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☆ Google Play is unsportsmanlike, U.S. states likely to argue in potential lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Diane Bartz | Paresh Dave | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is pictured on a Google building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 20, 2020. Including a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit filed against Google in October, the possible new action would be the fourth government lawsuit brought against the Silicon Valley company since late 2020. Those and related policies prompted criticism from app developers, particularly when Google said last year it would ramp up enforcement. Google’s Play Store is far more widely used than similar products from Amazon.com Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and others. “Most Android devices ship with at least two app stores preinstalled, and consumers are able to install additional app stores,” Sameer Samat, vice president of Android and Google Play, said in a statement.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, ” Sameer Samat Organizations: WASHINGTON, REUTERS, Apple Inc, . Justice, Google, Silicon, Amazon.com Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Huawei Technologies Co, Android, Epic Games Inc, Apple, Justice, Facebook Inc, Justice Department Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Utah , North Carolina, New York, Texas

Monoclonal antibodies are lab-made drugs meant to mimic natural antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. But no gold standard research proves that monoclonal antibodies do, indeed, provide this benefit. Fales said his team observed that hospitalization rates during the two weeks after monoclonal antibody therapy seems to be around 5 percent. Thomas said his system "ramped up" use of monoclonal antibodies quickly. Parsons' staff then contacts the primary care providers for patients who test positive, asking whether they'd like to refer patients for monoclonal antibodies.

Persons: Dr, William Fales, They're, Fales, Andrew Thomas, Thomas, Jonathan Parsons, Parsons, Eddy Bresnitz, Bresnitz, Jerome Adams, Eli Lilly, Regeneron, shouldn't, John Redd, Redd, Nicholas Capote, Craig F, Walker, Peter Chin, Hong, Pieter Cohen, Cohen, Chin, aren't, Janet Woodcock, Woodcock, Alex Azar Organizations: Michigan Department of Health, Human Services, U.S . Department of Health, Food, Ohio State University Wexner Medical, Ohio State, FDA, Tufts Medical Center, Boston Globe, Getty, University of California, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance Respiratory, NBC, HHS, Twitter, Facebook Locations: U.S, Covid, Boston, San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, Alabama , Kansas , Michigan , New Jersey , New York, North Carolina, Washington

☆ Some Democrats in Congress are worried their colleagues might kill them
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Benjy Sarlin | Benjy Sarlin Is Policy Editor For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +10 min

One House freshman is pushing to carry firearms on Capitol grounds, and another recounts being armed during the attack, further putting their colleagues on edge. But, Beyer said, the issue "that has the greater emotional impact is the sense that there's perhaps actual physical danger from our colleagues." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has said she feared for her life, in part because she doubted the motives of unnamed colleagues who were sheltering with her. But she and over 30 other Democrats have signed on to a letter asking authorities to investigate the claim. The article also misstated what chamber of Congress the attacker of a Northern senator before the Civil War was from.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Don Beyer, —, Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Beyer, Alexandria Ocasio, Mikie Sherrill, Sherrill, Rachel Maddow, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Ann McLane Kuster, Lauren Boebert, Madison Cawthorn, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Boebert, Nancy Mace, Pelosi, Cawthorn, Micah Bock, Sen, Cory Booker, Bock, hadn't, Greene, Nick Dyer, Dyer, Joanne Freeman, fistfights, Freeman, Jason Crow, Peter Meijer, impeaching Trump, Meijer, Kim Lane Scheppele, Charles Sumner, Preston Brooks Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Capitol, National Guard, Rep, Instagram, NBC, Twitter, Democrats, National, NBC News, Trump, Police, Yale University, Southern, GOP, MSNBC, Princeton University, Madison Locations: Alexandria, Cortez, D, Colorado, North Carolina, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Washington, Northern, America, Congress, South Carolina

☆ Allegiant Air is adding 21 low-cost leisure routes to this year with service to 3 new cities — here's the full list
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Thomas Pallini | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +10 min

