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Under China's 'zero COVID,' uncertainty reigns and unsettles 12/07/2022 07:44pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As coronavirus cases rose in Shanghai earlier this year and the city's lockdown stretched from weeks to months, Leah Zhang’s feeling of suffocation grew. Though she could walk around campus freely, she was robbed of weekends spent seeing concerts in the city. She couldn’t 'Don't Say Gay' Florida lawmaker indicted on fraud charges 12/07/2022 06:43pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don't Say Gay” has been indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses, officials said Wednesday. Federal prosecutors said Rep. Joe Harding, 35, illegally EXPLAINER: What end of vaccine mandate means for US troops 12/07/2022 05:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' move to eliminate the Pentagon mandate that all U.S. service members get the COVID-19 vaccine delivers a victory for lawmakers and troops who oppose getting the shot, but it raises questions and potential risks, especially for forces deploying overseas. A compromise pro China eases anti-COVID measures following protests 12/07/2022 02:14pm • BEIJING (AP) — China rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places Wednesday in a dramatic change to a strategy that confined millions of people to their homes and sparked protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to resign. The Fauci’s farewell: Thanks to the DC area, warnings against division 12/07/2022 01:44pm • When Dr. Anthony Fauci announced in August that he was stepping down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, he said he hoped the COVID-19 pandemic would be under control by his departure at the end of the year. On Tuesday, weeks before his departure date, Fauci As supply chains unclog, consumers enjoy (tentative) relief 12/07/2022 10:44am • Back in January, 109 container ships waited off the California coast to unload cargo in Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation's two largest ports. Consumers, stuck at home amid the pandemic, had unleashed an avalanche of orders for goods that overwhelmed factories and ports. Importers were payin US futures point to continued slump this week on Wall Street 12/07/2022 08:25am • Wall Street futures edged lower Wednesday ahead of new employment and wholesale price data with the Federal Reserve gauging its next step in its fight to cool inflation. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials slipped 0.4% and the S&P 500 fell 0.7% just over an hour before the opening bell. Strong Dissident artist Weiwei says China unrest won't alter regime 12/07/2022 05:44am • MONTEMOR-O-NOVO, Portugal (AP) — Dissident Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is taking heart from recent public protests in China over the authorities’ strict COVID-19 policy, but he doesn’t see them bringing about any significant political change. “I don’t think that’s possible,” China trade shrinks amid virus pressure, interest rate hikes 12/07/2022 12:48am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports and exports shrank in November under pressure from weakening global demand and anti-virus controls at home. Exports sank 9% from a year ago to $296.1 billion, worsening from October’s 0.9% decline, customs data showed Wednesday. Imports fell 10.9% to $226.2 billi Stocks decline in Asia, extending losses on Wall Street 12/06/2022 11:29pm • Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday after Wall Street declined on fears the Federal Reserve will need to keep the brakes on the economy to get inflation under control, risking a sharp recession. Oil prices were mixed. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.6% to 27,727.53 and the Kospi in Seoul gave up 0. China's trade sinks in November as export demand weakens, anti-virus controls depress domestic economy 12/06/2022 10:47pm • BEIJING (AP) — China's trade sinks in November as export demand weakens, anti-virus controls depress domestic economy. Congress set to rescind COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops 12/06/2022 10:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress, ending a directive that helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated but also raised concerns that it harmed recru Pregnant women who get the flu at risk for complications from its respiratory effects 12/06/2022 06:52pm • Pregnant women may already feel uncomfortable trying to breathe, and a D.C. doctor who wants everyone to get vaccinated warns that getting sick with flu poses higher risk for complications. "One of the biggest concerns with pregnant women who get the flu is the respiratory component of the flu," Kentucky's Dem governor files for red-state reelection bid 12/05/2022 07:07pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Fresh off an event trumpeting Kentucky's largest-ever economic development project, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear filed for reelection Monday, touting his work to increase jobs, expand health care and support teachers during a term marred by a pandemic and deadly storms. Beshe 10 Best Health Care Stocks to Buy for 2023 12/05/2022 07:00pm • Analysts see big upside for these undervalued health care stocks.After lagging the market in 2021, health care stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 in 2022. Some health care stocks are still experiencing tail winds from the COVID-19 pandemic, while others have benefited from a rebound in electiv