NYC COVID Positivity Rate Tops 4%; Cuomo Warns Some Hospitals "Dangerously Close" To Capacity: Live Updates

NYC COVID Positivity Rate Tops 4%; Cuomo Warns Some Hospitals "Dangerously Close" To Capacity: Live Updates Tyler Durden Mon, 11/30/2020 - 13:40 Summary: Vietnam confirms first COVID case in 89 days NYC positivity rate tops 4% NY sees another 6k+ new cases WHO: treat slowdown in cases with caution NJ Gov tightens restrictions NYC limits viewing times for Rockefeller Christmas tree Moderna sends in emergency application Hong Kong orders civil servants to work from home Italy approves fourth stimulus package California tops 15k cases France sees fewest new cases in nearly 2 months Germany's Merkel says Germany can't...

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Black Friday Foot Traffic Down More Than 52%

Black Friday Foot Traffic Down More Than 52% Tyler Durden Mon, 11/30/2020 - 13:45 By Ben Unglesbee of RetailDive, Summary: While online sales exploded during the Thanksgiving weekend, trips inside brick-and-mortar stores on Black Friday dropped off significantly, as many analysts anticipated. According to data from Sensormatic Solutions, shopper visits to physical stores on Black Friday fell 52.1% from last year. Online sales, meanwhile, hit a new record with $9 billion, up 21.6% over 2019, Adobe Analytics said. With many retailers opting to stay closed on Thanksgiving, physical traffic on the holiday fell nearly 95%, according...

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Iran Nuclear Scientist Was Shot With Mounted Remote-Controlled Machine Gun

Iran Nuclear Scientist Was Shot With Mounted Remote-Controlled Machine Gun Tyler Durden Mon, 11/30/2020 - 14:05 Iranian state media has issued for the first time the stunning details of last Friday's assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Importantly, Iranian state media is claiming that a machine gun recovered from the site was made in Israel. "The remains of the weapon used in the Friday assassination of senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh show that it was made in Israel, an informed source has told Press TV," according to the state-run English language news site. The killing was done "entirely remotely" with no assassins...

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Utopia and the cartoonishness of “conspiracy theories”

The world is not shaped by the hidden machinations of elites, but by social development, the development of the class struggle. Source / World Socialist Web Site

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Cleveland-Heights University Heights School District threatens to halt health care benefits if teachers strike

A school district just outside of Cleveland, Ohio is threatening to cut healthcare payments to 500 teachers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Source / World Socialist Web Site

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Workers from Turkey defend Dr. Scalice against the attacks by Jose Sison and the CPP

“Workers from all over the world, we must speak up to show our support for his efforts, especially in countries with a belated capitalist development such as Turkey or the Philippines.” Source / World Socialist Web Site

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CubaDupa planning to return in March, with 470 performances on 20 stages

News from CubaDupa CubaDupa, New Zealand’s most diverse and creative street festival, confirms plans for a full street festival on the weekend of March 27-28 next year. Returning to the streets with its most ambitious programme ever,CubaDupa will offer 19+ hours of curated entertainment across 20 stages and creative zones, delivering 470 performances and 20 Source / Wellington Scoop

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No warning for swimmers: raw sewage leaks into Titahi Bay, again

Wellington.Scoop A sewage leak into Titahi Bay yesterday – the second this month – was a major health and safety issue, as there was no warning to the local community. Raw sewage was overflowing again from manholes and drains at the north end of Titahi Bay beach. On 8 November, the Surf Lifesaving Club were Source / Wellington Scoop

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Trump FCC Nominee Could Threaten the Agency’s Independence

When there are only five people in charge of a major federal agency, the personal agenda of even one of them can have a profound impact. That’s why EFF is closely watching the nomination of Nathan Simington to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Simington’s nomination appears to be the culmination of a several-month project to transform the FCC and expand its purview in ways that threaten our civil liberties online. The Senate should not confirm him without asking some crucial questions about whether and how he will help ensure that the FCC does the public interest job Congress gave it,...

