National News – 11-30-2021

CDC updates its COVID-19 vaccine/booster recommendations during Omicron outbreak According to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, she said that all US adults “should” receive the Covid vaccine booster Previously, the agency said that all adults “may” receive the booster but the Omicron variant has urged the CDC to strengthen their recommendation  Virginia and Kentucky to… Continue reading National News – 11-30-2021

California News – 09-15-2021

Walnut Creek Police release video showing suspects who allegedly shot at a worker California police from Walnut Creek have released surveillance footage showing two people who are accused of “dining and dashing”  After leaving the restaurant, the suspects fired several rounds toward a worker at the restaurant who confronted them across the street  According to… Continue reading California News – 09-15-2021

Business News – 09-09-2021

General Motors shutdown of Bolt EV production extended The shutdown of GM’s Chevrolet Bolt EV has been extended at their Michigan production plant as they work with battery supplier LG Chem to fix manufacturing defects The Orion Assembly plant will be shut down for the week of September 13 through September 20 US sailings increased… Continue reading Business News – 09-09-2021

Business News – 08-18-2021

BMW’s EV battery aims to challenge range of traditional gas engines BMW’s new project centered around the development of a long distance electric vehicle battery has been awarded $36 million in joint funding from the EV industry along with the U.K. government By 2030, the U.K. plans to stop selling new gasoline and diesel engine… Continue reading Business News – 08-18-2021

Business News – 07-27-2021

China continues to fail at meeting agreement to reduce their US trade surplus China’s US goods purchases continue to fail at following trade agreement levels based on information from Peterson Institute for International Economics On July 26, 2021, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the US should remove tariffs apart of three other requests… Continue reading Business News – 07-27-2021

California News- 07-29-2021

Mask wearing indoors is urged by California regardless of vaccination status On July 28, 2021, The California Department of Public Health has announced that all should resume wearing masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status On July 27, the CDC has also released new guidelines that called for all vaccinated people in highly populated areas… Continue reading California News- 07-29-2021

Business News – 07-23-2021

“Hollywood” Production spending has seen record high during pandemic according to Georgia Film Industry According to information from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, they report a record $4 billion in spending for productions within the state for fiscal 2021 For fiscal 2021 in the state, 366 productions have been filmed, 21 feature films, 45… Continue reading Business News – 07-23-2021

Business News – 07-20-2021

All cases in the US are now 83% delta variant according to CDC director According to the CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 83% of all sequenced Covid-19 cases in the US are made up of the delta variant During the week of July 3, the delta variant of Covid-19 had only made up 50% of… Continue reading Business News – 07-20-2021

Business News – 07-12-2021

Autoimmune disorder could be linked to the J&J Covid vaccine  A new warning is expected to be announced by the FDA concerning a possible relationship between rare autoimmune disease and the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine The CDC has reported that the disease is called Guillain-Barre syndrome and around 100 reports have been detected out… Continue reading Business News – 07-12-2021

Business News – 07-07-2021

World Health Organization stands against full public health measure liftings Officials from the World Health Organization have warned countries around the world against the full lifting of public health measures These warnings come after the region of Europe has seen an increase of 33% in Covid cases last week Even with highly vaccinated regions or… Continue reading Business News – 07-07-2021

Business News – 06-17-2021

Cruise Lines and the CDC: Only fully vaccinated travel is recommended The CDC in previous warnings recommended that travelers should not go on cruise ships because of the incidents of spreading infections last year in 2020 Currently (as of today) the CDC is recommending that travelers get tested 1 to 3 days before their planned… Continue reading Business News – 06-17-2021

Business News – 06-10-2021

Vaccinations for Covid-19 for Children is ‘a must’ says FDA advisor Dr. Paul Offit, a top FDA advisor says Children must be vaccinated against the virus and he also has said, “About 300 kids have died from Covid so far”.  It has become an increasing concern for this FDA advisor that there are more variants… Continue reading Business News – 06-10-2021

California News – 06-07-2021

Road Rage shooting of 6 year old California boy: 2 people have been arrested  In the fatal suspected road rage shooting in Orange County, California that took the life of a 6 year old boy, two people have been arrested Last month on May 21, the young 6 year old was sitting in his booster… Continue reading California News – 06-07-2021

Business News – 06-04-2021

Director of CDC is worried about rise in teen Covid hospitalizations The CDC director today (Friday) has publicly urged parents to have their tennis vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus  Within the first 3 months of 2021, the CDC research team has discovered that ⅓ of adolescents hospitalized with the virus have required admission to an… Continue reading Business News – 06-04-2021

Business News – 5-19-2021

Under Armour is set to increase hourly wages to $15 Under Armour has announced that they are raising their wages for hourly retail workers in Canada and the United States, which affects over 8,000 jobs This increase in wage will be effective June 6  The part- and full-time employees who will see a compensation bump… Continue reading Business News – 5-19-2021