No other airlines currently operate the route, leaving Allegiant with no competition. No other airlines currently operate the route, leaving Allegiant with no competitionBetween Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville, Tennessee. No other airlines currently operate the route, leaving Allegiant with no competitionBetween Newburgh, New York and Destin, FloridaDestin, Florida. No other airlines currently operate the route, leaving Allegiant with no competitionBetween Newburgh, New York and Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah, Georgia. No other airlines currently operate the route, leaving Allegiant with no competition

Persons: Jackson, David McNew, Allegiant, randy andy, Louis St, Louis, Louis Lambert, Azhar, Sean Pavone, John Glenn Columbus, Shutterstock.com, Ruth Peterkin Organizations: Flyers, Airbus, Spirit Airlines, Deutsche Bank, Los Angeles, Getty, — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines —, Grand Teton National Parks, Shutterstock, Phoenix, Gateway, Sky Harbor International, Las Vegas, Key West, Orlando, Sanford International, Orlando International Airport, Magic City . Silver Airways, Santa Maria , California Santa, Shutterstock.com, Denver, Louis Airport, Louis Lambert International, Lambert International, Rickenbacker International, John Glenn Columbus International Locations: . Florida , Oregon , Wyoming, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, Los, Los Angeles Los Angeles , California, Hole , Wyoming, Los Angeles, Yellowstone, Grand, Phoenix , Arizona, Mesa, Las Vegas Las Vegas , Nevada, Las, Reno , Nevada Reno , Nevada, Reno , Nevada, Key West , Florida, Nashville , Tennessee Nashville , Tennessee, Nashville , Tennessee, Orlando, Florida Orlando , Florida, Sanford , Florida, Portland , Oregon, Santa Maria , California, Santa Maria , California Santa Maria , California, Monterrey , California Monterrey , California, Monterrey , California, Idaho Falls , Idaho Idaho Falls , Idaho, Idaho Falls , Idaho, Peoria , Illinois, Sarasota , Florida Sarasota , Florida, Sarasota , Florida, Denver Denver , Colorado, Charleston , South Carolina, St, Louis , Missouri, America, Illinois, Missouri, Louisville , Kentucky Louisville , Kentucky, Louisville , Kentucky, Baltimore , Maryland, Punta Gorda , Florida Punta Gorda , Florida, Baltimore, Punta Gorda , Florida, Norfolk , Virginia, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Columbus , Ohio Columbus , Ohio, Columbus , Ohio, Greensboro , North Carolina Greensboro, North Carolina, Greensboro , North Carolina, Boston, Grand Rapids , Michigan Grand Rapids , Michigan, Grand Rapids , Michigan, Myrtle Beach , South Carolina, Knoxville , Tennessee Knoxville , Tennessee, Knoxville , Tennessee, Newburgh , New York, Destin, Florida Destin , Florida, Florida, Savannah , Georgia Savannah , Georgia, Savannah , Georgia

☆ I'm a McDonald's worker going on strike today. Here's why we deserve a $15 minimum wage
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Karesha Manns | Opinion Contributor | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

A federal minimum wage of $15 an hour would help keep a roof over our heads and put food on the table. This would increase wages for nearly 40% percent of Black workers, and overall more than 23 million Americans would see their income grow. And as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office, we're urging the nation's leaders to pass a $15 minimum wage in the first 100 days of the new administration. But today, our nation's leaders have left the minimum wage at $7.25 for more than 10 years, while the cost of living has skyrocketed. She is mobilizing with thousands across the country to demand McDonald's pay their workers at least $15 an hour and to call for a federal minimum wage of $15 an hour.

