Hyundai’s new electric vehicle-focused modular platform Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) is seen in this handout picture provided by Hyundai Motor Group on December 2, 2020. Hyundai Motor Group/Handout via REUTERS December 2, 2020 By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday it will introduce […]
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NYC bar owner who defied coronavirus restrictions arrested
The New York City sheriff’s office says a bar owner who was providing indoor service in defiance of coronavirus restrictions has been arrested ByThe Associated Press December 2, 2020, 4:33 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW YORK — An owner of a New […]
Shell begins permanent shutdown of Convent, Louisiana, refinery
December 2, 2020 By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc began the permanent shutdown of its 211,146 barrel-per-day (bpd) Convent, Louisiana refinery, the company said on Tuesday. Sources familiar with plant operations told Reuters the permanent shutdown of the refinery, which Shell has been unable to sell […]
CDC says 14-day quarantine best way to reduce Covid risk, but 10- and 7-day periods work in some cases
Women walk past a novel coronavirus testing site in Los Angeles, California, December 1, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday announced shortened alternatives to its recommended quarantine for people who were exposed to someone with Covid-19, Dr. Henry Walke, the agency’s Covid-19 […]
Goldman says copper bull run ‘fully underway,’ sees potential for record high
The smelter is melting copper on July 23, 2020 in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China. TPG | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Analysts at Goldman Sachs believe copper prices could soon test their existing record highs, saying the bull run for the industrial metal is now “fully underway.” Copper […]
Egyptian model arrested over photo shoot at ancient pyramid
Cairo — An Egyptian model was arrested on Monday over a photo session in Saqqara, a prominent archaeological site in the city of Giza. Salma El-Shimy, 26, posed for a collection of photos in a dress modeled on ancient Egyptian clothing. The outfit was deemed “inappropriate” by officials at the […]
FBI agent shot, Ohio homicide suspect killed in Louisiana
An FBI agent was shot and an Ohio homicide suspect was killed during a shooting in Louisiana while the agent was executing a search warrant for the suspect ByThe Associated Press December 2, 2020, 3:34 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article PINEVILLE, La. — […]
How the U.K. became the first Western country to greenlight a coronavirus vaccine
The U.K. has given Pfizer the go-ahead to distribute the world’s first coronavirus vaccine backed by rigorous science. Dr. Neeta Ogden, an internal medicine specialist and immunologist, joined CBSN to discuss how the country got ahead of the U.S. and what American regulators can learn from the U.K.’s timeline. Free […]
Coronavirus pandemic forces medical schools to adapt
The coronavirus pandemic has put the U.S. medical system under tremendous strain, and waiting in the wings are medical students who have to learn under circumstances vastly different from their mentors. Jamie Ducharme, a Time staff writer focusing on health, joins CBSN to talk about her latest article, “How U.S. […]
Hiring falls off in November to slowest rate since July
Private payrolls grew at their slowest pace since July amid a deceleration in large business hiring for November, ADP’s monthly payrolls report said Wednesday. Companies hired 307,000 workers last month, well below the 475,000 estimate from a Dow Jones survey of economists. The total represented a decline from the upwardly […]