A baker places long shapes of freshly kneaded sourdough on racks for baking at the Reineckers Bakery in Macedonia, Ohio, October 7, 2020. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Small businesses hit by the pandemic recently got some good news – the $ 900 billion relief bill, signed by President Donald Trump, added funding…

Postponing the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines is “very risky” because the efficacy data was based on a specific dosage schedule, a former FDA director told CNBC on Thursday. His comments came after the UK’s decision to give a second shot of the coronavirus vaccine 12 weeks after the first dose, contrary to vaccine manufacturers’…

Democratic Senate nominees Jon Ossoff (L), Raphael Warnock (C) and U.S. President-elect Joe Biden (R) take to the stage during a rally outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan. 4, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The Democrats won the two Georgia Senate runoff elections on Tuesday, NBC News forecast on…

A flight attendant collects trash on a flight aboard a Boeing 737 Max from Dallas Fort Worth Airport to Tulsa, Oklahoma, December 2, 2020. Carlo Allegri | Reuters The country’s largest flight attendant unions on Wednesday raised security concerns over politically motivated flight disruptions after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol and demanded that the…

WASHINGTON DC, USA – JANUARY 6: Security forces block the entrance after supporters of US President Donald Trump breached the security of the US Capitol in Washington DC, USA on January 6, 2021. Pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers allowed them to sign President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory Wednesday in a routine process…

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks in an interview with Reuters on December 19, 2019 in Washington about his role in safeguarding occupational safety in the USMCA trade agreement. Joshua Roberts | Reuters AFL-CIO union leader Richard Trumka publicly condemned President Donald Trump’s supporters for storming the US Capitol, calling it “one of the biggest attacks…

A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as he prepares it for administration to staff and residents at Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads, a senior community in Falls Church, Virginia, on December 30, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The Covid-19 vaccine appears to cause severe allergic reactions at a significantly higher rate than…

Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is pictured at Rady Children’s Hospital before it’s placed back in the refrigerator in San Diego, California on December 15, 2020. Adriana Drehsler | AFP | Getty Images As the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic mounts in the U.S., the country finally has some reason for hope: Nurses, doctors, the elderly…

The Impossible Burger from Impossible Foods Source: Impossible Foods Impossible Foods is lowering its wholesale prices, bringing it closer to price parity with the meat its products imitate. On average, US food service retailers pay around 15% less for the second price drop in a year for Impossible’s burger and sausage alternatives. International distributors in…

Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Ariana Lindquist | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mall of America changed the terms of its $ 1.4 billion mortgage and is currently on loan after missing months of payments during the Covid crisis as stores were temporarily closed and tenants did not pay rent. The Triple Five Group, the…