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  President Obama's former senior advisor and close friend, Valerie Jarrett, says during the transition they tried to prepare to the Trump administration for the possibility of a deadly pandemic. But instead of being prepared, Jarrett says, the Trump administration was caught "flat-footed" and wasted critical time. Jarrett says the time lost in the early days of the pandemic made it impossible for the US to use contact tracing to control the outbreak. Better coordination within and outside of the country would have made a huge impact on America's ability to effectively control and treat COVID-19, according to Jarrett. Adding that this is "where diplomatic relations really matter, coordination of relationships, nonpartisan relationships with state and local elected officials matter, and a good pulse of where the business community is." Jarrett is pushing to expand early voting, voting by mail, and online voter registration so people will not have to make the

Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images Three of the largest four US airlines said Thursday they will require passengers to wear facial coverings on US flights. United Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc, and American Airlines Group Inc, along with the smaller Frontier Airlines, announced they will require facial coverings next month. Many US airlines are also requiring pilots and flight attendants to use facial coverings while on board aircraft. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three of the largest four US airlines said Thursday they will require passengers to wear facial coverings on US flights, joining JetBlue Airways Corp in taking the step to address the spread of the coronavirus and convince reluctant passengers to resume flying. United Airlines, Delta Air Lines Inc, and American Airlines Group Inc, along with the smaller Frontier Airlines, which is owned by private equity firm Indigo Partners LLC, announced they will require facial

This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. This report is exclusively available to enterprise subscribers. To learn more about getting access to this report, email Head of Enterprise Subscription Sales Chris Roth at croth@businessinsider.com , or  check to see if your company already has access .  Business Insider Intelligence The UK's top banks are going to new lengths to make their mobile channels more attractive to customers, as customers stream into digital channels and as the challenger bank threat looms larger. In Business Insider Intelligence's first annual UK Mobile Banking Competitive Edge Study, exclusive data shows that 72% of all UK respondents surveyed use mobile banking. Of those that use mobile banking, 82% said mobile was their primary banking channel and 62% said they would even change banks if the mobile banking experience fell short. See the rest of the story at Business Ins

Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images The organization that oversees internet domain names has rejected a proposal to transfer management of the .org top-level domain from a nonprofit to a private equity group. ICANN said it wouldn’t approve the sale of .org operator Public Interest Registry because it would create “unacceptable uncertainty” for the domain, citing concerns about debt and the intentions of the for-profit firm Ethos Capital. In a blog post , ICANN’s board said the sale would have given up the current focus of PIR in favor of “an entity that is bound to serve the interests of its corporate stakeholders, and which has no meaningful plan to protect or serve the .org community.” It also noted that the sale would leave PIR with a $360 million debt that could... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/2SlCnnp via IFTTT

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo US President Donald Trump gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman an ultimatum to end its oil price war with Russia — cut oil prices or lose US military support. Earlier this month, Trump told bin Salman that unless the OPEC started cutting oil production, he would be powerless to stop lawmakers from passing legislation to withdraw U.S. troops from the kingdom, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. "They were having a hard time making a deal. And I met telephonically with him, and we were able to reach a deal" for production cuts, Trump said. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . WASHINGTON/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum. In an April 2 phone call, Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that unless the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sta

Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of Fintech Megadeals research report from Business Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. Business Insider Intelligence offers even more fintech coverage with Fintech Pro. Subscribe today to receive industry-changing finance news and analysis to your inbox. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the payments industry reached a record high in 2019. M&A deals spiked from $31.8 billion in H1 2018 to a total of $116.6 billion in H1 2019, per Dealogic. Three deals made up the majority of funding activity: Fiserv bought First Data for $22 billion, FIS acquired Worldpay for $43 billion, and Global Payments scooped up TSYS for $21.5 billion. Of note, although these deals didn't close until the back half of the year, Dealogic includes the activity in H1 2019's total, when the deals were presented; Dealogic's deal values also differ slightly from the closing values. See the rest of the story at Business Insider See A

Shutterstock You can easily add LastPass to your Safari toolbar to manage myriad login information with one master password.  Note that you'll have to download LastPass through the company's website, as the LastPass version available in the Mac's App Store won't allow you to add LastPass to the Safari toolbar. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Using lots of passwords is a necessary evil when it comes to your online security hygiene. Fortunately, free programs such as LastPass provide crucial assistance: The password manager creates encrypted passwords for any login credentials you choose to add. You'll only have to recall your LastPass master password.  See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A cleaning expert reveals her 3-step method for cleaning your entire home quickly See Also: How to update your LastPass password manager in a Firefox browser in 4 steps How to find the version of your browser's LastPass

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider To properly sign a PDF on your Android phone or tablet, you'll need to download a PDF-signing app from the Google Play Store. While there are many apps that will let you sign a PDF on your Android device, Adobe Reader remains the simplest to use, and is free to install.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories .   In our digital world, it's ironic that PDFs can so often force us back into the real world. All too often, when you need to sign a PDF , you're forced to physically print out the file, sign it with a pen, and scan it back onto your computer again. It's a waste of time, paper, and ink. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A cleaning expert reveals her 3-step method for cleaning your entire home quickly See Also: How to backup your Android phone or tablet in 4 ways, and make sure your photos, videos, and other files are safe How to track your sleep with an Apple Watch using 4 simpl