Month: March 2021
Jerome Powell: Economy Is Better Thanks To ‘Dunkirk’-Like Rescue By Fed, Congress
The Federal Reserve chairman tells NPR that the U.S. economy is on a clear path to recovery thanks to the Fed’s rescue plan and the stimulus passed by Congress. (Image credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreClocks in Israel to spring forward overnight with start of daylight saving
Clocks move at 2 a.m.; daylight saving time will end officially on October 31, 2021
Read MorePodcast: Daily Briefing Mar. 25 – Ties that bind (and gag) Kahanists & Islamists
Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today
Read MoreSuez Backlog Grows as Efforts Resume to Free Lodged Ship
The Suez Canal remained shut as Egyptian authorities worked to clear a ship blocking the critical waterway and shipping experts warned a resumption of traffic through the channel could be days away or longer.
Read MoreWhite House Weighs Executive Orders on Gun Control – The New York Times
White House Weighs Executive Orders on Gun Control The New York Times Biden Thursday press conference slated for 1:15 pm EDT in the East Room Fox News How to watch Biden’s first presidential press conference CBS News Column: President Biden’s low profile is
Read MoreChris Cuomo off this week as CNN avoids report New York gov brother gave anchor COVID testing priority – Fox News
Chris Cuomo off this week as CNN avoids report New York gov brother gave anchor COVID testing priority Fox News Andrew Cuomo’s family members were given special access to covid testing, according to people familiar with the arrangement The Washington Post Cuomo
Read MoreBetter Health raises $3.5M seed round to reinvent medical supply shopping through e-commerce
The home medical supply market in the U.S. is significant and growing, but the way that Americans go about getting much-needed medical supplies, particularly for those with chronic conditions, relies on outdated and clumsy sales mechanisms that often have very
Read MoreArgentina’s Digital House raises over $50M to help solve LatAm’s tech talent shortage
Digital House, a Buenos Aires-based edtech focused on developing tech talent through immersive remote courses, announced today it has raised more than $50 million in new funding. Notably, two of the main investors are not venture capital firms but instead
Read MoreThe Search for Animals That Could Carry the Next Deadly Virus
Scientists are finding new ways to predict which animals we should be most worried about.
Read MoreAcquisition-happy space infrastructure company Redwire set to go public via SPAC
The latest in a string of space tech SPACs announced this year is Redwire, an entity created by a PE firm in 2020, which has acquired a number of smaller companies including Adcole Space, Roccor, Made in Space, LoadPath, Oakman
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