Moderna’s late-stage trial for its COVID-flu combination vaccine yielded positive results, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company announced Monday. The combination vaccine, which Moderna calls mRNA-1083, produced a higher immune response than standalone vaccines for COVID-19 or influenza. The results were also seen among trail participants 65 years and older, whom often don’t show as strong […]
Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) announced on Monday that she tested positive for COVID-19, keeping her away from the Capitol this week. “Unfortunately after a pretty busy schedule, I have tested positive for Covid,” Butler posted on social media. “I am following CDC guidelines and am resting up for the work ahead. I look forward to joining […]
Recent coverage of the Danny Santulli tragedy, about a young man harmed in a fraternity hazing incident three years ago, has shined an intense light on harmful hazing practices known to take place in a small number of fraternities. But the proven social and academic benefits of Greek life are numerous and often overlooked, and a […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nippon Steel Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori met with U.S. Steel’s employees and community leaders this week to gain better understanding of its proposed acquisition of the U.S. company and saw positive reaction, a company spokesperson said. Mori, the key negotiator for the U.S. Steel deal, returned to the United States this week, […]
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, sometimes called bird flu, has been confirmed in alpacas for the first time, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry had tested positive for the virus and were culled in May. The alpacas tested […]
For anyone who is a newcomer to housing issues, reading the press about so called “MBTA Zoning” in Massachusetts might suggest the state’s extreme need for affordable housing is a recent issue. But there’s actually a long story that brought us to this point, one that goes back more than 50 years. I’ve personally watched […]
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas touted a “very positive trend” in the city’s homicide numbers Friday, while urging the community to refrain from violence over the Memorial Day weekend. Homicides in the city, he said, were down 15% compared to a five-year average at this point in the year. While he cautioned that other cities […]
(Bloomberg) — Super Hi International Holding Ltd., the international operator of China’s popular hot-pot chain Haidilao, is planning to boost its international footprint following a listing in the US that’s been well-received. Most Read from Bloomberg The company’s American depositary shares, which represent 10 ordinary shares trading in Hong Kong, are up 7.4% after three […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to be leaning towards approving spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), prompting a surge in Ether’s value. Ether traded as high as US$3,710 in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. Bloomberg analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart have revised their approval probability from 25% to 75%, citing […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says three more dairy herds across the state have been infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu. Herbruck’s to lay off 400 employees, citing bird flu outbreak The positive tests came in over the past week. The herds […]
A Seattle-based startup called Banyu Carbon has developed a technology that can remove carbon dioxide from the air using sunlight and seawater, potentially helping to mitigate the overheating of our planet, Bloomberg reported. While other methods of carbon removal already exist, a key issue with them is that they require large amounts of energy — […]
Slovakia’s populist prime minister Robert Fico remains in a serious condition but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarised European Union nation, the defence minister said. “The worst of what we feared has passed, at least […]