Schools weigh vaccine and mask mandates as students prepare to return
Most schools plan to be fully in person in the fall, although the country remains divided on masking and vaccination requirements.
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9/11 families ask Biden not to attend memorial events unless he declassifies documents on Saudis
A group of 9/11 survivors and families asked President Joe Biden to skip memorial events unless he declassifies documents on Saudi Arabia's role in the attacks.
70% of New York voters say Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign, majority thinks he should be charged with crime
President Joe Biden and other top Democrats say New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign due to sexual harassment claims. He also faces potential impeachment.
Musk: 'Dream come true' to see fully stacked SpaceX Starship rocket during prep for orbital launch
Elon Musk's SpaceX stacked a Starship prototype rocket on top of a Super Heavy rocket booster for the first time Friday morning.
United will require its U.S. employees to be vaccinated, a first for country's major airlines
United employees must be vaccinated five weeks after the FDA fully approves a Covid vaccine or five weeks after Sept. 20, whichever is first.
Google billionaire Larry Page has been granted New Zealand residency
Larry Page, the billionaire Google co-founder, has been granted residency in New Zealand and spent time in the country during the pandemic.
Frontier Airlines will require employees to get vaccinated or regularly take Covid tests
Frontier Airlines on Friday said it will require employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or regularly provide proof of negative tests.
Brookdale Senior Living to require Covid vaccine for staff, CEO says
"Even though our associate-vaccination rates are increasing, we want them to be even higher," Brookdale Senior Living CEO Cindy Baier told CNBC on Friday.
'We couldn't get in front of it.' Spirit Airlines CEO explains what caused the carrier's meltdown
Spirit Airlines CEO says the company expects to "turn a corner" after hundreds of cancellations.
SEC approves Nasdaq's plan to boost diversity on corporate boards
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday approved Nasdaq's push to require race and gender disclosures in its listing rules.
Treasury yields shoot higher after unemployment rate falls to 5.4%
Treasury yields moved higher Friday as the Labor Department's highly anticipated jobs report came out better than expected.
Amazon resumes mask mandate in warehouses as Covid delta variant spreads
The company had previously said warehouse workers could ditch their masks indoors if they were fully vaccinated.
Half of Americans are now fully vaccinated against Covid, White House says
Half of Americans are fully vaccinated against Covid, a White House official said, a major milestone as the nation battles a surge fueled by the delta variant.
U.S. is concerned about China's growing nuclear arsenal, Blinken tells Southeast Asian officials
A report from the American Federation of Scientists has concluded that China was building more than 100 missile silos.
California shuts down major hydroelectric plant amid record-low water levels at Lake Oroville
The loss of power could fuel rolling blackouts as the state struggles with a historic drought and record-breaking heat waves.
Unemployment rate falls for every group but is higher for Black and Hispanic workers
Black and Hispanic unemployment dropped in the July jobs report, but the figures are high compared with the jobless rate for whites and Asians.
The social network for doctors is full of vaccine disinformation
Doctors are surprised to find anti-vaccine posts proliferating on Doximity, a professional network for physicians.
Payrolls increase 943,000 in July as unemployment rate slides to 5.4%
Hiring rose in July at its fastest pace in nearly a year despite fears over the delta variant and as companies struggled with a tight labor supply.
Here's where the jobs are — in one chart
The hiring blitz at bars, restaurants and hotels continued in July and led the U.S. to yet another robust month of employment gains.
Biden could start reshaping the Fed next month — and progressives will want a say
The future of the Fed is up for grabs with Wall Street pushing Biden to reappoint Chair Jerome Powell and progressives calling for a fresh face.
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