Seniors are forming pandemic pods to ward off winter isolation cnn

United, meanwhile, is struggling just to make it to the other side of the crisis, which has triggered a plunge in demand for flights. The company has borrowed billions of dollars to keep funding its operations, but still burned through an average of $33 million per day last quarter. It doesn't expect its profit margins to exceed 2019 levels until 2023. … [Read more...] about The pandemic stock market divide isn’t going away

Our employer-based system -- formed almost as an accident of history after World War II -- has become increasingly ill-suited for our times. Costs are too high, as is the number of uninsured, and the system is complex, unwieldy and ailing. Despite the 2010 coverage expansion of the ACA that has become a lifeline for millions, a population near that of Texas is still uninsured, and this could grow by millions as a result of the current economic dislocation. It is hard to find anyone who defends this status quo. … [Read more...] about The pandemic shows America can’t afford its dysfunctional health insurance system

For example, Biden said that Trump should have asked China to admit American scientists; he had already done so. Biden said that Trump should invoke the Defense Production Act; he did so before Biden issued his statement. And Biden claimed this week that he would tell governors and local leaders to take responsibility; Trump not only did that, but also provided them with emergency medical supplies that they had largely neglected to maintain themselves. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s 7-Point Coronavirus Plan Mirrors Trump’s: Provide ‘Guidance,’ Protect Seniors

The role of climate change “The way I think about both the wind event and the fires of 2020 is that both are entirely consistent with what we expect in a changing climate,” said Chris Field, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. “Basically, a warmer climate leads to longer, more intense wildfire seasons and to a greater risk of fires outside the traditional fire season.” … [Read more...] about Warm days and historic winds: Winter fire season has arrived in the Bay Area

Many holding children, the residents of Nucsoara came out of their homes to greet Nicolae. Most of the houses in the village are unfinished, and families live cramped in small rooms. Among the necessities Nicolae brought along were toothbrushes, and he showed some of the children how to use them properly. … [Read more...] about Romania Activist Urges People to Do Something Good Every Day