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Dow futures sink after US urges pause on Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
Wall Street has been riding high as America's vaccination program exceeded expectations, lifting prospects of a speedy economic recovery. But a potential major disruption to that campaign sent stocks in reverse Tuesday.
[ cnn.com ]Is this 3D-printed home made of clay the future of housing?
How might architecture aid in solving the housing crisis and help build a more sustainable future? West of Ravenna, Italy, in the small town of Massa Lombarda, Mario Cucinella Architects has completed a prototype for a home that aims to do both, by combining some of the newest technology with the oldest housing materials. The dwelling, called TECLA, is the first 3D-printed home made from clay, and its founder, Mario Cucinella, hopes that its program design can become a viable option to house people who lack adequate housing due to financial issues or displacement.
[ cnn.com ]Vaccines sell out in Pakistan as the private market opens
Pakistan is in a tight spot: Covid-19 cases are surging during a third wave, hospital beds are filling up, and the government vaccination program is progressing slowly due to delayed deliveries and limited supplies.
[ cnn.com ]NASA's Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon
The Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon, according to NASA. The new goal for the program, which seeks to land the first woman and the next man on at the lunar south pole by 2024, comes from the Biden-Harris administration.
[ cnn.com ]Biden asks Congress for 16% increase in non-defense federal spending
President Joe Biden asked Congress for $769 billion in federal outlays on discretionary, non-defense programs in his first formal spending request Friday -- a 16% increase from former President Donald Trump's last budget.
[ cnn.com ]South Korea joins the elite group of global supersonic fighter jet makers
South Korea unveiled its homegrown supersonic jet fighter on Friday, joining an exclusive club of military aviation giants and setting the stage for a $5.2 billion program it hopes will be a top export driver and jobs creator.
[ cnn.com ]Best Buy launches a new $200 membership program to fight Amazon
• Secondhand clothing is booming right now. This online store wants to cash in • Starbucks' experimental new cup costs extra, but it's worth it
[ cnn.com ]Starbucks' experimental new cup costs extra, but it's worth it
Starbucks is launching an experimental "borrow a cup" program at select locations in its hometown, Seattle.
[ cnn.com ]US Air Force test to launch ultra-fast hypersonic missile fails
The US Air Force's new hypersonic missile program suffered a blow Monday after it failed to launch from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft flying from Edwards Air Force Base in California.
[ cnn.com ]Supreme Court hands Google a victory in a multibillion-dollar case against Oracle
The Supreme Court has handed Google a win in a decade-old case in software development, holding that the technology giant did not commit copyright infringement against Oracle when it copied snippets of programming language to build its Android operating system.
[ cnn.com ]Stanford outlasts Arizona for its first women's basketball national championship since 1992
One of the most storied programs in women's college basketball history is back at the top after a 29-year wait.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Europe is torn over whether to take Putin's help on vaccines
Europe's lackluster vaccination program has presented one of the continent's greatest foes with a golden opportunity to score a serious diplomatic victory.
[ cnn.com ]3 behavioral psychology tips for weight loss
There's no shortage of weight loss programs out there to choose from, each of which claim to have the key to shedding pounds. One of the latest popular weight loss programs out there is Noom, which claims that behavioral psychology is the key to helping people lose weight for good -- including those who haven't had success in the past.
[ cnn.com ]The program is the latest ambitious sign the President senses an opening to accomplish his long-term political aim of improving the lives of American workers
President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan is no joke.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Why I had to sell my wedding ring to keep my business alive
I signed the lease to open my first salon, The Bare Bar on Valentine's Day 2020, less than a month before the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. I remember having butterflies in my stomach when I signed my name. I was one big step closer to starting my own business, a dream that I'd been working toward for eight years. I'd recently sold my family's dream home and used that money to start the salon. A year later, I've sold my wedding ring to keep it going and have done everything I can to keep this dream alive -- except take out a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. I'm not eligible for one because The Bare Bar didn't open its doors until after February 15, 2020.
[ cnn.com ]Chicago suburb first in US to pay reparations for Black residents
Officials in the Chicago suburb of Evanston voted Monday to release the first batch of funds in a program offering reparations to Black residents whose families have felt the effects of decades of discriminatory housing practices, according to the Chicago Tribune and Evanston Now.
[ cnn.com ]This program puts people to work serving America. Now it's going to jump in size
Joe Biden is far from the first president to call for national unity -- Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama also sounded that trumpet, and even Donald Trump paid lip service to unity in his inaugural address. What distinguishes Biden and his allies on Capitol Hill and beyond is that they are trying a different approach to unifying the country: they are backing up words with concrete actions. Or, to put it bluntly, they are putting federal money where their mouths are.
[ cnn.com ]Congress eyes extending PPP deadline for businesses, as billions sit untouched
Lawmakers are rushing to extend the federal government's key relief program for small business owners as the deadline to apply for a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program approaches with more than $110 billion still untouched.
[ cnn.com ]Jackson's water crisis is a moral and ethical tragedy
Summoned to the South by Marian Wright of the NAACP, Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Joseph Clark traveled to the Mississippi Delta in the Spring of 1967 to assess the effectiveness of the federal War on Poverty programs. Wright had testified before Congress that the people of her state were starving and in agony. Although forewarned, the White senators were stunned to witness the extremities of Mississippi's soul-crushing poverty, right in the middle of one of the wealthiest nations on earth.
[ cnn.com ]CDC updates its Covid-19 guidance for childcare programs
• Scientist's quest could help unravel the mystery of long haulers • Warning signs lurk behind progress in Covid fight • Woman describes getting empty shot of vaccine
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