Month: September 2021

Cancer-Stricken Pregnant Mom Opts to Have Her Leg Amputated to Save Unborn Baby

A pregnant mother chose to have her leg amputated to save her unborn baby when she was diagnosed with cancer. Kathleen Osborne, 28, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in England, had no idea she was pregnant when she went for an MRI scan diagnosing cancer for the third time. She couldn’t believe it when doctors found that she was…


False Positive COVID-19 Tests Derailed Kamala Harris Interview, ‘View’ Hosts Say

COVID-19 tests that stopped an in-person interview with Vice President Kamala Harris turned out to be false positive, “The View” hosts said Monday. Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin were asked to leave by a producer after their tests late last week returned positive, derailing plans to have Harris in the ABC show’s studio to answer…


Pfizer Submits Data for COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 5 to 11

Pfizer and its German partner on Tuesday said they submitted data concerning results of a COVID-19 vaccine trial in children as young as 5. Pfizer and BioNTech sent the data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The data is from a Phase 2/3 trial examining the companies’ COVID-19 shot in children 5 to…


US Commerce Chief to Push Investment in Domestic Economy

WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo plans to outline her vision for U.S. investment in its domestic economy and doing more to compete with China, in a speech on Tuesday. “For America to compete globally, we must invest domestically—in American workers, American businesses, and American innovation,” Raimondo will say at the Washington Economic Club, according to…


Fed’s Williams Says Inflation Expectations Well-Anchored but ‘Great Deal’ of Uncertainty Remains

New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams on Monday said that expectations for future rates of inflation remain well-anchored around the Fed’s 2 percent objective, though he acknowledged upside risks and the persistence of a “great deal of uncertainty” around the inflationary outlook. Williams made the remarks via video call on Sept. 27 at…


Little Boy Gets Special Escort on First Day of Kindergarten

This is so special! Thank you for showing him the love and support he needed. The boy will never forget this day.


Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Slash Cross Border Payment Time: BIS

HONG KONG—Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can slash the time needed for cross border payments to seconds from days and cut costs, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) said, citing a pilot scheme to test the digital forms of fiat currencies. The trial showed cross border transactions could be made in a few seconds, instead…


Court Allows COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for NYC Public School Teachers, Staff to Take Effect

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…


New York City’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Public School Teachers, Staff Allowed to Take Effect

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…


Federal Appeals Panel Gives Green Light to NYC Vaccine Mandate for Public School Teachers, Staff

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…