Apple expects to start reopening more of its stores in May, after shutting down locations outside of China due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stores in Australia and Austria could reopen in the next two weeks, Apple CEO Tim Cook told Bloomberg. “A few” stores could reopen in the US in the first half of May…
Month: April 2020
Apple’s services business hits all-time record and helps lessen coronavirus impact
Apple today reported its second quarter earnings, which showed resilient growth for the company despite the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on its supply chain and retail business. Apple posted revenue of $58.3 billion — good for a 1 percent increase over this time last year — and earnings per share of $2.55. Analysts…
Watch the first trailer for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Ubisoft is adding Vikings to its Assassin series. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, revealed yesterday, is adopting a Norse-inspired setting. The game’s first trailer offers a cinematic look at the game, coming this holiday, and its “heartless, godless barbarians.” Valhalla stars Eivor, a Viking raider, as he or she (players will be able to chose the gender…
Sources -Anthony Joshua unification fight
5:25 PM ETSteve KimESPN Negotiations are underway for a potential blockbuster heavyweight title unification fight between champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere on the Arabian Peninsula, sources told IzodNews’s Mark Kriegel.Fury’s adviser, MTK, which is based in Dubai, is negotiating for Fury on behalf of his co-promoters, Top Rank and…
The ADL Calls Out Steam for Giving Extremists a Pass
After the horrifying 2019 shooting at New Zealand’s Christchurch mosques, over 100 profiles on the gaming platform Steam paid tribute to the shooter.A digital videogame storefront with some social networking features, Steam isn’t the most obvious home for charged political content. But just hours after the shooting, 66 Steam profiles took on the shooter’s name.…
Which States Are Reopening, Which Remain on Lockdown, and Why
In the absence of clear federal oversight, state and local officials have led public health responses to the novel coronavirus. Over the past two months, officials across the nation have shuttered bars and restaurants, imposed curfews, and prohibited large gatherings in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus, which has infected more than…
CDC’s draft guidance for reopening includes spaced-out seating in schools, disposable menus in restaurants
(IzodNews)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drafted a 17-page document that details interim guidance on how businesses, schools, churches, mass transit and other organizations should handle safely reopening to the public amid the coronavirus pandemic.A federal health official stressed that the draft guidance, which was sent to Washington this week, is still…
This is the most dangerous place in the grocery store
New York (IzodNews Business)Sandra Kunz wanted to keep working as a Walmart (WMT) cashier even as the coronavirus spread. Despite a lung condition, the 72-year-old in Aurora, Colorado, needed to get her paycheck, according to her sister, Paula Spellman. Her husband, Gus, was injured and out of work, and the couple had bills due. Kunz…
The S&P 500 has hit a crucial threshold that could mean sharp losses are coming (SPY)
freestockcharts.com The S&P 500 has hit a critical technical threshold that suggests sharp losses could be imminent. Traders are keeping an eye on the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level of the recent coronavirus-induced market sell-off, which is 2,933 on the S&P 500. On Thursday, the S&P opened at 2,930 and has since sold off more than…
Apple’s fiscal 2nd-quarter revenue surpassed Wall Street’s expectations
Apple reported revenue of $58.3 billion for its fiscal second quarter, falling below its initial Q2 guidance but surpassing Wall Street’s muted expectations. Apple’s iPhone revenue fell 7% compared to the year-ago quarter, but its services and wearables divisions continued to see strong growth.Apple said in February that it did not expect to meet its second…
Amazon shares drop after a miss on earnings
Amazon reported its first-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell.Amazon’s sales grew faster than expected as more people shopped online amid COVID-19.But it missed on earnings as COVID-19-related costs across the supply chain increased.Amazon shares dropped about 5% in after-hours trading.Visit IzodNews’s homepage for more stories. Amazon reported huge growth in first-quarter revenue but…
Sean Payton: Saints beat Panthers to punch for unsung QB late in draft
5:06 PM ETMike TriplettESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduateMETAIRIE, La. — The rivalry between the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers extended into the late seventh round of this year’s NFL draft.Coach Sean Payton gave…
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey
4:48 PM ETAlex ScarboroughESPN Staff Writer CloseCovers the SEC.Joined IzodNews in 2012.Graduate of Auburn University.SEC commissioner Greg Sankey hopes there will be unity among the FBS conferences when it comes time to resume college football activities, but he cautioned that it’s not a necessity that everyone move forward as one.Appearing on Jacksonville radio station 1010…
Father of late ER doctor says she ‘just ran out of steam’
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How first responders are tackling this unprecedented threat
Paramedic Randy Lilly rides in an ambulance with a patient in Stamford, Connecticut, on April 4.Theyve been the tip of the spear in the fight against the coronavirus. Paramedics and emergency medical technicians have been working long, pressure-packed hours …
Fact check: Hilton CEO shatters Trump’s testing conspiracy theory while sitting beside him
Washington (IzodNews)At a White House meeting with corporate executives on Wednesday, President Donald Trump repeated his conspiratorial suggestion that the media is talking about a lack of coronavirus testing to try to damage him politically. And then, 31 minute…
Amazon’s Sales Jump as Coronavirus Prompts Surge in Online Shopping
