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🚀 SpaceX launches CRS-24 spacecraft carrying human muscle tissue to ISS via Falcon 9 for ageing study.
🔎 The cells will be used in a study that is expected to shed light on human ageing and how it affects muscle tissue.
🔎 The spacecraft is also carrying a NASA protein crystal growth study which is linked to cancer treatment research and handheld bioprinter.
🔎 The cells will be used in a study that is expected to shed light on human ageing and how it affects muscle tissue.
🔎 The spacecraft is also carrying a NASA protein crystal growth study which is linked to cancer treatment research and handheld bioprinter.
⚡️ Russian President Putin says US is to blame for tensions in Europe
⚡️ Private US military firms preparing provocations with chemical components in eastern Ukraine, says Russian Defence Minister Shoigu
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🐶 Dogless days in the White House are over: meet Joe Biden’s new pup, Commander.
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▪️Joe Biden will announce new measures to fight the Omicron COVID-19 variant later today.
▪️A jury in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial will reassemble at 9 a.m. today (EST) to resume their deliberations.
▪️The 6 January committee has requested an interview and relevant documents from Republican Scott Perry.
▪️A Missouri judge has blocked the enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in ten states.
▪️Nearly 4.5 million people have signed a petition asking for a reduced sentence for a Colorado truck driver given 110 years behind bars for a deadly 2019 crash.
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▪️Joe Biden will announce new measures to fight the Omicron COVID-19 variant later today.
▪️A jury in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial will reassemble at 9 a.m. today (EST) to resume their deliberations.
▪️The 6 January committee has requested an interview and relevant documents from Republican Scott Perry.
▪️A Missouri judge has blocked the enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in ten states.
▪️Nearly 4.5 million people have signed a petition asking for a reduced sentence for a Colorado truck driver given 110 years behind bars for a deadly 2019 crash.
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⚡️ The US believes bilateral security talks with Russia will take place in January, Assistant Secretary Karen Donfried says
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🇺🇸 Former US President Donald Trump says he will hold a news conference on the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot to discuss what he called the "rigged" 2020 presidential election
💸 CNN producer John Griffin, who has been charged with sexual crimes against minors, attempted to pay off witnesses, according to the prosecution.
"Griffin has tried to deceive, delete, and spend his way out of being held accountable", Vermont District Attorney Nikolas Kerest said. "He is a wealthy man who will be desperate to avoid facing justice".
Kerest added that the 44-year-old was “ashamed” after he was arrested.
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"Griffin has tried to deceive, delete, and spend his way out of being held accountable", Vermont District Attorney Nikolas Kerest said. "He is a wealthy man who will be desperate to avoid facing justice".
Kerest added that the 44-year-old was “ashamed” after he was arrested.
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💉= 💵 New York City is offering $100 to every resident who gets a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose before the New Year, Mayor de Blasio says.
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#LIVE | President Joe Biden Delivers Remarks on Fight Against COVID as Omicron Cases Rise in US
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💰Crypto Investing in 2022: ‘The Train Has Already Left the Station'
In an interview, Rosie Rios, a former US Treasurer who served from 2009 to 2016, has indicated that it’s far too late for those interested to begin investing in crypto in the looming new year.
"If you're just now thinking about investing in cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology, you're probably already too late to get in on the ground floor,” Rios has stated. “It's not just the future; It's already being used all over the world."
In November, a group of regulators, including the US Federal Reserve, said that lawmakers plan to offer clarity next year on how banks and other large financial institutions will be allowed to handle cryptocurrency. Rios hopes that 2022 will provide more regulatory clarity for the crypto market.
Major companies like Microsoft, PayPal, and even Burger King currently accept cryptocurrency. Movie theater chain AMC says it will accept bitcoin as payment for movie tickets “soon”.
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In an interview, Rosie Rios, a former US Treasurer who served from 2009 to 2016, has indicated that it’s far too late for those interested to begin investing in crypto in the looming new year.
"If you're just now thinking about investing in cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology, you're probably already too late to get in on the ground floor,” Rios has stated. “It's not just the future; It's already being used all over the world."
In November, a group of regulators, including the US Federal Reserve, said that lawmakers plan to offer clarity next year on how banks and other large financial institutions will be allowed to handle cryptocurrency. Rios hopes that 2022 will provide more regulatory clarity for the crypto market.
Major companies like Microsoft, PayPal, and even Burger King currently accept cryptocurrency. Movie theater chain AMC says it will accept bitcoin as payment for movie tickets “soon”.
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🏛 Harvard Professor Found Guilty!
