MSNBC names Rashida Jones as president
Ms. Jones, currently a senior vice president at the network, will become the highest-ranking Black woman in the TV news industry. — NYT: Top Stories
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Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots
FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, blood samples from volunteers participating in the last-stage testing of the COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna and the National Institutes wait to be processed in a lab at the University of Miami Miller
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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo: Highly popular but little known
It’s made of Italy’s second-most widely planted red grape, and the wines are priced to go. How come they don’t get more respect? — NYT: Top Stories
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Senator Paul Sarbanes, author of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, dies at 87
Early in his career, Mr. Sarbanes introduced the first article of impeachment against Richard Nixon. Decades later, he wrote legislation in response to fraud scandals involving Enron and other companies. — NYT: Top Stories
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Bayer and Atara Biotherapeutics enter strategic collaboration for mesothelian-targeted CAR T-cell therapies for solid tumors
Agreement is fundamental element of Bayer’s new Cell & Gene Therapy strategy Bayer to enter CAR T-cell therapy space and expand oncology development pipeline with groundbreaking technology Recognizes the leading position of Atara’s technology platform in allogeneic cell therapy Collaboration will focus
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Inauguration planners rethink how to party in age of virus
FILE – In this Nov. 15, 2016, file photo, inaugural preparations continue on the West Front of Capitol Hill in Washington, looking at the National Mall and Washington Monument. Health care officials have been warning people for months to avoid parties. But
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‘Existential peril’: Mass transit faces huge service cuts across U.S.
Reeling from the pandemic, transit agencies are grappling with drastic reductions in ridership and pleading for help from Washington. — NYT: Top Stories
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Saudi prince strongly criticizes Israel at Bahrain summit
FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2018 file photo, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal talks to The Associated Press in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Turki harshly criticized Israel on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended
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UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world
Nurses at the Royal Free Hospital, London, simulate the administration of the Pfizer vaccine to support staff training ahead of the rollout, in London, Friday Dec. 4, 2020. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP) LONDON (AP) — The coronavirus vaccine developed by