Drug makers associated with the United States government are on track to begin actively manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the summer, a senior administration official said Monday. “If you say exactly when the vaccine materials will literally be in production and manufacturing, it will likely be four …
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Washington NFL team officially renames “Redskins”
The Washington NFL team owner had promised that this day would never come, but faced with calls for racial justice and the threat of sponsor loss, the team said Monday that it is dropping the name “Redskins,” which many see as an insult against Native Americans. The team, in a …
Read More »Myst Documentary Seeks $ 200,000 on Kickstarter
Myst was a gaming phenomenon when it launched in 1993. Now, a Kickstarter project hopes to collectively fund a documentary on this historic point-and-click adventure game. As home computers became more popular, Myst helped popularize the CD-ROM drive. Myst surprised with his use of live action digital actors and pre-rendered …
Read More »Exports & imports in June
Aerial view of shipping containers stacked in Lianyungang port on June 3, 2019 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province of China. Wang Jianmin | Visual China Group | fake pictures China’s dollar-denominated exports and imports increased in June as restrictions eased and countries began to reopen their economies. June customs data exceeded …
Read More »Tucker Carlson addresses the show’s writer fired for hate speech
Fox News host Tucker Carlson distanced himself and his hateful hate speech show posted online by a former writer who worked on his top-rated show. But critics waiting for an apology from the conservative cable provocateur for the out-of-office behavior of Blake Neff, who has worked at “Tucker Carlson Tonight” …
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