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Covid Concealment Shows Why Congress Must Act to Protect Public Health
Secret NIH communications underscore the need for more independent oversight of risky scientific research. Source link
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‘Wicked’ Casting Director Bernard Telsey on How COVID Delayed Projects and Helped Land Their Perfect Fiyero: ‘It Was Always Jonathan F—ing Bailey’
When Universal finally greenlit “Wicked,” casting director Bernard Telsey certainly knew the musical. He brought Idina Menzel and Kristin…
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Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID funds maintains innocence
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick reiterated her innocence Monday outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of…
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Disney Box Office Hits $6 Billion for First Time Since COVID Thanks to ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Zootopia 2’
All hail the Magic Kingdom. Disney notched a major box office milestone, surpassing $6 billion in global ticket sales. This is Disney’s…
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Pfizer forecasts 2026 profit below expectations on lower Covid product sales
Pfizer has rolled out a sweeping cost reduction programme in response to the drop in Covid-19 sales Pfizer on Tuesday (Dec 16) forecast…
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Covid inquiry live: Rishi Sunak says the government was advised against moving ‘too early’ on Covid decisions
Government advised against moving 'too early' on Covid decisions, Sunak says Sunak recalls that in early conversations the “medical and…
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After COVID Nearly Killed Him, ‘Pig Hill’ Director Kevin Lewis Is Finding New Life Through Gory Horror Movies: ‘I Just Want to Create’
Kevin Lewis first made a name for himself in the horror community by helming the 2021 film “Willy’s Wonderland,” in which a mute Nicolas…
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Much of £10.9bn Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says
Much of the £10.9bn in taxpayer money lost to fraud and error in Covid support schemes is now "beyond recovery", a report has said. The…
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Covid inquiry hears impact on firms and staff
Ben KingBusiness reporter Workers and business leaders have told the Covid-19 inquiry about the devastation they faced during the pandemic…
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Who Is Stephanie Hockridge? Ex-Arizona TV Anchor Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Covid Loan Scam and Will be Jailed with Ghislaine Maxwell
Disgraced former TV anchor Stephanie Hockridge has been sentenced to ten years in prison for her involvement in a massive Covid relief…
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BofA Tower gets Chicago’s biggest mortgage bond deal since Covid
A mortgage loan for Chicago’s Bank of America (BOA) Tower is being refinanced with US$700 million in bonds, a rare bright spot for the…
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Michael Gove apologises after Covid report alleges 'toxic' culture
Former cabinet minister Lord Michael Gove has apologised on behalf of the then-government and Conservative Party for "mistakes made"…
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Democratic congresswoman accused of bilking COVID money calls charges a 'sham'
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the Florida Democrat charged with bilking the government of $5 million in disaster assistance then using…
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Covid inquiry: Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings
Nick Triggle, Jim Reed, Dom Hughes and Michelle Roberts The long-awaited independent report into how well or badly the government handled…
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DOJ charges Democratic congresswoman with stealing $5 million in COVID relief money
The Justice Department announced an indictment Wednesday against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, accusing her of…
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The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response
It was the most momentous event in UK history since World War Two. As a new virus took hold, millions of us were told to stay at home and…
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COVID vaccines show an unexpected benefit: helping fight cancer
Personalized vaccines that steer the immune system to fight unique cancer cells show promise, but another powerful way to treat cancer…
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Covid inquiry live: children paid ‘huge price’ to protect rest of society in pandemic, says Johnson
Johnson: children were 'paying a huge price' to protect the rest of society Boris Johnson is now being asked “whether children’s interests…
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‘9-1-1’ Actor Rockmond Dunbar Loses COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Against Disney
A jury on Friday rejected “9-1-1” actor Rockmond Dunbar‘s claim that he was fired from the show due to his religious conviction against…
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‘9-1-1’ Actor Rockmond Dunbar Heads to Trial Over COVID Vaccine
Rockmond Dunbar, an actor on the TV series “9-1-1,” is set to go trial on Tuesday over his claim that he was fired due to his religious…
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YouTube to Reinstate Users Banned for Misinformation About 2020 Election and COVID
YouTube will soon let creators back on the platform who were previously banned over now-retired content policies — including those…
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Why so many people still feel stuck in the ‘COVID pause’
As the COVID-19 pandemic wound down, people began reflecting on the strange way it had warped their sense of time. The feeling became…
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Moderna shares hit a low after report suggests the FDA plans to tie COVID shots to child deaths
Pharma stocks took a fresh hit on Friday following a report in The Washington Post that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly…
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Drugmakers fall on report US to claim Covid shot killed kids
Vaccine makers’ shares fell after a report that US President Donald Trump health officials plan to link Covid shots to the deaths of…