By Pete Schroeder, Julie Xu * Japan unveils fresh 8 708 billion fresh economic stimulus measures * U.S. Investors stay on one side before the vote in Congress * California Travel announces new restrictions on business * Asian stock markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 WASHINGTON / HONG KONG, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Asian …
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MSNBC named Rashida Jones as the network’s president, a source said, adding that a major upheaval was caused by a news channel that has raised its profile with political coverage, but has struggled to keep up with rivals this year. Ms. Jones, who is currently serving as senior vice president …
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Hospitals are scrambling for plans to determine if health care workers can receive the Covid-19 vaccine first, with the expectation of an initial supply of the amount needed to vaccinate all high-priority employees. Enough is expected to deliver the December vaccine to about 200 million people, according to federal officials. …
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Drug development for sickle-cell disease, largely neglected for decades, is becoming a crowded field: two papers published on Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine give promising results from a study of experimental therapies, including Crisper gene editing for the disease. In addition, Beam Therapeutics Inc. The American Society …
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A year ago, there was little control over the choice of book at John Radford’s Idho Funds, Idaho-managed Barnes and Noble stores. New York officials decided which title to carry. The retailer’s 600-plus stores were expected to follow that blueprint. Mr. R. Dford stockpiled dozens of James Patterson and John …
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