Text size Maddie Meyer / Getty Images Analysts begin to speculate on which of the Covid-19 vaccines could win, after scientists working on two of the most advanced vaccine programs made presentations about their progress at a meeting of a key advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and …
Read More »Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony did not know they would appear at RNC
Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid were looking forward to Tuesday – the day, after a year-long process, they would become American citizens. They only found out minutes before the ceremony that President Trump would attend the derby, and they did not know that it would be broadcast that night during …
Read More »Typhoon damages buildings, floods roads on Korean peninsula
A typhoon has barreled through the Korean Peninsula, damaging buildings, flooding roads and destroying utility piles before weakening in a tropical storm Due to KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press 27 August 2020, 08:55 • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SEOUL, South Korea – A typhoon swept …
Read More »Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi doubts the coronavirus originated in China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide will hold a press conference in Oslo, Norway on August 27, 2020. Heiko Junge / NTB Scanpix / via REUTERS EDITORIALS FOR COMMENT – This image was provided by a third party . NOWAY OUT. NOW COMMERCIAL OR …
Read More »Mortgage rates fall again – but rising house prices mean buyers should not expect savings
Mortgage rates are still close to record lows, but that makes owning a home no longer cheaper for home buyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.91% for the week ending August 27, falling eight basis points the week before, Freddie Mac FMCC, + 0.46% reported Thursday. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage …
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