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The European Union has authorized Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, the second coronavirus vaccine to be approved for use in the EU. The move finalizes the recommendation of the European Union drugs regulator, who earlier on Wednesday recommended granting the drug a conditional marketing authorization. Emer Cooke, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) executive director, said on Wednesday
Continue ReadingThe US Capitol is on lockdown amid a tense situation with demonstrators outside the building, according to Capitol police officers, as President Donald Trump’s supporters attempt to break into the building while lawmakers count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Hundreds of pro-Trump protesters have gathered on the House side of the
Continue ReadingBefore the pandemic, Meg Bourbonniere used Eventbrite to purchase concert tickets. But this week, the 65-year-old resident of Pinellas County, Florida, logged on to the online ticketing platform for a very different purpose: to try to secure an appointment to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Several counties in Florida have turned to Eventbrite, a service better
Continue ReadingDozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists were arrested Wednesday morning in Hong Kong on suspicion of violating the city’s sweeping national security legislation, in the biggest crackdown since the law was imposed by Beijing last year. At least 53 people were arrested, police said, for the crime of “subverting state power.” Among the 53,
Continue ReadingCongressional Republicans began a futile attempt Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s behalf to overturn the results of the November election by objecting to Electoral College votes cast by Arizona for President-elect Joe Biden. House and Senate Republicans formally objected to Arizona’s votes soon after the joint session of Congress got underway on Wednesday, prompting the
Continue ReadingPrepare for a year filled with awe-inspiring reasons to look up at the night sky. There will be full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and planets visible in the morning and evening skies across the world in 2021. Meteor showers The Quadrantid meteor shower on January 3 kicked off the first of 12 meteor showers across
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A drive through downtown St. Louis reveals dozens of “for lease” signs on empty storefronts and office buildings, as companies both grapple and adapt amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With many companies allowing employees to continue working from home, some are faced with difficult decisions
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence enters the US Capitol on Wednesday for a date with history. He has told President Donald Trump, the boss he’s served obsequiously for four years, that he cannot submit to demands he overthrow the results of the election. Trump denied it. But Pence formalized his views in a letter to lawmakers
Continue ReadingThe discovery of important new coronavirus variants in the UK and South Africa began with a bet of a bottle of wine. In mid-November, Tulio de Oliveira, who leads a genetics lab in South Africa, began receiving anxious phone calls from physicians in the Eastern Cape province who were seeing an explosive growth in Covid-19
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With one Senate seat secured for Democrats in Georgia and the other Senate race yet to be called, it is already clear that there is a lesson to be learned from the runoffs. It’s not just that President Donald Trump has largely undermined and ruined the Republican Party. It is also that progressive grassroots leaders
Continue ReadingThe “blue wave” that many expected in November appears to have crested two months later. Now, investors are trying to figure out how to best position their portfolios given the increased likelihood that Democrats will win control of the Senate following Tuesday’s run-off elections in Georgia. The Nasdaq was down slightly Wednesday morning after Raphael
Continue ReadingRoku is reportedly in talks to buy the rights to content from Quibi, the short-form video company that shut down after just a few months. While it may seem surprising that leader Roku would make a deal with failed Quibi, the move would fit nicely into Roku’s content-acquisition binge in a hypercompetitive space. The Wall
Continue ReadingWe’ve spent some time in the past few months talking about The Weeknd’s face. The singer has made appearances recently at awards shows and in music videos with what appeared to be a bruised, bloodied and bandaged face. Now he’s freaked some of his followers out with yet another new look. The Grammy winner posted
Continue ReadingSome 86% of people with mild cases of Covid-19 lose their sense of smell and taste but recover it within six months, according to a new study of over 2,500 patients from 18 European hospitals. A case of Covid-19 was considered mild if there was no evidence of viral pneumonia or loss of oxygen and
Continue ReadingCovid-19 tests are in high demand as cases surge, with some Americans waiting in long lines at medical centers and drive-through sites. But now an at-home coronavirus test is available on Amazon. The DxTerity Covid-19 Saliva at-Home Collection Kit, which received an emergency use authorization last month from the Food and Drug Administration, appears to
Continue ReadingThe New York Stock Exchange will delist three Chinese telecommunications stocks to comply with an executive order from the Trump administration — its second about-face on the issue this week. The exchange said Wednesday that it would end trading of shares in China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom on Jan. 11. The decision comes
Continue ReadingUp until recently, most travelers, and even some locals, had no inkling of the aquatic mammals that occupy or pass through Kenya’s waters. Known as a safari destination, with the wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara between July and September considered its pinnacle, the African nation’s expansive marine life was something only fishermen knew the
Continue ReadingThe Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be the first Black senator from Georgia, CNN projected early Wednesday, a repudiation of Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her adherence to President Donald Trump. The Democratic Party appears closer to retaking the US Senate, as Georgia Republican David Perdue narrowly
Continue ReadingBlack Georgia voters showed up in droves for the state’s pair of US Senate runoffs and voting rights groups say the high turnout plus aggressive organizing efforts helped solidify a historic win. Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday to be the first Black
Continue ReadingFormer President George W. Bush will attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, and former President Jimmy Carter will not, their respective representatives said Tuesday. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush will attend the inauguration, according to Freddy Ford, Bush’s chief of staff. The Bushes also attended Barack Obama and Donald Trump’s first inaugurations. “President and
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