The US government made another giant gamble on Wednesday on a promising candidate for the coronavirus vaccine from biotech giant Pfizer (PFE) and its partner BioNtech (BNTX) raising a collective of $ 1.95 billion for their efforts. The new contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services and …
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WASHINGTON – Republican silence on what’s happening in Portland is jarring: If you’ve followed American policy for the past 10 years, you might be surprised that Republicans are more outraged at Liz Cheney than by federal armed agents who simply fired tear gas to a city mayor. What happened to …
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Tesla is suing Rivian and four former employees for allegedly stealing trade secrets after being hired by the electric truck startup. Rivian denies the claim. For the past year, Tesla has been aggressively chasing after startups that are hiring their employees and allegedly bringing inside information with them. Tesla has …
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Read More »New record number of cases in Missouri
As COVID-19 continues to spread, KOMU 8 will continue to update you on community impacts. You can find a active map of confirmed COVID-19 cases county by county here, COVID-19 cases in Missouri broken down by county. Previous coverage: Updates for Wednesday July 22 will be available below: 4 pm …
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