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Conservative candidate squeaks to victory in South Korean election | South Korea
Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative former prosecutor, declared victory in South Korea’s presidential election on Thursday after his liberal rival conceded defeat following a bitter battle in the politically divided nation. Yoon, from the main opposition People Power Party, edged out the ruling Democratic Party’s Lee Jae-myung with 48.6% of the vote to 47.8%, with more …
PMV Pharma Presents Late-Breaking Preclinical Data on Lead Product Candidate PC14586 at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021
PC14586 selectively stabilizes the p53 Y220C mutant and restores p53 activity Robust in vivo tumor regression observed with once daily oral dosing Pharmacodynamic biomarkers of p53 activation developed for clinical trials PC14586 is being tested in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in patients with advanced solid tumors that have a p53 Y220C mutation CRANBURY, N.J., …
GOP congressional candidate declares victory in Iowa nail-biter but silent on Biden
The Iowa City Press-Citizen reported Wednesday that Miller-Meeks declined to say whether she believes Joe Biden is president-elect, and neither she nor a campaign spokesperson would explain the difference between her claimed victory and the presidential race that Trump insists is not over. Miller-Meeks is not the only Republican who has attempted to square that …
Marjorie Taylor Greene, candidate who supports QAnon, wins Republican primary runoff in Georgia
Greene, who owns a construction company jointly with her husband, defeated John Cowan, a neurosurgeon. She will face Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal, an IT specialist, in November. GOP leaders, whose standard-bearer rose to political prominence on the basis of a conspiracy theory about Barack Obama’s birthplace, have watched her ascent with some unease. Rep. Steve …
Technology, sex education, local control hot topics in state school superintendent race | Elections
OLYMPIA — Local control and parental choice are among the hot topics being debated by six candidates competing for the state superintendent’s job for the next four years. Incumbent Chris Reykdal is facing five challengers for the non-partisan post he has held since 2016 — Maia Espinoza, Ron Higgins, Dennis Wick, David Spring and Stan …
China Gives the Go-Ahead for Human Trials of BioNTech’s COVID Vaccine Candidate
BEIJING — China has approved an early-stage trial in humans of German firm BioNTech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its local partner Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical said on Thursday. The potential vaccine is one of the two most advanced candidates that BioNTech is working on with its partner Pfizer Inc and they received “fast track” status this week …
Schumer: Syracuse would be perfect candidate for $1B technology hub
Washington — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says Syracuse would be an ideal candidate to become a national technology hub fueled by a massive new federal investment in science and technology research. Schumer this week unveiled a $100 billion bill — the Endless Frontier Act — aimed at boosting the nation’s economic recovery from the coronavirus …
Johnson & Johnson to begin clinical trials on coronavirus vaccine candidate
Johnson & Johnson said Monday human testing of its experimental vaccine for the coronavirus would begin by September and that it could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021. J&J also said it has committed more than $1 billion of investment along with U.S. agency Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which is …
Environmental Groups Condemn Congressional Candidate Carrick Flynn’s Comments on Spotted Owls, Timber Unity
After multiple environmental groups condemned Democratic congressional candidate Carrick Flynn’s remarks in which he expressed emotional sympathy for Timber Unity and criticized the impact of listing the northern spotted owl as endangered, his campaign tried to backtrack last week. His spokespeople said Flynn had misspoken. In his own comments to WW on May 1, Flynn …