Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday that it was pulling the plug on a late-stage global trial of an HIV vaccine after the shot was found ineffective at preventing infections. The trial’s failure marks yet another setback in the search for a vaccine against a virus known to mutate rapidly […]
Continue ReadingAmazon to Lay Off Staff in U.S., Canada and Costa Rica by End of Day
Amazon Inc will cut some jobs in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica by the end of Wednesday as part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters. The layoffs are the latest in the U.S. technology […]
Continue ReadingColumbia University Names First Female President
For the first time in school history, Columbia University is electing a female president. Economist Nemat “Minouche” Shafik will become the school’s 20th president taking over from Lee C. Bollinger, the university announced Wednesday morning. Bollinger became the school’s 19th president in 2002 and is the longest-serving Ivy League president. […]
Continue ReadingChina’s Population Shrinks
China’s population shrank last year for the first time since the immediate aftermath of a devastating famine in the Mao era, in a clear sign that the country is facing a looming demographic crisis worsened by decades of coercive policy that limited most families to a single child. The […]
Continue ReadingLipstick, an iPhone, Maybe a Little Smith & Wesson .38
The start of 2023 means carrying a gun without a license is now legal in half of US states: ‘Lipstick, an iPhone, maybe a little Smith & Wesson .38’ You don’t need a permit to carry guns in half of US states. Alabama’s permit less carry law went into effect […]
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