In wealthy Western countries with lots of older people, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has killed roughly 1% of those infected with it, meaning 99% survive. Meanwhile, two new vaccines have so far been found to be about 95% effective in preventing symptoms of the disease. Lots of people seem to have trouble thinking through percentages like these. While I ...

Bloomberg Republican Senator Pat Toomey said President Donald Trump “has exhausted all plausible legal options” in Pennsylvania, and that it was time to concede that Joe Biden won the presidential election. “President Trump should accept the outcome of the election and facilitate the presidential transition process,” Toomey said in a lengthy statement after a Trump campaign lawsuit that challenged the ...

Bloomberg Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met officials from the Taliban and Afghan government as the US seeks to keep peace negotiations on track amid renewed violence and a surprise move by the White House to accelerate the withdrawal of US troops. The Trump administration will “sit on the side and help where we can,” Pompeo said at a meeting ...