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Coronavirus: Ban live-animal markets


While President Donald Trump pushes for investigation into the possibility of the coronavirus escaping from a lab in Wuhan, China, many scientists are pointing to a live-animal market in that city. Found in many countries around the world but primarily in Southeast Asia, live-animal markets sell domestic, wild and imported animals for human consumption. Conditions […]




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‘People are having a hard time believing’: Virus hits home at Seattle’s Leschi Market


When the longtime owner of the tiny Leschi Market along Lake Washington came down with COVID-19, the coronavirus hit home for generations of his patrons and fans.




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‘A’s for all’ is the most Seattle thing ever — and cover for the school district’s own poor marks


The Seattle School District has decided to give all A's to high-schoolers who do a modicum of work during the pandemic shutdown. But the happy plan is a Band-Aid over its own sloppy performance, writes columnist Danny Westneat.





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How former UW QB Mark Brunell overcame an ‘absolutely horrible’ NFL draft day


With guests over and nothing to celebrate, UW's Mark Brunell went through an "absolutely horrible" draft day. But his career is proof that what matters isn’t what round you are drafted in, but “the situation you find yourself in."




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After earning Donovan’s recommendation, new UW Huskies tight ends coach Derham Cato eager to make his mark


First-year UW offensive coordinator John Donovan placed his faith in a familiar face when it came to the Huskies' new tight ends coach. Now Derham Cato — previously a UW offensive analyst — must prove he's up to the task.





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Google’s growth slows as pandemic infests advertising market


BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Google reported its weakest revenue growth in nearly five years as the pandemic-driven recession began to shrivel its advertising sales in the first quarter. The January-March earnings for Google parent Alphabet offer a first look at how the digital ad market has fared amid widespread orders requiring consumers to stay at […]




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Stocks rise on hopes that awful jobs report marks the bottom


As bad as the April jobs report was, it wasn’t quite as bad as analysts were expecting, which sent stocks and bond yields rising early Friday.




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Gonzaga coach Mark Few: ‘I’ve never had a team surprise me as much as this one did’


The third-ranked Zags finished a 29-2 regular season with an 86-76 victory over rival Saint Mary’s. The 11th-ranked Gonzaga women beat Portland 56-42 to complete a 28-2 regular season.




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How former UW QB Mark Brunell overcame an ‘absolutely horrible’ NFL draft day


With guests over and nothing to celebrate, UW's Mark Brunell went through an "absolutely horrible" draft day. But his career is proof that what matters isn’t what round you are drafted in, but “the situation you find yourself in."





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U.S. auto market glut leaves cargo ships loaded with vehicles parked at sea


For the auto industry, which saw U.S. sales plunge almost 40% in March, the crisis has left cars gathering dust on dealer lots, dealerships shuttered, auction prices slipping and tens of thousands of workers laid off or furloughed.




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With layoffs high but slowing, can US job market rise up?


WASHINGTON (AP) — Since its record-setting peak five weeks ago, the number of laid-off U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits, while still extraordinarily high, has steadily slowed. The trend suggests that the grimmest period of layoffs that began after businesses suddenly shut down in March has passed. Yet the economy — and tens of millions […]




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U District, Ballard farmers markets will reopen this weekend despite coronavirus


The markets, which had been closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, will open with new rules.




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You can still get Pike Place Market flowers for Mother’s Day, thanks to the Drive-Thru Flower Festival


Twenty of the farmers who sell at Pike Place Market are participating in Saturday's event, with pickup sites in Seattle and Renton.




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Pike Place Market’s Hmong flower farmers adapt during the coronavirus pandemic


“My parents have been through worse,” one farmer said. “We'll get through this.”




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Energy, Consumer Discretionary Stocks Gaining Ground In Canadian Market

The Canadian stock market got off to a bright start Friday morning and was holding firm a little past noon, riding on gains in consumer discretionary, financial and energy sections.




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Canadian Market Up Marginally At Noon; Technology Stocks Shine

Canadian shares were swinging between gains and losses Wednesday morning as investors looked for direction. Activity was largely stock specific with corporate earnings news setting the trend.




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Stock Alert: Pluristem Shares Up 24% In Premarket On FDA Clearance News

Shares of Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) are rising over 24% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the U.S. FDA has cleared the company's Investigational New Drug or IND application for a Phase II study of its PLX cells in the treatment of severe COVID-19 cases complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome or ARDS.




