#Australian PM slams ‘arrogant’ Facebook for banning news content

#Australian PM slams ‘arrogant’ Facebook for banning news content

“#Australian PM slams ‘arrogant’ Facebook for banning news content” Australia’s prime minister on Thursday slammed Facebook’s “arrogant,” retaliatory move to yank news content from its site — as he and other leaders refused to bow to pressure from Silicon Valley. “Facebook’s actions to unfriend Australia today, cutting off essential information services on health and emergency…

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#Some COVID-19 patients left with nodules on eyeballs, study finds

#Some COVID-19 patients left with nodules on eyeballs, study finds

“#Some COVID-19 patients left with nodules on eyeballs, study finds” New evidence released Tuesday documented so-called nodules in the eyes of patients battling severe COVID-19, with scientists hypothesizing causes like virus-related inflammation and positioning patients face down to improve oxygenation. A team of French researchers published findings in the Radiology journal, drawing on 129 patients with severe COVID-19 who had…

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#COVID vaccine honchos sold 6M in stocks last year: report

#COVID vaccine honchos sold $496M in stocks last year: report

“#COVID vaccine honchos sold $496M in stocks last year: report” Pharma honchos cashed out nearly half a billion dollars in stock as their companies raced to develop life-saving coronavirus vaccines, a new report says. Executives and directors at 13 firms working on vaccines — including Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax — collectively sold more than 8.5…

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#Facebook faces boycott campaign after banning news in Australia

#Facebook faces boycott campaign after banning news in Australia

“#Facebook faces boycott campaign after banning news in Australia” Facebook is facing a boycott campaign over its controversial move to ban users’ access to news in Australia amid a pay dispute with publishers. Early Thursday, “Delete Facebook,” “Boycott Zuckerberg” and “Facebook We Need To Talk” began trending on other social networks as anger over the…

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#McDonald’s sets diversity goals amid discrimination lawsuits

#McDonald’s sets diversity goals amid discrimination lawsuits

“#McDonald’s sets diversity goals amid discrimination lawsuits” Slapped with a series of scathing racial discrimination lawsuits, McDonald’s said it is setting new diversity goals aimed at bringing more women and minorities into management roles. The world’s biggest restaurant chain on Thursday said it will increase the number of women in leadership roles at the company…

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#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030

#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030

“#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030” FRANKFURT, Germany — Ford is vowing to convert its entire passenger vehicle lineup in Europe to electric power by 2030 in just the latest sign of the seismic technological changes sweeping the auto industry. Ford will spend $1 billion to revamp its factory in Cologne, Germany…

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#Iranian skier makes appeal for women’s rights in her country

#Iranian skier makes appeal for women’s rights in her country

“#Iranian skier makes appeal for women’s rights in her country” CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Iranian skier Forough Abbasi accomplished one goal Thursday merely by completing her giant slalom run at the skiing world championships. It made no difference to her that she crossed the finish line nearly 25 seconds behind American favorite Mikaela Shiffrin, the…

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