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FDA Authorizes Regeneron’s Covid-19 Antibody Cocktail Drug

November 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on FDA Authorizes Regeneron’s Covid-19 Antibody Cocktail Drug
Regeneron’s Covid-19 antibody drug is the second cleared this month to treat patients who aren’t hospitalized but are at high risk of developing severe disease.

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Chocolate Makers Are Having a Hard Time Cutting Down on Sugar

November 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Chocolate Makers Are Having a Hard Time Cutting Down on Sugar
Regulators want sugar levels slashed, but doing so is technically tricky and a tough sell to consumers.

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Student Loan Losses Seen Exceeding $400 Billion

November 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Student Loan Losses Seen Exceeding $400 Billion
The projected toxic debt approaches the scale of subprime-mortgage losses incurred by private lenders during the 2008 financial crisis.

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In Coronavirus Recession, the Out-of-Work Turn to GoFundMe

November 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on In Coronavirus Recession, the Out-of-Work Turn to GoFundMe
GoFundMe has long been associated with life’s ups and downs—moonshot inventions and emergency-room bills alike. In the pandemic, it is also becoming a go-to place for people to get help with rent and groceries.

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Retailers Cut Back on Choices; ‘We Don’t Need Three Types of Red’

November 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Retailers Cut Back on Choices; ‘We Don’t Need Three Types of Red’
Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s and others cull styles to combat decision paralysis, unclog supply chains and reduce end-of-season markdowns.

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Walmart Heirs Back Startup Developing $10 At-Home Covid-19 Tests

November 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart Heirs Back Startup Developing $10 At-Home Covid-19 Tests
The billionaire Walton family that controls the retail giant is among a group of investors in NowDiagnostics, a startup aiming to design at-home coronavirus tests to sell for as little as $10 in Walmart stores and elsewhere.

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Pfizer, BioNTech Ask FDA to Authorize Their Covid-19 Vaccine

November 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Pfizer, BioNTech Ask FDA to Authorize Their Covid-19 Vaccine
The companies requested that the FDA clear their Covid-19 vaccine, a rapid advance in the vaccine’s development expected to pave the way for distribution in December.

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Judge Sides With Steve Wynn Over Attempt to Bar Him From Las Vegas Casino Industry

November 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Judge Sides With Steve Wynn Over Attempt to Bar Him From Las Vegas Casino Industry
A Las Vegas judge has sided with former casino magnate Steve Wynn in Nevada regulators’ attempt to ban him from the gambling industry over sexual-misconduct allegations.

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Freeman Welcomes New Cardiothoracic Surgeon

November 20, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System is proud to welcome cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Lee. He has performed more than 3,500 open, robotic or minimally invasive surgeries over 25 years. “As I start my new […]

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Airbnb Executive Resigned Last Year Over Chinese Request for More Data Sharing

November 20, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Airbnb Executive Resigned Last Year Over Chinese Request for More Data Sharing
Hired last year as the home-sharing giant’s first “chief trust officer,” former FBI official Sean Joyce left six months later over concerns about how Airbnb shared data on millions of its users with Chinese authorities.

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