The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the use of a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 and 15 years. . Stay here for real time updates from across the US that you can’t miss:Read Less
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu coordination efforts regarding the threat of Russian escalation in Ukraine as well as the normalization process with Armenia, said State Department spokesperson Ned Price in a statement on Monday (local time)
Lack of competition in U.S. meat industry amounts to ‘exploitation,’ says Biden
New Hampshire secretary of state to leave office
Apple becomes 1st US company to reach $3 trillion valuation
New York Governor Kathy Hochul to propose term limits for governors
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to propose a state constitutional amendment that would impose a term limit on governors and other high-ranking officials, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing state officials.
US Congress’ doctor urges ‘maximal telework’
Congress’ top doctor urged lawmakers on Monday to move to a “maximal telework posture,” citing surging numbers of Covid-19 cases at the Capitol that he said are mostly breakthrough infections of people already vaccinated.
US reaches settlement with Airbnb over Cuba sanctions violations
The US Treasury Department said on Monday it had reached a settlement agreement with a unit of home rental firm Airbnb Inc for violations of US sanctions on Cuba. “Airbnb Payments agreed to remit $91,172.29 to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of sanctions against Cuba administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)”, the department said in a notice.
Sales of US leveraged loans are likely to stay strong for at least the next few months thanks to private equity buyout activity
Over 700,000 customers on US East Coast without power from snow storm
More than 700,000 homes and businesses were without power on the US East Coast on Monday as a winter storm batters the region with snow and ice, according to local utilities from Georgia to Maryland. The storm engulfed parts of the US Southeast and mid-Atlantic states on Monday, forcing federal offices and schools to close as it threatened to make travel dangerous.
Thousands of flights canceled, delayed at start of workweek
A winter storm hitting the mid-Atlantic combined with the pandemic to further frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first few days of the new year. More than 2,600 US flights and more than 4,100 worldwide were grounded as of midday Monday, according to tracking service FlightAware. Another 8,500 flights were delayed, including 3,100 in the US
US Covid-test positives suggest case numbers are undercounted
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr subpoenaed by New York attorney general
US schools delay openings as Omicron pushes pandemic to record highs
Dollar to extend gains this year as Fed readies rate hikes
Ontario closes schools, indoor dining and gyms
All schools in Canada’s most populous province will be shut down and move to online learning because of a record number of coronavirus infections fueled by the ultra-contagious omicron variant, Ontario’s premier announced Monday.
The US FDA cleared Pfizer’s Covid-19 booster shot for younger teens aged 12 to 15, while also reducing the recommended interval between the second and third doses of the vaccine to five months
New York attorney general subpoenas former President Donald Trump, 2 eldest children in probe of the family’s business
Interval between Moderna Covid-19 vaccine second shot and booster still six months: FDA
The interval between receiving a second dose of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine and a booster dose remains unchanged at six months, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock said on Monday. “Right now if you got J&J you get a booster after two months, if you got Pfizer as your primary series you can get a booster at five months or beyond, if you got Moderna you can get a booster at six months or beyond whatever you decide to get a booster of,” Woodcock said on a press call.
Starbucks says US workers must get Covid-19 vaccine or tests
Starbucks Corp will require its US workers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or undergo weekly testing in order to comply with new federal mandates, the company said in an update sent to employees on Monday.
New York’s attorney general has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump’s adult children Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump as part of the office’s fraud inquiry into Trump’s businesses, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing a court document
