Top officials with the Department of Health and Human Services laid out the need to lawmakers on Tuesday, according to the source, who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations. The funding would go toward vaccines, treatments, testing and other pandemic
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Photos: Kareena Kapoor Khan is the quintessential fashion diva
Kareena Kapoor Khan was photographed in Mumbai’s Bandra suburb today and she looked stunning as usual. The actress and fashion icon wore a black vest which she paired with pink sweatpants and a cap that said “I’m here”. Kareena has
It’s official: NYC has the rudest Uber passengers in the US, app reveals
Hey, watch where you’re going and get a load of this app! It says New York City has the rudest Uber passengers in the nation. A new survey from the ride-sharing giant has found that — surprise, surprise — Uber
Titans free agent spotlight: TE Geoff Swaim
Welcome to Music City Miracles’ Tennessee Titans 2022 NFL Free Agency Primer! Free agency is set to begin on March 16th, but the Titans are able to re-sign their own free agents before then. General manager Jon Robinson will be
Titans free agent spotlight: TE Geoff Swaim
Welcome to Music City Miracles’ Tennessee Titans 2022 NFL Free Agency Primer! Free agency is set to begin on March 16th, but the Titans are able to re-sign their own free agents before then. General manager Jon Robinson will be
Following acquisition by Bowery, Traptic’s strawberry-picking robotics pivot to vertical farming
We’ve been charting Traptic’s progress ever since the South Bay-based startup appeared on the Disrupt Battlefield stage back in 2019. The company carved out a potentially meaningful agtech niche in California’s vast strawberry fields — farmland that accounts for around
Tara Lipinski And Johnny Weir’s Nearly Silent Protest During Kamila Valieva’s Skate Said It All
Controversial Russian star Kamila Valieva’s turn in the Winter Olympics’ women’s figure skating short program Tuesday was greeted on American TV with the sounds of silence. (Watch the video below.) The normally loquacious NBC commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir
Treasury yields are mixed, with geopolitical tensions and Fed minutes in focus
U.S. Treasury yields were mixed on Wednesday morning, as investor focus remained on geopolitical tensions, along with economic data releases. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note saw little movement, standing at 2.0469% at 4:40 a.m. ET. The yield
Stronghold launches $100M venture arm to invest in underrepresented founders and fintech
Payments infrastructure company Stronghold has launched a venture capital arm to deploy $100 million of its balance sheet capital in startups and funds in three core strategies — underrepresented founders, fintech, and web3, CEO Tammy Camp told TechCrunch in an
A Conservative Group Pushes Beyond an End to Affirmative Action
“We have so much engagement and community,” said Damilola, 18, describing how the club’s previously sparse membership had grown. Its meetings now include vibrant discussions about current affairs through an African American lens. As a freshman, she met students who
Man City on brink of Champions League quarters after Sporting rout
Manchester City are on course for the Champions League quarter-finals after Bernardo Silva’s brace inspired a masterful 5-0 rout of Sporting Lisbon in the last 16 first leg on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side produced a swaggering display at the Jose
These winter storms are named after ships
An Alberta clipper is an area of low pressure that generally forms over the province of Alberta. Clippers typically cause only light snow since they’re what meteorologists call “moisture-starved.” The main weather features associated with Alberta clippers are some light
Heres why Bappi Lahiri wore so many gold chains and accessories
Renowned music composer and singer, Bappi Lahiri has died at a Mumbai hospital at the age of 69. Bappi da, as he was fondly called, was always almost encased with gold and his fascination with gold chains, rings, and bracelets
African fintech Flutterwave triples valuation to over $3B after $250M Series D
African fintech Flutterwave has raised $250 million in a Series D round that tripled the company’s valuation to over $3 billion in just twelve months. In March 2021, the San Francisco-headquartered and Lagos-based startup raised $170 million in a Series
House probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot subpoenas Arizona GOP leader Kelli Ward, 5 others over ‘alternate electors’
Arizona Chairwoman Kelli Ward speaks during the Rally To Protect Our Elections conference on July 24, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued subpoenas Tuesday to Arizona