WSJ: COVID-19 long-haulers report mental changes: https://www.wsj.com/articles/severe-covid-19-cases-leave-lasting-effects-including-on-mental-state-11603877402 .
WSJ: Brain implants assist mobility: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiny-brain-implants-hold-big-promise-for-immobilized-patients-11603882802 .
Mask mandate slows hospitalizations: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/08/10/vanderbilt-mask-mandates-go-up-then-hospitalizations-slow-down/3323568001/ .
WSJ: US pays $375 million for Lilly’s antibody drug: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-reaches-375-million-deal-for-lilly-covid-19-antibody-drug-11603908388 .
Feds issue COVID-19 coverage rules: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-virus-outbreak-medicare-medicaid-726549a6f691da3f5e17161d53d56c1c . Updating yesterday’s report, rules were issued today. Vaccination will be free for Medicare recipients. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-releases-plan-to-ensure-coronavirus-vaccines-are-free-11603918945 .
WSJ: CEOs’ take on COVID-19: https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-ceos-are-seeing-and-saying-about-covid-election-and-the-economy-11603900707 .
WSJ: NJ nursing home deaths under scrutiny again: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-investigating-veterans-nursing-homes-in-new-jersey-for-possibly-understating-covid-deaths-11603900994 .
WSJ: Germany, France lock down again: https://www.wsj.com/articles/germany-to-shut-restaurants-bars-to-combat-coronavirus-spread-11603904742 . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-macron-announces-new-national-lockdown-starting-friday-11603913424 .
WSJ: Markets retreat as COVID-19 surges: https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-10-28-2020-11603877876 .
Net neutrality abandoned by FCC: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/522947-fcc-reaffirms-order-rolling-back-net-neutrality-regulations . Just in case you had any doubts about the importance of this election …
WSJ: Pelosi suggests stimulus package revision: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosi-says-details-of-coronavirus-package-could-change-after-election-11603920533 . Well, sure, if the Democrats take the White House, and especially the Senate as well.
America and Trump supporters lose their way: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/28/omaha-trump-rally-thousands-attendees-stranded-cold-after-event/3760175001/ . How is this even possible? The result of a Trump rally outside Omaha is at least 7 people taken to the hospital. Individuals were bused to this outdoor rally in the cold, but buses did not arrive to take them back. This seems unbelievably cruel and incompetent, but it has been reported by multiple respected news outlets. More: https://omaha.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-supporters-left-in-cold-for-hours-after-omaha-rally-biden-weighs-in-with-criticism/article_9b050405-d58e-5441-8353-c16988e954ee.html .
WSJ: Consumers spend but don’t accumulate debt: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coronavirus-economy-is-a-mixed-bag-for-credit-card-issuers-11603877403 . The economics of credit cards may be changing, especially as general interest rates head toward zero.
WSJ: Gilead gets revenue bump from remdesivir: https://www.wsj.com/articles/gilead-quarterly-revenue-rises-on-remdesivir-sales-11603919420 .
WSJ: Pandemic assists solar: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-is-ray-of-light-for-solar-industry-11603882801 .
Boeing is cutting more jobs: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/boeing-cut-thousands-additional-jobs-through-2021-it-prepares-long-n1245072 . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-is-a-year-to-forget-but-boeings-2021-isnt-looking-great-either-11603908051 . Still more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-drives-more-boeing-job-cuts-11603887197 .
WSJ: Yet another chip merger: https://www.wsj.com/articles/marvell-nears-deal-to-buy-inphi-11603936620 .
White House’s “Anonymous” self-identifies, finally: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anonymous-resistance-op-ed-miles-taylor-trump_n_5b91180ce4b0511db3dfa26d . Trump has his standard response: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-wants-anonymous-author-miles-taylor-prosecuted-1543074 . Fortunately, disloyalty, if that’s what this is, is not a crime. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-homeland-security-official-miles-taylor-says-he-is-anonymous-author-11603918474 .
Election hackers publish Georgia data: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hacker-releases-georgia-county-election-data-after-ransom-not-paid-11603923101 . It’s interesting that the hackers have a website, and apparently have no fear of being traced.
Trump babbling continues: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8890165/Donald-Trump-says-hopes-courts-ban-counting-votes-arriving-November-3.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 . Hey, he’s just as good a lawyer as he is a doctor. The only point to this is to create suspicion about his upcoming loss.
Hillary joins Electoral College: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/28/electoral-college-hillary-clinton-new-york-state-elector/6065216002/ . In some ways, she’s already an alumnae.
Record early voting continues: https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html . As of 11:59 pm Eastern 10/28, 75.8 million votes have been cast, 50.1 million by mail and 25.7 million in person. For states reporting party affiliation, 17.4 million Democrats and 10.8 million Republicans have voted. The Democratic advantage has again expanded, from 6.5 million votes yesterday to 6.6 million today.
Projections have been that 150 to 160 million will vote in this year’s election. Even at 160 million, 75.8 million represents over 47% of the total vote, with 5 days to go before Election Day.
WSJ: And now for something completely different: https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-cleese-on-why-open-offices-are-among-historys-greatest-mistakes-11603899772 . So, giving everyone an office has a name. It’s called work from home.