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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Monumental victory': Wisconsin Judge axes Walker-era attack on union rights

More than a decade after it sparked massive protests in the state capital, a Wisconsin judge on Monday struck down a controversial law that effectively ended public sector collective bargaining in the state. "After 14 years of battling for our collective bargaining rights, we are thrilled to take this step forward," Rocco DeMark, a building service worker and SEIU Wisconsin …

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1 month ago

Tesla has been slow to make its chargers accessible to other EVs

LA Times

Tesla Inc. promised to drop the wall on its so-called charging “walled garden” two years ago, making its Superchargers accessible to all EVs. “I absolutely love the car, but it’s definitely limited my travel.” Tesla “invited” other brands to adopt its charging port in late 2022. The loss of so many Supercharger workers at Tesla “certainly didn’t help,” said Brent …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Nehru facilitated Austria’s emergence as neutral country, says Chancellor

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The role of India’s first premier Jawaharlal Nehru in complex negotiations that facilitated Austria’s emergence as a neutral and independent country in 1955 was highlighted by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer at a media interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer during a press conference with PM Narendra Modi in Vienna on Thursday during …

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5 months, 1 week ago

'A relationship of trust which began in 1950s': Austrian Chancellor recalls Nehru's role in independence

New Indian Express

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer lauded his nation's ties with India and recalled the role of the country's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in the negotiations that facilitated the European nation’s sovereignty in 1955. The Chancellor's remarks came on Wednesday during a joint press briefing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Vienna, with Nehammer terming the ties between India and Austria …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

How do sperm whales talk to each other? MIT scientists decode basic elements of communication system

Hindustan Times

Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help better protect them. Like many whales and dolphins, sperm whales are highly social mammals and communicate by squeezing air through their …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sperm whale language building blocks identified by scientists

Associated Press

ROSEAU, Dominica — Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help better protect them. “We’re now starting to find the first building blocks of whale language,” said David Gruber, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

The scientists learning to speak whale

BBC

The scientists learning to speak whale Jodi Frediani A humpback whale and her calf In a world-first, scientists had a "conversation" with a whale. Researchers who "conversed" with a humpback whale say their encounter could be the first step towards communication with non-human intelligence. "It's really about seeing the world from the perspective of animals," he says, or in the …

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1 year ago

2023: The year we played with artificial intelligence — and weren’t sure what to do about it

Associated Press

Artificial intelligence went mainstream in 2023 — it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people’s science fiction fantasies of human-like machines. “There’s massive claims by vendors and producers of generative AI around its capabilities, its ability to deliver those capabilities.” Google drew criticism this month for editing a video …

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1 year, 3 months ago

The U.S. has a 'primary problem,' say advocates who call for new election systems

NPR

The U.S. has a 'primary problem,' say advocates who call for new election systems Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP Ted S. Warren/AP Most state and federal primary elections in the U.S. are divided up by political party, and many are only open to voters who are members of a party. He says the earlier system "was often …

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1 year, 3 months ago

'A big, blinking "Welcome Nazis" sign': Elon Musk shredded by veteran tech observer

Raw Story

For all of his claims to be working on content moderation, billionaire Elon Musk has allowed neo-Nazi accounts to proliferate across X, the rebranded platform previously known as Twitter, wrote tech analyst John Gruber in a scathing analysis this week. This comes in response to independent multimedia journalist David Leavitt flagging several facially anti-Semitic accounts that the site has explicitly …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Hops for beer flourish under solar panels. They’re not the only crop thriving in the shade.

Associated Press

AU in der HALLERTAU, Germany — Bright green vines snake upwards 20 feet toward an umbrella of solar panels at Josef Wimmer’s farm in Bavaria. “We are assuming that British summers are going to get hotter, we have a problem with water shortages, we need to be efficient in all parts of agriculture.” Having shade where it’s useful and monitoring …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Life sentence for teenage robber who murdered boy aged 16 in park

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

From arch villain Hans Gruber to sneery Snape: The endless allure of Alan Rickman’s disdain

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

The refugees cast adrift in the Mediterranean

Al Jazeera

Listen to this story: Naima*, 50, first came to Istanbul with her two sons in November 2019, to join her husband, who was weakening with cancer. But the Greek islands, which have hosted hundreds of thousands of foreigners fleeing war and unrest since the mass migration began in 2015, are at the centre of stories of asylum seekers arriving and …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Why Covid-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses

