VinFast announces US headquarters in Los Angeles
Lured by a $20.5 million state tax credit, Vietnamese automaker VinFast has announced its U.S. headquarters will be located in Los Angeles — a move that builds on the company’s initial $200
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As space junk threatens station, US blames Russia
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, according to U.S. officials who called the strike
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California says Amazon hid COVID outbreaks from workers, will pay $500,000
In what California officials are calling a national first, Amazon will pay a $500,000 fine and submit to state monitoring for failing to adequately notify warehouse workers and local health
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CDC lists 3 popular European destinations as ‘very high’ risk
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three popular European nations and a small, idyllic island destination to its list of “very high” risk travel destinations on Monday as a new
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SpaceX capsule delivers four astronauts to the space station
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts approached the International Space Station, which orbits more than 200 miles above Earth, and made a gentle in-orbit meet-up, kicking off the
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Protein-based Novavax coronavirus vaccine simple and a likely pandemic game-changer
A protein-based vaccine platform used for decades to guard against hepatitis and shingles could be a pandemic game changer. Novavax is preparing to seek approval of their protein-based vaccine for
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California couple using IVF gave birth to a stranger’s baby. Now they’re suing
The in vitro fertilization procedure worked. It was an extremely difficult pregnancy, but Daphna Cardinale was thrilled to deliver a healthy, perfect baby girl on Sept. 24, 2019. She was
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Is your COVID-19 vaccine working? The future of immunity tests
With troubling evidence that COVID-19 vaccines lose their effectiveness over time, Americans are wondering: Is my shot still doing its job? Today’s commercially available tests can’t tell you. But a
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Pfizer’s COVID pill cuts hospitalization, death rates by 90%
Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joins the race to
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Thousands of Pediatric Vaccine Appointments Already Booked on First Day of Availability
It’s the first day children ages 5-11 can get inoculated against COVID-19 and already thousands of appointments have been booked in Santa Clara County, officials said Wednesday. At Emmanuel Baptist
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