Day: March 19, 2023
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March 19 (Reuters) – UBS AG is asking the Swiss government to cover about $6 billion in costs if it were to buy rival Credit Suisse, a person with knowledge of the talks said, as the two sides raced to hammer together a deal to restore confidence in the ailing Swiss bank . . .
“When your daughter is a world champion at 15 years old, your heart explodes when you see them standing there. And when you see Brooke standing there on the podium with her partner and the Canadian flag, it’s the level of pride you have that your heart wants to explode,” Greg says. “I am unbelievably […]
Austen Roberson’s favorite class at MIT is 2.S007 (Design and Manufacturing I-Autonomous Machines), in which students design, build, and program a fully autonomous robot to accomplish tasks laid out on a themed game board. “The best thing about that class is everyone had a different idea,” says Roberson. “We all had the same game board […]
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In this photo taken from video released by Russian TV Pool on Sunday, March 19, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, left, at the Mariupol theater during his visit to Mariupol in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, Ukraine. AP hide caption toggle caption AP In this photo taken […]
(CNN) Black children living in poverty face increased instances of stress and trauma that can alter their brain development, a new study found. The study was published this week by the American Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers at Harvard University examined MRI scans of 7,350 White and 1,786 Black children ages 9 . . .
On March 20, 2003, the United States led a coalition that launched a fully-fledged invasion of Iraq, closely supported by the United Kingdom The case it had made for invading the Middle Eastern nation was built on three basic premises: that the regime of Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMD); that it was […]
Shamann Walton, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, supports reparations for Black residents who qualify. Jeff Chiu/Associated Press San Francisco policymakers are considering reparations for many of its Black residents. Proposals include giving qualifying residents $5 million, $97,000 a year for 250 years, or $1 homes. Some of the ideas pitched this […]
PINEY ORCHARD, Md. – Five different Maryland Black Bears skaters scored goals as the East Division’s top club hammered the Johnstown Tomahawks 5-1 Saturday at Piney Orchard Ice Arena. Hunter Ramos opened the scoring 41 seconds into the game while Kaleb Tiessen’s goal at the 15:08 mark of the first gave the Black Bears a […]
EMILY KWONG, HOST: You’re listening to SHORT WAVE… (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) KWONG: …from NPR. There was a big announcement in January from the FDA. They were accelerating approval for a drug called lecanemab. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) SCOTT SIMON, BYLINE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that appears to slow down […]