Amazon.com Inc. reported soaring quarterly sales as the company experienced a surge in online orders from homebound customers contending with the coronavirus pandemic. The tech giant said Thursday that revenue rose 26% from a year earlier to $75.5 billion in the three months through March. The boom in sales came at a cost, though, as…
J.Crew Prepares to File for Bankruptcy
J.Crew Group Inc., the preppy retailer that recently fell on hard times, is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection, one of several high-profile U.S. chains that are on IzodNews of unraveling during the coronavirus pandemic. J.Crew has been in talks with a group of lenders for several weeks since the company was forced to…
Maryland’s GOP Governor Hid COVID-19 Test Kits So Trump Can’t Take Them
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he’s been forced to resort to drastic measures to protect nearly 500,000 COVID-19 test kits from the federal government. The state bought the test kits from South Korea earlier this month, and the state’s National Guard is guarding them in a secret location to prevent them from being commandeered by the Trump…
Mitch McConnell’s Plan To Let States Go Bankrupt Could Devastate His Own
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s reluctance to approve what he dismissively called a “blue state bailout” for states struggling to shore up their budgets could devastate the Republican leader’s home state of Kentucky, which is looking at massive budget problems of its own. Kentucky will face a budget shortfall of at least $318.7 million this…
Despite Warnings About Potential Harm To Black People And Latinos, Texas Will Reopen
Earlier this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued multiple executive orders that will effectively open the state for in-person business on May 1, relaxing social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. Soon, employees will trickle back into businesses as relaxed travel restrictions bring more people into the state. But experts fear that the state hasn’t…
What To Know Before Donating Plasma To Coronavirus Patients
There’s no known treatment for COVID-19, but doctors and researchers are studying something they hope will do the trick: plasma from people who’ve recovered from the coronavirus. Antibodies from the blood of people who have recovered from the illness are now being given to the sick to see if it helps their bodies fight the…
Michigan Court Backs Governor’s Stay-At-Home Orders In Face Of Challenge
A Michigan court refused to block Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s shelter-in-place orders in a lawsuit demanding that businesses reopen despite the continued threat of the coronavirus. The case filed by business owner Steve Martinko and four other Michigan residents argues that the governor’s orders infringe on their constitutional rights. Judge Christopher M. Murray of the state Court…
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Conclude Coronavirus ‘Not Manmade’
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are debunking a conspiracy theory, saying they have concluded that the new coronavirus was “not manmade or genetically modified” but say they are still examining a notion put forward by the president and aides that the pandemic may have resulted from an accident at a Chinese lab. The statement…
British Doctors Say Ventilators Purchased From China Could Kill Coronavirus Patients
Senior British doctors and medical managers have raised concerns over 250 ventilators the United Kingdom purchased from China.If these ventilators are used in hospital, the group warns “significant patient harm, including death,” according to a letter seen by NBC News. The ventilators received from China, the Shangrila 510 model, were built by one of the…
Here’s Who Voters Think Joe Biden Should Pick as His Vice President
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden plans to announce the members of the committee that will help him select his vice presidential running mate by May 1, but voters are already weighing in with their perspective.New polling by YouGov and The Economist, which was conducted from April 26 to 28, found that Democratic voters are…
Sweden’s Coronavirus Death Rate Nearly Double That of U.S
Cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise in Sweden, which has a death rate of over 12 percent, the sixth highest in the world among countries with more than 1,000 confirmed cases, as of Thursday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University.Sweden’s death rate is more than twice as high as that…
Putin’s Greatest Challenge—How Russia’s Leader Has Been Paralyzed by the Coronavirus Pandemic
Russia reached the unenviable milestone of 100,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, reporting the country’s largest spike in new cases in a 24-hour window—7,099—since the start of the crisis.With the country under nationwide lockdown and cases rapidly increasing, the COVID-19 coronavirus appears a long way from being under control, as President Vladimir Putin confidently claimed at…
Dr. Fauci Says Coronavirus Vaccine Could be Widely Available by January if ‘Things Fall in the Right Place’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is confident that January is a realistic deadline for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to become widely available, if “things fall into place.”Speaking to Today’s Savannah Guthrie on Thursday morning, Fauci said he was part of the team at the White House that was…
Little League World Series canceled for first time because of coronavirus
The Little League World Series will not be played this year for the first time since the organization began because of the coronavirus pandemic.Little League International, which announced the move Thursday, also canceled regional tournaments and the championship tournaments in other Little League divisions, including softball, but said the events would return in 2021.The organization…
FBI closed Flynn case in early 2017, but Peter Strzok ordered it to stay open: Court documents
The FBI had closed its investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn nearly three weeks before his controversial January 2017 interview with agents, but top bureau official Peter Strzok ordered it reopened, according to court documents uns…