High demand for a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus is already causing competition between countries and could drive prices higher, the World Health Organization chief official warned Thursday. “If a successful new vaccine is found, there will be greater demand than there is supply. Excessive demand and competition …
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Peter Endig | AFP | Getty Images A California court ruling could hardly make it harder for Amazon to take responsibility for unsafe products sold on its platform. On Thursday, the California Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled that Amazon could be held liable for damage caused by a defective …
Read More »Stock futures open flat as S&P 500 struggles to reach record highs of February
A jogger passes on June 17, 2020 for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Michael Nagel | Bloomberg | Getty Images US stock futures were flat on Thursday night after the S&P 500 again failed to reach its record high in February. Dow Jones Industrial Futures were …
Read More »Trump administration official says some call Puton coronavirus vaccine “Russian roulette”
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutions of Health Patrick McDermott | Washington Nationals | Getty Images The top official at the National Institutes of Health on Thursday said the coronavirus vaccine Russia said it had approved “fundamental parts” of the approval process. “I think almost every fax expert …
Read More »Yale illegally discriminates against White and Asian students, says Justice Department
A view of Sterling Library at Yale University. Stan Godlewski | The Washington Post | Getty Images Yale University’s undergraduate admissions process “discriminates illegally” against White and Asian students, the Justice Department said Thursday. A two-year inquiry into the Ivy League school found that “race is the determining factor in …
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