Parents in the US who want to vaccinate their young children against Covid-19 may face challenges this fall. The FDA might not renew authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5, affecting their ability to receive protection against severe illness from Covid-19. The CDC has informed state and local health officials that Pfizer’s pediatric … Read more
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The UFC has signed a new billion-dollar rights deal with Paramount, which will see all its content available on the streaming platform Paramount+. The seven-year deal is worth an average of $1.1 billion per year and includes all cards on the platform, as well as select numbered events simulcasting on CBS. UFC CEO Dana White … Read more
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of research grants at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), which were suspended in July. The grants, worth over $580 million, represent about a third of the total amount frozen by the government. The decision, made by U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin … Read more
The US Energy Department has announced plans to invest in 10 startups working on the development of a commercial nuclear reactor by mid-2026, providing up to $15 million each for these projects. This move is aimed at accelerating the development of new nuclear technologies and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/nuke-race-energy-department-start-ups-reactor-ee63471d
A web service experienced a temporary failure after receiving an unusually high number of requests. The incident occurred when the system’s capacity was exceeded, causing it to shut down. The error message ‘429 Too Many Requests’ was displayed, indicating that the request rate had surpassed the service’s limits. This type of error is commonly seen … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel about being listed for potentially committing patterns of certain forms of sexual violence, according to the Israeli mission to the UN. Guterres sent a letter to Israel’s ambassador, Danny Danon, citing “credible information” of violations by Israeli forces against Palestinians in prisons and detention centers. The UN … Read more
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A recent fireball sighting across the southeast USA has led scientists to confirm that a space rock caused widespread celestial observations. Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a 50-gram meteorite found in an Atlanta resident’s living room, which they believe originated from a breakup of a larger asteroid about 470 million years ago. … Read more
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified the earliest known black hole in the universe, dating back over 13 billion years. The discovery was made just 500 million years after the Big Bang and is located in a small galaxy called CAPERS-LRD-z9. This “Little Red Dot” is unusual because it emits red light … Read more