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Development of new coronavirus vaccines may be hitting critical mass. Here’s how they work

Data on vaccines being tested by Johnson & Johnson and Novavax came out last week, and makers of AstraZeneca‘s vaccine and Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine published some long-awaited details about their shots on Tuesday. All indicate high efficacy against the virus, even though they take very different approaches. Here’s how some of the top coronavirus

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Eavesdropping marmosets understand other monkeys’ conversations

Marmosets can understand conversations between other monkeys and judge whether they want to interact with them, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Zurich played marmosets audio recordings of vocal interactions between their peers and recorded their behavior and body temperature to gauge their reaction, the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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SoulCycle instructor apologizes after being criticized for jumping the line to get Covid-19 vaccine

A popular SoulCycle instructor is apologizing for “a terrible error in judgment” after getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Stacey Griffith, a New York-based instructor, said she drove one hour to Staten Island to get the Moderna vaccine, according to an Instagram post that has since been deleted but circulated online, credited to Griffith’s account. “Now I

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Three dead in northeastern Pennsylvania after snow shoveling dispute leads to murder-suicide

Click here for updates on this story     Plains, Pennsylvania (WGAL ) — A dispute over snow shoveling ended with a murder-suicide that left three people dead in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office said Jeffrey Spaide got into an argument Monday morning with James and Lisa Goy, who lived across the

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Maine school board denounces hate crimes, pledges support to LGBTQ+ community

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW ) — The Portland Board of Public Education unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday evening condemning a recent string of hate crimes targeting members of the LGBTQ+ community. People in Portland and South Portland have reported receiving threatening letters. Those letters appeared to target people who

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Study finds airports contribute $40 billion to state’s economy

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — An economic study found that Tennessee’s public-use airports contribute $40 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 220,000 jobs in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation recently completed a year-long Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study. “Tennessee’s 78 public-use airports are critical components of

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