Persons: Martin Luther King Jr, we've, Joe Biden, we're, We've, Dr . King, King, Kamala Harris, Dr, Martin Luther King Organizations: Jobs, Black, Union Locations: McDonald's, Memphis, Memphis , Tennessee, Detroit, Durham , North Carolina, Washington

☆ TV ads for insurance companies that feature NFL quarterbacks greatly outperform other ads
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Jabari Young | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

"We're going to run heavy this week," Charney told CNBC on Thursday of the company's plan to run Mayfield's Progressive ads across networks, especially ViacomCBS. And according to advertising metrics data firm EDO, insurance ads in NFL games featuring the player outperform other ads. EDO uses analytics that track brand and product searches and sales when ads air, helping companies and networks determine ads' value during sporting events. This weekend, Progressive is hoping Mayfield's ads will bring a return on their investment through brand exposure and by driving more business. Informed of EDO's data, Rosner said he wasn't surprised the firms see a bump in searches around their business when their NFL ads appear.

Persons: Baker, Justin K, Jeff Charney, Baker Mayfield, Charney, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Ricky Aguayo, Finley, Michael Berg, Scott Rosner, Rosner, wasn't, Mayfield, Jason Miller, he's, Andy Lyons, Rodgers Organizations: Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Heinz, Getty, CNBC, National Football, Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, EDO, Farm, NFL, Florida State Seminoles, North Carolina Wolfpack, Carter, Getty Images Insurance, Allstate, Columbia University, State Farm, Super, Fox Sports, New York Jets, FirstEnergy, Banking, Mayfield, Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Bowl Locations: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, there's, Raleigh , NC, Tampa Bay, Cleveland , Ohio, Mayfield, Miami , Florida

☆ The 26 cannabis startups set to soar in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Jeremy Berke | Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

This week, we have some insight into legendary investor Bill Miller's view on cannabis — and his top stock pick — and we've published our full list of cannabis startups to watch in 2021. Kline was previously the director of public policy for the National Cannabis Industry Association. Massachusetts' attorney general appointed Ava Callender Concepcion to the state's Cannabis Control Commission on Tuesday. Truss, a joint venture between Canadian cannabis company HEXO Corp and Molson Coors, is launching a CBD-infused beverage in Colorado. Chart of the weekThe regulated cannabis market is growing, but according to New Frontier Data, the illicit market still serves the vast majority of US cannabis consumers.

Persons: We're, Bill Miller's, we've, Jeremy, Bill Miller, Miller, Katie J, Bayne, Josh Rosen, Andrew Kline, Perkins Coie, Kline, Ava Callender Concepcion, Concepcion, Joseph Palamar, Aphria's Irwin Simon, BNN Organizations: Cannabis, Thumb Industries, Holdings, Lions, Entertainment, Organigram Holdings, 4Front, Bengal Capital, Cannabis Law Industry, National Cannabis Industry Association . Massachusetts, Cannabis Control Commission, Suffolk County District's AG, Bluma Wellness, Life Sciences, Schizophrenia, Jushi Holdings, Organic Solutions, HEXO Corp, Molson Coors, Biology, New York University, National Survey, New, Washington Post, Senate, Marijuana, BNN Bloomberg Locations: Denver, Suffolk, Florida, Palm Springs, California, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia

☆ Why Congress can't categorically reject and overturn presidential election results in the future
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Grace Panetta | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

The episode prompted concerns that if a Democrat also won in 2024, for example, a Republican-controlled Congress could go through with fully rejecting a state's electors and even overturn an election. It's well within the realm of possibility that Democrats in the 2022 mid-terms could lose their slim control of both bodies of Congress, setting up the potential for a bid to overturn states' electoral votes. Erin Schaff/AFP via Getty ImagesCan Congress unilaterally overturn election results? Congress would have needed to reject multiple states Biden won to overturn his 306-232 electoral vote defeat of Trump. Consider a closer election where Congress only needed to reject one state's slate of electors to overturn the winner's victory, leaving no candidate with a clear majority of electoral votes.

