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Bill Gates has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories, from forcing people to eat bugs to being some kind of shape-shifting lizard, but his daughter Phoebe’s friendship with her father ended after rumors spread about him and the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’ve had friends cut me off because of the vaccine rumors,” she told her father in the new Netflix documentary series, What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates, according to People. Her comments were a reference to a now-debunked theory that Gates put microchips in COVID-19 vaccines to track people. Bill remains optimistic about the online world, responding to…
Bill Gates has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories, from forcing people to eat bugs to being some kind of shape-shifting lizard, but his daughter Phoebe’s friendship with her father ended after rumors spread about him and the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’ve had friends cut me off because of the vaccine rumors,” she told her father in the new Netflix documentary series, What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates, according to People. Her comments were a reference to a now-debunked theory that Gates put microchips in COVID-19 vaccines to track people.Bill remains optimistic about the online world, responding to his…
CHICKASHA, Okla. (KOKH) — Chickasha resident Howie Jackson has battled cancer three times, most recently after being diagnosed with prostate cancer about a year and a half ago.Jackson traveled to Washington, DC to lobby with more than 700 cancer patients, survivors and families who are part of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network.”We have lobbied Congress to maximize funding for cancer research in the coming fiscal year and to expedite Medicare approval of the multi-cancer early detection test, MCED, once it is cleared by the FDA,” Jackson said.Jackson told FOX 25 that the group of Oklahomans who attended were…
pacemakerA photo of Andy Allen before playing in the Warrior Games in 2019A Northern Irish politician who uses a wheelchair was frustrated when a plane took off without him at Birmingham airport because there was no lift provided to get him on board.Ulster Unionist Party MP Andy Allen told BBC News NI he had been due to travel to Belfast City Airport on an Aer Lingus flight on Sunday but was unable to board.Allen, a former soldier, was 19 when he was injured by a bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan in 2008.He said he was sitting on the tarmac…
It was Military Appreciation Day and the White Effect Game. The best moment at the start of the game? Three Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters fly overhead to honor their fellow service members and swear in a large group of Army Reserve officer trainees. Three Black Hawks fly in formation from south to north for a change. John Schneider – SB Nation But since it was a daytime match, it was clear something was wrong. They brought along large marshmallow roaster effects and smoke machines. There was only a faint hint of smoke here and there, and one of the marshmallow…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to promise a “Budget to Rebuild Britain” when she speaks to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Monday.The Chancellor is under pressure to offer some optimism after Labour inherited a gloomy message about the economic state of the country from the Conservatives.But the controversial decision to end winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners threatens to overshadow her speech, with a vote to challenge the move expected in the chamber on the same day.Reeves has also been embroiled in the charitable donations scandal which prompted the Prime Minister to say senior Labour figures would…
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of Texas faculty member tried to bridge the gap between students and future employers. Jamil Hooper founded Career City Limits, a week-long lecture series hosted by the University of Texas School of Design and Creative Technology. From Tuesday through Friday this week, students and alumni of all majors heard from a variety of tech pioneers in hybrid sessions. The school hosts the series each semester, with talks from new and returning companies. Companies that participated last week included Verge Aero and Electronic Arts, the studio that developed video games such as…
University officials have hired litigation firm Williams & Connolly to conduct an independent investigation into allegations of workplace and financial misconduct by top administrators at the University of Virginia School of Health and Medicine, according to university spokesman Brian Coy. In a statement to the Cavalier Daily, Coy said the university has worked with Williams & Connolly in the past but would not disclose when or under what circumstances, noting that the university generally does not comment on legal matters. The announcement follows a letter sent to the board by 128 faculty members employed by University Physicians Group on Sept.…
Nomura Research Institute (TSE:4307) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35, which may be sending a very bearish signal at this point, given that almost half of Japanese companies have P/E ratios below 13, and P/Es below 9 are not uncommon. However, there may be a reason why the P/E is so high, and further investigation is needed to determine if it is justified. Nomura Research Institute has certainly been doing well recently, growing its profits faster than most other companies. Many seem to expect this good performance to continue, which is leading to a rising price-to-earnings multiple. If not,…
Earlier this summer, former President Donald J. Trump, during a visit with Republican members of Congress, suggested a tax system that would be very different from the one the United States has had for decades.Rather than taxing Americans on the money they earn from work or on their investments, Trump has proposed broad taxes on goods Americans buy from abroad, and in his view, such tariffs could replace income taxes as a major source of federal revenue.The idea was briefly floated privately but then seemed to fizzle out, and Trump never repeated it publicly as experts questioned whether such a…