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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Planning to get away for the weekend? Choose your destination carefully. A staggering 21 states are now “at a tipping point” for Covid-19, according to the risk-assessment map run by the Harvard Global Health Institute and Brown School of Public Health. The number of high-risk states has more than doubled — from 10 to 21 — in just three weeks. Yesterday, the United States recorded 71,671 new positive Covid-19 cases, very close to a pandemic record, according to data from Johns Hopkins University . That level of infection is on par with what the country saw back in mid-July, during the major summer surge of the virus in the U.S. MORE FROM FORBES Travel Alert: America's Current Covid-19 Surge Won't End Until 2021 By Suzanne Rowan Kelleher The risk-assessment tool run by Harvard Global Health Institute and Brown School of Public Health is an essential travel tool, particularly for imminent trips. … [Read more...] about Travel Alert: 21 States Now ‘At A Tipping Point,’ Per Harvard-Brown Covid-19 Tracker

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Retirement is one of those things in life that we spent a large amount of time, sometimes even your entire life, preparing for and working toward. How can you be best prepared for this momentous occasion? Working with a qualified financial planner is a great start, because they can help you overcome your own behavioral biases when investing so that you can make better long-term decisions regarding your retirement. Here are five additional tips to help you as you plan for retirement. You Will Know When You Are Ready. Big transitions in your life don’t require someone else to tell you when you are ready. They, in a way, can’t be forced. Just like how you know when you’re ready to get married, or to start a family, you’ll know when you’re ready to retire as well. No matter how much pressure you are under, your body just knows when you are ready to take that next step. The same holds true with retirement. You’ll know when you … [Read more...] about Top Five Tips For Retirement

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The coronavirus pandemic is taking another dangerous upswing across the United States, just as the country learns that President Trump has tested positive for Covid-19 . Hours earlier, the president told a group of donors that the “end of the pandemic is in sight.” With coronavirus hot spots sprawling across the Midwest and Mountain West, one in five states is now “at a tipping point” for Covid-19 infections. The number of high-risk states has jumped from four to 10 in the past two weeks, according to the risk-assessment map run by the Harvard Global Health Institute and Brown School of Public Health. The color-coded map provides an easy way for Americans to assess how quickly the disease is spreading in a state or county. Each state has a rating of green, yellow, orange or red, based upon the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people over a seven-day rolling average. Based on the tracker’s … [Read more...] about Travel Alert: 10 States Now At ‘Tipping Point,’ Per Harvard-Brown Covid-19 Tracker

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Looking for a getaway destination that’s not going to be a Covid-19 hot spot when you get there? For months now, the nation’s top infectious disease expert has been telling Americans that the Covid-19 positivity rate — the percentage of tests that are positive — is the best predictor of where the coronavirus is going to ravage next. “It’s a clear indication that you are getting an uptick in cases, which inevitably leads to surges, and then you get hospitalizations, and then you get deaths,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN in early August. He has reiterated this point many times since. In other words, a rising positivity rate is an early predictor of where we’ll see an uptick in Covid-19 cases. It’s an indicator for how widespread infection is in a given area, and also whether there is enough testing to keep up with levels of disease transmission. Johns Hopkins University’s percent positive map (above) provides a … [Read more...] about Travel Tool: This Map Can Predict The Next Covid-19 Hot Spots

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The novel coronavirus can remain infectious for four weeks on banknotes, according to new research by the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness , Australia’s top biosecurity laboratory. These findings reinforce the importance of hand-washing or using disinfecting hand sanitizer after visiting an ATM or handling cash. The researchers tested how long the coronavirus survived on both paper and polymer banknotes at various temperatures. They found that the coronavirus can survive “to at least 28 days” on both types of banknotes, which is significantly longer than the seasonal flu virus’s “demonstrated survival up to 17 days” at room temperature (20 degrees Celsius or 68 degrees Fahrenheit). “The persistence of virus on both paper and polymer currency is of particular significance, considering the frequency of circulation and the potential for transfer of viable virus both between individuals and geographic … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Can Remain On Paper Currency For 28 Days, Per New Study

