Shares of Maryland-based OpGen Inc. OPGN, + 26.77% 43% hit active pre-market trading on Thursday after the molecular diagnostics company said that its Germany-based Curetis GmbH subsidiary had obtained the CE marking certification in the European Union for its SARS-CoV-2 test kit. Trading volume was 5.4 million shares, already more …
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Uprising after Somali lawmaker submits bill on child marriage
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Hafsa was married at age 13 by her father to a man who paid $ 100. She and her mother say she was beaten and raped for two years before convincing him to divorce her. Nurta Mohamed, 13, a Somali girl sits in her mother’s prose shelter …
Read More »Trump responded to Obama’s speech to the DNC by pressing his ‘Obamagate’ conspiracy theory
President Donald Trump took some familiar notes on Twitter as he responded to former President Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. Trump reiterated the false accusation that the former president spied on his 2016 campaign and was caught. And he needs to wait for Obama …
Read More »MDH reports 17 deaths from COVID-19, highest daily total since June
To date, approximately 1,308,264 tests have been completed statewide, and 1,020,926 people have been tested statewide. The MDH declared a backlog of about 25,000 tests dating to April, the vast majority of which were negative, were added to the system on Wednesday. So far, 5,988 patients have ever needed hospital …
Read More »Re-evaluating the chances of the Bruins’ Cup after a hectic first round
The start of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs is just a few days away. The NHL’s round robin and qualifying round closed Sunday, setting up all eight of the first-round matchups. The qualifying round was full of surprises. Four of the eight series resulted in insurgents, including the no. 12-seeded …
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