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Officials push for equity after vaccines offered to hospital donors, board members – KOMO News
Officials push for equity after vaccines offered to hospital donors, board members KOMO News Pain relief medications like Tylenol and Advil are ‘perfectly fine’ – but only after COVID-19 vaccine, experts say USA TODAY A Georgia medical center gave teachers vaccines. So the state took away its supply for six months. The Washington Post Boston infectious disease specialists: …
Carpenter Technology sees tough times but brighter future | Berks Regional News
PHILADELPHIA – Cyclical companies, like Carpenter Technology, can go through some rough times when the U.S. economy is bad, like now. The company, which has several manufacturing facilities in Berks County, reported negative results Thursday for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 in most financial measurements, and the stock dropped close to 4% in mid-morning …
Will Apple be breaking into the auto industry? — What we know
Speculation of an Apple car came in 2015 when the A123 Systems electric car battery company sued Apple Inc. for poaching some of its employees. Ever since then, there’s been talk about whether the company would build a computer car, and the buzz is now getting to a point which there’s discussion of where and …
WHO health regulations need tweaks but not major change – panel
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Health Regulations remain a cornerstone of public health security and need improving in some areas, but not major changes, the chair of a World Health Organization (WHO) panel …
Analysis-Intel has few good options as investor demands break-up
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Activist investor Daniel Loeb wants Intel Corp to consider splitting its huge chip manufacturing operations from its chip design and development business, but analysts say doing so could weaken both businesses unless the firm can form a joint venture. FILE PHOTO: The logo for the Intel Corporation is seen on a …
AIT and TECRO Sign an Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
On December 14, 2020, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed a new Science and Technology Agreement (STA) that will strengthen cooperation between the two societies to advance joint understanding on a broad range of science and technology topics. Present at the …
Surveillance technology seen worsening U.S. eviction crisis
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Increased use of surveillance technologies by landlords across the United States could worsen a looming eviction crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic, researchers and renters warned on Monday. Speaking on a webinar, tenants and tech experts detailed the use of cameras, facial-recognition scanners and license plate readers, which they said were …
Starbucks eyes walk-thru stores, technology to power post-pandemic growth
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson said customers will flock back to cafes once the coronavirus pandemic is over, even as the company builds more walk-thru locations without seating in major cities. After efforts to expand U.S. suburban drive-thru locations, the world’s largest coffee chain is creating a similar experience …
Breaking’s breakthrough brings electric ‘folk art’ to Paris Games
(Reuters) – Breakdancing cleared its final hurdle to feature in the Paris 2024 Games on Monday, bringing the wholly original, electric art form to sport’s biggest stage. Considered one of the pillars of hip-hop culture, breaking, as participants prefer to call it, originated in New York in the 1970s and has spread globally, enjoying enormous …
European shares set for lower open as investors digest vaccine news
European stocks are set to edge lower on Friday, amid thin trading volumes, as investors monitor vaccine news and fresh Chinese data. The U.K.’s FTSE is set to slide 20 points to 6,342, France’s CAC will drop 33 points at 5,560 and Germany’s DAX will sink 33 points at 13,268, according to IG. Wall Street …
