Dow futures fall more than 100 points ahead of a huge week of Big Tech earnings

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Dow futures fall more than 100 points ahead of a huge week of Big Tech earnings

Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE Stock futures slipped Monday morning ahead of a busy week of earnings reports from…

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Schools in US confront more polarization with mask rules for fall

Students in Wichita, Kansas, public schools can ditch the masks when classes begin. Detroit public schools will probably require them unless everyone in a room is vaccinated. In Pittsburgh, masks…

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UC Berkeley enrolls another diverse class for fall 2021

Sather Gate. Photo: Bernt Rostad/Creative Commons One year after admitting its most diverse freshmen class in 30 years, UC Berkeley has met or exceeded last year’s success in its admission…

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Artists laid the foundation for Cuba’s protests. An economy in free fall and the pandemic ignited it.

“Patria y vida!” (“homeland and life”) is the slogan of the rare and massive protests that erupted across Cuba over the weekend. It’s a riff on the “patria o muerte”…

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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall To 364,000, A New Pandemic Low

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell again last week to the lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the job…

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Stocks fall on prospect of Fed rate hikes as soon as 2022

Stocks lurched on Friday, with the Dow having its worst week since October, after a Federal Reserve official said that the nation’s central bank might need to raise interest rates…

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Australia shares fall more than 1% as Asia-Pacific stocks slip

SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia-Pacific slipped in Wednesday morning trade, with some markets in the region closed for holidays. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 led losses among the region’s major markets as…

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Covid-19: Global Cases Fall but the Virus Is Surging in Countries That Lack Vaccines

Here’s what you need to know: Buddhist monks were tested at a temple in Bangkok after a monk there died of Covid-19.Credit…Rungroj Yongrit/EPA, via Shutterstock After a record-breaking tear, global…

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Michigan universities pull together fall vaccine policies

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Three of Michigan’s 15 public universities have announced COVID-19 vaccine mandates, while others are evaluating plans or implementing other strategies to increase immunizations among students. The…

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Coronavirus Maine

Augusta plans fall cleanup to help residents get rid of stuff

AUGUSTA — City officials are looking to help Augusta residents wondering what to do with that old mattress or broken stove. A fall cleanup is being planned to help people…

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