Category: Finance News

Mar 8

Pfizer’s CEO says Jared Kushner wanted him to divert vaccine supplies from Canada, Japan, and Latin America to boost the US’s COVID-19 jab stockpile

Jared Kushner and Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla had a “heated” conversation over whether the US should be able to cut the line and receive its vaccine doses before other countries.Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says he had a “heated” debate with Jared Kushner over COVID-19 vaccine supplies. Bourla told Kushner that the US would […]
Mar 7

A stranger sent a mom a question on Instagram: Did her baby have a rare genetic condition? Turns out, he did.

After Katelyn Samples posted a photo of her 10-month-old son on Instagram, a stranger sent her a message with an unnerving question: Had her boy been diagnosed with uncombable hair syndrome? Syndrome. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Samples focused on that word. The […]
Mar 7

A French restaurant says it received insults and threats from customers who thought its signature Quebecois dish poutine was named after Putin

French restaurant La Maison de la Poutine sought to clarify that its name has nothing to do with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Lewis Geyer/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images, SERGEI GUNEYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images A French restaurant says it’s received threats based on confusion around its namesake dish. Poutine, fries doused in cheese curds […]
Mar 5

Stolen box of human heads investigated by Denver police

Reuters Videos More than 4,300 detained at anti-war protests in Russia STORY: Police detained more than 4,300 people across Russia on Sunday at protests against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.That’s according to an independent protest monitoring group, which said it had documented the detention of at least 4,366 people in 56 different cities across […]
Mar 5

Harrowing video captures the moment Sky News crew says they were shot at by Russian forces outside of Kyiv with 2 staff members hit by bullets

Russian tanks roll on the field during military drills in Leningrad region, Russia on February 14, 2022.Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP Russian forces fired at a Sky News team on the outskirts of Kyiv on Friday. The crew was taping their report when they came under fire, and captured the harrowing footage. Correspondent […]
Mar 4

Updated: Details emerge in on-campus death of Stanford goalie Katie Meyer of Newbury Park

Members of the Orlando Pride wore the initials of Stanford goalkeeper Katie Meyer on their wrists during their NWSL preseason match Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. The Newbury Park High star was found dead in her on-campus residence at Stanford University. Stanford University goalkeeper Katie Meyer’s death was “self-inflicted,” the County of Santa Clara announced Thursday. […]