CDC Eases Mask Guidelines, Reflecting Covid-19’s Retreat – The Wall Street Journal

Federal officials eased their guidelines on Covid-19 masking, including at schools, in a shift that reflects decreased risks from the Omicron variant, a steep drop in cases and mitigation efforts nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday

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Daily Crunch: State-sponsored hackers target private email addresses of Ukrainian military

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Friday, February 25, 2022. It has been a challenging week,

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Ex-Louisville cop in deadly Breonna Taylor raid said colleagues were 'sitting ducks' – CNN

On Friday afternoon the jury will visit the apartment complex and units affected by gunfire the night of the raid. Jurors on Thursday heard a nearly hourlong taped interview the former officer gave an investigator on March 25, 2020. “I

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CDC relaxes Covid guidance allowing most people to ditch masks if hospitalizations remain low – CNBC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its mask guidance on Friday, allowing most people to ditch their face coverings so long as Covid-19 hospitalizations in their communities remain low. Under the new CDC guidance, people are advised to

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Vitali Klitschko Shown Fully Engaged In Military Defense Of Ukraine

Former WBC titlist turned Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko has claimed he’s going to fight to defend his Ukrainian homeland against the current Russian military invasion. “I don’t have a choice,” he said on Thursday. “I have to do that.” On

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Katherine Wu leaves Coinbase Ventures to join crypto investment firm Archetype

Coinbase Ventures investor Katherine Wu is leaving the company for early-stage crypto venture capital firm Archetype, less than a year after joining Coinbase as a senior deal lead in September. “[T]oday is my last day at coinbase sometimes you take

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Kimberly Guilfoyle's meeting with Jan. 6 committee goes awry following clash over ground rules – CBS News

A tense confrontation between the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol and Kimberly Guilfoyle unfolded privately on Friday morning, with Guilfoyle and her lawyers abruptly ending her conversation with the committee over concerns about

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9-Year-Old Unpatched Email Hacking Bug Uncovered in Horde Webmail Software

Users of Horde Webmail are being urged to disable a feature to contain a nine-year-old unpatched security vulnerability in the software that could be abused to gain complete access to email accounts simply by previewing an attachment. “This gives the

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Day One Ventures adds climate-focused partner Sanjiv Sanghavi

Day One Ventures — which, among other things, invested in Superhuman, Truebill, DuckDuckGo and others — is bringing on ClassPass co-founder Sanjiv Sanghavi as a partner focusing exclusively on climate tech. Sanghavi represents a goal for the fund to deploy

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Illinois Finalize Multi-Million Dollar Settlement With Pharmaceutical Companies – CBS Chicago

Illinois Finalize Multi-Million Dollar Settlement With Pharmaceutical Companies  CBS ChicagoJ&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement  Associated PressCompanies Finalize $26 Billion Deal With States and Cities to End Opioid Lawsuits  The New York TimesJohnson & Johnson, opioid distributors finalize $26 billion national settlement  The

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Chris Eubank Jr. Hoping For Kell Brook Showdown: “I Want To See How Spicy He Can Get With Me”

Posted on 02/25/2022 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. didn’t have high expectations. The former middleweight interim titlist threw on a dapper outfit and snuggled comfortably into his ringside seat this past weekend at Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom.

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J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement – Associated Press

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the

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