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England’s forward Jadon Sancho (C) is consoled by his teammates after missing a penalty during the UEFA EURO 2020 final football match between Italy and England at the Wembley Stadium in London on July 11, 2021. Laurence Griffiths | AFP | Getty Images A university has withdrawn an offer to a student following racist abuse

Companies are in desperate need of workers across the country as the economic reopening collides with a tight labor market, but the boom in manual labor job wage growth pre-dates the pandemic. Donna Kauffman, co-owner of a landscaping design and construction company in Colleyville, Texas, said a tightened labor market has pushed her starting wage

In this article FB Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Boston University, told CNBC, that, medically, she agrees with President Joe Biden‘s assertion that platforms like Facebook are killing people by allowing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on their services. “I think social media is playing a big role in amplifying

Shoppers walk in front of a Walmart store in San Leandro, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A jury ruled that Walmart must pay more than $125 million in damages in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency

There isn’t enough evidence right now to show that booster shots for Covid vaccines are needed, according to a former FDA director. “Being prepared to make boosters is a good thing, but we really don’t have … evidence, at least in the United States, where we’re seeing vaccine failures or we’re seeing waning in immunity,

In this article MS AMC AIG NLOK Here are the stocks making notable moves on Thursday, July 15: AMC Entertainment – Shares of the movie theater chain rebounded more than 6% to around $35 apiece after shedding 15% in the previous session. The price of the meme stock has been cut in half from its all-time

Mansions seen along the coast of Palm Beach, Fla. Getty Images Prices in Florida’s ultra-rich Palm Beach community hit an all-time high in the second quarter, as brokers grappled with a record-low number of mansions to sell. The average price for a single-family home in Palm Beach hit $11.7 million in the second quarter, up

In this article 678-HK People are seen onboard the Dream Cruises’ World Dream cruise ship docked at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Singapore on July 14, 2021, after it returned to the city state following a passenger’s positive test for the Covid-19 coronavirus. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Nearly 3,000 passengers and

2022 Jeep Compass Jeep CHICAGO – Jeep is updating one of its smallest SUVs with new technologies and a redesigned interior ahead of the brand’s push into electric vehicles. New features on the 2022 Jeep Compass include active emergency braking and blind-spot monitoring as standard safety technologies as well as optional 10-inch interior screens and

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2021/04/10: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vial and box seen at a vaccination site. Doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are being administered throughout the state of Florida despite a small number of patients who have experienced adverse reactions, including blood clots. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Shalonda Williams-Hampton, 32, has her blood taken by Northwell Health medical workers for the antibody tests that detect whether a person has developed immunity to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the First Baptist Cathedral of Westbury in Westbury, New York, May 13, 2020. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters “Long Covid” — the name given to ongoing

Suebsiri Srithanyarat | EyeEm | Getty Images Darkweb sites linked to the REvil ransomware gang were not operating Tuesday morning, CNBC has confirmed. It is not clear what led to the websites of the ransomware-as-service group going down Tuesday. The disappearance of the public-facing sites affiliated with Russia-linked REVil, also known as Sodinokibi, comes on

In this article VOW3-DE Technicians work in the final inspection line of German carmaker Volkswagen’s electric ID. 3 car in Dresden, Germany, June 8, 2021. Matthias Rietschel | Reuters Half of Volkswagen’s sales are expected to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030, the German carmaker said Tuesday. By 2040, the company said almost 100% of its

A visitor is seen looking for records during the XXVII International Record Fair. Paco Freire | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic may have sidelined pop stars from live performances, but music fans’ interest hasn’t waned. Music consumption in the first half of the year has remained robust even without the

In this article CMG PEP CAG A shopper reaching for a bottle of Diet Pepsi soda in a grocery store in Atlanta, Georgia. Chris Rank | Bloomberg | Getty Images PepsiCo and Conagra Brands said Tuesday they plan to pass along higher input costs to customers as inflation accelerates. Earlier in the day, the Department

In this article CMCSA AMZN AAPL VIAC DIS NFLX An Emmy statue at the 71st Emmy Awards Governors Ball press preview at LA Live in Los Angeles, California on September 12, 2019. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images For more than a year, television has been a welcome distraction to those stuck at home

Olivia Rodrigo attends the World Premiere of Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” at El Capitan Theatre on September 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Axelle | Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images Pop star Olivia Rodrigo is heading to the White House on Wednesday to lend her voice to the Biden administration’s Covid vaccination campaign.

In this article MRNA PFE JNJ 22UA-DE White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNBC on Tuesday that Covid booster shots are currently unnecessary. “The discussion about boosters is really an appropriate preparation on the part of the [drug] companies together with the NIH and the CDC and others in being prepared in

Sometimes it takes a major life event to push you in the right direction. Last April, I spent my 29th birthday battling Covid-19 in my bedroom. I had to take time off from my full-time job as a speech pathologist in Providence, Rhode Island to quarantine. The experience forced me to think about my future

In this article GM Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Blackberry ’ Shares of the tech company were down 4% in midday trading after surging more than 20% shortly after the opening bell. Blackberry has become one of the most-discussed stocks on Reddit in recent days, which helped to fuel a rally.

In this article TSLA BEVER-NL Elon Musk brought electric vehicles into the mainstream with Tesla. Now the EV company is grappling with the consequences of its own innovation, former Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields told CNBC on Wednesday. “One of the many things he did is he pushed the industry toward taking EV seriously,” Fields

Odilest Guerrier, Medical Assistant, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Pasqual Cruz at a clinic set up by Healthcare Network on May 20, 2021 in Immokalee, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Twelve U.S. states now have 70% of adult residents with at least one Covid vaccine shot, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data

Crowds of people are seen shopping during a weekly market at Kandivali. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images India is expected to see double-digit expansion in the three months ending in June ’ but economists warn that the data won’t be painting the full picture of the country’s growth trajectory. South Asia’s largest economy

What will it take to convince people to get vaccinated against Covid? From free doughnuts to million-dollar payouts, public and private groups are trying it all. Back in March, Krispy Kreme was one of the first businesses to roll out a nationwide Covid vaccine incentive, offering a free glazed doughnut to any adult with a vaccination

Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s prime minister. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE ’ Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that the country’s Covid restrictions may be relaxed after June 13 if the situation improves. “Barring another super-spreader or big cluster, we should be on track to bring this outbreak under control,”

Ruins of the Greenwood District after the massacre of African Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 1921. American National Red Cross photograph collection. GHI | Universal Images Group | Getty Images A century ago this week, the wealthiest U.S. Black community was burned to the ground. At the turn of the 20th century, the Greenwood

A man wearing a facemask as a protection against Covid-19 walks past two Malaysian flags in capital city Kuala Lumpur. Faris Hadziq | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Stocks in Malaysia fell in early Monday trade as the government announced a nationwide “total lockdown” to curb the rapidly rising daily Covid-19 infections in

In this article DIS Simu Liu stars as Shang-Chi in Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” Disney If Hollywood needed a sign that diverse content sells, it got one in 2019. It started with the blockbuster “Black Panther,” which smashed box office records and went on to win three of the six

A bird flies by in the foreground as a Southwest Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said it is delaying plans to resume serving alcoholic beverages, after one of its flight attendants was assaulted and

Americans are expected to spend roughly $4.7 billion on gas during the Friday through Monday of Memorial Day weekend, according to GasBuddy, an app and website focused on finding real-time fuel prices. That breaks down to about $1.18 billion spent on gas each day, give or take $1 million, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum