THREAD: Streaming services racked up over 300 Emmy nominations — more than cable and broadcast TV combined — showing they continue to dominate prestige television bloom.bg/3wBgrGs HBO led the field of streaming platforms in Emmy nominations with 130, while Netflix grabbed 129 and Disney+ received 71 bloom.bg/3wBgrGs

LOOK: Hearts cover offensive graffiti on a mural of #ENG player Marcus Rashford in Manchester.

The mural, painted in recognition of Rashford’s efforts in tackling child food poverty, was defaced after England’s #EURO2020 final loss bloom.bg/3ebLIJH LOOK: Artist @Akse_P19 has restored the mural of Marcus Rashford, which was defaced after England’s loss in the #EURO2020 final.

People gathered to look at the messages of support on the mural, located in Withington, Manchester

Boris Johnson condemned the racist abuse directed at Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after they missed penalties in a shootout loss to Italy in the #EURO2020 final bloom.bg/2UIftut “Anyone behind such disgusting behavior is not welcome in following the team.”

England’s @FA said it was “appalled” by the racial abuse after the final

Bloomberg Quicktake The Lead is starting NOW.

Watch it LIVE: bloomberg.com/qt/live The collateral damage from the #Covid19 pandemic is continuing to pile up. A new study co-authored by @nyugrossman's Dr. Alan Mendelsohn shows the divide in child development for kids growing up in poverty.

Tune in NOW to hear him discuss the study: bloomberg.com/qt/live

JUST IN: The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus surpasses 500,000, according to @JohnsHopkins data A half-million Americans are now dead as a result of the novel coronavirus that first hit U.S. shores just a little more than a year ago trib.al/TTc9Dnn

🐮 What’s your Chinese zodiac sign? There’s a Chinese horoscope for everyone this #LunarNewYear.

Here’s what’s in store for those born in the #YearOfTheOx via @CLSAInsights 🐯 Tigers should gather all cures this #YearoftheOx,
says @CLSAInsights.

It's slim pickings for tigers this year

THREAD ⬇️: Should you buy GameStop shares? We polled experts on both sides of the Atlantic and asked them that question. This is what they want you to know trib.al/bbUQadN 📈 “Just because you read an Investopedia article and you now know what a short squeeze is, there are enough other people out there who have also read that same article,” one adviser said trib.al/bbUQadN

LOOK: Trump supporters are gathered in Washington, D.C. to rally in support of Trump as Congress prepares to seal Biden’s victory in the November election trib.al/6Tqtf6V Lisa Hayes, who traveled from Sacramento for the event, stood in front of the Capitol dome in a flowing white skirt adorned with paper ballots that had the word “stolen” stamped on them in big red letters

🇺🇸 Democrat Raphael Warnock wins as Senate hinges on 2nd Georgia runoff

🇨🇳 WHO “disappointed” after China denies Covid team’s entry

🇭🇰 Hong Kong arrests dozens under security law

Watch live: bloomberg.com/qt/live 🇺🇸 Democrats’ hopes of taking control of the U.S. Senate hung in the balance early Wednesday after the party captured one seat in the Georgia runoff elections bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Hong Kong police arrested dozens under the China-imposed #NationalSecurityLaw in the biggest sweep yet.
- Arrests include lawmakers and activists Alvin Yeung, James To, Lam Cheuk-ting, Claudia Mo, Benny Tai
- Arrests by police’s national security branch
trib.al/Aa2ssxi 🇭🇰 Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai arrives at the Ma On Shan police station after being arrested.

He is among dozens of people taken into custody on suspicion of violating the China-imposed national security law #香港 #戴耀廷

🇺🇸 Biden, Trump stage dueling rallies on eve of Georgia runoff

💉 U.K. bets 2 million vaccines a week will end lockdown

📉 NYSE scraps plan to delist China telcos in ‘bizarre’ u-turn

Watch live: bloomberg.com/qt/live 🇺🇸 Joe Biden and Donald Trump held dueling rallies Monday ahead of Georgia’s critical Senate runoff election bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

THREAD: The #Covid19 vaccines 💉💉that have been authorized in Western countries come with some safety concerns and side effects — like all new drugs.

Here's what you need to know about allergic reactions to the shots 👇
trib.al/qaLxXdt As many as 10 people have had a serious allergic reaction, called anaphylaxis, to the vaccines.

It's the runaway inflammation and swelling of tissues. As much as 5% of people in the U.S. have had such a reaction to various substances trib.al/qaLxXdt

🇺🇸 Trump urged Georgia officials to "find" new votes, overturn result

🇬🇧 UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-Astra jab

🇮🇳 India authorizes Oxford-Astra, locally-made vaccines

Watch: bloomberg.com/qt/live 🇺🇸 "It is incontrovertible and devastating.”

Washington watchdog group @CREWcrew describes Trump’s Georgia call as "impeachable conduct" bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

LIVE Q&A THREAD: We asked our followers to send us their biggest #Election2020 questions. Bloomberg QuickTake reporter @MadisonMills22 is taking over the account to answer them all below 👇 Can polls be wrong?

@MadisonMills22: Yes, but they’re likely to be better this time than in 2016. In 2016, national polls weren’t far off, but state polls failed to anticipate a spike in turnout from non-college-educated voters who came out in droves for Trump.

THREAD: As the world waits for the results of the U.S. election, everyday Americans will be obsessively checking the news or distracting themselves.

But how will some of tech's biggest heavyweights be spending election night? Dave Barrett, the CEO of Exepnsify, an expense management tracking company, said he'd be "working a regular day" before spending time with his 6-year-old at night

THREAD: You're going to stress out about the U.S. election, so @business talked to experts to make sure you do so, efficiently.

trib.al/BkGWLs1 🕑Build in a time to worry:
If you haven't had the chance to worry all day, you will spiral down right before bedtime. So jot down a list of stressful things that you can look at after lunchtime the next day
trib.al/BkGWLs1

🇳🇬 At least 56 people have died in Nigeria in over 2 weeks of protests against police brutality, with 38 killed on Tuesday alone amid a government crackdown, says @AmnestyNigeria bloom.bg/2ThUgng 🇳🇬 A rising death toll amid #EndSARS demonstrations in Nigeria has prompted protests in multiple cities including Nairobi, London, Pretoria and New York bloom.bg/31viEGq

JUST: Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest aides, has tested positive for coronavirus infection, according to people familiar with the matter LATEST: U.S. President Trump says he and First Lady Melania will begin the "quarantine process" while waiting for #Covid19 results, after aide Hope Hicks tests positive

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311859538279239686

A suspect is in custody after two Louisville Metro Police Department officers were shot and wounded during protests in the city against the lack of charges in the Breonna Taylor case. More @business: trib.al/3coQmgY "Say her name! Breonna Taylor!”

Protesters gather in Washington, D.C., after learning about a grand jury's decision not to file murder charges against any officers involved in the death of #BreonnaTaylor

This year Bloomberg Businessweek chose not to rank MBA programs. Instead, they surveyed 3,532 first- and second-year students from 95 schools around the world about their experiences learning online.



Here's what they found 👇 (via @BW) bloom.bg/3mmlLtn Students from top-ranked schools objected most to any permanent shift to virtual learning

COMING UP: Apple’s first major product launch event of 2020 is starting in just a few minutes, and we'll be following along.

The event will be built around 2 products: the Apple Watch and the iPad Air The event kicks off with CEO @tim_cook speaking from Apple HQ about how inspiring it has been to see everyone adapt to life with Covid-19 #AppleEvent