVID test

    Exclusive East Harlem eatery Rao’s began offering takeout in July, but we hear the only way to have food from the red sauce mecca at a recent Hamptons party was to have proof of a negative COVID test. Rao’s just catered a bash with strict rules for attendees. Actress Renée Willett arranged a tasting menu …
  • Janelle Monáe’s ‘Antebellum’ skips theaters, will debut on VOD

    Janelle Monáe’s ‘Antebellum’ skips theaters, will debut on VOD

    “Antebellum,” a time-bending horror film starring Janelle Monáe, is the latest movie to premiere on digital rental platforms in lieu of its planned theatrical release as coronavirus cases continue to spike. Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the film was initially expected to debut in theaters in August. But since there’s no …