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Stock Alert: Ubiquiti Shares Up 13% In Premarket On Upbeat Q3

Shares of Ubiquiti (UI) are rising over 13% in pre-market today, following the company's better-than-expected Q3 results.




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Stock Alert: Fortress Biotech Shares Up 17% In Premarket

Shares of Fortress Biotech Inc. (FBIO) are rising over 17% in pre-market today, after the company announced that its partner company Oncogenuity Inc. has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Columbia University to develop novel oligonucleotides for the treatment of genetically driven cancers.




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Stock Alert: Mesoblast Shares Jump 67% In Premarket

Shares of Mesoblast Ltd. (MESO) are soaring over 67% in pre-market today, after the company announced 83% survival in ventilator-dependent COVID-19 patients with moderate/severe acute respiratory distress syndrome or ARDS treated during the period March-April 2020 with two intravenous infusions of Mesoblast's allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell product candidate remestemcel-L within the first five days.




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Stock Alert: Pluristem Therapeutics Stock Up 16% In Premarket

Shares of Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. (PSTI) are rising over 16% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the European Investment Bank has approved a ?50 million non-dilutive financing for the company.




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Stock Alert: Stemline Stock Climbs 153% In Premarket On Acquisition News

Biopharmaceutical company Stemline Therapeutics Inc. (STML) is currently trading at $12.02, up $7.27 or 153.05% in the pre-market session. The stock has been trading between $3.21 and $18.22 in the past one year, and closed Friday's trade at $4.75, down 62 cents or 11.55%. STML




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Stock Alert: Applied DNA Sciences Stock Surges 94% In Premarket

Shares of Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (APDN) are soaring over 94% in pre-market today, after the company and Takis Biotech announced the production of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after DNA vaccination in animals.




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Stock Alert: AudioCodes Stock Up 10% In Premarket On Upbeat Q1

Shares of AudioCodes Ltd. (AUDC) are rising over 10% in pre-market today, after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results.




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Stock Alert: Avadel Pharma Up 37% In Premarket

Shares of Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (AVDL) are soaring over 37% in pre-market today, after the company announced positive topline data from its pivotal Phase 3 REST-ON trial assessing the safety and efficacy of FT218, an investigational, once-nightly formulation of sodium oxybate for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy.




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Stock Alert: Medigus Stock Up 28% In Premarket

Shares of Medigus Ltd. (MDGS) are rising over 28% in pre-market today, after the company announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with L-1 Systems Ltd. for the joint commercialization of various COVID-19 related products and solutions to governmental agencies and institutional healthcare organizations.




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Stock Alert: Interpace Biosciences Stock Up 20% In Premarket

Shares of Interpace Biosciences Inc. (IDXG) are up 20% in pre-market today, after the company announced that its subsidiary, Interpace Diagnostics, has entered into a contract with Avalon Healthcare Solutions, a specialty benefit management company with more than 3 million members, focused on laboratory testing. Terms remain undisclosed.




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Stock Alert: Arcturus Shares Up 15% In Premarket

Shares of Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ARCT) are rising above 15% in pre-market today, after the company reported positive immunogenicity data from its preclinical study for its COVID-19 Vaccine. These data for LUNAR-COV19 were measured by Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.




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Stock Alert: ViacomCBS Stock Up 19% In Premarket

Shares of ViacomCBS Inc. (VIAC) are rising over 19% in pre-market today, following the company's better-than-expected Q1 results.




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Stock Alert: Biomerica Shares Soar 28% In Premarket

Shares of Biomerica Inc. (BMRA) are surging over 28% in pre-market today, after the company announced that it has received a CE mark and launched a new high-volume production version of its COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test (a finger prick blood test with results in 10 minutes, that can be performed by trained professionals anywhere) being sold in countries outside the US.




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Stock Alert: Fluidigm Shares Surge 13% In Premarket

Shares of Fluidigm Corp. (FLDM) are soaring over 13% in pre-market today, after the company announced that OU Medicine, the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation or OMRF intend to utilize Fluidigm microfluidics technology and certain reagents to test individuals for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.




