Month: June 2021
Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines produce ‘long-lasting’ immune response — study
Research indicates booster shots may not be needed and that inoculation is able to provide defense against at least some of the coronavirus variants
Read MorePennsylvania Republicans Look To Evade A Veto And Enact Voter ID By Ballot Measure
The state’s GOP lawmakers want to amend Pennsylvania’s constitution to include a voter ID requirement — a process that requires victory on a statewide ballot measure. (Image credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Read MoreWhy FEMA Aid Is Unavailable To Many Who Need It The Most
The people who need help the most after disasters are least able to get it from the federal government. Internal records show that FEMA knows it has a problem. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman/NPR)
Read MoreStuck In A Rut? Sometimes Joy Takes A Little Practice
If you’ve been feeling blah recently, you’re not alone. The good news is you can retrain your brain to feel happier. Here’s how to shift your mood and restore your well-being. (Image credit: Meredith Rizzo/NPR)
Read MoreTimeline: What We Know So Far About What Led Up To The Surfside Condo Collapse
As one of the largest U.S. rescue operations in recent memory continues, those who escaped the tower or lost loved ones want to know how the 12-story structure could have failed so suddenly. (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Read MoreShipBob nabs $200M at a $1B+ valuation to help e-commerce companies run logistics like Amazon’s
E-commerce saw a massive surge of activity and growth in 2020; and while we may hear a lot about how big companies like Amazon got even bigger during the Covid-19 pandemic, that rising tide also lifted a lot of smaller
Read MoreWall Street Bosses Wants Their Workers Back. That’s Good For The King Of Falafel
Wall Street executives are pushing vaccinated workers to return to work and that’s good news for vendors and other New York small businesses that depend on workers from finance. (Image credit: David Gura/NPR)
Read MoreCourt further delays resumption of Netanyahu trial until July 12
Judges partially accept defense request for more time to review messages from key witness’s phone; on current timetable, there will be just 7 hearings before High Holidays
Read MoreHarness Wealth raises $15 million to democratize the power of family offices
Family offices have existed since the 1800s, but they’ve never been so manifold as in recent years. According to a 2019 Global Family Office Report by UBS and Campden Wealth, 68% of the 360 family offices surveyed were founded in
Read MoreDuolingo filed to go public
Duolingo, a Pittsburgh-based language learning business last valued at $2.4 billion, has officially filed to go public. The 400-person company, which we explored in great detail in our EC-1, was co-founded by Luis von Ahn, the inventor of CAPTCHA and
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