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Israel will give Pfizer Covid booster vaccinations to aged individuals
A man receives his third dose of the COVID19 vaccine on July 14, 2021 at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel. Amir Levy | Getty Images Israeli health officials plan to offer booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to people over the age of 60 as the vaccine’s effectiveness appears to be waning…
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Infrastructure vote: Senate places ahead bipartisan invoice
The Senate voted Wednesday to advance a bipartisan infrastructure plan, a crucial step in the Democrats’ approval of their comprehensive economic agenda. Senators voted 67-32 to move the bill forward; 17 Republicans and all 50 Democrats voted yes. The vote opens the process to debate and amend the proposal, which would put $ 550 billion…
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Danny Meyer’s Union Sq. Hospitality Group to require indoor diners present proof of Covid pictures
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group will require indoor diners and drinkers at its restaurants to show they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19. The mandate also applies to current employees and new hires. The announcement, which Meyer made Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” comes as concern around the highly contagious delta variant increases, and U.S. officials…
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Grand jury indicts Nikola founder on three counts of fraud
CEO and founder of U.S. Nikola, Trevor Milton speaks during presentation of its new full-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with CNH Industrial, at an event in Turin, Italy December 2, 2019. Massimo Pinca | Reuters Trevor Milton, founder of EV start-up Nikola, was indicted on three counts of criminal fraud by a…
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Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium is quickly altering the title of its venue and social media pages in help of Kanye West, who at present lives on the premises, to finish “DONDA”
Roommate, it looks like the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is completely behind Kanye West’s temporary residence in the arena to complete his album “DONDA!” The popular Atlanta venue temporarily changed its name and social media pages to support Kanye West’s efforts to complete his “DONDA” album by living on the premises. Kanye West is known…
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“Not clear” whether or not Covid-19 vaccine boosters are mandatory
Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford receives Astrazeneca-Oxford Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccine from pharmacist Anmol Thrush at Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 9, 2021. Nathan Denette | Swimming pool | via Reuters AstraZeneca is not yet sure whether a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine is needed for further protection against the virus, the…
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Candace Cameron Bure Apologizes After Followers Criticize “Seductive” Video
Candace Cameron Bure is offering a rare apology on social media after her recent post was not received the way she expected. The 45-year-old Fuller House alum took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday, July 28 to let her fans know she regretted sharing a since-deleted post to Instagram that showed her lip-syncing to the Lana Del Rey…
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“The world’s strongest tidal turbine” begins exporting electrical energy to the grid
A 680 ton tidal turbine, known as “the most powerful in the world”, has started on-grid power generation at the European Marine Energy Center in Orkney, an archipelago north of mainland Scotland. The news marks another big step forward for the emerging UK marine energy sector. In an announcement on Wednesday, Scottish engineering firm Orbital…
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Twitter closes San Francisco, New York places of work as Covid instances surge
Pedestrians use mobile phones while walking past Twitter Inc. headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. Bloomberg | Getty Images Twitter has announced that it will close its San Francisco and New York offices immediately as Covid cases surge across the country. Wednesday’s announcement comes just two weeks after the social media company reopened their offices…
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Credit score Suisse Q2 2021 earnings
Credit Suisse bank. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON — A Credit Suisse investigation said Thursday that the bank failed “to effectively manage risk” when doing business with the collapsed U.S. hedge fund Archegos. The bank’s results have been overshadowed by heavy losses following a scandal involving Archegos Capital, a U.S. based hedge fund, which collapsed…
