New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli has conceded the governor’s race to Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy. He said at a news conference Friday that he called Murphy earlier in the day and congratulated him on his reelection. Ciattarelli trailed Murphy by about 74,000 votes, or 2.9 points, 10 days after Election …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson to split into two companies
Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business. The company selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep Johnson & Johnson as its name, the company said Friday. The new consumer health company will …
Read More »Officials have “positive leads” in girl’s 1980 slaying after remains found in Texas identified
A body found along an interstate in Texas 41 years ago has finally been identified as a 14-year-old girl missing from Minnesota, according to sheriff’s officials. New DNA technology and forensic genealogy helped investigators track the unidentified remains to a handful of possible relatives, authorities said this week. Investigators eventually …
Read More »Millions of people left the workforce during the pandemic. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said the new vaccine rules could help close the gap.
The U.S. added more than half a million jobs in October, but the share of people working still lags several percentage points behind pre-pandemic figures. In an interview Friday with CBS News, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh pointed to some 3.8 million people who reported last month they had not been …
Read More »Tesla shares down $40 billion after Musk says big deal with Hertz not “signed yet”
Shares of Tesla Inc. tumbled around 4% by Tuesday trading after its CEO and founder Elon Musk tweeted that a reported deal to sell 100,000 cars to Hertz had not been signed, suggesting it was not final. Shortly after the market close Monday, an account called “Tesla Silicon Valley Club” …
Read More »Transcript: Dr. Claire Boogaard on “Face the Nation”, October 31, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Claire Boogaard, Medical Director of the COVID-19 Vaccine Program, Children’s National Hospital on Sunday, October 31, 2021. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Dr. Claire Boogaard, a pediatrician who also oversees the COVID vaccine program at Children’s National Hospital here in …
Read More »Suspect in Boise mall shooting dies; injured victims expected to survive
The suspect in the shooting that killed two people and injured four others in a Boise, Idaho, mall has died, city officials announced Tuesday. The four injured victims, including a city police officer, are all expected to survive. It is not yet clear how the suspect died, though police said …
Read More »Dave Chappelle says he’s willing to speak to transgender community but will not bend “to anyone’s demands”
Dave Chappelle said he is willing to speak with the transgender community following the controversy surrounding his latest Netflix special but said he would not be “bending to anyone’s demands.” “To the transgender community, I am more than willing to give you an audience, but you will not summon me. …
Read More »The Charlottesville “Unite the Right” civil trial begins, four years after the rally
More than four years after white supremacists wreaked havoc in Charlottesville, Virginia, victims of the violence are suing the neo-Nazis and white nationalists who organized the protests, claiming in civil court that the organizers of the “Unite the Right” rally planned the violent attacks against counter-protesters, resulting in the death …
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An In-N-Out location in Contra Costa County, California, is being fined by the county for failing to check vaccine cards. This is not the first time the chain has gotten in trouble for violating COVID-19 mandates in the state. Last month, Contra Costa County joined San Francisco, Berkeley and other …
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