3 days ago | Bloomberg

The call came early in the Covid-19 pandemic. Drew Weissman, an infectious diseases professor at the University of Pennsylvania and an expert in messenger RNA, received a query...
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Facebook Faces Formal Irish Privacy Probe Into Data Leak

3 days ago | Bloomberg

Facebook Inc. faces a formal probe by its main privacy regulator in the European Union following the leak of the personal data of more than half a billion users of the social...
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Biden Hears 310 Companies Urge Speed on Climate: ‘Raise the Bar'

5 days ago | Bloomberg

Microsoft Corp., Walmart Inc., Apple Inc. and hundreds of other companies are asking President Joe Biden to update the U.S. pledge under the Paris climate accord to cut U.S...
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Apple, Will Smith Film Project ‘Emancipation' Exits Georgia Over Voting Law

5 days ago | Bloomberg | 4 articles

Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua will no longer shoot the movie “Emancipation” in Georgia, citing a controversial new voting law.
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Intel, Micron, GM, A&T on Roster for White House Chips Meeting

8 days ago | Bloomberg

President Biden's top economic and national security advisers will host more than a dozen chief executive officers on Monday to discuss the administration's $2.25 trillion...
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Google Wins Oracle Copyright Row at Top Court, Ending Long Fight

12 days ago | Bloomberg | 3 articles

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Alphabet Inc.'s Google didn't commit copyright infringement when it used Oracle Corp.'s programming code in the Android operating system...
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Indian States Fight Each Other for Jobs With Laws to Hire Local

17 days ago | Bloomberg

A short drive from the capital of New Delhi, Gurugram has become one of India's wealthiest cities with business-friendly policies that have attracted multinationals such as...
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China's Fosun Says Willing to Supply BioNTech Vaccine to Taiwan

18 days ago | Bloomberg

The Chinese company with the deal to distribute BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine in “Greater China” says it's willing to supply Taiwan, after the contested island...
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U.S. Sues to Block Illumina Deal for Bezos-Backed Grail

18 days ago | Bloomberg

U.S. antitrust enforcers sued to block genetic-sequencing giant Illumina Inc.'s $7 billion acquisition of Grail Inc., a cancer-test startup backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.
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Apple Encourages Staff to Get Vaccinated, Offers Paid Time Off

19 days ago | Bloomberg | 3 articles

Apple Inc. is encouraging employees to get Covid-19 vaccines by offering paid time off for appointments and paid sick leave for those experiencing side effects, according to...
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At least 8 passengers killed, some 100 injured as train derails in Egypt

A packed passenger train has derailed in Egypt, with social media footage showing rail tracks damaged and several carriages overturned. There are reports of dozens of... Read more ...

As Trump considers 2024 run, other GOP White House hopefuls move forward

Former President Donald Trump left the White House only three months ago, but a field of potential Republican candidates for 2024 is already developing. Read more ...

'I doubt very seriously if they just cancel' paused J&J vaccine, Fauci says

Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, predicted Sunday that the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine will continue to be used "in some form," though it... Read more ...

Republicans' New ‘America First Caucus' Carries On Trump's White Supremacist...

A group of Congressional Republicans is carrying on the “Trump tradition” in a new caucus. First reported by Punchbowl News, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar... Read more ...

Prince Charles to take estranged son Harry to see Philip tributes: report

Prince Charles plans to spend private time Sunday with Prince Harry before his estranged son races back to California, according to a report. Charles, Britain's 72-year-old... Read more ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Into the Beat' On Netflix, A German Film Where A...

The flick feels like the lovechild of Save the Last Dance and Step Up. Read more ...

Bellator 257 winner Veta Arteaga felt she had unfinished business with...

UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Veta Arteaga can rest easy knowing she's back in the win column. This past Friday, Arteaga saw a two-fight losing streak come to an end when she outpointed... Read more ...

Maryland reports 1,169 coronavirus cases, 17 more deaths

Maryland health officials reported 1,169 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus Sunday and 17 more deaths. Read more ...

Lauri Markkanen bounces back from a quiet stretch - 16 points, 6 rebounds...

Lauri Markkanen's 16-point, 6-rebound performance was still not up to the standard expected before the start of the season, but it was crucial to helping the Chicago Bulls snap... Read more ...

Dodgers vs. Padres: Controversial call, tempers flare, dueling pitchers and...

Catcher's interference? Kershaw angry? And wait until you see how it ended! Read more ...

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