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Bubble trouble! Dow drops 600 points, briefly falling below 30,000 amid concern about GameStop trading frenzy

D U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday as heightened speculative trading by retail investors continued to unnerve the market. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 620 points, or 2%, after falling below the 30,000 mark at its session low. The 30-stock benchmark is on track to post its worst day since October. The S&P 500 … Read moreBubble trouble! Dow drops 600 points, briefly falling below 30,000 amid concern about GameStop trading frenzy

The variants are changing everything! Perhaps those posters have to be re-printed

For a year now, posters have graced all public places and government facilities, airports and restaurants (that are still open).. how to prepare for COVID-19! the cough! the gasps! The sore throats. New variants are re-writing the rules of engagement with the virus.. Confirmed with many people have said for months, the warning signs are … Read moreThe variants are changing everything! Perhaps those posters have to be re-printed

Kids aren’t alright.. suicides forcing schools to bring kids back

Student suicides raise concerns about the cost of school closuresIn a stark reminder of the toll the pandemic is taking on young peoples’ mental health, the nation’s fifth-largest school district announcedWHP The kids aren’t alright. The New York Times reported that Clark County School District, which includes Las Vegas, saw a spate of suicides since … Read moreKids aren’t alright.. suicides forcing schools to bring kids back

INTERNET OUTAGE EAST COAST

worked better in 2001 than it does in 2021? Tens of thousands of people reported outages from Boston to New York to Washington and locations in between, according to Downdetector.com, a website that tracks complaints about service disruptions.  People also reported outages on several other services, including Gmail, Zoom and Slack as well.Verizon acknowledged the disruption … Read moreINTERNET OUTAGE EAST COAST

Back from the not dead: Spanish woman who ‘died’ of COVID returned 10 days later-newspaper

Spanish woman who ‘died’ of COVID returned 10 days later-newspaper HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SPAIN:Spanish woman who ‘died’ of COVID returned 10 days later-newspaperNEWS.TRUST.ORG The great awakening!! After a mix-up over names, the family of Rogelia Blanco were informed that the pensioner died of COVID-19 on Jan. 13 and her funeral was the next day, the La Voz de … Read moreBack from the not dead: Spanish woman who ‘died’ of COVID returned 10 days later-newspaper

Fauci was ‘knocked out’ by second dose of Covid vaccine

Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert, said he suffered mild side effects after receiving a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. “I was hoping that I wouldn’t get too knocked out. I did for about 24 hours. Now I’m fine,” he said at a White House event Thursday. Fauci, an adviser to President Joe … Read moreFauci was ‘knocked out’ by second dose of Covid vaccine