Category Archives: Headlines

Swiss ink deal with Moderna for 4.5M doses of COVID vaccine 

The Swiss government says it has struck a deal with Moderna to supply Switzerland with 4.5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine if the U.S. biotech firm successfully develops one

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Trump bans US transactions with Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat 

Executive order comes as TikTok faces scrutiny from US lawmakers and Trump administration over national security concernsDonald Trump has issued a pair of executive orders that would ban any US transactions with the Chinese companies that own TikTok and WeChat, saying the US must take “aggressive action” in the interest of national security.Executive orders […]

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Is Motorola Solutions Stock Fully Valued? 

Despite a minimal rebound of 12% since the March 23 lows of this year, at the current price around $140 per share we believe Motorola Solutions Stock has reached its near term potential. Motorola Solutions’ stock has increased from $125 to $140 off the recent bottom compared to the S&P which moved..

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The week in pictures, Aug. 1-Aug. 7 

Here’s a selection of the most amazing images captured around the world in the past seven days. Enjoy!

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Coronavirus Cases Are Surging. The Contact Tracing Workforce Is Not 

NPR surveyed all 50 states about their contact tracing work. The workforce has barely grown since mid-June while cases have skyrocketed.

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Stimulus talks on the brink of collapse 

A three-hour meeting Thursday evening between senior administration officials and Democratic leaders yielded little progress as both sides seemed resigned to the likelihood that Congress won’t reach a major stimulus deal amid an economic crisis.

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A Cooking Camp Chef’s Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious 

Online instruction is hard, right? Well there’s a teacher—a chef, actually—who appears to have cracked the code. She says her cooking classes for kids work better now than when they were in person.

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Lawsuit alleges politically powerful NRA executives spent members’ money on luxury 

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association, claiming it undercut its non-profit status by allowing executives to use its treasury as a “personal piggy bank.” The attorney general is

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This rally is expecting 250,000 people. Masks aren’t required 

Sturgis, South Dakota, Mayor Mark Carstensen talks with CNN’s John Berman about the city’s upcoming motorcycle rally that expects more than a quarter of a million people to show up, during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The U.S. dropped a bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago. The toxic effects are still being felt. 

“It’s too late to stand up after everyone dies,” said Masaaki Takano, 82, who walked home from school amid toxic “black rain” that followed the blast.

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With Old Allies Turning Against Her, Birx Presses On Against the Coronavirus 

Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, has found herself a woman without a country, denounced by Democrats and called “pathetic” by the president.

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Ask a Reporter: Howard Blume and Paloma Esquivel on covering schools during a pandemic 

Join us at 1 p.m. August 12 with reporters Howard Blume and Paloma Esquivel to talk about their education reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.

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What will it take for schools to reopen safely in the midst of a pandemic? 

Educators, health officials and scientists are still working to understand what it will take to make schools safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In Beirut, known for its cosmopolitanism, explosion victims span nationalities 

Lebanon’s capital has a magnetic pull for people of many backgrounds, who seek the city or are forced there to find refuge or work.

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Trump revives tariffs on Canadian aluminum 

President Trump accused Canada of reneging on a promise not to “flood” the United States with its exports.

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