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Stock Alert: CNS Pharmaceuticals Stock Up 7% In Premarket

Shares of CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CNSP) are rising over 7% in pre-market today, after the company announced that it has filed an application with the U.S. FDA to receive Orphan Drug Designation or ODD for its lead product Berubicin.




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Stock Alert: Secoo Holding Shares Up 36% In Premarket

Shares of Secoo Holding Ltd. (SECO) are rising over 36% in pre-market today, following the company's Q4 results.




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Stock Alert: Overstock.com Shares Up 24% In Premarket

Shares of Overstock.com Inc. (OSTK) are surging over 24% in pre-market today, following the company's narrower loss in Q1 and a 120% jump in April retail sales.




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Stock Alert: Genprex Shares Up 53% In Premarket

Shares of Genprex Inc. (GNPX) are surging over 53% in pre-market today, after the company announced a Patent and Technology License Agreement with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for combination of its TUSC2 gene therapy with immunotherapies.




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Stock Alert: CPS Technologies Stock More-Than-Doubles In Premarket

Shares of CPS Technologies Corp. (CPSH) are rising sharply over 105% in pre-market today, following the company strong Q1 results.




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Stock Alert: Medigus Stock Up 41% In Premarket

Shares of Medigus Ltd. (MDGS) are rising over 41% in pre-market today, after the company announced that Polyrizion has filed a US patent application for formulations and methods for preventing viral infections by COVID-19 virus.




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Stock Alert: Chimerix Shares Up 35% In Premarket

Shares of Chimerix Inc. (CMRX) are surging over 35% in pre-market today, after the company announced initiation of a Phase 2/3 study of dociparstat sodium or DSTAT in COVID-19 patients with acute lung injury or ALI.




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Stock Alert: Brinker Shares Up 15% In Premarket As Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates

Shares of Brinker International Inc. (EAT) are rising over 15% in pre-market today, after the company reported strong Q3 results.




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Stock Alert: TherapeuticsMD Shares Up 17% In Premarket On Patent For Contraceptive ANNOVERA

Shares of TherapeuticsMD Inc. (TXMD) are soaring over 17% in pre-market today, after the company announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent that covers the labeled indication for ANNOVERA, the first and only long-lasting, patient-controlled, procedure-free, reversible prescription contraceptive option for women.




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Asian Markets In Positive Territory

Asian stock markets are in positive territory on Tuesday following the overnight gains on Wall Street as a rally in tech stocks and higher crude oil prices helped ease worries about rising U.S.-China tensions. Investor sentiment was also boosted by news that several countries are planning to ease lockdown restrictions. The markets in Japan, China and South Korea are closed for holidays.




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Asian Markets Mostly Higher

Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Wednesday following the positive cues overnight from Wall Street as the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Europe and the U.S. helped boost investor sentiment. Crude oil prices continued to rise in Asian trades amid optimism about a recovery in energy demand. The Japanese market is closed for a holiday.




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CoinMarketCap Partners Gilded To Autopilot Crypto Invoicing And Payments

Cryptoasset data provider CoinMarketCap, recently acquired by Binance, partnered Gilded to automate their digital currency invoicing and payments as well as to offer its global customers faster payment options with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Gilded's seamless blockchain-powered invoicing, payment and accounting solution will enable CoinMarketCap to get paid faster and more transparently.




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UK Passes 10,000 Mark In COVID-19 Deaths; PM Johnson Leaves Hospital

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital on Sunday, when the country's coronavirus death toll passed a grim landmark of 10,000. Boris Johnson was tested positive for coronavirus with mild symptoms on March 27. He was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London after 10 days with "persistent symptoms" of coronavirus. He was moved to intensive care unit later as his symptoms




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Reckitt Benckiser Warns Not To Use Disinfectant Against COVID After Trump Remark

Disinfectant manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser issued a strong warning against administering its products such as Lysol and Dettol to the human body after President Donald Trump suggested researchers try putting disinfectants into coronavirus infected patients' bodies as potential treatment for the killer disease. "Under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human




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European Markets Close Higher Again

European markets ended higher on Friday reacting positively to news on U.S.-China trade front, and data showing a slightly smaller than expected increase in U.S. job losses in the month of April.




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Swiss Market Ends Higher For 4th Straight Session

The Switzerland Stock market ended modestly higher on Friday, extending gains to a fourth straight session, reacting positively to news about reopening of businesses in several parts across the world.