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World to spend $157 billion on Covid-19 vaccines through 2025 : Report

Total global spending on Covid-19 vaccines is projected to reach $157 billion by 2025, driven by mass vaccination programs underway and “booster shots” expected every two years, according to a report by U.S. health data company IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV.N) released on Thursday. IQVIA, which provides data and analytics for the healthcare industry, said it […]

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Newsmax Apologizes for False Claims of Vote-Rigging by a Dominion Employee

The conservative news outlet Newsmax formally apologized on Friday for spreading baseless allegations that an employee of Dominion Voting Systems had rigged voting machines in an effort to sink President Donald J. Trump’s bid for re-election last year. In a statement posted on its website, Newsmax acknowledged that it had found “no evidence” for the […]

Sports

NFL draft 2021 takeaways – The QB rush continues, plus lingering questions and top surprises

By most measures, NFL offenses last year produced their best season in the history of pro football. Never had the collective environment been more conducive to scoring, especially via the pass, and new records were set for points, touchdown throws and completion percentage. So after taking three months to analyze their rosters and project trends, […]

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Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball, Malik Monk set to return vs. Detroit Pistons

Charlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball, who has been out since March 20 with a fractured wrist, is available to play in Saturday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, the team announced. Fellow guard Malik Monk, who has been sidelined for a month with an ankle sprain, is also available, the team said. Hornets coach James Borrego […]

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US Secret Service Agent Dies Training at Bush Compound in Maine

A service is being held Saturday in Maine for a 50-year-old secret service agent who died while training during his shift at the Bush family compound at Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport. Keith Mills, a Secret Service officer who protected the late President George H W Bush and former President George W Bush, died on Sunday […]

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Israel stampede: 45 killed during Lag B’Omer celebrations, Netanyahu declares national mourning

Israeli medical workers sought on Friday to identify many of the 45 people crushed to death overnight at an overcrowded religious festival, where some of the victims went unnoticed until the PA system sounded an appeal to disperse. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had thronged to the Galilee tomb of 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shimon […]