The death toll in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher than it would have been if the coronavirus pandemic had never happened. That is at least 164,937 deaths above the number expected for the first seven months of the year – 16,183 more than the …
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To broadcast games on Saturdays, the NFL may need to seek permission from government
Tom Brady of the Buccaneers is looking for an open receiver in the red zone during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Camp on August 4, 2020 at the AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa, Florida. Cliff Welch | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images While Covid-19 is setting the college’s athletics on …
Read More »Epic declares war on Apple and Google using ‘Fortnite’ V-Bucks to cut App Store revenue
Fortnite Epic You may not like Fortnite, but you must respect what Epic Games does to fight the ‘status quo’ of giant monopolies that pay too much for access to games. First, to combat Steam’s 30% cut in game revenue on PC, Epic simply created its own game store that …
Read More »Your daily digest for investing in real estate, 08/12/2020
Stein Mart goes down, medical office buildings may not, house prices go up everywhere, some industrial REIT picks, and a Hollywood star buys a big chunk of her past. In today’s News Stein Mart goes under, closes most of its 300 stores The 112-year-old retailer accused of changing consumer habits …
Read More »Kudlow says Trump will not accept plans for voting rights
President Donald Trump will not include support for coronavirus support that includes provisions for “voting rights” supported by Democrats, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Thursday. “So many of the Democratic issues are really liberal, leftist wish lists – voting rights and help to strangers and so on,” he …
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