The numbers: New unemployment benefits fell to just over $ 1 million in late August, resuming a downward trend, perhaps signaling the resumption of a slow or painful recovery in the U.S. labor market. Initial unemployment claims, a rough measure of redundancies, were rejected by 98,000 to 1 million in …
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British scientists have discovered that an active ingredient found in insect repellent can kill COVID-19, according to a report. Researchers from the UK’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory have decided that Citriodiol could help fight the coronavirus in a preliminary study, Sky News reported. Insecticides with Citriodiol are not believed …
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Image: LG LG unveiled its new PuriCare ™ Wearable Air Purifier on Thursday, essentially putting one of LG’s home air purifiers on your face. The device looks like something George Jetson might wear if he fell into bad timeline — with climate change-fueled fires, militarized police tear-jerking peaceful Protestants, and …
Read More »Santa Clara County health director exploits CDC COVID test changes for direction
Health leaders from Santa Clara County on Wednesday unveiled recent changes to the CDC’s coronavirus guidelines that relaxed test testing recommendations for asymptomatic individuals at a news conference. The changes, which appeared on the CDC’s website on Monday, say that people who have been in close contact with a COVID-19 …
Read More »5 things to know before August 27: Police Violence, Laura, RNC, Coronavirus, New Zealand
Here’s what you need to know Get on track with your day. (You can also have “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox. Sign up here.) 1. Police violence A 17-year-old Illinois man has been arrested and charged with murder in a fatal shooting that left …
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