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Healthy Returns: The race to develop combination shots targeting Covid, flu is heating up
New vaccine COMIRNATY® (Covid-19 Vaccine, mRNA) by Pfizer, available at CVS Pharmacy in Eagle Rock, California. Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Good afternoon! […]
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Mpox is ‘not the new Covid’ and the disease can be stopped, WHO director says
Health workers walk between wards at the Mpox treatment centre at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of Goma on August 17, 2024. With around 16,000 cases recorded since the beginning of the year, the DRC is the focus and epicentre of the epidemic that led the World Health Organisation (WHO) to trigger its highest level […]
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The stock market is on a hot streak — the kind that comes during spectacular years for returns
The S & P 500 is on track to nab its longest winning streak of 2024. Historically speaking, that has recently been a good omen for how the rest of the year will shake out. The broad index saw its eighth straight advance Monday. That is the longest string of gains since November 2023. .SPX […]
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California cracks down on organized retail crime with new package of laws
Governor Newsom signed into law the most significant bipartisan legislation to crack down on property crime at a Home Depot store in San Jose, California, United States on August 16, 2024. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 10 new bills into law that aim to combat retail crime […]
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Trump to counter Harris with competing economic agenda rollout
Republican Presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is countering the kickoff of the Democratic National Convention, and Vice President Kamala Harris’ recently unveiled economic agenda, by laying […]
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Harris economic plan features new tax cuts, housing incentives and price caps
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Medicare drug price negotiations, at an event with U.S. President Joe Biden in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a new set of economic proposals that she would prioritize in her first 100 […]
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What’s next for the Biden administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk out together, at an event on Medicare drug price negotiations, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Biden administration on Thursday reached a milestone in Democrats’ decades-long quest to use Medicare to drive down prescription drug costs, releasing […]
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Biden administration to release prices for first 10 drugs subject to landmark Medicare negotiations
Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday will release prices for the first 10 prescription drugs that were subject to landmark negotiations between drugmakers and […]
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Biden hosts first ‘Creator Economy Conference’ for influencers to talk AI, privacy and more
U.S. President Joe Biden departs the White House on August 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden is traveling to New Orleans to participate in a Biden Cancer Moonshot Event. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The White House hosted 100 digital content creators and industry professionals Wednesday to speak with key officials […]
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Instagram is failing to crack down on hate speech against women politicians as elections near, advocacy group says
Instagram has failed to remove toxic comments directed at Vice President Kamala Harris and other leading female politicians from its app as the 2024 election nears, according to research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The non-profit advocacy is analyzing large internet platforms to see if they’re properly monitoring their sites for hate speech. […]
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