#Social media manipulation affects even US senators

#Social media manipulation affects even US senators

“#Social media manipulation affects even US senators” BRUSSELS — The conversation taking place around two U.S. senators’ verified social media accounts remained vulnerable to manipulation through artificially inflated shares and likes from fake users, even amid heightened scrutiny in the run up to the U.S. presidential election, an investigation by the NATO Strategic Communications Center…

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#Airlines get B in COVID aid to bring back 32,000 workers

#Airlines get $15B in COVID aid to bring back 32,000 workers

“#Airlines get $15B in COVID aid to bring back 32,000 workers” The stimulus bill making its way through Congress will give US airlines $15 billion in payroll aid to help them bring back more than 32,000 workers sidelined by the pandemic, according to reports. The money included in the $900 billion spending package lawmakers unveiled Sunday…

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#Sacklers transferred  billion, feared OxyContin lawsuits

#Sacklers transferred $10 billion, feared OxyContin lawsuits

“#Sacklers transferred $10 billion, feared OxyContin lawsuits” Members of the wealthy Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, have long denied that the $10 billion they transferred from their company over the course of a decade was an unlawful attempt to shield assets in anticipation of litigation over their role in the opioid crisis….

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#Tesla stock slides on first day in S&P 500

#Tesla stock slides on first day in S&P 500

“#Tesla stock slides on first day in S&P 500” Tesla’s stock price lost some charge in its S&P 500 debut — but Elon Musk’s electric-car colossus is nowhere near out of juice, analysts say. Shares in the trailblazing automaker slid as much as 6.3 percent to $651.20 on Monday, dragging down the benchmark index amid…

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#COVID-19 vaccinations begin at NY nursing homes

#COVID-19 vaccinations begin at NY nursing homes

“#COVID-19 vaccinations begin at NY nursing homes” Coronavirus vaccines began in New York nursing homes Monday, with a 78-year old resident at one Bronx facility that’s been ravaged by COVID-19 getting his shot. Kelly Dixon eagerly pushed up a sleeve of his brown shirt to get the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech during an…

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#Suspect in death of Russian COVID-19 scientist released

#Suspect in death of Russian COVID-19 scientist released

“#Suspect in death of Russian COVID-19 scientist released” A suspect in the death of a prominent Russian scientist who was working on a COVID-19 vaccine is being released from police custody Monday pending a lie-detector test. Police also released new details in the suspicious death of Alexander “Sasha” Kagansky, 45, who was found dead with…

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#Barcelona women reinvent bike business during COVID-19

#Barcelona women reinvent bike business during COVID-19

“#Barcelona women reinvent bike business during COVID-19” BARCELONA – When the coronavirus slammed Spain in March, Ariadna Serra realised that 2020 and beyond looked dreadful for the cycling tours for foreign students company she co-founded ten years ago. So Serra, 41, and five of her female co-workers explored new opportunities over virtual drinks. They decided…

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