Persons: Joe Biden, Ravi Doshi, Doshi, Joe Biden —, Mike Braun, Indiana, Ron Johnson of, Bill Hagerty, Marsha Blackburn of, Sen, Kelly Loeffler, MAGA, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Erin Schaff, Biden, Samuel Tilden, Rutherford B, Hayes, Read, Donald Trump Carolyn Kaster, Richard Nixon, George Wallace Organizations: Trump, Capitol, Democrat, Republican, Act, Biden, GOP, Senate, Getty, Electoral, Republicans, Democrats, National Task Force, White Locations: Pennsylvania, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Georgia, Washington , DC, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington, North Carolina

☆ Arrested Capitol rioters had guns and bombs, everyday careers and Olympic medals
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Brad Heath | Sarah N. Lynch | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +12 min

Mark Leffingwell of Seattle, who faces charges for assaulting a police officer, is an Iraq war veteran who suffers from PTSD and traumatic brain injury, his lawyer told a judge. Lonnie Coffman, a 70-year-old Alabama man arrested for having explosives in his truck, takes multiple drugs for mental illness, his lawyer told the judge in a hearing this week. Inside his truck, they found an AR-15-style rifle, a shotgun, a crossbow, several machetes, smoke grenades and 11 Molotov cocktails. Two other men, Eric Munchel and Larry Brock, both were photographed inside the Capitol carrying zip ties, commonly used as a handcuff. Michael Curzio, arrested at the front of a crowd inside the Capitol, had recently served a prison sentence in Florida for attempted murder.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jake Angeli, Mike Theiler, Joe Biden’s, ’, David Blair, “, ”, Michael Sherwin, ” Sherwin, Mark Leffingwell, Richard Barnett, Nancy Pelosi’s, Barnett, Anthony Siano, Lonnie Coffman, Coffman, Thomas Robertson, ” Robertson, Robertson, Blair, didn’t, Cleveland Meredith, Meredith, Trump, Mike Pence, Christopher Alberts, Alberts ’, Eric Munchel, Larry Brock, Brock, Michael Curzio, Curzio’s, Vicki Prentiss, ” Curzio, Klete Keller, Keller, Nicholas Ochs, ” Ochs, Jenny Cudd, Cudd, Josiah Colt, Colt, ” Colt’s, Derrick Evans, Evans’s, John Bryan Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S . Capitol, Justice, U.S . Capitol Police, U.S . Congress, Trump, Reuters, Authorities, Alabama, . Capitol, Capitol Police, Prosecutors, Democratic National Committee, Republican National Committee, ” Prosecutors, Air Force, FBI, ” Reuters Locations: Washington , U.S, Hawaii, Washington’s, Seattle, Iraq, U.S, North Carolina, Washington, Florida, Texas, D.C, West Virginia, we’re

☆ NBCUniversal launches initiative to bring resources to Black, Latino and Indigenous journalism students
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Sakshi Venkatraman | Sakshi Venkatraman Writes For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

In a push to bring journalism education to underrepresented groups, NBCUniversal is partnering with 17 historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and colleges with significant Latino, Asian, Black, Indigenous and tribal populations with NBCU Academy. NBCUniversal is dedicating $6.5 million to the initiative, including scholarships this year worth $250,000. Strong said she is passionate about bringing journalism to underrepresented groups and helping them have control of their narrative. Throughout her journalism education, University of North Texas senior Maryory Morales, 26, has been focused on covering immigration and students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. He said the NBCUniversal program will not only help empower strong local journalists but also broaden opportunities for students looking to go into national news reporting.

