From BBC (story and charts here): “The big three” “The three vaccine frontrunners are those developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford/AstraZeneca. Pfizer and Moderna have both developed RNA vaccines … [that] inject a tiny fragment of the virus’s genetic code into[...]
Archive for January, 2021
January 29th, 2021 - 10:13 pm § in Environment, Humor
Surfin’ duck steals the show (video)
This Aussie waterfowl has a unique affinity for waves. (Read news story here; for video of surfing dogs, click here.) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
January 29th, 2021 - 9:51 pm § in Biden, Business, China, Donald Trump, Economics, Environment, Foreign Affairs
What China’s Xi told Davos attendees
Whenever Xi Jinping speaks, the world listens, and on January 25, 2021, China’s leader spent 25 minutes seeking to exert white-glove persuasion on virtual attendees of this year’s Davos World Economic Forum. Davos is an invitation-only confab of political and business VIPs at a fancy Swi[...]
January 29th, 2021 - 4:18 pm § in Politics
The newest conspiracy theories
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA): The destructive California “Camp Fire” wildfire was started by a Jewish family firing a laser from space. (Story here.) Rudy Giuliani (R-Trump Legal Team): The Capitol Insurrection was organized by someone connected with the Lincoln Project (a group of[...]
Whither the filibuster?
“No decision facing Democrats over the next two years will shape the long-term political competition between the parties more than whether they end the Senate filibuster to pass their agenda to reform elections and expand access to the vote,” the Atlantic says, because the Democratic Par[...]
The case for censuring Trump
With Trump likely to become the first president acquitted of impeachment charges twice, not because he’s innocent, but because Republicans are unwilling to hold him to a Constitutional standard of behavior, or any standard of behavior whatsoever, the idea of censuring him is gaining traction i[...]
Capitol rioters get unfriendly reception in court
“The chief judge of the federal court in Washington scorched Capitol riot suspects during a hearing on Thursday, calling their actions an assault on American democracy and ruling that a man who had bragged about putting his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office shoul[...]
New Covid-19 relief bill strategy
Covid relief (or “stimulus”) stalled in Congress for months last year because of Republican intransigence, and finally a stripped-down $900 billion emerged at the end of the year. (See recap here.) Most economists agree more is needed. President Biden wants another $1.9 trillion. One of [...]
Who says depositions have to be tedious and boring?
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January 28th, 2021 - 5:27 pm § in Business, Schools & Colleges
Employers starting to back off from demanding degrees
“Eleven years ago, Allie Cornett … left school, and went to work in the hospitality industry as a tour guide. For the next decade, she found herself repeatedly running into the same wall. ‘I have been told multiple times that I have a great resumé, and lots of experience, but no d[...]