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Bellaire High School has record-breaking 9 valedictorians
BELLAIRE, Texas – One Houston Independent School District high school is making history in June. Bellaire High School‘s Class of 2021 will have a record-breaking nine valedictorians crossing the stage this year. The students, Alkiviades Boukas, Daniel Chen, Evie Tsen-Ying Kao, Angela Ling, Miles Mackenzie, Wenson Tsiah-Hao Tang, Christopher Zhou and twin sisters Annie and …
Chinese Covid-19 vaccine efficacy is ‘not high,’ top health official admits
“The protection rates of existing vaccines are not high,” Gao Fu, director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told a conference in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Saturday. He listed two options to solve the problem: one is to increase the number of doses, or adjust the dosage or interval between …
Colorado hunting applications for big game break record high FOX31 KDVR
LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the number of big game applications for the 2021 season is the highest ever, and now a new record. Elk, mule deer, moose, some of the best big game hunting in North America is right here in Colorado. “The state is attractive for hunting because we have …
S&P 500 reaches record high as technology stocks jump, Treasury yields steady
Stocks traded mostly higher Thursday, with investors awaiting the start of first-quarter earnings season to confirm the boost to corporate profits expected against an improving economic backdrop. Technology stocks outperformed, leading the Nasdaq and S&P 500 higher, and the latter to a record intraday level. Shares of Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Facebook (FB) each …
Miami Beach On High Alert As Another Long Spring Break Weekend Starts – CBS Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Another long spring break weekend began Thursday and Miami Beach is on alert. “What we are experiencing this year is not your typical spring break,” said Miami Beach Commissioner Steven Meiner, talking about what many are calling chaos on the South Beach. READ MORE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Calls On CDC To …
Sport urged to drop high carbon sponsorship deals
Chemicals giant Ineos runs the cycling team Ineos Grenadiers featuring Chris Froome Sports teams and competitions have been urged to drop sponsorship deals from companies that promote “high carbon lifestyles, products and services”. It says there are more than 250 sponsor agreements worldwide between sports groups and high carbon industries. “Sport floats on a sea …
High Technology Foundation to host NOAA, Amazon, Microsoft for virtual Focus Forward event | WV News
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — This week, the High Technology Foundation will host a variety of commercial and federal entities — such as Amazon, Microsoft and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — for a virtual Focus Forward event. The event, titled “Beyond the Cloud,” will focus on opportunities for companies to store or use …
St. Peter’s Boys announces first radiologic technology program for high schools here
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In a collaborative effort between St. Peter’s Boys High School and Staten Island-based medical imaging experts, Anthony Mungo and Thomas Petrone launched Staten Island’s first Radiologic Technology Program offered through the John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences. The new, innovative program will offer St. Peter’s students the opportunity to …
Texas Health Helping Employ High School Graduates With Disabilities – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Francisco Gonzalez just wanted to help students who deserved a helping hand. Gonzalez is the manager of hospitality and concierge services at Texas Health Dallas and he oversees the hospital’s Project SEARCH program. It’s a 1-year unpaid internship providing high school seniors with disabilities an opportunity to learn life skills and hands-on training. “When you …
Machine intelligence – Spy agencies have high hopes for AI | Science & technology
Mar 6th 2021 WHEN IT comes to using artificial intelligence (AI), intelligence agencies have been at it longer than most. In the cold war America’s National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) explored early AI to help transcribe and translate the enormous volumes of Soviet phone-intercepts they began hoovering up in the …