Persons: NBCUniversal, Cesar Conde, Tovah Strong, Strong, Maryory Morales, I've, Morales, Ta'Corian Tilley, cohesively Organizations: NBCU Academy, NBC News, Manhattan Community College, New York California State University, Fullerton Claflin University, Orangeburg , South Carolina Clark Atlanta University Dallas College, Dallas El Camino College, Torrance , California Florida International University, Miami Hampton University, Hampton , Virginia Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe , New Mexico Miami Dade College, Miami Morgan State University, Baltimore North Carolina, T State University, Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg , South Carolina City College of New York University of North, Denton University of Texas, El Paso Xavier University of Louisiana, Institute of American Indian Arts, University of North Texas, University of North Locations: New York, Orangeburg , South Carolina, Dallas, Torrance , California, Hampton ,, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Miami, Baltimore North, Greensboro Orangeburg, Orangeburg , South, Orangeburg , South Carolina City College of New York University of North Texas, New Orleans, University of North Texas

☆ He unknowingly had Covid-19. Now his blood contains rare antibodies.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Curtis Bunn | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

Hollis, 54, a former journalist, learned that his blood is fortified with so-called super antibodies — antibodies that neutralize the virus, which, even when diluted 10,000 times, still resists Covid-19, Liotta said. But treatment for the virus is still necessary, which makes Hollis' "super" antibodies inestimably important. Liotta's team found seven other people with "super" antibodies for the clinical trial. "'Super' antibodies are more effective at stopping the viruses from getting into our cells," he added. Less than 5 percent of coronavirus patients have the 'super' antibodies, making them super important to replicate and use in therapeutic modality.

Persons: John Hollis, Davis, Hollis, Lance Liotta, Liotta, John, Covid, Donald Trump, Ron Aira, George Mason, Kevin W, I'm, George Mason University President Gregory Washington, George, Dr, Pierre Vigilance, Vigilance Organizations: George Mason University, The Atlanta, George Mason University President, National Institutes of Health, Research Laboratories, George Washington University School of Public Health, HealthUp Strategic Advisors, Vigilance, D.C, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Fairfax , Virginia, United States, Europe, London, Paris, Charlotte , North Carolina, Washington

☆ Democrats are plotting the death — and rebirth — of a hamstrung Federal Election Commission now that they'll control the White House and both chambers of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +14 min

A lack of commissioners has largely sidelined the Federal Election Commission during the 2020 elections. Through legislation, they want put the Federal Election Commission, the nation's hobbled political money regulator, out of its prolonged misery — then reanimate it stronger than ever. Republican Trey Trainor testifies before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee for a confirmation hearing to be a member of the Federal Election Commission in Washington on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The Biden campaign declined to comment on how it would approach campaign finance reform if Democrats controlled Congress. It instead directed questions to its campaign finance reform platform, which calls for a host of changes to election law.

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☆ A right-wing mega-donor who founded Home Depot just dumped Trump. But this isn't the first political controversy to hit the home improvement giant or its rival Lowe's.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Áine Cain | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +10 min

The pair has given $470,300 this year, with 99% of that money going to Republican candidates. But simply examining large donations from retired founders does not lead to a complete or accurate picture of either Home Depot or Lowe's' political leanings. He has made the occasional one-off donation to other, largely Republican, candidates and campaigns, including now-Sen. Mitt Romney's presidential run, Jeb Bush, and David Perdue. So, while the home improvement giants and the more high-profile founders in the industry may favor Republican candidates at the moment, the partisan donation gap may be starting to balance out. And when it comes to political contributions, Home Depot and Lowe's both happen to reflect the conservative tendencies of many prominent retailers.

Persons: Ken Langone, Bernie Marcus, Donald Trump, Marcus, Trump, Marvin Ellison's, Arthur Blank, Rick Diamond, Lowe's, Pat Farrah, Langone, Kevin McCarthy, Tom Cotton, Elaine, Bernard Marcus Family, Patrick Farrah, Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Duncan Hunter, Blank, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Sam Nunn, Arthur M, Craig Menear, Saul Loeb, Marvin Ellison, Menear, Sen, Mitt Romney's, Jeb Bush, David Perdue, Ellison, Bryan Bedder, Jessica McGowan, Ellison —, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Depot, Republican, Trump, Capitol, Business, Home Depot, Lowe's, Center for Responsive Politics, US, Fortune, Home, Republican Party, Center for Responsive, Republican Congressional, Democratic, FEC, Northern, Northern Nevada Business, Blank Foundation, Getty, for Responsive, company's, Home Depot Inc, Government PAC, Lowe's Companies, Inc, Republicans, Depot's, Congressional Black Caucus PAC, Responsive Politics, Retail, Home Depot's Locations: Lowe's, North Carolina, United States, Nevada, Northern Nevada, Atlanta

