Microsoft had another blowout quarter, a massive acquisition and a noteworthy investment in Georgia, which just passed a controversial bill that restricts voting rights for minorities. The company also announced a major initiative to help disabled people get jobs. First Move’s Julia Chatterley spoke to Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, about the company’s news Wednesday. Digital
Continue ReadingNew York is the latest state to allocate Covid-19 vaccine doses directly to primary care doctors as part of an initiative to reach people who may be reluctant to be inoculated. A group of primary care doctors in New York City vaccinated patients at their own offices for the first time Tuesday. Primary care doctors
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Londres (CNN)– El organismo de control del gasto político de Gran Bretaña iniciará una investigación formal sobre la financiación de las renovaciones del departamento del primer ministro Boris Johnson en Downing Street, dado que se enfrenta a múltiples acusaciones de corrupción y escándalo político. La Comisión Electoral del Reino Unido dijo en un comunicado este
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More than 5 million Americans did not get their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was the second shot Mikki Greiff had been waiting for but instead of relief she was turned away. “I told her I had some reaction and
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un niño de 12 años en Carolina del Norte usó el tiempo de inactividad que tuvo durante la pandemia para tomar algunas clases adicionales en la escuela. Ahora, un año después, Mike Wimmer, de Salisbury, se está preparando para graduarse de la escuela secundaria y de la universidad, en la misma semana. Wimmer
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week, and Wednesday marks five years since a TDOT worker was hit and killed on the side of I-40 in the Midstate. This week, there’s a special focus on safe driving through highway work zones. “It’s not just a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — After working with federal partners, the health district has identified 11 probable cases of acute non-viral hepatitis linked to the consumption of “Real Water” brand alkaline water in Clark County. In March, the Southern Nevada Health District announced it was working with its federal
Continue ReadingAmerica can’t get enough chicken sandwiches. That’s great news for KFC, which launched a new one earlier this year. KFC’s parent company Yum Brands said Wednesday that the sandwich — which is made with an extra crispy chicken filet on a buttered brioche bun with pickles and spicy or classic mayonnaise — has been a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Three of more than 40 people, part of a big lawsuit, have different stories about drinking Real Water. “I had the water for all of 11 days. And I was in the hospital for nine,” Tino Hartshorn said. “I was shipped out to California,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — When people think of identity theft, they often see images of sophisticated computer manipulations and online chicanery. But identity thieves still get sensitive information the old-fashioned way. That was the case for a Mobile woman, who said she has spent the better part of
Continue ReadingJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to fill a vacancy on a powerful DC-based appellate court, said at a Senate hearing Wednesday that her race doesn’t play a role in her work as a judge, but that her experience as an African American jurist “might be valuable” should she be confirmed to the
Continue Reading (CNN) — ¿Eres uno de los cada vez más estadounidenses que están completamente vacunados? Si es así, ahora puedes recuperar más de tu vida anterior al covid-19, de acuerdo con las nuevas pautas publicadas el martes por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos, CDC. Recuerda: no se considera
Continue Reading The Three Rivers Fire has grown from burning 4,000 to 12,000 acres in New Mexico, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire Information site. As of late Tuesday, the fire, which is burning about 60 miles northeast of White Sands National Park and about three hours south of Albuquerque, was 5 percent
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Republicans will not provide an official Spanish response to President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress on Wednesday night, breaking a modern tradition that has become standard with the annual address. Instead, the Republican National Committee will translate the English response from GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, and — most-likely — release it after
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it has been “heartbreaking” to witness the pandemic’s devastating impact on India, which is experiencing the world’s worst outbreak of the coronavirus. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow Wednesday, Pichai discussed the unfolding situation, how his company is responding and what others can similarly do to lend support.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Nebraska State Patrol troopers helped a New Jersey man stopped on the shoulder of Interstate 80, then chased after him, after learning that the Honda Civic he was driving had been reported stolen. Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas said a trooper stopped to
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First things first: Joe Biden isn’t going to take away your hamburgers. There’s a bizarre rumor going around in right-wing circles — and being spread by Fox News and Republican members of Congress — that President Biden is scheming to come into your kitchen and pry the cold, dead beef out of your hands. Rep.
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UPDATE: A preview for a full length feature film played in front of mostly empty seats at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. But, come late June, organizers for the 27th annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films hope the seats will be fuller with patrons socially distanced to help protect against the spread of
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