The pulmonologist Dr. Ijlal Babar warned of the poor state of health systems and providers in Mississippi. “I want the country to know we are tense to the breaking point, that we need help,” said Babar, director of intensive care at Singing River Health in Mississippi. “We’re busy right now, our beds in the intensive…

After months of public pressure, James Spears said he would step down as a conservator for his daughter pop singer Britney Spears. He agreed to be removed from his daughter’s Conservatory while the transition is in order and all pending matters related to his work as a conservator are resolved, he said in a filing…

A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The labor shortage has forced businesses both big and small to find new and creative ways to attract workers. Half of the small business owners polled in the Q3…

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Delta-Covid variant has spread so quickly in the US that most counties in the country now meet CDC guidelines that recommend wearing masks indoors – whether they are vaccinated or not. “We continue to see an increase…

The rise of the delta variant, a highly contagious strain of Covid-19, is disrupting reopening plans across the country and introducing even more uncertainty on Main Street. Nearly six in 10 small business owners in the latest CNBC | Momentive Small Business Survey say the new threat is making them shift their business outlook for…

In this photo illustration, a woman has a syringe in her arm NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON – Achieving herd immunity with Covid vaccines when the highly contagious Delta variant spreads is “not an option,” said a senior epidemiologist. Experts agree on several reasons why such a goal – to achieve total immunity…

From the bathing cities of Europe to the desert with the oldest mummies in the world, 34 new sites are now part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. Only twice in the program’s 43-year history have more new sites made the prestigious list in a single year. The number may not be unprecedented, but the…

Customers dine at Wendy’s outdoor seating near Union Square in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Wendy’s announced Wednesday it will open 700 ghost kitchens across the United States, United Kingdom and Canada by 2025 through a partnership with start-up Reef Technology. Also known as virtual, cloud or dark…

Any aspiring entrepreneur hoping to pitch the attention of “Shark” Kevin O’Leary with a business pitch has a better answer to this question: what’s the next big thing for small business? Although O’Leary recently invested in the crypto space and said he thinks it is “important” if you think it is bitcoin or blockchain, guess…

An artist’s rendering of a Momentus Vigoride transfer vehicle deploying a satellite in orbit. Momentus Space company Momentus will later this week go public on the Nasdaq, a month after settling Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it misled investors. Stable Road Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, on Wednesday announced its…