BERLIN (AP) — Vaccine maker BioNTech, Google and rail firm Deutsche Bahn are among the companies investing in African-founded artificial intelligence company InstaDeep. The company, now based in London, announced Tuesday that it has raised $100 million from investors, allowing it to expand its presence to the United States. The exact amounts invested by each
Continue ReadingBy RUSSELL KINSAUL Click here for updates on this story CRESTWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — Police in Crestwood are investigating four incidents that happened Monday morning involving a group of car thieves. Police Chief Jonathan Williams said the thieves are looking for cars left warming up to steal, and that it’s become a big problem during
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer Credit card company American Express said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 20% from a year earlier, as eager consumers spent record levels of money during the holiday season on the company’s namesake cards. AmEx posted a profit of $1.72 billion, or $2.18 a share, up from a profit
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian figure skater Mikhail Kolyada has been ruled out of next month’s Beijing Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Russian Figure Skating Federation says Kolyada tested positive ahead of traveling to a pre-Olympic training camp and has been replaced by Evgeni Semenenko. The federation says Kolyada first started feeling unwell
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business It’s been a rough start to 2022 for the world’s richest person. He’s not too worried, though. Elon Musk’s holdings of Tesla stock have lost about $30 billion this year through Monday’s close, as the stock slid 12%.But the next 12 months could be the most lucrative ever for Musk.
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story CEDAR Hill, Missouri (KMOV) — A lucky, but dangerous rescue was made by a Jefferson County man Monday after two teens plummeted into freezing water in Cedar Hill. Monday afternoon, Cedar Hill Fire Protection District was called out to a neighborhood pond near Kent Drive
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Coca-Cola is turning another one of its drinks into an alcoholic alternative. It’s the company’s third boozy beverage as it taps into the growing canned cocktail craze. In a partnership between Molson Coors and Coke, the companies are launching Simply Spiked Lemonade, an alcoholic drink inspired by the Simply brand’s
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Defending snowboard cross gold medalist Michela Moioli will replace Sofia Goggia as Italy’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics after the latter’s injury over the weekend. Goggia was injured during a World Cup super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo on Sunday. Moioli was slated to carry the country’s flag at
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration will hold two classified bipartisan briefings Tuesday for House and Senate leadership aides and committee staff on the crisis with Russia and Ukraine, a White House official told CNN. The briefings come as up to 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration will hold two classified bipartisan briefings Tuesday for House and Senate leadership aides and committee staff on the crisis with Russia and Ukraine, a White House official told CNN. The briefings come as up to 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The mental health of Canadians wasn’t as bad in December 2021 as it was in December 2020, according to a monthly survey, but employees still have strong concerns regarding their workplace when reflecting on their wellbeing. The
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer An art installation inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris, The New York Times’ “The 1619 Project” and “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” as well as charitable programs from Airbnb, Google, PayPal and the National Football League, are among the finalists for the inaugural Anthem Awards announced Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Students at Zaniac Learning Center are learning lots of things about the world around them. On Monday, kids rotated through three different STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities. There was a science experiment where campers could make a homemade
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — New details are emerging about a discovery that stunned researchers last year, when they found a fetus preserved within a pregnant Egyptian mummy. In a blog post earlier this month, updating what is believed to be the first
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business Unilever is cutting 1,500 management jobs around the world as the consumer goods giant comes under intense pressure from shareholders to boost growth. The cuts amount to a 15% reduction in the number of senior managers and 5% of junior managers, Unilever said in a statement on Tuesday. Factory workers
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech iniciaron un ensayo clínico de su vacuna específica para la variante ómicron del coronavirus, según anunciaron este martes en un comunicado de prensa. El estudio evaluará la seguridad, la tolerabilidad y el nivel de respuesta inmunitaria de la vacuna, tanto en una serie primaria como en una
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A possible change to how the City of Asheville handles food distribution in city parks, often to the homeless community, is drawing criticism from local nonprofit organizations and church leaders. “In a time where we need to be expanding the
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Growing prescription drug and medical device sales nudged Johnson & Johnson past fourth-quarter earnings expectations, and the health care giant’s COVID-19 vaccine gained momentum as well. J&J’s one-shot vaccine rang up $1.62 billion in sales in the last quarter of 2021, or more than double what it had recorded
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia and China oppose “the politicization of sport and demonstrative boycotts” ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The U.S. is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month’s Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott. The U.S. cited
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An explosion has shaken the home of Albanian soccer federation president Armand Duka without causing injuries. Spokesman Andi Vercani says the explosion occurred Monday at Duka’s home in the western port city of Durres. European soccer’s ruling body UEFA expressed its concern to the Top Channel
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