Biden keeps Trump-era cap on refugee admissions, breaking earlier pledge | Joe Biden
Sign up for the Guardian’s First Thing newsletter Joe Biden has not lifted Donald Trump’s historically low cap of 15,000 refugee admissions for this year, going back on an earlier pledge to welcome more than 60,000 refugees into the US. The president on Friday signed an emergency determination that officials said would speed refugee admissions …
Science Advances publishes proteomics technology from Oblique Therapeutics AB
Science Advances publishes proteomics technology from Oblique Therapeutics AB with a potential to bring several novel antibody medicines to large patient populations in multiple disease areas Gothenburg, Sweden, April 16th, 2021 – Oblique Therapeutics AB, a Sweden-based biotech company, in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden), Gothenburg University (Sweden) and several local biotechs published …
Founding member of Oath Keepers Jon Schaffer enters first guilty plea in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
The plea comes exactly 100 days after Jon Ryan Schaffer and hundreds of other supporters of former president Donald Trump allegedly stormed the Capitol hoping to prevent Joe Biden from being confirmed as the next president. Prosecutors hope Schaffer’s plea spurs others to provide additional evidence in hopes of avoiding long prison sentences. The plea …
Global Super-resolution Microscopes Market Report 2021: Technology, Application, End-User, Geography, Competitive Analysis and the Impact of Covid-19 with Ansoff Analysis 2020-2025
The “Global Super-resolution Microscopes Market (2020-2025) by Technology, Application, End-User, Geography, Competitive Analysis and the Impact of Covid-19 with Ansoff Analysis” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Global Super-resolution Microscopes Market is estimated to be USD 2.9 Bn in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 4.5 Bn by 2025, growing at a …
West Springfield Police searching for car break-in suspect
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – West Springfield Police are looking to identify a man suspected of breaking into a vehicle at a business. The suspect is allegedly responsible for breaking into a car and stealing children’s clothing and toys recently purchased by the victim. According to Sgt. Joseph LaFrance, the incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. …
Metro Health issues COVID-19 guidelines for high school graduations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Metro Public Health Department has announced guidelines for high school graduation ceremonies aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-19. MPHD says all participants and guests will be required to wear face coverings/masks at all times, except for speakers, who should be at a minimum of 15 feet from the front …
Establishment of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub to scale up global manufacturing
WHO and its partners are seeking to expand the capacity of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to produce COVID-19 vaccines and scale up manufacturing to increase global access to these critical tools to bring the pandemic under control. WHO will facilitate the establishment of one (or more, as appropriate) technology transfer1 hub(s) that will use …
AUD/USD Price Forecast – Australian Dollar Trying to Break Out
The Australian dollar has gone back and forth during the course of the trading session on Friday as we continue to stare down the idea of breaking above the 0.78 handle. If we can break above there, then it opens up the possibility of a move towards the 0.80 level, which is a very strong …
5 more Mainers with COVID-19 have died as state reports 572 additional cases
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 572 additional cases of COVID-19 on Friday and five new deaths.The number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died is now 763. Androscoggin County reported two new deaths, while Kennebec, Somerset and York counties each reported one new death.The 572 additional cases bring the total …
Significant Attention Is Needed to Address High-Risk Areas
What GAO Found In its March 2021 high-risk series update, GAO reported that significant attention was needed to improve the federal government’s management of information technology (IT) acquisitions and operations, and ensure the nation’s cybersecurity. Regarding management of IT, overall progress in addressing this area has remained unchanged. Since 2019, GAO has emphasized that the …
