How Staten Island became a coronavirus hot spot
Staten Island has bristled at coronavirus restrictions, but now has the highest positive test rate in the New York City. — NYT: Top Stories
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Bristol Myers Squibb showcases research advancing outcomes addressing hard-to-treat blood cancers and diseases across small molecule, biologic and cell therapies at ASH 2020
Results for our CD19-targeted CAR T cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) in patients with heavily pretreated mantle cell lymphoma and relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia Data showcasing BCMA-targeted CAR T cell therapy idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel), including updated results from the Phase 1 CRB-401
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Holding steady: Foreclosures remain low while serious delinquencies continue to build up, CoreLogic reports
The U.S. 150-day delinquency rate reached its highest level since at least January 1999 Forbearance provisions have helped foreclosure rates maintain historic lows IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Foreclosure–CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its monthly
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Theta forms as season’s 29th named storm, breaking a record
The arrival of Theta broke the annual record for the number of storms strong enough to be given names. That benchmark was set in 2005 — the year Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. — NYT: Top Stories
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How Biden can govern in spite of everything
It won’t be easy, but coming after a self-styled “disrupter” opens up its own possibilities. — NYT: Top Stories
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Theodore McCarrick’s human sacrifices
A Vatican report reveals that the defrocked cardinal’s manipulation of power went all the way to the top. — NYT: Top Stories
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Tucker Carlson: Rampant polling errors ‘amounted to voter suppression’
The polls leading up to the 2020 election were “demonstrably” wrong and “nearly all their mistakes helped Joe Biden,” Tucker Carlson argued Monday night. — FOX News
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As Biden plans transition, Republicans decline to recognize his election
Former President George W. Bush and a handful of other Republicans congratulated the president-elect, but most party leaders stayed quiet, or urged President Trump to fight. — NYT: Top Stories