Month: March 2021
Top health officials told to prioritize COVID testing for Cuomo’s relatives – Times Union
Top health officials told to prioritize COVID testing for Cuomo’s relatives Times Union Cuomo directed NY health officials to prioritize COVID-19 testing for his relatives: Report Fox News Andrew Cuomo’s family members were given special access to covid testing, according to people
Read MorePress Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse, and Member of the Council of Economic Advisers Heather Boushey, March 24, 2021 – The White House
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse, and Member of the Council of Economic Advisers Heather Boushey, March 24, 2021 The White House First dogs Major and Champ return to White House
Read MoreHong Kong-based viAct raises $2M for its automated construction monitoring platform
Hong Kong-based viAct helps construction sites perform around-the-clock monitoring with an AI-based cloud platform that combines computer vision, edge devices and a mobile app. The startup announced today it has raised a $2 million seed round, co-led by SOSV and
Read MoreNYT’s Bret Stephens is editing new Jewish journal
Columnist says the first issue of Saphir, an initiative of the Maimonides Fund, will deal with Jews and social justice
Read More150 boat pileup: Massive cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal imperils global shipping
Work to clear vessel from crucial waterway set to resume, with continued closure potentially affecting energy shipments
Read MoreTuSimple’s IPO filing reveals roadblocks for self-driving startups with Chinese ties
While the governments of the United States and China are pushing policies for technological decoupling, private tech firms continue to tap resources from both sides. In the field of autonomous vehicles, it’s common to see Chinese startups — or startups
Read MoreGOP senator tells Schumer: The Sabbath is on Sunday
Cindy Hyde-Smith cites Exodus verse to explain why Georgia Republicans want to end voting on Sundays
Read MoreOvernight vote count fails to break deadlock; over 91% of ballots tallied
Absentee votes shift electoral map with Ra’am losing a seat to Meretz but Islamist party remains key player; 425,000 ballots remain; tensions emerge in Netanyahu’s bloc
Read MoreHere’s How Governor Cuomo Could Be Impeached
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under investigation. If his own party moves against him, he could face New York’s first impeachment proceeding in more than a century.
Read MoreUS to blacklist Myanmar military companies after deadly crackdown
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is planning to impose sanctions on two conglomerates controlled by Myanmar’s military over the generals Feb. 1 takeover and a deadly crackdown, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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