Florida becomes third state to surpass 2 million coronavirus infections

More than two million people in Florida have had COVID-19 as of Tuesday, making it the third state in the U.S. to pass the grim milestone.   Only Texas and California have seen more all-time infections that Florida now.   And cases could be set to surge again in the Sunshine State and countless Spring Breakers continue … Read more

U.S. COVID vaccinations top 31 million and SURPASS the number of cases

U.S. COVID vaccinations top 31 million and SURPASS the number of cases the country has recorded during the pandemic: Johns Hopkins expert says CDC advice that does NOT let grandparents travel is ‘too restrictive’  More than 31 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19  That is more than the 29 million Americans who have … Read more

Elon Musk on track to surpass Jeff Bezos as richest person in the world

Elon Musk is on track to become the richest person in the world after a surge in Tesla shares increased his net worth to a whopping $184.5billion.   The car marker’s stock price jumped 4.9 per cent on Wednesday afternoon, just two days after finishing the first trading session of the year with a gain of … Read more

Elon Musk on track to surpass Jeff Bezos as richest person in the world

Elon Musk is on track to become the richest person in the world after a surge in Tesla shares increased his net worth to a whopping $184.5billion.   The car marker’s stock price jumped 4.9 per cent on Wednesday afternoon, just two days after finishing the first trading session of the year with a gain of … Read more

COVID hospitalizations surpass 125,000 for the third day in a row

The US marked a sobering start to the new year on Friday as COVID-19 hospitalizations exceeded 100,000 for the 31st day in a row, with more than 2,000 new deaths, while California’s healthcare system continues to grapple with a shortage of hospital beds.  At least 125,057 patients are currently hospitalized with coronavirus across the country … Read more

The Croods 2 leads the box office for the third week… as holiday favorite Elf surpass new films

The Croods: A New Age was the box office champion for the third week straight after scoring $3 million domestically. The computer-animated sequel was helped along by a lack of major new wide-release films, as studios have held many of their biggest projects for 2021 in hopes of bringing viewers back to theaters. The anemic … Read more

The Deadliest Day: US coronavirus deaths surpass 3,000 – the highest in a single day to date

The United States has crossed an ominous new threshold of 3,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in a single day as hospitalizations continued to surge to record highs.   At least 3,124 Americans died yesterday, which is the highest number of deaths in a single day throughout the pandemic. The previous single-day record was last Thursday when 2,879 deaths were … Read more

Bitcoin price: Is it set to surpass $20,000 a coin – an all-time high?

Enthusiasm from institutional investors, investment banks and payment companies and continued money printing by central banks means the price of bitcoin is close to its all-time high. The cryptocurrency has seen its price surge 52 per cent since the start of September and currently sits at a three-year high of more than $18,000, or £13,600. … Read more

US COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass the April peak by 17%

New coronavirus cases in the US have topped 100,000 on a daily basis for 13 days in a row and nearly 70,000 people are currently hospitalized for the infection across the country. With 69,455 people hospitalized as of Sunday, there are now 17 percent more people being treated for COVID-19 in U.S. facilities than were … Read more