Jason Kempin / Getty Images New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins spoke to Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks about racism and quarterback Drew Brees’ situation regarding his comments on kneeling during the national anthem. Brees made the headlines a few weeks ago when he said during an interview with Yahoo Finance …
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Stock market gains despite coronavirus spread, disappointing unemployment claims
Text size Illustration by Mike Haddad. Investors analyzed concerns about the virus midday Thursday, taking advantage of some early gains even amid mixed data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose 0.2% in recent trade, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4%. The latest unemployment figures show that while …
Read More »Factbox: More US Companies Join Boycott Of Facebook Ads
(Reuters) – A handful of American companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc. in support of a campaign that called on the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on their platforms. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop users are seen alongside an on-screen projection of a …
Read More »Covid-19 antibody tests cast doubts on accuracy, utility, study finds
Antibody tests against coronavirus are not reliable enough in the UK for people to make decisions about whether or not they can travel who they can visit, academics warned, in the latest report to question the use of large-scale tests to influence public behavior. About one in 10 tests will …
Read More »‘Greener Ice in the NHL’ – Amazon names headquarters for Seattle’s new hockey franchise, the Climate Pledge Arena
Amazon.com Inc., the fast-delivery giant historically under fire for its impact on the environment, has bought the name rights to Seattle’s KeyArena, giving up a corporate nickname for calling the site Climate Pledge Arena. The facility, where the city’s incoming NHL franchise will play and where the WNBA’s Storm already …
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