Most hand sanitizers contain some form of alcohol, a disinfectant; However, as any distiller will tell you, not all alcohols are created equal. Inexperienced or unscrupulous chemicals can accidentally create toxic alcohols, including one that can cause blindness. Something like this seems to have happened during the production of a …
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Tens of thousands gathered on Saturday to protest the arrest of a Russian regional governor on an eighth consecutive day of riots against Putin. Sergei Furgal, governor of the Khabarovsk region, was arrested on July 9 for allegedly helping to plan the killings of two businessmen and the attempted murder …
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With Microsoft shares (MSFT) now above $ 200, and its market capitalization above $ 1.5 trillion, it is safe to assume that many investors expect strong numbers to be shared on Wednesday. Currently, the consensus among analysts surveyed by FactSet is for Microsoft to post June quarter (fiscal fourth quarter) …
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The Trump administration’s decision to change the mechanism for reporting COVID-19 hospitalization data has created stress on systems in states like Missouri, Kansas and Idaho. States like Idaho have not reported hospitalization numbers since the July 15 change went into effect, and Wyoming was unable to report how many patients …
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Global air travel almost stopped this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making it clear that aircraft manufacturers had a difficult year. Many airline executives think it will take at least two to three years, and possibly more, for the demand for air travel to fully recover. As a result, …
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