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Details from a House subcommittee’s yearlong investigation are starting to leak. Plus, why bond yields are up, the ongoing effort to connect all of the U.S. to the internet and rethinking football stadium designs.
One think tank says there’s a 50% chance of at least one safe and effective vaccine by April. Plus, 2020 election forecasting. And, what Singapore is doing about its worries that people are putting off parenthood during the pandemic.
Authorities are concerned people in Singapore are putting off parenthood due to financial stress. Layoffs in the U.K. are up significantly due to COVID-19. Video conferencing is driving fashion trends.
Plus, older workers are retiring early. New COVID restrictions hit New York City. And, what will Halloween look like this year? Just a reminder: Costume masks do not replace cloth face masks.
President Trump called on Congress to pass a bill in a tweet over the weekend. Plus, all U.S. Regal Cinemas theaters are closing. And, the World Bank seeks approval for billions of dollars to help countries lock in vaccine contracts.
Cineworld, which owns Regal Cinemas in the U.S., is temporarily closing more than 650 cinemas around the world. Paris is set to close bars and raise its COVID-19 alert level. Black entrepreneurs in the U.K. are struggling to get financing.
World Bank President David Malpass believes his institution will be well situated to both fund and assist in a global COVID vaccine distribution effort.
