#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes

#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes

“#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes” BANGOR, Maine — Several Maine healthcare systems and hospitals are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees but staffing shortages in many nursing homes may prevent them from following suit. The Bangor Daily News reports that more than 40 nursing homes want to require staff to be vaccinated but longstanding shortages…

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#Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson to pen book about Elon Musk

#Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson to pen book about Elon Musk

“#Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson to pen book about Elon Musk” Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk will be subject of a biography by Walter Isaacson, the author who penned a best-selling tome on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. “If you’re curious about Tesla, SpaceX & my general goings on, @WalterIsaacson is writing a biography,” Musk tweeted late on Wednesday. In response to a question on social media, Musk said Isaacson…

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#Hurricane season to be busier than 1st thought

#Hurricane season to be busier than 1st thought

“#Hurricane season to be busier than 1st thought” After a record start, followed by a near-silent July, the Atlantic hurricane season looks like it will be busier than meteorologists predicted a few months ago. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday updated its outlook for the 2021 Atlantic season, slightly increasing the number of named storms…

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#Backlash grows as Mike Richards may be new ‘Jeopardy!’ host

#Backlash grows as Mike Richards may be new ‘Jeopardy!’ host

“#Backlash grows as Mike Richards may be new ‘Jeopardy!’ host” Answer: “Jeopardy!” executive producer Mike Richards has been tapped to become the show’s new host. What is: The fans are outraged. Hot takes from hotheaded “Jeopardy!” watchers are sizzling on social media in response to claims that Richards, 46, is in “advanced negotiations” to become…

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#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming

#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming

“#U.N. climate report likely to deliver warnings on warming” LONDON, Aug 5 – Eight years after its last update on climate science, the United Nations is set to publish a report Monday that will likely deliver even starker warnings about how quickly the planet is warming – and how damaging the impacts might get. Since the last report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2013, both…

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#Rudy Giuliani comes to Gov. Cuomo’s defense in sex-harass scandal

#Rudy Giuliani comes to Gov. Cuomo’s defense in sex-harass scandal

“#Rudy Giuliani comes to Gov. Cuomo’s defense in sex-harass scandal” Scandal makes strange bedfellows. Republican former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has come to the defense of embattled Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid the latter’s sexual harassment imbroglio, arguing that Cuomo has had his reputation irreparably damaged without due process. Giuliani, who also served as…

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#Lewinsky lures Clinton in ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ clip

#Lewinsky lures Clinton in ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ clip

“#Lewinsky lures Clinton in ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ clip” The public finally has eyes on President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky’s secret, salacious Oval Office interactions. FX teased an enticing clip from Ryan Murphy’s highly anticipated anthology series “Impeachment: American Crime Story” on Wednesday night. The series’ third iteration will examine the political spectacle that…

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