Month: June 2021
Justice Department probing postmaster over fundraising
The Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over political fundraising activity at his former business. That’s according to a spokesman for DeJoy spokesman. DeJoy is a wealthy former logistics executive.
Read MoreResearchers may have sequenced the ‘final unknown’ of the human genome
The claim, if confirmed, surpasses the achievement laid out by leaders from the Human Genome Project and Celera Genomics in 2000.
Read MoreHow Russia Used An Overt Agent To Attack Joe Biden In The 2020 Election
Time correspondent Simon Shuster says that Andriy Derkach, a seven-term member of the Ukrainian parliament, gave misleading information to Rudy Giuliani to discredit Biden during the 2020 campaign.
Read MoreSpaceX launches Dragon cargo spacecraft to the Space Station with new Falcon 9
SpaceX’s Dragon capsule is once again heading to the International Space Station. The company launched its 22nd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA on Thursday. This is the fifth capsule SpaceX has sent to ISS in the last twelve
Read MoreChina’s Ai Weiwei unveils art exhibit in adoptive Portugal
Exiled Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei says the coronavirus pandemic, rather than slow him down, has spurred him on, as he prepares to open an exhibition of his art in Lisbon on Friday. “The pandemic time is tragic for the world…
Read MoreSupreme Court limits US hacking law in landmark CFAA ruling
The Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer who searched a license plate database for an acquaintance in exchange for cash did not violate U.S. hacking laws. The landmark ruling concludes a long-running case that clarifies the controversial Computer
Read MoreBlackstone acquires tech publisher IDG for $1.3B, as private equity strikes again
It’s been a busy week for private equity with Cloudera, Stack Overflow and FireEye coming off the board on Tuesday and Wednesday. Today Blackstone bought media and data company IDG for $1.3 billion. The company had been owned by Oriental
Read MoreEurope Pushes Alternative to U.S.-Backed Patent-Waiver Plan for Vaccines
The EU is pushing back against calls to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, preparing a rival plan that officials said would better safeguard patents and look for other ways to boost supplies for developing countries.
Read MoreThe U.S. Is Sending At Least 80 Million Surplus COVID-19 Vaccines Abroad
The White House says priority will be given to nations with vaccine plans already in place that target those most at risk of severe disease and the people who care for them. (Image credit: ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreHormonal health is a massive opportunity: Where are the unicorns?
Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse, but Elizabeth Ruzzo says she experienced it firsthand after telling a doctor that she suffered from suicidal ideation after taking birth control pills. Ruzzo’s doctor told her there was no connection between birth
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