Day: June 11, 2021

Minneapolis Teen Receives Pulitzer Prize For Recording George Floyd’s Death

June 11, 2021

The boy who filmed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis received a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board on Friday, sparking a summer of rallies against systematic racism and police violence. Darnella Frazier’s video and courtroom evidence were crucial in the conviction of Derek Chauvin, a former police officer, for killing George Floyd […]

Images Show Chinese Rover On The Dusty, Stony Surface Of Mars

June 11, 2021

The dusty, stony Martian terrain, as well as a Chinese Rover and lander flying little national flags, were seen in photographs taken by the rover on the red planet and released on Friday. The four images supplied by the China National Space Administration also show the Zhurong rover’s upper stage and the view from the […]

Iconic ‘Doge Cryptocurrency’ Meme NFT Breaks Record, Selling For $4 Million

June 11, 2021

“Doge Cryptocurrency,” the image of an animated Shiba Inu that has become one of the internet’s most famous memes, has sold for $4 million as a nonfungible token, making it the most expensive meme NFT of all time. On Friday, the auction winner, @pleasrdao, placed a willing bid of 1,696.9 of the cryptocurrency Ethereum, worth […]

China Is Accused Of Committing “Crimes Against Humanity” By International Rights Group.

June 11, 2021

China’s activities against its Turkic Muslim people were formally labeled “Crimes Against Humanity” by Amnesty International on Thursday. “Muslims in Xinjiang may be the most intensively studied people on the planet,” Amnesty International’s senior crisis advisor Jonathan Loeb told reporters. Uighurs and other Muslim minorities residing in China’s Xinjiang province “experience systematic state-organized mass detention, […]

At San Francisco Fertility Clinic, Eggs and Embryos Were Ruined, $15M Award Was Made

June 11, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Five women who lost eggs or embryos after a cryogenic storage tank at San Francisco Fertility Clinic collapsed were awarded almost $15 million by a jury on Thursday. The judgment was awarded in a case brought after a tank collapse at the Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco in 2018, which resulted […]

178 Staff At Houston Methodist Hospital Suspended For Not Complying With COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

June 11, 2021

178 staff at a Houston Methodist Hospital have been suspended after refusing to acquire the COVID-19 vaccination despite a deadline of this week for inoculation. Houston Methodist Hospital, which manages eight hospitals and employs over 26,000 people, gave employees until Monday to receive the vaccination or face suspension and firing. The hospital said on Tuesday […]

Medicare Copays For New Alzheimer’s Drug Could Reach $11,500

June 11, 2021

WASHINGTON – According to a study paper released Wednesday, a new $56,000-per-year Alzheimer’s drug will hike Medicare rates across the board, and certain patients who are prescribed the prescription might have annual copayments of almost $11,500. The medicine, named Aduhelm, was just recently authorised by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s the first Alzheimer’s drug […]

1st North American Cruise Since 2020, 2 Passengers Tested Positive With COVID-19

June 11, 2021

On Thursday, two passengers who shared a cabin on the first North American Cruise since 2020 tested positive for COVID-19. Prior to or at the time of boarding, all personnel and adult passengers on board the Celebrity Millennium required to present confirmation of complete vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test. While undergoing tests prior to […]