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Coronavirus strain in UK picks up mutation that could impact vaccines, experts say
ATLANTA (CNN) — A mutation that could allow COVID-19 to escape antibody protection has now been found in samples of a rapidly spreading strain in the U.K., according to a report Monday by Public Health England. The mutation, called E484K, was already part of the genetic signature of variants linked to South Africa and Brazil. …
Report: Matthew Stafford headed to the Rams for Jared Goff, picks
Getty Images Two former No. 1 overall choices are changing places. In the first blockbuster deal of 2021, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff are switching teams. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Detroit is dealing Stafford to the Rams in exchange for two future first-round picks, a third-round pick and Goff. Tom …
Editor’s Picks: Top 10 Health Affairs Articles In 2020 You May Have Missed
As we left behind a challenging year, I took some time to review the articles we published in 2020. As in prior years, I am sharing my top 10 picks for 2020. I look for papers that may not have received the attention I believe they deserve. I am particularly drawn to papers that ask …
Oregon vs. Iowa State live stream, watch online, TV channel, Fiesta Bowl kickoff time, odds, line, picks
College football bowl season can be enjoyable in that it often pairs two teams in a game that have rarely, if ever, met on the football field. Such will the case with the Fiesta Bowl, which features No. 10 Iowa State and No. 25 Oregon on Saturday. The Cyclones and Ducks will be playing for the …
Biden picks Becerra as health secretary as Covid numbers send California into lockdown – live updates | US news
As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, US health experts hope Joe Biden’s administration will put in place something Donald Trump’s has not, even after ten months of the pandemic: a comprehensive national testing strategy. Such a strategy, they say, could systematically check more people for infections and spot surges before they take off. The health experts …
Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has selected Xavier Becerra, the Democratic attorney general of California, as his nominee for secretary of health and human services, tapping a former congressman who would be the first Latino to run the department as it battles the surging coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Becerra became Mr. Biden’s clear choice …
Oregon picks vendor, again, to replace employment department’s obsolete technology
Oregon has again selected a Colorado company to replace the rickety system it uses to manage unemployment benefits. Fast Consulting is the same vendor Oregon chose in September, but a rival protested that selection and that forced the state to revisit its choice. The mainframe computer system from the 1990s is the primary reason why …
‘Fantasy world’: Pompeo knocks Biden administration picks as out of touch on foreign policy
Pompeo said on Tuesday that he had not spoken with Blinken since Biden announced his selection. Pompeo also acknowledged the General Services Administration’s Monday declaration of Biden as the apparent winner of the 2020 presidential election. “Today we began the process to see what GSA’s decision was and we’ll do everything that’s required by law,” …
Joe Biden picks up 2nd District electoral vote; Trump wins the four other Nebraska votes | Politics & Government
Polls in the 2nd District showed Biden with a lead for most of the race, with Trump trailing among nonpartisans and shedding some centrist Republicans over his handling of the federal coronavirus response. Trump’s campaign showered the district with attention, sending the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. three times; Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, once; and …
Trump Picks Judge Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Nominee: Live Updates
Here’s what you need to know: President Trump spoke at a Black economic empowerment event in Atlanta on Friday.Credit…Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times President Trump is expected to announce later today that he has selected Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat left open by the passing of the liberal …
