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  • Commerce secretary lays out Biden administration’s vision for implementing the CHIPS act over the next decade

    Commerce secretary lays out Biden administration’s vision for implementing the CHIPS act over the next decade

     

    Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday laid out the Biden administration’s ambitious vision for the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act over the next decade.

    ​Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday laid out the Biden administration’s ambitious vision for the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act over the next decade. 

  • CDC: Flu shot provided ‘substantial protection’ this season

    CDC: Flu shot provided ‘substantial protection’ this season

     

    The 2022-2023 flu shot reduced the risk of flu-related hospitalization by nearly three quarters among children andby nearly half among adults, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccinated adults were also about half as likely to have flu-related illness and emergency department visits.

    ​The 2022-2023 flu shot reduced the risk of flu-related hospitalization by nearly three quarters among children andby nearly half among adults, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccinated adults were also about half as likely to have flu-related illness and emergency department visits. 

  • Biden nominates former MasterCard exec Ajay Banga to lead World Bank

    Biden nominates former MasterCard exec Ajay Banga to lead World Bank

     

    President Joe Biden has announced that he’s nominating Ajay Banga, a former MasterCard executive, to serve as president of the World Bank.

    ​President Joe Biden has announced that he’s nominating Ajay Banga, a former MasterCard executive, to serve as president of the World Bank. 

  • House GOP looks for plan B after struggling to pass border security bill

    House GOP looks for plan B after struggling to pass border security bill

     

    House Republicans had hoped to pass a narrow border security bill within the first two weeks of their new majority, notching an easy win and delivering on a key campaign promise in the process.

    ​House Republicans had hoped to pass a narrow border security bill within the first two weeks of their new majority, notching an easy win and delivering on a key campaign promise in the process. 

  • American Airlines flight diverted due to disruptive passenger

     

    American Airlines flight 3444 was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday due to a disruptive passenger, according to the North Carolina airport.

    ​American Airlines flight 3444 was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday due to a disruptive passenger, according to the North Carolina airport. 

  • Louisiana officer charged with killing Alonzo Bagley was twice suspended from the department, documents show

    Louisiana officer charged with killing Alonzo Bagley was twice suspended from the department, documents show

     

    The Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer charged in the shooting of an unarmed Black man earlier this month had twice been suspended from the department without pay, records show.

    ​The Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer charged in the shooting of an unarmed Black man earlier this month had twice been suspended from the department without pay, records show. 

  • Americans have a collective $21 billion in unspent gift cards

    Americans have a collective $21 billion in unspent gift cards

     

    Some people love them, some people hate them. Worse, a large number of us who receive them on special occasions are indifferent to them, or even forget about them entirely.

    ​Some people love them, some people hate them. Worse, a large number of us who receive them on special occasions are indifferent to them, or even forget about them entirely. 

  • 5 killed in Arkansas plane crash while en route to scene of a fatal explosion at Ohio factory

    5 killed in Arkansas plane crash while en route to scene of a fatal explosion at Ohio factory

     

    Five people who worked for an environmental response consulting firm were killed in a plane crash Wednesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, while on their way to a metal factory explosion site in Ohio, officials said.

    ​Five people who worked for an environmental response consulting firm were killed in a plane crash Wednesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, while on their way to a metal factory explosion site in Ohio, officials said. 

  • It’s market bulls vs. Fed hawks on Wall Street

    It’s market bulls vs. Fed hawks on Wall Street

     

    There’s a new tussle brewing in the animal kingdom of Wall Street: Hawks vs. Bulls.

    ​There’s a new tussle brewing in the animal kingdom of Wall Street: Hawks vs. Bulls. 

  • House Jan. 6 investigator says it’s ‘likely’ 2020 election subversion probes will produce indictments

    House Jan. 6 investigator says it’s ‘likely’ 2020 election subversion probes will produce indictments

     

    The top investigator on the House committee that probed the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack said Wednesday it is “likely” that the Georgia and federal investigations into efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election will produce indictments.

    ​The top investigator on the House committee that probed the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack said Wednesday it is “likely” that the Georgia and federal investigations into efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election will produce indictments.