Charles M. Lieber, a Harvard professor and one of the country’s top chemists, was found guilty by a federal court of lying to government authorities about his ties to China. He is guilty of six felony charges, including two counts of making false statements and four related tax offenses.
Lieber was arrested at Harvard in January 2020 on suspicion of lying to federal officials about his involvement in a state-sponsored Chinese recruitment program that seeks to bring academic talent to the country. Prosecutors charged that Lieber lied about his ties to a program that funded his research with millions of dollars.
Federal prosecutors said Lieber chased money and Nobel hopes past the limits of the law with misleading statements and falsely-reported tax returns.
Lieber, currently battling late-stage lymphoma, will be sentenced for making false statements and be potentially subject to a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
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Charles M. Lieber, a Harvard professor and one of the country’s top chemists, was found guilty by a federal court of lying to government authorities about his ties to China. He is guilty of six felony charges, including two counts of making false statements and four related tax offenses.
Lieber was arrested at Harvard in January 2020 on suspicion of lying to federal officials about his involvement in a state-sponsored Chinese recruitment program that seeks to bring academic talent to the country. Prosecutors charged that Lieber lied about his ties to a program that funded his research with millions of dollars.
Federal prosecutors said Lieber chased money and Nobel hopes past the limits of the law with misleading statements and falsely-reported tax returns.
Lieber, currently battling late-stage lymphoma, will be sentenced for making false statements and be potentially subject to a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
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❗️🦠 AstraZeneca and Oxford University have started the production of a coronavirus vaccine to defend against the Omicron variant, the company told Sputnik.
"Together with Oxford University, we have taken preliminary steps in producing an Omicron variant vaccine, in case it is needed, and will be informed by emerging data," global media relations manager Flavia Garcia said.
"Together with Oxford University, we have taken preliminary steps in producing an Omicron variant vaccine, in case it is needed, and will be informed by emerging data," global media relations manager Flavia Garcia said.
💊 FDA to authorize COVID-19 pills this week
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize two COVID-19 treatment pills - Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s molnupiravir - next week. Both medications are meant to treat higher-risk COVID-19 patients.
Merck’s research has suggested that the company's pill reduced the risk of hospitalization by 50 percent, whereas Pfizer's pill has proved far more effective by reducing the chances of hospitalization by 89 percent.
The US government has ordered 10 million Pfizer pills and roughly 3 million Merck doses in the same form.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize two COVID-19 treatment pills - Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s molnupiravir - next week. Both medications are meant to treat higher-risk COVID-19 patients.
Merck’s research has suggested that the company's pill reduced the risk of hospitalization by 50 percent, whereas Pfizer's pill has proved far more effective by reducing the chances of hospitalization by 89 percent.
The US government has ordered 10 million Pfizer pills and roughly 3 million Merck doses in the same form.
Donald Trump is very appreciative and surprised that US President Joe Biden thanked his administration for their COVID vaccine successes.
During the announcement of expanded access to vaccines and support for hospitals across the country, Biden acknowledged the prior administration and the US scientific community for assisting in making it possible for America to be "one of the first countries to get the vaccine."
In an interview with Fox News, Trump reacted to Biden’s acknowledgement of his administration’s efforts.
"I'm very appreciative of that — I was surprised to hear it," Trump told Fox News. "I think it was a terrific thing, and I think it makes a lot of people happy."
🗣 "I think he did something very good," Trump continued. "You know, it has to be a process of healing in this country, and that will help a lot."
During the announcement of expanded access to vaccines and support for hospitals across the country, Biden acknowledged the prior administration and the US scientific community for assisting in making it possible for America to be "one of the first countries to get the vaccine."
In an interview with Fox News, Trump reacted to Biden’s acknowledgement of his administration’s efforts.
"I'm very appreciative of that — I was surprised to hear it," Trump told Fox News. "I think it was a terrific thing, and I think it makes a lot of people happy."
🗣 "I think he did something very good," Trump continued. "You know, it has to be a process of healing in this country, and that will help a lot."
📉 Life expectancy in the US dropped by almost 2 years in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Mortality data released by the National Center for Health Statistics calculated the average life expectancy in 2020 at 77 years — a 1.8-year decrease from 2019. This is the biggest one year decline in more than 75 years.
Heart disease, cancer and COVID are the three leading causes of death.
Mortality data released by the National Center for Health Statistics calculated the average life expectancy in 2020 at 77 years — a 1.8-year decrease from 2019. This is the biggest one year decline in more than 75 years.
Heart disease, cancer and COVID are the three leading causes of death.
⚡️ First round of Russia-US talks on security guarantees set for early 2022, Russian FM Lavrov says