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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sales of Lego sets surged last year as more children stayed home during global pandemic lockdowns – and parents bought the colorful plastic brick toys to keep them entertained through days of isolation. The privately-held … [Continue reading] about Homebound children drive surge in Lego sales
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has dropped restrictions on who can get a COVID-19 vaccination, opening eligibility to anyone 16 or older who lives or works in the state in a move that Gov. Mike Dunleavy said could help Alaska’s pandemic-battered … [Continue reading] about Alaska drops eligibility requirements for COVID-19 vaccines
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Stuttgart has been fined 300,000 euros ($357,000) for misusing private data about its members, a regulator said Wednesday. Stuttgart had been accused of passing on data which was potentially useful for … [Continue reading] about German soccer club Stuttgart fined for data breach
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will start administering coronavirus vaccines to hundreds of thousands of elders in long-term care settings this month after authorities approved the use of shots developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for … [Continue reading] about The Latest: SKorea to give shots to elders in long-term care
“The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race,” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) Walter Isaacson did a masterful job on his biography of Steve Jobs, a hard-to-like character who revolutionized six … [Continue reading] about Review: Take a ride into the greatest frontier in science
