White House’s Covid coordinator urges people to get vaccinated ahead of holidays

White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha at the White House in Washington, October 25, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters As Covid and flu hospitalizations have climbed in the weeks since Thanksgiving, White House’s Covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said families will be safer at upcoming holiday gatherings if they get their updated vaccines. This year, … Read more

China is reopening after zero-Covid. But there’s a long road ahead

Shanghai’s main road lies empty during the evening rush hour on Thurs. Dec. 22, 2022, amid a wave of Covid infections. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — It’s been about two weeks since mainland China abruptly ended most Covid controls, but the country still has a long way to go to … Read more

Emma Raducanu vows ‘fearless’ approach in 2023 ahead of competitive return in Auckland | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu has made playing “fearless tennis” and staying injury free two of her big goals for 2023. The former US Open champion has not played a competitive match since early October because of a wrist injury but is fit and ready to go again and will make her season debut against teenager Linda Fruhvirtova … Read more

Former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of funeral

Rome CNN  —  The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95, began Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of his funeral later this week. Benedict, who was the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position, rather than hold office for life, passed … Read more

Open de Espana: Leona Maguire two shots off leader Morgane Metraux ahead of final round | Golf News

Morgane Metraux leads on 14 under heading into final round of Open de Espana with Ireland’s Leona Maguire in three-way tie behind; Watch round four of the Open de Espana live on Sky Sports on Sunday. Coverage begins at 12.30pm on Sky Sports Mix Last Updated: 26/11/22 8:12pm Please use Chrome browser for a more … Read more

The wealth gap between single and married Americans has more than doubled in the last decade — how do you get ahead when you’re at a ‘notable disadvantage’?

If you thought the endless swiping and scrolling on dating apps were the worst parts about being single in 2022, then hold on, because there’s an even colder reality awaiting you. While one is the loneliest number it’s also, increasingly, the poorest. Though it’s not surprising married couples have a higher net worth than singles, … Read more

Alameda Research withdrew $204M ahead of bankruptcy filing

Alameda Research withdrew over $200 million from FTX.US before it filed for bankruptcy, according to analysis from blockchain firm Arkham Intelligence disclosed on Nov. 25.  In a Twitter thread, Arkham revealed that Alameda Research, FTX’s sister company, pulled $204 million from eight different addresses of FTX US in a variety of crypto assets, the majority … Read more