Amgen Foundation Announces New $4 Million Commitment to Bring Hands-On Biotechnology Labs to Secondary School Students - The Amgen Biotech Experience in the classroom
The Amgen Biotech Experience empowers teachers to bring biotechnology into their classrooms to spark students’ love of science and features a hands-on curriculum that introduces students to the excitement of scientific discovery.
New study suggests more than 8 percent of children with cancer have genetic predisposition - Discover Why Children Get Cancer Video
A landmark study helps to explain the genetic roots of cancer risk in children and how this may ultimately change patient care in the future.
Tickets on Sale: Keep Memory Alive's 20th Annual Power of Loveâ„¢ Gala Celebrates 90th Birthday of the Legendary Tony Bennett, May 21, 2016 - Tony Bennett on Keep Memory Alive
Tony Bennett talks about what it means to have Keep Memory Alive’s 20th annual Power of Love™ gala honor him with a 90th birthday celebration on May 21, 2016
Michael Strahan Teams Up With Meta To Launch "Heart 2 Heart" Campaign During National Heart Month To Promote Living A Heart-Healthy Lifestyle - Meta Heart 2 Heart Featuring Michael and Gene Strahan
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Parts of Asia that relaxed restrictions without a resurgence in coronavirus cases did these three things
"This is a tough, tough virus," said disease specialist Dr. Dale Fisher. "All it takes is one infected person and it spreads like wildfire."
In Sweden, hydrogen has been used to heat steel in a bid to boost sustainability
NFL free agent deals at risk as team doctors can't evaluate players due to coronavirus
With in-person visits with free agents restricted due to the coronavirus outbreak, some NFL agents are wondering how a new deal will become official without team examinations.
Homeowners should grab this emergency lifeline before it dries up
Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase are temporarily halting applications for home equity lines of credit. If other lenders follow suit, it could mean that homeowners will miss out on an emergency source of funding. What you should know.
NFL teams seeing high early ticket demand despite Covid-19, agency SeatGeek says
The Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are among the most in-demand teams, while demand for Patriots tickets is way down, according to ticket volume data provided by SeatGeek.
Feds clear General Motors in UAW union corruption probe
Federal prosecutors this week informed GM that it is not currently a target in a yearslong investigation into corruption of the United Auto Workers union.
Ferrari is now worth more than General Motors and Ford
Ferrari's market value surged to $30 billion Monday morning, more than the value of General Motors or Ford Motor.
NASA's billions of investment in SpaceX have been 'very beneficial,' agency chief says
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine believes the billions his agency has invested in Elon Musk's SpaceX have been well worth it.
Emergent Biosolutions CEO on Trump's wishes to develop a vaccine by year end — 'Nobody can guarantee anything'
"We're here ... doing everything we can to make sure that a vaccine and treatments are available as soon as possible," CEO Robert Kramer said.
Masimo CEO says its remote oxygen monitors were made to mitigate diseases like coronavirus
Masimo CEO Joe Kiani discussed how the medical device maker's telehealth systems can be useful in the fight against coronavirus.
Cramer's lightning round: 'General Dynamics is a very good long-term hold'
"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.
FDA gives emergency authorization for new antigen test to help detect coronavirus quicker and cheaper
There is a higher chance of false negatives with an antigen test and a negative result may need to be confirmed with an additional PCR test prior to further treatments.
NYSE-legend Art Cashin gives his first comments on the coronavirus sell-off and when we recover
Cashin was in a car accident in early February (he was not driving) and has been recuperating. We spoke to him by phone from his home.
Bill Gates: Coronavirus may be 'once-in-a-century pathogen we've been worried about'
"I hope it's not that bad, but we should assume it will be until we know otherwise," Gates wrote in an article published Friday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The 5 stock-picking legends you must study up on to become a smarter investor
Phil Town, best-selling author and self-made millionaire, recommends reading these five stock market legends if you want to become a competent investor.
General Motors ekes out $294 million profit in the first quarter despite crippling production and sales from coronavirus
The Covid-19 outbreak cut deeply into GM's performance, costing the largest U.S. automaker $1.4 billion before taxes during the first three months.
German court ruling on ECB bond buying 'laughable,' Societe Generale chair says
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, chairman of Societe Generale and former member of the ECB's executive board, discusses the German constitutional court's call for the European Central Bank to justify its bond-buying program.
Chinese TV star Jin Xing discusses gender reassignment
Dancer and TV star Jin Xing talks to CNBC's Tania Bryer after she was presented with a Crystal Award at the 2020 World Economic Forum.
Sweden, UK and three other European nations are not seeing a drop in coronavirus cases, EU agency says
The European Union's agency for disease control has said that the U.K. is among five countries in the region that are still not seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases.
German court ruling on ECB purchases is 'laughable,' Societe Generale chair says
Germany's constitutional court threatened to block fresh purchases of German bonds through the European Central Bank's program.
UK general election more likely than second Brexit referendum: Professor
Cedomir Nestorovic, professor of geopolitics at ESSEC Business School, predicts that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's second Brexit deal will likely be rejected Monday, creating further scope for a near-term general election.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Beyond Meat, Wendy's, General Motors & more
11 attorneys general sound alarm about meat industry
A group of state AGs are raising concerns about the meat industry. CNBC's Ylan Mui reports.
Advisors hire next-generation talent to thrive. Here's how some practices have already done it
As 40% of advisors plan to retire within the next 10 years, young financial advisors can help fill the gap. Here's how established advisory practices are integrating younger generations into their teams.
General Motors CFO on Q1 earnings, coronavirus impact, demand and more
Dhivya Suryadevara, General Motors CFO, joins "Squawk Box" to discuss the company's first-quarter earnings results, closing of the North American plants, auto demand, the path forward and more.
