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PARIS (AP) — French drugmaker Sanofi said Tuesday it was shelving plans for a COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA despite positive results from early stage testing. The Paris-based company said it will continue to develop another vaccine … [Continue reading] about Sanofi drops plans for messenger RNA vaccine against virus
Days before Germany’s federal elections, Facebook took what it called an unprecedented step: the removal of a series of accounts that worked together to spread COVID-19 misinformation and encourage violent responses to COVID restrictions. The … [Continue reading] about ‘The Big Delete:’ Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany
Writers, artists, poets, a virologist, activists and filmmakers are among the luminaries named as this year’s MacArthur fellows. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday announced 25 people will each receive $625,000 over five … [Continue reading] about Who are the 2021 MacArthur fellows?
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks fall broadly NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are broadly lower, putting the S&P 500 on track for its biggest drop since May. The benchmark index fell 1.7% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.3%. The center of Wall Street’s action … [Continue reading] about Update on the latest in business:
Activision Blizzard, the video game maker facing growing legal problems stemming from allegations of a toxic workplace culture, has settled with U.S. workplace discrimination regulators. The company, one of the world’s most high-profile gaming … [Continue reading] about Activision Blizzard settles US workplace discrimination suit
