Contracts on the three major indices rose Sunday night, revamping the S&P 500 to reach record highs again. Gold futures (GC = F) hit higher Sunday night, after futures closed below $ 2,000 on Friday and posted their first weekly decline since June. This week, trading in Treasuries is also …
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Pulp noir meets Lovecraftian horror in a series perfectly suited to the madness of the year 2020. With its spherical mix of paranormal and social threats, “Lovecraft Country” uses horror to comment on American race relations. It rejuvenates the genre by not only blackening its heroes, but by putting the …
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BANGKOK – They gather at a monument celebrating Thai democracy. They raised their hands in opposition under a giant image of the king dressed in wreath regalia. At least 10,000 protesters, many first-time participants in political rallies, gathered on Sunday in Bangkok, demanding change in a country where military tanks …
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Notably, several of the new studies have found these powerful responses in people who have not developed serious cases of Covid-19, added Drs. Iyer. Some researchers have worried that infections that take a smaller toll on the body are less memorable for the tough cells of the immune system, who …
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Traders work during the closing clock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 17, 2020 on Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images US activists picked up on Sunday night after Wall Street announced its third consecutive weekly bid, but fell short …
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