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1. Boeing Is the Biggest Point Contributor to the Dow Today. Here’s Why.  Barron's
2. Dow jumps 350 points to start week, S&P 500 inches closer to all-time high  CNBC
3. Dow Jumps as Boeing and Caterpillar Trounce Amazon and Facebook  Barron's
4. Eeek! Why I don’t trust S&P 500 index funds (especially not now)  MarketWatch
5. After 150 days of the COVID-19 pandemic, here are the best- and worst-performing stocks  MarketWatch
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Daily challenge #167 / Silhouette Art / Then, Now & Forever.
A silhouette is a flat image, a method of work, a means of artistic expression, and also a type of graphics. The silhouette phenomenon can also appear in the process of perceiving volumetric forms, depending on the lighting. A…

No preference for the boss over his final four opponents

In his new book "The Madman Theory: Trump Takes on the World," CNN's Jim Sciutto looks at how President Trump's own advisers attempted to block or water down Trump's foreign policy decisions.

There is a “vast global gap” between funds needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and funds committed, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ...

A man jogs along the waterfront in Yokohama on Monday.

The president derided the opposition as ‘sheep’ manipulated by foreign masters.

The annual 10-day Sturgis Rally can bring up to 700,000 bikers into the small city. This year, that could be especially dangerous.

Supply chain expert John Moran identifies a significant risk of relying on just one supplier for your packaging — then he itemizes a three-step solution.

The 52nd Parliament will be dissolved this week, formally marking the first step towards holding the general election. The public is invited to witness this significant, triennial event which will take place on the Parliament forecourt on Wednesday 12 ...

SPACEX successfully launched another batch of satellites last week, taking the total number of Starlink satellites in Earth's orbit to 595 - How can I see the Starlink satellites from the UK this week?

Daily challenge #170 / Acrylic / Seascape Painting.
Let's draw together today a piece of warm vacation, sea, sand to decorate our long autumn-winter weekdays with vivid memories.

A 52-year-old male, who came into to the island on a chartered flight yesterday, has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ministry of Health and Wellness said today this brings the...

ALBANY, NY (WIVB) In a Monday morning conference call with the press, Governor Cuomo said there are still 107 school districts across the state which have not submitted reopening plans to the State Education Department and the State Health Department. The list included Franklinville, Portville, Salamanca, West Valley, Sloan, Williamsville, Lewiston Porter, Pine Valley and […]

"The concept was kind of pulled from my own paranoia," says Franco. "But I still use these home-sharing apps."

The current crisis that might lead to dispersion of the Knesset and new elections could be worse than we originally thought. As bad as it is for the country to go to elections again, Corona is really throwing a wrench into everything.
Elections during Corona regulations would be a logistical nightmare - they would have to figure out how to keep voters separated enough so nobody is at risk, how to keep the polling stations disinfected at all times, how to tally the ballots without the counters... Читать дальше...

A video fact.

Ahead of the Rajasthan assembly session from August 14, SC on Tuesday will take up a BJP MLA's petition challenging the Speaker's decision to recognise the merger of BSP legislature party, comprising all six MLAs, with Congress in September 2019. ​​The SC's decision on the legality of the merger would be key to Congress retaining support of the six MLAs.

Back in May we reported that New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo, Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, MD and Executive Deputy Commissioner Sally Dreslin’s actions led to thousands of deaths in New York state. Yaacov Apelbaum at the Illustrated Primer shared that these New York politicians are accountable for thousands of nursing home deaths because of their…

The Public Service Association welcomes the decision by FIRST Union to join the campaign for an Aotearoa Wellbeing Commitment, a policy proposal that all New Zealanders should receive services like healthcare, education, public transport and broadband ...

Covid may have spoiled the party in Wisconsin but there's still a lot you need to know about the virtual event.

Damian Lillard’s dunks are not strictly reserved for the basketball court. The Trail Blazers star posterized Skip Bayless via Twitter on Monday after the Fox Sports host tweeted that he “still wasn’t buying ‘Dame Time.'” “I have never been buying nothing about you fam. You a joke. And after our private convo full of back...

The Spanish side are unbeaten in 11 matches since lockdown.

On Monday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said that he “hopes” bipartisan talks on the next round of coronavirus pandemic stimulus break down — because he doesn’t want the federal government to spend any more money on it. “Johnson said in a Friday interview with Breitbart News Tonight that he […]

Actual puppy dog eyes.

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