Pandemic

TOKYO - When Tokyo won the right to host the Olympic Games, enthusiastic buyers flocked to purchase luxury condominiums planned for the sprawling development that will house athletes during the event. But with the Olympics delayed for a year because of the global pandemic, and with uncertainty still clouding the…

Teacher Shawn Adler encouraged his students to publish a memoir, “The Class of Covid-19,” to share their experiences of life during the pandemic.March 10, 2021 Read More

Waves of mergers and acquisitions among the players in U.S. health care have already led to higher prices, and there is little evidence that they have resulted in efficiencies, reduce costs, and better care coordination. The financial impact of the pandemic has weakened some providers, which will undoubtedly fuel another…

More women reported they experienced side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine, a CDC study showed. The survey conducted by the CDC analyzed more than 13 million vaccine recipients as of January 13. Women made up nearly 80% of the 7,000 recipients who reported side effects. Visit the Business section of…

Apple will discontinue the iMac Pro after supplies runs out, according to CNN Business. Apple released the $4,999 iMac Pro model in 2017.  The announcement comes as reports speculate Apple is working on new products, like a foldable phone. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Apple will…

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Lockdowns have you stressed? The American Dental Association (ADA) reports that more people are grinding their teeth as they try to cope with the pressures of the pandemic. An ADA Health Policy Institute survey of dentists found that…

SynopsisSabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, or SVLDR, was introduced to clear the backlog of erstwhile indirect tax disputes for companies to get over with service tax and other ongoing disputes. The scheme, introduced in 2019, was aimed at freeing “a large number of small taxpayers of their pending disputes…

In his first interview after the end of 4G spectrum auctions, Union telecommunications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, with the sale now over, operators must focus less on legal battles and more on providing quality services given that the sector has stabilised. Speaking to ET, Prasad underlined the…

House democrats recently passed a $1.9 trillion emergency COVID-19 relief bill, which includes a ton of funding in areas completely unrelated to the pandemic.  Simply put, the bill is pork-laden.  The 591-page bill, proposed on February 19, includes an additional $300 billion to state and local governments, $130 billion to…

It’s difficult to remember now, but one of the last major items on the table for Congress before the novel coronavirus swept the globe last year was a gun control bill. Early in 2019, House Democrats passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, which would have established universal background checks by…