Unprecedented forest fires in the drought-stricken western United States . Tropical storms and rising seas threatening the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Sizzling heat across large swaths of the country. As climate change unfolds before our eyes, what can the U.S. do to sharply and rapidly reduce its share of the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing it? advertisement advertisement The Biden administration has committed to reducing those emissions 50% by 2030 to below 2005 levels. That’s a critical first step of a global energy transition that must achieve net-zero emissions by midcentury to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) and thereby avert the worst impacts of climate change. Twenty years ago, I would have regarded the U.S. 2030 pledge as crazy talk. But a new study in the journal Science that I coauthored, compares results from six independent analyses conducted by academic, industry, and nongovernmental … [Read more...] about How we can meet Biden’s 2030 climate goals with today’s technology

PETALING JAYA: The Government is doing its best to tackle the uncertainties brought about by several issues affecting the world and will strive to reduce the economic burden on the people, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). "The world situation is not so stable now not only because of Covid-19, but also due to the Russia-Ukraine war and other major factors affecting the world. "The sharp rise in inflation is a major challenge facing the world, including Malaysia," said the Transport Minister. Malaysia, he said, was also facing the issue of inflation in food, which is influenced by the rising global food prices which are mostly the main input to local food products. "The Malaysian Family Government is doing its best to address this issue, including providing a subsidy of RM77.3bil for petrol, cooking oil, food and several critical sectors to lessen the burden of the people," he said. Dr Wee, who is also MCA president, delivered his speech at the Federation of Hakka … [Read more...] about Dr Wee: Government doing its best to tackle global uncertainties

PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam (Image credit: Photo tweeted by @_sameernigam) Payments and financial services company PhonePe has clear plans to list on the stock exchanges some day and when ready the company will launch an initial public offering (IPO) in India, founder and CEO Sameer Nigam said. Speaking in an episode of CNN News18 ’s Bits to Billions, Nigam said that the company is also in the process of moving its registered entity from Singapore to India. Missed Bits to Billions? Watch it here: PhonePe Is Made In India, Will List In India: How Sameer Nigam & Rahul Chari Built A Unique Unicorn "We are moving our holding company to India, and we will list here. Our board has already signed off on it, it's just a matter of time now," he said. "We are a made in India company. Every office, data centre, and employee of ours is here. There is no reason why we should not contribute to wealth creation in this market." Close PhonePe's move to bring back its … [Read more...] about PhonePe is made in India and will list in India, says CEO Sameer Nigam

Deepinder Goyal. Zomato announced on June 24 that its board had approved the acquisition of quick commerce company Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore. According to the terms of the agreement, Blinkit shareholders will get a cumulative stake of 6.88 percent in Zomato and the target company’s leadership team, including co-founder and CEO Albinder Dhindsa, will stay on to run the ship. But, questions still remain about how Zomato, a company that registered losses of Rs 1,223 crore in FY22, plans to derive value from acquiring another loss-making delivery startup. The food delivery major’s top executives put out a ready reckoner laying out the rationale behind the deal. From having a Blinkit tab on the Zomato app to sharing delivery fleets to cut costs, here are some of the important reasons that came through from what they said: Increased customer wallet share Close “Quick commerce will help us increase the customer wallet share spent on our platform and … [Read more...] about Seven reasons for Zomato’s Rs 4,447-crore Blinkit buyout deal

Millions of Americans don’t have access to high-speed internet, the majority of whom live in rural areas. To help the 4,000-plus member owners of its farmer cooperative, Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford has made it her mission to advocate for public and private investment in broadband access. advertisement advertisement Internet connectivity is necessary for quality education and healthcare. Without the right tools and technology, it’s harder for farmers and their families to be successful. “When farmers aren’t secure, it leaves us less secure as a nation,” says Ford. To help bridge the digital divide, Ford spearheaded Land O’Lakes’ American Connection Project . Advocating for private and public sector investment in rural internet infrastructure, the effort includes over 170 organizations. Ford is working closely with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and was in D.C. for the signing of the $65 billion infrastructure bill that will … [Read more...] about Beth Ford wants to change the narrative about rural America