The EU’s military ambitions have been hit by budget battles and the coronavirus but they’re still standing. Just about. EU officials and diplomats see boosting defense capability as crucial to the bloc’s efforts to play a greater geopolitical role. But in the European Commission’s new plan for a seven-year EU budget, revamped to take account […]
We have still not received a pair of these for formal testing, which may be a good thing in view of our feelings these days about “updatings.” (Our feelings about such are clarified in this issue’s “As We See It.”) We auditioned Ohm Fs in three audio stores, and came away with five reactions. In […]
“Dinner’s fried chicken, honey.” “And I hay-ulped!” Gap-toothed and demented-looking, the Shake’n’Bake urchin comes to mind every time I regard the Assemblage DAC-1—which I built. Like that insanely happy child-actor, my true participation was rather limited: the DAC-1 comes with a fully assembled circuit board, requiring only that the AC filter, three LEDs, three RCA […]
VAN NUYS, CA — Two men are out on bail after assaulting a Van Nuys Target security guard who confronted them for not wearing a mask in the store, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The confrontation, which occurred at about 10:20 a.m. May 1, left the security guard with a broken arm, according […]
CALIFORNIA — After weeks of waiting, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would begin to lift restrictions in its stay-home order, starting by allowing retailers and manufacturers to open for business as early as Friday. This step means that California is entering Stage 2 of its gradual, four-part reopening plan, which Newsom laid […]
Le groupe pharmaceutique suisse Roche a annoncé vendredi le développement d’un test sérologique pour détecter les personnes ayant développé une forme d’immunité contre le nouveau coronavirus grâce à la présence d’anticorps, qu’il espère lancer début mai. Réalisé à partir d'une prise de sang, ce test appelé Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2, permet d'identifier les personnes qui ont été […]
Taraji P. Henson, l’une des héroïnes de la série "Empire", est la dernière célébrité en date à s’intéresser aux produits de coiffure. La comédienne stars d’Empire a développé la marque TPH by Taraji, qui devrait être officiellement commercialisée dans les magasins Target à partir du 29 janvier.Cette gamme de 18 produits a été conçue pour […]
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey may have to give back $1.8 billion it received in federal coronavirus relief funds after the U.S. Treasury issued new guidance restricting how those funds can be used. Gov. Phil Murphy said the state received that guidance Wednesday and said it contradicts what states were told previously about the relief […]
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — It started with chills, sweats and a minor fever. Steve Vega shrugged it off as a bad cold, maybe the flu. It was early March, and the new coronavirus outbreak that within weeks would capsize life as we knew it seemed to be to an improbable cause of his illness. […]
L’Institut Pasteur est engagé sur trois projets de vaccins anti-Covid-19, dont le plus avancé, basé sur un vaccin de la rougeole modifié, devrait donner des premiers résultats en octobre, selon la coordinatrice des programmes vaccins, Christiane Gerke. Sommaire Quel est le calendrier des essais cliniques pour votre vaccin anti-Covid tiré d’un vaccin de rougeole modifié? […]