Lower-income Americans were more likely to spend their stimulus checks, but more Americans could also spend their stimulus checks if more businesses were open when the checks began in late April, research found. (Photo: Getty.) What did people do with their stimulus controls? People who spend most of their stimulus …
Read More »Covid-19 Deaths Skew Young Under Minorities
Covid-19 is known to be particularly risky for parents. For many minorities, the disease kills them at the prime of their lives. Among people in the U.S. who have died between their mid-40s and mid-70s since the pandemic began, the virus is responsible for about 9% of deaths. For Latino …
Read More »Minority owners pressure Dan Snyder to sell Washington’s NFL team
Washington NFL team minority partners are pushing Dan Snyder to sell the franchise, according to people familiar with the matter, amid a growing battle within a team that has controversy on multiple fronts. Mr Snyder, the 55-year-old billionaire owner, has no intention of selling his majority stake in the team, …
Read More »Vaping makes teens up to 7 times more likely to catch COVID-19: study
Here is another cloud on the horizon for e-cigarette companies. A new Stanford study links vaping to a “substantially increased risk” of COVID-19 in teens and young adults. The nationwide sample of more than 4,000 participants conducted in May found that people who were armed were five to seven times …
Read More »Funding for $ 300 per week unemployment benefits could run out in six weeks
An additional $ 300 a week in federal unemployment benefits will likely take a few weeks to reach out to workers and funding could be depleted a month and a half later, a Labor official said. The official said states should be able to start making the payments after applying …
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