It is a tragedy that investors hate uncertainty. But this year has been unusually chaotic even before the leader of the world’s largest economy and his wife gave a positive test for Covid-19. Diagnosis is a new psychological blow to recovery that was already losing steam. Lack of certainty can …
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Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in at least two places in France and Italy. At least 8 missing, 2 dead
French authorities on Sunday deployed about 1,000 firefighters, four military helicopters and troops to search for at least eight people in the mountainous southeastern region after the catastrophic floods. Storm Alex has killed at least two people in neighboring Italy. Floodwaters destroyed homes and roads and bridges around the city …
Read More »Biden’s national lead over Trump rises to 14 points after debate in NBC News / WSJ polls
WASHINGTON – Biden’s national lead nearly doubled after Tuesday’s presidential debate over President Donald Trump, with voters saying by a margin of 2 to 1 that Biden has a good temper to run for president, according to a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll. The vote came two …
Read More »Is a non-stick pen safe? | Living science
Spending time scraping the kitchen sink in the morning for breakfast becomes boring. Non-stick cookware may seem like an attractive option – but is it safe? Usually when people inquire about the safety of their non-stick cookware, they talk about Teflon, said Suzanne Fent, a reproductive endocrinologist at the National …
Read More »Six galaxies trapped in the cosmic ‘Spider’s Web’ could explain why supermassive black holes exist
Why do supermassive black holes exist and how do they keep growing? | Image for presentation Mysterious black holes are thought to have formed from the first stellar fall, but astronomers are trying to figure out how they expanded into giants and became supermassive black holes. Trending desk Last updated: …
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