CNN

CNN — The Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine just authorized for younger children still requires two shots given on the same schedule as the vaccine for adolescents and adults – but the doses will be a third of the size. “We think that we have optimized immune response and minimized reactions,” Pfizer Senior Vice President Dr. William Gruber told the FDA’s vaccine …

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3 years, 1 month ago

FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11

NPR

FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images A panel of independent advisers to the Food and Drug Administration is recommending that the agency issue an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 years old. Currently, the case rate among children ages …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine protection against Covid-19 wanes over time, especially for older people, CDC says

CNN

CNN — The protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines appears to wane over time, especially for people 65 and older, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert said Wednesday. The conversation for now is focused on a third dose – a booster – of the company’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine, and experience with past vaccines suggests a third dose may …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Works In Kids Ages 5 To 11

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon ― a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. Yet after their second dose, children ages 5 to 11 developed coronavirus-fighting antibody levels just as strong as teenagers and young adults, Dr. …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe for children aged 5-11, confirms clinical trial results

India TV News

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children aged 5-11, confirms clinical trial results, reports AFP. Yet after their second dose, children ages 5 to 11 developed coronavirus-fighting antibody levels just as strong as teenagers and young adults getting the regular-strength shots, Dr. Bill Gruber, a Pfizer senior vice president, told The Associated Press. Earlier this month, FDA chief Dr. Peter …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11, will seek authorization

LA Times

A 5-year-old COVID-19 patient is in the acute care unit at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital in Loma Linda last week. Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group. Pfizer said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and …

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3 years, 3 months ago

America is facing a pandemic of hunger

Raw Story

Demand at food banks and food pantries has dipped, but only slightly, as the job market rebounds and government stimulus programs put money in Americans' pockets, but the frayed safety net that is the emergency food system remains a lifeline for many still struggling families. Last week the Biden administration revised the thrifty food plan definition of basic food needs, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

FDA clears Pfizer shot for children as young as 12

LA Times

COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer’s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall. “This is a watershed moment in our ability to fight back the COVID-19 pandemic,” Dr. Bill Gruber, …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Pfizer’s covid vaccine results impress. But why some scientists are cautious?

Live Mint

Scientists on Monday said initial trial results for Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine far outpaced their expectations for protection against a completely new disease, but that many questions remain unanswered. The full study is designed to show the vaccine is effective after 164 people fall ill. Pfizer said that may happen in the first or second week of December, …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Pfizer says early data suggest its COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective

LA Times

Pfizer says early data on its coronavirus vaccine suggest that the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19. Pfizer says early data on its COVID-19 vaccine candidate suggest the shots may be 90% effective at preventing the disease, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency-use application with U.S. regulators. “I am very happy,” …

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'Monumental victory': Wisconsin Judge axes Walker-era attack on union rights

Tesla has been slow to make its chargers accessible to other EVs

Nehru facilitated Austria’s emergence as neutral country, says Chancellor

'A relationship of trust which began in 1950s': Austrian Chancellor recalls Nehru's role in independence

How do sperm whales talk to each other? MIT scientists decode basic elements of communication system

Sperm whale language building blocks identified by scientists

The scientists learning to speak whale

2023: The year we played with artificial intelligence — and weren’t sure what to do about it

The U.S. has a 'primary problem,' say advocates who call for new election systems

'A big, blinking "Welcome Nazis" sign': Elon Musk shredded by veteran tech observer

Hops for beer flourish under solar panels. They’re not the only crop thriving in the shade.

Life sentence for teenage robber who murdered boy aged 16 in park

From arch villain Hans Gruber to sneery Snape: The endless allure of Alan Rickman’s disdain

The refugees cast adrift in the Mediterranean

Why Covid-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses

FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11

Vaccine protection against Covid-19 wanes over time, especially for older people, CDC says

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Works In Kids Ages 5 To 11

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe for children aged 5-11, confirms clinical trial results

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11, will seek authorization

America is facing a pandemic of hunger

FDA clears Pfizer shot for children as young as 12

Pfizer’s covid vaccine results impress. But why some scientists are cautious?

Pfizer says early data suggest its COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective