A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers stripped down last weekend to remind voters not send in a "naked" ballot when voting by mail. "Desperate times call for desperate measures!" tweeted Allegheny County councilwoman Bethany Hallam. "So your favorite elected officials got…
Read MoreTreasury yields higher as investors monitor coronavirus, political developments
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 0.66%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also higher at 1.41%. Signs of a worsening pandemic continue to keep investors on edge, while investors are also monitoring…
Read MoreKamala Harris and her husband's combined assets are worth up to $6.3 million, according to public financial records
Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris and her husband's assets totaled about $2.8 million to $6.3 million in 2019. The Biden/Harris campaign raised $364 million in August. Harris raised more than $41 million during her presidential campaign. After Joe Biden chose…
Read MoreBillionaire Barry Diller calls stock market 'great speculation,' urges everyone to save cash
"Personally, and professionally, every nickel you can, keep it … wherever it's banked," billionaire media mogul Barry Diller told CNBC on Tuesday. "Generally, I think for any speculation, and I think the market right now is a great speculation, I…
Read MoreA £35,000 in-school Covid testing machine? Only in the private sector
The schools divide between private and state is not just about the quality of education – now it’s about whether or not the students and staff can get a coronavirus test. While those at state schools have been struggling to…
Read MoreBiden says trade deal with Britain hangs on respect for Northern Irish peace agreement
In reaction to Biden's comments, Edward Argar, the U.K.'s junior health minister, denied Thursday that the peace deal was at risk. The British government has put on a charm offensive this week with Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, traveling to Washington…
Read MoreCalifornia Church Caves To Public Health Orders After Racking Up Over $100,000 In Fines
About two weeks after California’s North Valley Baptist Church shot into the national spotlight over its refusal to follow local coronavirus guidelines, its lead pastor has changed his tune. Faced with fines of more than $100,000 for defying Santa Clara’s public…
Read MoreArm co-founder: deals like Nvidia sale may undermine UK’s tech vision
Dominic Cummings’ hopes of building a trillion-dollar UK tech champion in the mould of Apple and Google will be undermined if ministers wave through deals like the $40bn (£31bn) sale of Arm Holdings, one of the company’s co-founders has said….
Read MoreRoger Stone Calls For Trump To ‘Declare Martial Law’ To Seize Power If He Loses
Long-time Donald Trump confidant, and convicted felon, Roger Stone said that the president should declare “martial law” to seize power if he loses what Stone characterized as an already corrupt election. The results will only be legitimate if the “real winner”…
Read MoreDaily Coronavirus Deaths Laid Bare On Time’s First Black Border Cover Since 9/11
The devastating human toll that the coronavirus has taken on the United States is laid bare on Time’s new cover. Artist John Mavroudis hand-wrote the mounting day-by-day count of people who died from COVID-19 for the weekly newsmagazine’s Sept. 21…
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