A study recently published by PNAS reached some startling conclusions: on average, life expectancy in the first half of 2020 fell by more than a year over that of 2019. A drop is hardly surprising, given the effects of the pandemic. But people are talking because of the dramatic size of that drop. And there’s … Read more
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Just this past week, AMC Theaters, the country’s largest movie theater chain, managed to hold off bankruptcy proceedings by raising nearly a billion dollars in equity and debt capital. Regal Cinemas and Cinemark have taken similar steps in recent months in attempts to survive. But in the long-term, will they? COVID-19 fears and official protocols … Read more
As the coronavirus pandemic has raged on, the only real light at the end of the tunnel has been the development of a working vaccine. Now, we have it. And there’s not just one, but two vaccines that have been approved by the FDA–one by Pfizer in collaboration with BioNTEch and another by Moderna. Based … Read more
It seems like anywhere you look, all you see is bad news. The pandemic, social and political unrest, natural disasters, people being mean to each other; such things dominate the headlines these days. Not to mention all the conflict and negativity you might see on social media and even experience out in public. Certainly there … Read more
Every year, Black Friday comes around the day after Thanksgiving to ensure a business’s profits for the year. Bring them out of the red and into the black, as it were. Except, this year is not like every other year. With COVID-19, businesses across the country have struggled especially hard to stay afloat. That makes … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ebb and flow all around the world. It’s been so long. We’re tired and ready for it all to just be over. After so many months, the only thing that seems to give many people hope is the ongoing development toward a working coronavirus vaccine. Understanding the immediacy for this … Read more
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away earlier this month, attention immediately focused on filling her seat on the Supreme Court. Why all the hoopla? And why are people so concerned with appointing a Supreme Court Justice now versus after the election? The following outlines the typical Supreme Court nomination process, as well as the reasons … Read more
The United States Postal Service has been in the news a lot lately, and not for anything particularly positive. Shortly after Louis DeJoy, the new Postmaster General took office back in June, reports began about USPS mailboxes suddenly being removed en masse, hundreds of mail-sorting machines also being removed from processing centers, and worker overtime … Read more
In case you didn’t already have enough things occupying your mind this year, we have the 2020 election coming up. Important local, state, and federal measures are going to be up for a vote. Not to mention that little thing about voting for president, as well as other representatives. Election Day is on November 3, … Read more