President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday directing a broad review of supply chains for critical materials including semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, with the aim of spurring domestic production while strengthening ties with allies. https://t.co/GwtoFQeFT4
The CDC confirmed the first coronavirus case in the US exactly one year ago. @drsanjaygupta looks back at how the country failed to contain the deadly pandemic.
“Make no mistake, this did not need to happen. We had met the enemy and it was us.”
JUST IN: Some 900,000 workers in the U.S. lost their jobs and filed for unemployment insurance last week, the U.S. Department of Labor says. https://t.co/tUMpgd7Dbs
Eight years and 11,000 miles into a trek around the world, @PaulSalopek has paused for the pandemic—and shares lessons from his journey about living with uncertainty https://t.co/NLth4QEjM4
Dry weather, China’s push to fatten its pigs and the lockdown-induced baking bonanza are lifting prices for U.S. soybean, corn and wheat crops https://t.co/DCOWyidZwq