Category: News


Trump’s call for $2,000 cheques blocked by Senate leader


US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has rejected calls from an unlikely alliance of President Donald Trump, congressional Democrats and some Republicans to boost coronavirus aid.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55484625

‘It’s just extremely thankful’: Michigan waitress gets anonymous $2,021 tip on $44.69 takeout order


“It was crazy with Facebook and people reaching out to me,” Beer said. “Some people I haven’t talked to in a long time congratulating me. It was just crazy yesterday (Tuesday) the amount of people messaging me and congratulating me.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/30/michigan-waitress-anonymous-2021-tip-becky-beer-petoskey/4094369001/

Republican senator to dispute certification of Biden victory


A Republican says he will be the first senator to object when Congress certifies US President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory next week.

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55494005

Stimulus check Q&A: What happens if payments go from $600 to $2,000?


Americans who have direct deposit set up through the Internal Revenue Service could have received their payment as early as Tuesday night. Paper checks are to start going out Wednesday, according to the Treasury Department.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/12/30/second-stimulus-check-payment-money/4084813001/

Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Americans is off to a slow start; why the holdup?


More than 12.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have shipped to U.S. states, but just over 2.5 million people received shots as of Wednesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/30/getting-covid-19-vaccine-into-arms-americans-off-slow-start/4087690001/

Did you unbox a new iPhone 12? Here are the first 5 things to try.


Launch a web app like Gmail or OneDrive, says David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, as iPhone 12 has scored a record-breaking 200 on Speedometer 2.0, a browser benchmark that measures the responsiveness of web applications. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2020/10/24/what-to-do-with-new-apple-iphone-12/3743520001/

 

China Covid-19: Nearly 500,000 in Wuhan may have had virus, says study


Almost 5% of the people in the Chinese city of Wuhan may have been infected with Covid-19, a study by researchers at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has shown.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55481397