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New Phase 3 trial data finds a single shot of Regeneron’s Covid-19 antibody cocktail was able to prevent symptomatic Covid-19 among people exposed to the virus, the company said Monday. Regeneron said it will seek expansion of the emergency use authorization for the drug, which is currently available in the United States to treat mild-to-moderate
Continue ReadingIn a bold acquisition that could solidify Microsoft’s growing influence in the health care industry, the tech company agreed to buy artificial intelligence developer Nuance in a deal worth $16 billion, excluding debt. Nuance is a leader in healthcare artificial intelligence. Paired with the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, introduced in 2020, Microsoft could make a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Genesee County, MI (WNEM) — Genesee County Sherriff Chris Swanson announced on Facebook live a 24-year-old Clio man was taken into custody after a witness watched him take a video underneath a 14-year-old girls dress with his phone at a local business. On April 5, a grandfather and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, CT (WFSB) — A woman in Plainfield was arrested four times in the span of 24 hours. Heather Poplasky, 32, was first arrested on April 10 for threatening to cut herself with a large kitchen knife and blame it on her boyfriend. Police said they were called
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — Several dryers caught fire late Sunday at a Shreveport laundromat. The fire broke out just before midnight at the 24/7 Coin Laundry on East Kings Highway near Centenary College. Several people were inside when the fire started. Luckily they were able to escape. There
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A grant program is once again hoping to help nonprofits in the mountains. Dominion Energy is accepting applications for its grants supporting critical community needs until May 31. The Community Housing Coalition of Madison County (CHC) is a past recipient of the grant.
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Britain’s Prince Harry has paid tribute to his grandfather Prince Philip, describing him as “a man of service, honour and great humour,” after reportedly flying back to the United Kingdom ahead of the funeral on Saturday. “He was authentically himself, with a seriously sharp wit, and could hold the attention of any room due to
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur Jaddou to serve as director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to four sources familiar with the selections. Jaddou has been widely speculated as the incoming head of USCIS, which
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Saginaw Township, MI (WNEM) — Saginaw Township Police responded to a crash involving a mini-bike and a truck. Officers were sent to Gratiot Road near St. Andrews at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, April 12. Police say a 20-year-old Saginaw man was heading east on a mini-bike on Gratiot
Continue Reading“WTF with Marc Maron” will receive the first-ever Governors Award at the inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies) on May 16. The Podcast Academy said that its Board of Governors will give Maron the award, which “recognizes a podcast or individual for the compelling impact they’ve had on the industry.” Maron and his
Continue ReadingHugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness are celebrating 25 years of marriage. Jackman took to Instagram on Sunday to post a tribute to Furness, writing, “Being married to you Deb is as natural as breathing.” He continued: “From nearly the moment we met … I knew our destiny was to be together. In our
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s German shepherd, Major, will receive training after two biting incidents involving workers at the White House, according to first lady Jill Biden’s spokesman. “Major, the Bidens’ younger dog, will undergo some additional training to help him adjust to life in the White House,” Jill Biden’s press secretary Michael LaRosa told CNN. “The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A Lake St. Louis teen was arrested in after a 29-year-old woman found dead in a north St. Louis City home Saturday night. Police found 29-year-old Jamanda Gordon, stabbed to death inside the front door of a home in the 5500 block of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FORT MYERS, FL (WBBH) — When police searched a U-Haul on Colonial Boulevard this weekend, they didn’t find furniture. Instead, they discovered several people sleeping inside the truck — and a large amount of methamphetamine, Fort Myers police reported. Officers made contact with three men in the U-Haul
Continue ReadingOne person was killed and another injured after a shooting in front of a private hospital in Paris on Monday, a police source told CNN. The source told CNN the attacker fled the scene outside the Henry Dunant Hospital, in the 16th arrondissement of the French capital, using a two-wheeled vehicle. A motive is not
Continue ReadingTottenham Hotspur has condemned the “abhorrent” online abuse directed at star player Son Heung-Min after the side’s 3-1 Premier League defeat by Manchester United on Sunday. The 28-year-old had been involved in one of the game’s key moments when he was adjudged to have been fouled by Scott McTominay in the build-up to the visitor’s
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US economy is at an “inflection point,” and that growth and job creation is poised to accelerate. Powell made the comments during an interview on CBS News’ “60 Minutes.” In the interview, Powell provided a rosier economic outlook, in contrast to past remarks on the economy’s recovery. “What
Continue ReadingMastercard wants consumers to understand how much their spending habits are contributing to carbon emissions and global warming. The credit card company created a calculator that measures consumers’ carbon footprints based on what they purchase. The tool, which will be available on Monday, focuses on specific spending categories but doesn’t track individual transactions. The calculator
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Hundreds of people protested Sunday night after a Black man in Minnesota was shot by a police officer and died following a traffic stop. The shooting happened Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb of about 30,000 people. The city is about 10 miles from where former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial
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Tracy thought she’d built her forever home. She and her 5-year-old granddaughter live in an energy-efficient house in Northern California that Tracy designed — by a pond that’s frequented by otters, ducks and herons (oh my!). Then came the fires, the smoke, the evacuations, the days when the sky turned red and they were unable
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