NEW YORK / SEOUL – Convinced of Tesla Inc’s impending meteoric rise, Orestis Palampougioukis, a Netherlands-based software developer, took out a loan of 43,000 euros ($ 49,000) in early October to invest it all in the electric car maker, which at that time was trading around $ 230 per share. …
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Beekeepers at the Tower of London face redundancy due to pandemic
(CNN) – The Beefeaters, the Yeoman Warders who live and work in the Tower of London, are facing job losses for the first time in their 500-year history. According to a statement from the Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), which manages the Tower, some of the 37 Beefeaters they serve will …
Read More »Trump resumes regular coronavirus briefings amid sinking approval rating
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will resume his press briefings on coronaviruses starting Tuesday. Trump said he is bringing them back in part because of the large audience that saw his previous reports. He said he will focus on the development of vaccines and therapeutic drugs. The president’s …
Read More »Colorado officials report first human case of bubonic plague
On July 14, Jefferson County Public Health officials announced that they found the first case of bubonic plague in a squirrel. Only three days later, the first human case of bubonic plague was confirmed. The first human cases of the plague came from Inner Mongolia when two brothers were hospitalized …
Read More »Selke, the Norris Trophy finalists announced
For the ninth season in a row, Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron was named a finalist for the Selke Trophy for best defensive forward, based on his NHL record. Bergeron joined Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier and St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’Reilly, who won the award last season. The …
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