☆ Those $200 Medicare drug discount cards from Trump administration won't happen
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Sarah O'Brien | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +1 min

Those promised $200 prescription drug cards for Medicare beneficiaries won't be coming. With little time left before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20, the Trump administration is backing off its plan to send the discount cards to roughly 39 million Medicare enrollees, an official for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services confirmed to CNBC. The agency's head, Seema Verma, earlier told Business Insider that she didn't anticipate the cards being sent. The cards received criticism for their cost ($7.9 billion) and questionable legality. The White House had said the cards would be paid for under a Medicare program that's generally intended to test innovations to lower prices or improve health care.

Persons: Joe Biden, Trump, Seema Verma Organizations: Centers, Medicare, Medicaid Services, CNBC, Finance, White Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina

☆ How far can an Uber take you? There isn't a distance limit for Uber rides, but there is a time limit — here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Steven John | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

There isn't a distance limit to how far Uber can take you, but the company has established an eight-hour time limit on trips. Uber drivers can take passengers between cities and states, though certain markets, like New York City, require drivers to have specific licenses. Beast, who took a 2,256-mile Uber ride from North Carolina to California in 2017. But while Uber rides are limited to eight hours, once one ride finishes, you can always just request another ride. If you're planning on taking a long Uber ride, make sure to contact your driver as soon as you connect to ensure they're okay with the long trip.

Persons: YouTuber Mr, Grace Eliza Goodwin, Uber Organizations: Business, Tech Locations: New York City, Williamsburg , VA, DFW, Nashville, North Carolina, California, Cleveland

☆ UnitedHealthcare just became the latest health insurer to encourage patients to see a primary-care doctor online
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +10 min

The insurer cited a 2019 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found 25% of adult Americans lacked a primary care doctor in 2015. Harvard Pilgrim launched a health plan that makes it cheaper to see a doctor onlineSome health insurers have created health plans that encourage patients to get primary care virtually. In November, New England health insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care announced plans to roll out such a health plan this month with telemedicine company Doctor On Demand. Grand Rapids, Michigan-based insurer Priority Health also partnered with the telehealth company to create a similar health plan. This post was first published on November 10, 2020, and has been updated to reflect UnitedHealthcare's new virtual primary care service.

Persons: UnitedHealthcare, Harvard Pilgrim, Jason Gorevic, David Larsen, Gorevic, Lisa Gill, Read, Paul Bartosic, Humana, Oscar Health, Glass, Bartosic Organizations: Harvard, Humana, Walmart, American Medical Association, Amwell, Morgan Healthcare Conference, Fortune, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Pilgrim, Oscar, Health, San Locations: Washington, Arizona , Colorado , Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina , Ohio, South Carolina , Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, New England, Wellesley , Massachusetts, Connecticut, Harvard Pilgrim's Connecticut, Grand Rapids , Michigan, San Francisco

Deaths nationwide were 18 percent higher than normal from March 15, 2020, to Dec. 26, 2020. Excess deaths have peaked three times, so far, as have deaths from Covid-19. There are now excess deaths in every state, with surges in states like California, Colorado, Kansas and Ohio fueling record death tolls in recent weeks. During the period of our analysis, estimated excess deaths were 21 percent higher than the official coronavirus fatality count. Most of the excess deaths in this period are because of the coronavirus itself.

