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Tech stocks just had their worst week since March 2020 as Peloton and Netflix scared investors

Peloton fell below its IPO price, Netflix suffered its steepest drop in a decade, and chip stocks continued to struggle. Add it all up and the Nasdaq just closed out its worst week since the beginning of the pandemic. At Friday's close, the Nasdaq was down 7.6% for the week, its biggest decline since March 2020, when global markets sank on Covid-19 concerns. It's also the fourth straight weekly drop for the tech-heavy index, the longest losing streak since a similar stretch last…

‘Post-Truth Era’ Hurts COVID-19 Response, Trust in Science

Jan. 21, 2022 -- Can you tell which of the following statements are true and which are false? COVID-19 is not a threat to younger people, and only those who have other medical conditions are dying from it. The mRNA vaccines developed to prevent the coronavirus alter your genes, can make your body “magnetic,” and are killing more people than the virus itself. President Joe Biden’s climate change plan calls for a ban on meat consumption to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The 2020 presidential election was…