Banking regulators are stepping up oversight, but continue to repeal rules that are supposed to prevent a recurrence of the “too big to fail” crisis that led to massive bailouts of the financial industry after the Great Recession. On Thursday, the Federal Reserve completed “stress tests” to determine whether or …
Read More »Ohio Governor Mike DeWine examines coronavirus restrictions on a county-by-county basis, a reversal of the past
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Governor Mike DeWine, who in the past had called for a disaster to impose coronavirus restrictions by county, said he is now considering that approach. DeWine made the remarks during Thursday’s coronavirus briefing when he was discussing hot spots in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas. “As we …
Read More »Airlines that prohibit passengers who refuse to wear masks on flights
Following numerous accounts that the airlines were not applying their own mask policies, Delta, United and American Airlines have announced that they will now ban passengers from refusing to cover their nose and mouth. “Until now, fortunately, there have only been a handful of cases, but we have already banned …
Read More »Oklahoma Watch journalist Paul Monies, who covered Trump’s Tulsa Rally, tests positive for coronavirus
A reporter who covered President Donald Trump’s controversial campaign rally in Tulsa last weekend tested positive for the new coronavirus. Paul Monies, who writes for the Oklahoma Watch research channel, wrote on Twitter on Friday: “Friends, test positive for # COVID19. I’m pretty surprised. I have zero symptoms (so far) …
Read More »NASA changes its mind. It will use pre-flown crew dragons and Falcon 9
For the purpose of restoring domestic launch capability on American soil, NASA launched the Commercial Crew Program (PCC) in 2010. Along with its business partners, Boeing and SpaceX, the focus of this program has been to develop spacecraft with capacity crew that can deliver payloads and astronauts to the International …
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