Persons: —, coronavirus Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New, New York City, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington State, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Locations: U.S, United States, Covid, California , Colorado , Kansas, Ohio, Alaska, California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, Jersey, Mexico, York, New York

☆ Honeywell teams with North Carolina businesses to help accelerate Covid vaccine rollout
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Honeywell announced Thursday that it's partnered with a consortium of local businesses to help accelerate the state's Covid-19 vaccine rollout. Bank of America Stadium, which is home to the Carolina Panthers, and the Charlotte Motor Speedway will be among the vaccination sites, the group said. He added that the group has the support of North Carolina Gov. In North Carolina, more than 268,000 doses have been administered, according to the CDC. Adamczyk said Thursday he hopes to get the mass vaccination sites in North Carolina up and running to speed up the rollout and to provide a model for other states on how businesses can get involved with the vaccination effort.

Persons: it's, Darius Adamczyk, Roy Cooper, Adamczyk, CNBC's Jim Cramer Organizations: Honeywell, Atrium Health, Tepper Sports & Entertainment, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bank of America, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Motor, pharma, North Carolina Gov, Federal, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Census Locations: Charlotte, North Carolina

☆ Honeywell CEO discusses partnership to ramp up Covid vaccinations in North Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com sentiment -0.55 time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHoneywell CEO discusses partnership to ramp up Covid vaccinations in North CarolinaHoneywell CEO Darius Adamczyk joined Jim Cramer on "Mad Money" to discuss the company's partnership with local businesses to help facilitate the vaccine distribution process in North Carolina.

Persons: Darius Adamczyk, Jim Cramer Organizations: Honeywell, North Carolina Honeywell Locations: North, North Carolina

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. Wearing a red, white and blue face mask with a Trump flag hanging from her back, she posed for selfies. For some public employees caught on video rioting inside the Capitol, the consequences have been swift, including arrests and job termination. Many others, whether inside or outside the building, face a mix of hard scrutiny, investigations, job suspensions and public outcry. Julian Zelizer, a political historian at Princeton University, said the public reaction to officials’ participation is to be expected.

Persons: Roxanne Mathai, Donald Trump, Stephanie Keith, ”, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, Mathai, “, Joe Biden’s, David Snyder, Snyder, Tamara Willis, Derrick Evans, ” Evans, Evans, Evans’s, Julian Zelizer, can’t, Jody Hice, Lauren Boebert, ” Hice, Boebert, ‘, MAGA, Trump, Jim Miller, Thomas Goldie, Miller, Goldie, David Ellis, Ellis, Dick Thackston, Fort Bragg, Emily Rainey’s, Dan Lessard, Rainey, ” “ Organizations: Reuters, U.S . Capitol, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Bexar County Sheriff’s, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bexar County Sheriff, United States, Washington, D.C, Trump, U.S . Constitution, First Amendment Coalition, Constitution, Susquehanna Township School, Facebook, Virginia, Republican, Princeton University, United, ” Police, Selectmen, U.S . Army, Fort, DoD, U.S . Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Special Forces Command, Army Locations: Washington , U.S, Texas, Bexar County, Washington, U.S ., Pennsylvania, Allentown, Susquehanna, Susquehanna Township, U.S, North Carolina, United States, Britain, Colorado, New Hampshire , Pennsylvania, Troy , New Hampshire, Troy, America, Fort

☆ Needle in a haystack: Despite efforts to boost rollout, vaccination rates fail to meet demand
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Corky Siemaszko | Corky Siemaszko Is A Senior Writer For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

"Customer-service is especially important if we want millions to return for their second doses," Palin said in an email. Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesDe Blasio also warned that his city could run out of the Covid-19 vaccine in less than two weeks. Supply chain experts said that if the vaccine rollout had been done correctly, New York City would already be out of doses — and thousands more people would have been inoculated by now. “We are administering the vaccine on demand, and people are coming from many different places,” Persaud told NJ.com. “I don’t want them (doses) sitting on the shelf if there’s a demand for the vaccine."

