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London retains title of most popular city for work

Despite Brexit and the pandemic, London has held the title for the last eight years

Biden leads Covid memorial on eve of inauguration

President-elect Joe Biden signals a new tone for the US government by leading a powerful tribute to the 400,000 Americans lost to Covid-19 as he arrives in Washington on the eve of his inauguration.

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  • Confusion over COVID-19 protocols ends college basketball team's season

    Northern Iowa's season ended because its conference forgot to check who was in charge of COVID-19 decisions.

  • Wolves' Nuno to continue kneeling before matches

    The gesture in support of the Black Lives Matter movement has been a part of the Premier League and English Football League games since football resumed after the coronavirus shutdown in June. Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha said he would stop taking a knee because it was "degrading", while Bournemouth and Brentford were among the Championship (second-tier) clubs to stop performing the gesture. But Nuno, the only Black, Asian and minority ethnic manager in the league, said he remained committed to kneeling, although he does not expect to see instant change.

  • Mexico experts recommend approving Indian vaccine

    A technical committee of experts in Mexico gave a unanimous favorable opinion Friday on approving the Covaxin vaccine made by the Indian pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech. The report by the committee for new molecules will be sent to the federal medical safety commission's approval board, which usually follows such recommendations. The interim results from the vaccine manufacturer’s late stage trials shows its COVID-19 vaccine to be about 81% effective in preventing illness from the coronavirus.

  • Bruins respond to head shot with 5-1 victory over Capitals

    Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist, and the Boston Bruins responded to a head shot from Capitals forward Tom Wilson with a three-goal second period to beat Washington 5-1 on Friday night. Two days after Alex Ovechkin slashed Trent Frederic in the groin, the game again took an ugly turn when Wilson smashed Brandon Carlo’s head into the glass with 90 seconds left in the first period. Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said Carlo left the arena in an ambulance and went to a hospital but could not confirm that it was a concussion.

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  • Covid relief bill back on track afer Senate impasse broken

    The US Senate broke a logjam late Friday when a centrist Democrat compromised on a key provision of the Covid relief package, setting the $1.9 trillion bill on a likely path to passage.

  • Wall Street's SPAC sell-off drags on amid fears of a bubble

    Shares of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), for months the darling of Wall Street as they attracted unprecedented investor interest, slid again this week amid concerns that their valuations have become inflated. The Defiance Next Gen SPAC Derived ETF, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks SPACs, was down more than 6% in morning trading on Friday and is on track for its biggest weekly drop since it launched in October. A SPAC is a shell company that raises money in an initial public offering (IPO) to merge with a privately held company that then becomes publicly traded as a result.

  • Hawley: Stop prioritizing illegal immigrants over American workers

    Missouri Republican senator discusses his plan to bring jobs back to working people on 'FOX News Primetime'

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  • Twitter's Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

    The post, sent from Dorsey's account in March of 2006, received offers on Friday that went as high as $88,888.88 within minutes of the Twitter co-founder tweeting a link to the listing on 'Valuables by Cent' - a tweets marketplace. Old offers for the tweet suggest that it was put for sale in December, but the listing gained more attention after Dorsey's tweet on Friday.

  • Chinese cyber-espionage unit on US hacking spree: report

    At least 30,000 US organizations including local governments have been hacked in recent days by an "unusually aggressive" Chinese cyber-espionage campaign, according to a computer security specialist.

  • Venezuela to introduce 1-million-bolivar bill as inflation persists

    Venezuela's central bank said on Friday that it would introduce a banknote worth 1 million bolivars beginning next week, as years of incessant hyperinflation continue to batter the value of the crisis-stricken South American country's currency. The new banknote will be worth just 52 U.S. cents at the current official exchange rate. Interannual inflation was running at 2,665% as of January, according to the central bank.

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  • Sri Lanka beats West Indies by 43 runs to level T20 series

    Sri Lanka’s spinners bowled the tourists to a 43-run win over the West Indies in the second Twenty20 cricket international on Friday, leveling the three-match series at 1-1. Defending a moderate total of 160-6, Wanindudu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya and Danushka Gunathilaka took eight wickets, bowling out the West Indies for 117 in 18.4 overs. Sri Lanka stacked its lineup with four spinners for the must-win match at Coolidge and the tactic paid off on a slow pitch which made big hitting difficult.

  • The $15 Minimum Wage Is Officially Dead In Democrats' COVID-19 Relief Bill

    Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to force a vote on the proposal, which died on procedural grounds.