Covid Boosters Should Be Updated to Target XBB Strain, US Health Advisers Say
Covid-19 shots should be reformulated to target an XBB subvariant of the highly infectious omicron strain to provide
2023-06-16 04:46
FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain
The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall
2023-06-16 04:25
Michigan bans hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Crown Act on Thursday, which will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces
2023-06-16 04:23
Amazon debuts its headquarters complex in Virginia as it brings workers back to office
Amazon has unveiled the first phase of its new headquarters complex in Virginia
2023-06-16 04:19
Twitter worst among major social media platforms when it comes to LGBTQ safety, GLAAD says
All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said on Thursday
2023-06-16 03:25
Iraq, Qatar agree to boost economic, energy cooperation during emir's visit to Baghdad
Qatar and Iraq have inked a series of economic and energy deals during a visit to Baghdad by the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
2023-06-16 03:20
Jury awards $25.6 million to white Starbucks manager fired after the arrests of 2 Black men
Jurors in federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile arrests of two Black men in 2018 at a Philadelphia location
2023-06-16 02:59
With Sam Bankman-Fried looking on, judge seems skeptical of request to reject criminal fraud charges
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers encountered a skeptical federal judge when they argued that he should toss out criminal fraud charges their client faces after the collapse of his cryptocurrency business
2023-06-16 02:59
Bayer reaches $6.9 million settlement with New York over advertising for weedkiller Roundup
Bayer has agreed to pay $6.9 million to settle allegations by New York’s attorney general that it made misleading claims about the safety of the weedkiller Roundup
2023-06-16 02:57
Record revenue and attendance has business booming again for the American Hockey League
Business is booming again for the American Hockey League
2023-06-16 01:56
IMF slams new Pakistan budget proposal, says government failing to implement a more fair tax system
The International Monetary Fund has slammed Pakistan’s government over its proposal for the new annual budget, saying it failed to implement a more fair tax system in the draft
2023-06-16 01:17
Theme parks bounced back in 2022 from pandemic lows with revenue, if not attendance
Last year marked a return to normal for the theme park industry around the world with operators reporting revenues at par or above pre-pandemic levels
2023-06-16 00:29