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Free Webinar | August 17: How The Inflation Reduction Act Affects Your Business
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. On August 7th, The Senate passed the massive Inflation Reduction Act. The…
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CDC ends quarantine recommendation for people exposed to COVID, and FDA recommends more than one test if negative
Two federal agencies updated guidance related to COVID on Thursday, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropping its quarantine…
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Tech, Cyber Companies Launch Security Standard to Monitor Hacking Attempts
A group of 18 tech and cyber companies said Wednesday they are building a common data standard for sharing cybersecurity…
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Global tally of COVID cases was stable in latest week, while fatalities declined by 9%, says WHO
The global tally of new COVID cases was stable in the week through Aug. 7 from the previous week, while…
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Biden signs into law $280 billion package for chips, scientific research — here’s what’s in it
After long pushing Congress for such legislation, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bipartisan $280 billion bill…
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Suddenly, stock-market investors are wrestling with ‘boomflation’ after hot July jobs report
The worry instead turned to what a rip-roaring labor market and surging costs for everything means for stocks and bond…
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Official U.S. tally of new cases may be declining, but at-home testing obscures data; Novavax opens trial of vaccine for very young children
The daily average of new U.S. cases may have started to decline based on official numbers, but it’s unclear at…
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WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to…
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Global tally of COVID cases down 9% in latest week, but infections are still climbing in the U.S.
The global tally of new cases of COVID-19 fell 9% in the week through July 31, according to the World…
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Biden’s isolation under White House protocol requires a negative test before in-person work. That’s stricter than CDC guidelines.
President Joe Biden will remain in isolation through at least Thursday under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines —…
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L.A. County dodges face-mask mandate as community transmission rates stabilize, and U.S. government orders 66 million doses of Moderna’s pending booster
Los Angeles County has dropped a plan for a universal indoor face-mask mandate as COVID cases and hospitalizations have stabilized,…
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Russia to end International Space Station participation amid high tension between Moscow and West
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own…
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BA.5 named the variant that has likely infected President Biden and driven U.S. cases up 19% in a two-week period
U.S. COVID cases and hospitalizations remain at the highest levels seen this summer so far, as the BA.5 omicron subvariant…
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U.S. COVID cases tick higher as BA.5 takes hold, and U.K. to offer second booster to those aged 50 and older
U.S. COVID cases are rising again after being steady for several months, as the BA.5 omicron subvariant becomes dominant. BA.5…
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25 million children at risk of getting dangerous but preventable illnesses amid steep backslide in vaccinations
The coronavirus pandemic has caused the biggest backslide in childhood vaccinations in about 30 years, putting some 25 million children…
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EU Privacy Regulators Are Scrutinizing Data Flows to Russia
Multiple European Union regulators are looking into whether it is legal for Europeans’ personal data to travel to Russia, and…
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Novavax’s protein-based vaccine approval fails to boost stock as demand in U.S. for shots and boosters remains low
U.S. health regulators authorized the use of Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, providing a new option that works differently than the two…
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White House highlighted ‘substantial declines in gas prices’ before latest inflation report
The Biden administration on Tuesday played defense before Wednesday’s much-anticipated reading on raging U.S. inflation, with officials holding a briefing…
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U.S. sets strategy to combat BA.5 with focus on vaccines and updated boosters, and Moscow residents urged to wear face masks in public again
The administration of President Joe Biden on Tuesday outlined a strategy to manage the dominant BA.5 omicron subvariant that is…
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New omicron variant worries experts as it spreads in India, and Moderna says new booster offers better protection against BA.4 and BA.5
A new, highly infectious subvariant of omicron is raising concerns among scientists and health experts as it spreads in India…
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Highflying Cyber Firms Cut Staff After Raising Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Companies that help businesses battle hackers and comply with privacy regulations now face a potentially more formidable adversary: market turmoil.…
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Exxon Sees Green Gold in Algae-Based Fuels. Skeptics See Greenwashing.
Some scientists regard Exxon Mobil Corp.’s long-running quest to turn algae into a transportation fuel as little more than a…
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Ex-Lanistar staff allege bullying, sexism, and a ‘loser’s table’ for missing targets
Staff at celebrity-promoted fintech startup Lanistar were routinely sexually harassed and bullied over the past year, according to the accounts…
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WHO head slams ‘scandalous inequity’ in COVID vaccines with 10 countries accounting for 75% of doses administered
The head of the World Health Organization slammed wealthy countries for a “scandalous inequity” in COVID-19 vaccines that is prolonging…
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India records more than 200,000 COVID cases for seventh straight day as hospitals run low on oxygen
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed above 143 million on Wednesday, as India reported…
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U.S. COVID deaths top 500,000 as experts look to FDA meeting on J&J’s one-dose vaccine
The U.S. surpassed half a million deaths from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 on Monday, as experts braced for a Food…
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