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The seven day average of daily infections in the United States has nearly tripled from the levels recorded almost a month ago. From an average of 11000-plus cases reported on June 21, the seven day average has surged to 31475 on Sunday. Test positivity rate also has increased to 4.8 percent. There is also rise […]
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(CNN Business)When you think of a social network, you probably imagine news feeds, birthday reminders and baby photos. But the social network of the moment — the one that’s currently getting more app downloads than either Snapchat or TikTok — looks a little different: It’s a videoconferencing service called Zoom (ZM), where many peoples’ work […]
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New coronavirus infections in the United States continued to remain above the unusually high mark of 20000 cases for the second day. With 22931 additional cases reporting on Wednesday, the national total has increased to 33,747,198, as per the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. This is 50 percent higher than the 7-day average of […]
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit widened in May to $71.2 billion as a small increase in exports was offset by a bigger rise in imports. The Commerce Department reported Friday that the deficit rose 3.1% from the revised April deficit of $69.1 billion The U.S. trade deficit had hit a monthly record of $75 […]
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The United States on Wednesday reported 14516 new coronavirus infections, taking the national total to 33,665,034. The 7-day average of daily new cases is 12,609, which is 10.3 percent higher than the week before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, said that cases of coronavirus infection are going up in some parts […]
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New York City voters are heading to the polls today in a primary election just the third mayor in the past 20 years. Because of the political makeup of the left-leaning city, the race among 13 Democrats in today’s primary will effectively decide the official winner, rendering Election Day in November a formality. The top […]
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New York State, the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, is loosening all state Covid-19 safety restrictions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. The move comes as a key threshold is met, with 70% of residents having had at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. “We can now return to life as we […]
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COVID-19 metrics in the United States fell to the levels seen during the initial stages of the pandemic. New cases recorded on Sunday were the lowest in more than a year. With 6408 new cases, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the U.S. increased to 34,210,782. This is less than half of the […]
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On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 4 new deaths from Covid-19 and 196 new positive cases. While data showed that hospitalizations are continuing to decrease, case numbers and deaths announced today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. With the addition of today’s numbers, L.A. County comes to a total of 24,415 […]
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Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong are carrying out mass testing and have locked down areas to try to control a flare up in coronavirus cases in Guangzhou. More than 100 cases have been reported in Guangdong, China's most populous province, with 96 of them in Guangzhou, the province's capital. The Guangzhou cases […]
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