A healthcare worker administers a dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a child at a pediatrician’s office in Bingham Farms, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Emily Elconin | Bloomberg | Getty Images A heart inflammation condition in adolescents and young adults who received Covid-19 vaccines appears to be very rare and it
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People walking at Strandvagen in Stockholm. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND LONDON — A study has found that most Europeans would like to see some of their members of parliament replaced by algorithms. Researchers at IE University’s Center for the Governance of Change asked 2,769 people from 11 countries worldwide how they would feel about reducing the number
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a hearing looking into the budget estimates for National Institute of Health (NIH) and the state of medical research on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on May 26, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Pool | AFP | Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci
Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo stressed Tuesday that police departments across the nation do not support a Texas gun bill that would allow adults to carry a handgun without having a background check, license and training. “From chiefs to sheriffs to police labor, we do not support permit-less, open carry” measures, said Acevedo, the former
In this article @W.1 @C.1 @S.1 Farmer Dan Roberts holds cobs of corn during the harvest in Minooka, Illinois. Jim Young | Reuters Corn futures dropped on Tuesday as concerns about abundant supply whacked America’s biggest cash crop. It’s the latest trading volatility in the commodities sector as the pandemic and the economic reopening distorted
The U.S. should be playing a larger role in getting to the bottom of the theory that Covid-19 first leaked from a virology lab in Wuhan, China, Atlantic Council senior fellow Jamie Metzl told CNBC on Monday. “Right now, the World Health Assembly is meeting, and the United States should be doing everything possible with
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images After sending its employees home last year to reduce the spread of coronavirus, Microsoft has decided how
Brian and Quentin at Ranch Rider Spirits. Source: Ranch Rider Spirits Ranch Rider Spirits’ cocktail line is about as Texan as you can get. Built and bred in the vibrant heart of Austin, Texas, the canned cocktails are the tradecraft of co-founders Quentin Cantu and Brian Murphy. Ranch Rider Spirits offers four distinctly Texan craft
Passengers wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19 are seen on an escalator at Orlando International Airport. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images The number of people traveling again is on the rise. So are prices. Airfares and hotel rates are climbing as travelers return in the highest numbers
Inflation hawks, beware. A sudden spike beyond the Federal Reserve’s 2% target could slam bond and equity markets, Charles Ellis, author of the legendary investing book “Winning the Loser’s Game,” said this week on CNBC’s “ETF Edge.” “The cost of money is so low that after you adjust for inflation, bonds don’t pay anything,” said
Sir Richard Branson stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of Virgin Galactic (SPCE) trading in New York, U.S., October 28, 2019. Richard Branson Virgin Galactic IPO NYSE Virgin Galactic took a step closer to completing development of its space tourism system on Saturday, successfully flying its first spaceflight in
U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | Handout | Reuters Two federal jail guard officers accused of failing to keep watch
New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James introduced a measure Friday that would tighten the rules governing the use of force by law enforcement. It would lower
South Korean President Moon Jae-in would be seeking U.S. President Joe Biden’s help on securing Covid-19 vaccines when the leaders meet in Washington on Friday, according to one foreign policy expert. “I think the South Koreans have put a very big emphasis on vaccine diplomacy as being the big deliverable of this summit,” Victor Cha,
A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images If it is not already patently obvious, and has been for a couple years, it would seem we have entertained the Crazy Town section of Crypto-Land. We have jumped the shark, crossed the Rubicon. We are over our skis and out of our minds.
In this article MCD McDonald’s U.S President Chris Kempczinski speaks about fresh beef expansion at a McDonald’s event in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States March 5, 2018. Richa Naidu | Reuters McDonald’s board will likely face tough questions from shareholders on Thursday at its annual meeting about how it handled the firing of former CEO
In this article TSP TuSimple self-driving truck Source: TuSimple Autonomous vehicle company TuSimple on Wednesday claimed that its trucks shaved 10 hours off what’s normally a 24-hour job. The company tested its trucks by hauling fresh watermelons along a 951-mile route from Nogales, Arizona to Oklahoma City. The drive was part of a pilot project
President-elect Donald Trump boards the elevator to the lobby after meetings at Trump Tower in New York City on January 16, 2017. Dominick Reuter | AFP | Getty Images New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ office — which already was conducting a civil investigation of former President Donald Trump‘s company — is now also