Persons: you’ve, ” Philip J, Palin, Maria, Alex Azar, Donald Trump, coronavirus, Andrew Cuomo, ” Cuomo, Bill de Blasio, Spencer Platt, Blasio, ” Michael Einhorn, Julie Swann, ” Swann, Swann, ” Palin, hardscrabble, Dr, Paul Persaud, ” Persaud, NJ.com, Einhorn, ” Einhorn, Ron DeSantis, shivering, DeSantis, We're, we're Organizations: Covid, NBC News, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Trump, Human Services, for Disease Control, New York Gov, Yorker, Citi Field, baseball's New York Mets, People, Javits, New York State, North Carolina State University, CDC, Gov Locations: “, New York City, Queens, baseball's, New York, hardscrabble Paterson , New Jersey, Florida

☆ Republicans continue to defy metal detectors as Capitol security ramps up
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Allan Smith | Allan Smith Is A Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +1 min

Matt Fuller, a reporter for HuffPost, recorded at least 12 GOP lawmakers either side-stepping the metal detectors or setting them off and continuing on to the House floor. They included Reps. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, Paul Gosar of Arizona, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Louie Gohmert of Texas. Rep. Louie Gohmert sidesteps the magnetometer, shaking his head and waving off the police. Many of the soldiers slept on the Capitol floor overnight. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., goes through a new metal detector at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 12, 2021.

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Neumann said that the military and law enforcement agencies have long known that active-duty recruitment by the far right was an issue but that they have done little to address it. "There's no doubt in my mind that we have a problem of white supremacy and extremism in law enforcement and the military," she said. Congressional efforts to investigate members of the military and law enforcement agencies in the past, however, have largely been stymied. The military and law enforcement agencies were considered a dangerous third rail. Law enforcement at issuePolice departments across the country are investigating their own members' involvement in the Capitol riot.

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ET Live Updates: House Set to Impeach Trump, After Pence Rejects Call to Strip His Powers Lawmakers said they would move to impeach the president on Wednesday, after formally calling on Vice President Mike Pence to use the 25th Amendment. In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi before the House vote on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence rejected the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment. Credit... Nicole Craine for The New York Times The House on Tuesday night formally called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and strip President Trump of his powers. With Democrats controlling the House, Mr. Trump is likely to become the first American president to be impeached twice. Other sites such as Snapchat, Reddit and Twitch also curtailed Mr. Trump.

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☆ Boosted by celebrity endorsements and a controversial research program, clinics are peddling stem cell autism treatments questioned by experts
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +16 min

Experts told Business insider the clinic gains legitimacy from a program at Duke University researching stem cells and autism. One critic also pointed to links between the Stem Cell Institute and a major donor to the Duke research program. The website of Panama's Stem Cell Institute features glowing testimonials from former patients, and praise from Hollywood stars. It said that "some patients seeking cures and remedies are vulnerable to stem cell treatments that are illegal and potentially harmful." Clinics offering stem cell treatments rarely flag the risks associated with it, or the lack of strong scientific data underpinning it.

Persons: Duke, Joe Rogan, Neil Riordan, Mel Gibson, Riordan, Dan Bilzerian, Tony Robbins, Bernie Marcus, Josh Brolin, Richard Mills, Alycia Halladay, Joane Kurtzberg, Sara D, Davis, Paul Knoepfler, Knoepfler, Kurtzberg, Marcus, Leigh Turner, Turner, bioethicist Jeremy Snyder, Mills Organizations: FDA, Cell, Duke University, Stem Cell Institute, Hollywood, Home Depot, Stat News, Food and Drug Administration, UK's Bath University, Autism, Autism Science Foundation, Facebook, Duke, Business, Washington Post, Pediatrics, Duke University Tuesday, University of Sacramento, University of California, Marcus Foundation, Spectrum News, Cell International, Carolinas Cord Blood Bank, University of Minnesota, CNN, Bath University Locations: Central America, Ukraine, Panama, America, North Carolina, Durham , North Carolina

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