Loup Ventures' Gene Munster breaks down Lyft's quarter
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Uber drops after earnings, Gene Munster digs into report
CNBC's Deirdre Bosa on Uber earnings. And Loup Ventures' Gene Munster on Uber's report. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman and Dan Nathan.
'Separation by sex': gendered lockdown fuelling hate crime on streets of Bogotá
While men and women can go out on alternate days, trans people in the Colombian capital face increasing risk of violent attacks
A policy of making men and women leave their homes on alternate days during lockdown in Bogotá is fuelling violence towards the transgender community by the police and the public, activists say.
The mayor of the Colombian capital, Claudia López, announced last month that women were permitted to go outdoors for essential tasks on even-numbered days and men on odd-numbered days, in an effort to limit numbers on the streets.
Continue reading...'Bring our people home': the bold new plan for an Indigenous-led district in Canada
The Senakw development aims to ease the city’s chronic housing crisis – and to challenge the mindset that indigeneity and urbanity are incompatible
The scrubby, vacant patch beneath the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver looks at first glance like a typical example of the type of derelict nook common to all cities: 11.7 acres of former railway lands, over which tens of thousands of people drive every day.
This is not any old swath of underused space, however. It’s one of Canada’s smallest First Nations reserves, where dozens of Squamish families once lived. The village was destroyed by provincial authorities more than a century ago.
Continue reading...Tony Allen, legendary drummer and Afrobeat co-founder, dies aged 79
Gilles Peterson and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers pay tribute to the Fela Kuti collaborator, described by Brian Eno as ‘perhaps the greatest drummer who ever lived’
The Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who is credited with creating Afrobeat along with his old bandmate Fela Kuti, died suddenly at the age of 79 in Paris on Thursday, his manager said. “We don’t know the exact cause of death,” Eric Trosset said, adding it was not linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
“He was in great shape,” said Trosset. “It was quite sudden. I spoke to him at 1pm then two hours later he was sick and taken to Pompidou hospital, where he died.”
Related: Tony Allen: Afrobeat’s master on Hugh Masekela, Damon Albarn and friction with Fela Kuti
The epic Tony Allen, the greatest drummer on earth has left us. What a wildman with a massive, kind and free heart and the deepest one-of-a-kind groove. Fela Kuti did not invent afrobeat, Fela and Tony birthed it… https://t.co/qXqMAP7QzT
RIP TONY ALLEN. THE GOAT AMONGST GOATS. DO YOUR RESEARCH. LEGENDS NEVER DIE. THE INVENTOR OF RHYTHM #Afrobeat
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Continue reading...Global report: Iranian infections rise as France plans for resurgence
Spain extends state of emergency; Danish agency warns of risk of second wave
New coronavirus infections in Iran have risen sharply since the country relaxed its restrictions on movement, while France has said it will reimpose strict lockdowns if cases surge when it begins to emerge from confinement next week.
Tehran on Wednesday reported 1,680 new infections, nearly double the figure four days ago and the highest daily figure since 11 April when it allowed a phased return to work amid fears of economic collapse. A ban on travel between cities and business at shopping malls has since also been lifted.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will open their borders to each others’ citizens from 15 May, creating a Baltic “travel bubble” within the EU.
Hundreds of Indian police have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, raising alarm among an over-stretched force as it attempts to enforce the world’s largest lockdown.
At least 90,000 healthcare workers worldwide – and possibly twice that – are believed to have been infected with Covid-19, and more than 260 nurses have died, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said.
Professor Salim Abdool Karim, the South African government’s chief adviser, said the country’s strict lockdown and proactive screening and testing programme had helped limit its death toll to 148.
Continue reading...Leaders mark heroics of war generation in shadow of pandemic
Quiet commemorations held to mark 75 years since end of war on continent
Seventy-five years ago crowds massed in the streets of Europe, singing and dancing as their leaders announced the end of six years of bloody war. On Friday, the streets were empty, and leaders stood alone in silence at places of commemoration, as a continent marked the heroics of the war generation in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue reading...Next Generation: after five years, how has our first full class of picks fared?
From Rashford to Tielemans, we check in on how our initial Next Generation players have got on before the 2019 ones are announced this week
In 2014 we decided that it would be interesting to pick the best young players from each Premier League club – as well as 40 from around the world – and follow them for five years to see how they progressed.
The idea was to try to get a sense of how difficult it is to become a professional footballer despite being one of the best in that country at the age of 16 or 17.
Continue reading...Next Generation 2019: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs
The Guardian selects the best young players at each club born between 1 September 2002 and 31 August 2003, an age band known as first-year scholars. Check the progress of class of 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Photographs by David Price/Arsenal/Getty Images, Neville Williams/Aston Villa/Getty Images, AFC Bournemouth, Paul Hazlewood/BHAFC, Paul Dennis/TGS/Shutterstock, Clive Howes/Chelsea/Getty Images, Danny Loo/PPAUK, Emma Simpson/Everton/Getty Images, Nick Taylor/Liverpool/Getty Images, Manchester City/Getty Images, Ash Donelon/Manchester United/Getty Images, Jason Dawson/Jasonpix, James Wilson/Sportimage, Simon Bellis/Sportimage, Robin Jones/Digital South/Southampton FC, Tottenham Hotspur/Getty Images, Alan Cozzi/Watford, Arfa Griffiths/West Ham United and Sam Bagnall/AMA
Continue reading...Next Generation 2019: 60 of the best young talents in world football
Eidur Gudjohnsen’s son, the new Paul Pogba and Barça’s Ansu Fati are among our 60 most talented players in the world born in 2002. Check the progress of our 2018 picks | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014
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