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Tomgram: Hartung and Smithberger, The Pandemic of Pentagon Spending

Now that Joe Biden is slated to take office as the 46th president of the United States, advice on how he should address a wide range of daunting problems is flooding in... Source / TomDispatch

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Elderly Tasmanian farmer killed by tiger snake

Winston William Fish was bitten by a 1.4m long tiger snake, whilst working on his sheep farm in Hobart on 28 January this year Source / The Independent - World

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Britain’s unravelling China policy comes under fresh scrutiny amid decision to remove Huawei from 5G network

‘I am setting out a clear path for the complete removal of high-risk vendors from our 5G networks,’ culture secretary says Source / The Independent - World

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Faith, the military and JFK: Hidden messages in Melania’s White House Christmas decorations

Unveiling of decorations comes in shadow of recording of first lady complaining 'who gives a f*** about Christmas stuff’ Source / The Independent - World

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Congestion Charging Could Work If Offset By Productivity Gains

Introducing congestion charging to Auckland and other congested cities around New Zealand is a matter of when not if but the conversation with the road using public needs to start now, says the EMA. The Ministry of Transport today released The Congestion ... Source / Scoop NZ - Regional

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Arrest Made After Search Warrant In Lower Hutt

One man has been arrested, and firearms and drugs located, following a search warrant in Lower Hutt today. Police located 10 firearms in a bedroom at the Tirohanga property – eight of these had been recently stolen from an address in Eketahuna. Methamphetamine ... Source / Scoop NZ - Regional

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NYC COVID Positivity Rate Tops 4%; Cuomo Warns Some Hospitals "Dangerously Close" To Capacity: Live Updates

Black Friday Foot Traffic Down More Than 52%

Iran Nuclear Scientist Was Shot With Mounted Remote-Controlled Machine Gun

Utopia and the cartoonishness of “conspiracy theories”

The world is not shaped by the hidden machinations of elites, but by social development, the development of the class struggle. Source / World Socialist Web Site

Cleveland-Heights University Heights School District threatens to halt health care benefits if teachers strike

A school district just outside of Cleveland, Ohio is threatening to cut healthcare payments to 500 teachers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Source / World Socialist Web Site

Workers from Turkey defend Dr. Scalice against the attacks by Jose Sison and the CPP

“Workers from all over the world, we must speak up to show our support for his efforts, especially in countries with a belated capitalist development such as Turkey or the Philippines.” Source / World Socialist Web Site

CubaDupa planning to return in March, with 470 performances on 20 stages

No warning for swimmers: raw sewage leaks into Titahi Bay, again

Trump FCC Nominee Could Threaten the Agency’s Independence

Tomgram: Hartung and Smithberger, The Pandemic of Pentagon Spending

Now that Joe Biden is slated to take office as the 46th president of the United States, advice on how he should address a wide range of daunting problems is flooding in... Source / TomDispatch

Elderly Tasmanian farmer killed by tiger snake

Winston William Fish was bitten by a 1.4m long tiger snake, whilst working on his sheep farm in Hobart on 28 January this year Source / The Independent - World

Britain’s unravelling China policy comes under fresh scrutiny amid decision to remove Huawei from 5G network

‘I am setting out a clear path for the complete removal of high-risk vendors from our 5G networks,’ culture secretary says Source / The Independent - World

Faith, the military and JFK: Hidden messages in Melania’s White House Christmas decorations

Unveiling of decorations comes in shadow of recording of first lady complaining 'who gives a f*** about Christmas stuff’ Source / The Independent - World

Congestion Charging Could Work If Offset By Productivity Gains

Introducing congestion charging to Auckland and other congested cities around New Zealand is a matter of when not if but the conversation with the road using public needs to start now, says the EMA. The Ministry of Transport today released The Congestion ... Source / Scoop NZ - Regional

Arrest Made After Search Warrant In Lower Hutt

One man has been arrested, and firearms and drugs located, following a search warrant in Lower Hutt today. Police located 10 firearms in a bedroom at the Tirohanga property – eight of these had been recently stolen from an address in Eketahuna. Methamphetamine ... Source / Scoop NZ - Regional

Welcome to Disrupt

D!SRUPT is a curated hub of independent news analysis, aggregated from the far corners of the Web.