Top news of the week: 06.04.2021.
Coronavirus
Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say
Declining infection rates overall masked a rise in more contagious forms of the coronavirus. Vaccines will stop the spread, if Americans postpone celebration just a bit longer.
Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine
A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.
Provisional Mortality Data — United States, 2020
The age-adjusted death rate increased by 15.9% in 2020. Overall death
AP-NORC poll: Majority in US back easier voter registration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ proposals to overhaul voting in the U.S. won solid -- although not overwhelming -- support from Americans in a new survey measuring the popularity of major ...
AP-NORC poll: US economic outlook rises after relief law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Views of the nation’s economy are the rosiest they’ve been since the pandemic began more than a year ago, buoyed by Democrats feeling increasingly optimistic as President ...
US jobs creation surges in March as recovery gains steam
US employers add more than 900,000 jobs in March. as vaccinations spread and restrictions ease.
US jobless claims rise to 719K as virus still forces layoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose by 61,000 last week to 719,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more ...
Tokyo Olympics: North Korea pulls out of Games, citing coronavirus fears
With the Games just months away, the regime’s sports ministry says it wants to protect athletes from the ‘global health crisis’