Vaccinated pregnant women pass protective antibodies to babies
They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Vaccinated pregnant women pass antibodies to babiesPregnant women who get an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 pass high levels of protective antibodies on to their babies, new research shows. All 36 babies had high levels of antibodies that target the spike protein on the surface of the virus – and all of the antibodies could be traced to the mothers’ vaccinations. It is not clear whether the timing of vaccination during pregnancy is related to antibody levels in the baby. And, “we don’t know how long those antibodies stick around in the baby,” Roman said.
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September 24, 2021 19:18 UTC
Huawei heir apparent prepares for life after three years of Canada court battle
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – After being stuck in Canada for nearly three years, largely confined to her multi-million-dollar house in Vancouver, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on Friday was set to return home to China https://www.reuters.com/technology/huawei-cfo-meng-appear-court-expected-reach-agreement-with-us-source-2021-09-24. The 49-year-old CFO of Huawei Technologies had been widely tipped to one day take the helm of the tech giant her father founded. Meng is widely seen by Huawei insiders as the likely successor to company founder Ren Zhengfei. At the time of Meng’s arrest, Huawei’s revenue was split equally between domestic and international revenue, half of which came from supplying equipment to telecoms carriers around the world. But since then Western countries have distanced themselves from the Chinese tech giant.
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September 24, 2021 19:10 UTC
Britain’s Prince Andrew accepts U.S. service of Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew has accepted service in the United States of a sexual assault lawsuit by a woman who said the Duke of York forced her to have sex with him at the London home of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. The prince and his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, have agreed that service was effective as of Sept. 21, according to a joint filing on Friday with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Subject to court approval, Andrew would have until Oct. 29 to formally respond to the lawsuit. Andrew has not waived his defenses against Giuffre’s claims, which he had previously “categorically” denied. The agreement appears for now to end a monthlong effort by Andrew’s legal team, including lawyers in Britain, to block Giuffre’s lawsuit at the outset rather than have the 61-year-old prince defend against it.
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September 24, 2021 19:10 UTC
Craig believes ‘valid concerns’ about election fraud warrant an Arizona-style audit in Michigan, secret recording reveals
Steve NeavlingFormer Detroit Police Chief James Craig in the city's real-time crime center. When people raise issues, I can’t just make a decision and say there’s nothing there. Gretchen Whitmer supports a bill by Democrats to repeal the state’s 90-year-old ban on abortions, which was nullified following thedecision. "You realize abortion is illegal already in the state of Michigan?” Damoose said. “And there’s a legitimate chance we're going to overturn it on the federal level, and the second that happens, abortion is illegal in Michigan.”
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September 24, 2021 19:07 UTC
Australia’s Morrison says Indo-Pacific should always be free from coercion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed the importance of a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, as leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia began their Quad meeting on Friday at the White House. Morrison further stated the Indo-Pacific should be free from coercion, addressing a concern about Beijing’s increasing assertiveness and growing influence in the region. (Reporting by Steve Holland, David Brunnstrom and Nandita Bose in Washington)
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September 24, 2021 18:33 UTC
Michigan's top medical advisor 'Dr. J' resigns ahead of expected COVID-19 fall surge
click to enlarge State of MichiganDr. Joneigh Khaldun, right, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer. "I've been inspired by the entire MDHHS team and their expertise and dedication to serving the people of Michigan. "Before her stint as the state's chief medical executive, Khaldun was the director and health officer for the Detroit Health Department. He also warned that the surge will be particularly devastating in Detroit, where only about half of the eligible population is vaccinated. "In the meantime, Whitmer appointed Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian to serve as chief medical executive.
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September 24, 2021 17:48 UTC
Europe and U.S. shake up pairings for Ryder Cup fourball
KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) – The Europe and the United States Ryder Cup captains shuffled their lineups from the morning foursomes for the afternoon fourballs on Friday, making sure everyone on their 12-man teams saw action on the opening day at Whistling Straits. Despite dominating the foursomes matches 3-1 U.S. captain Steve Stricker chose to shake up his pairings by sending out Dustin Johnson and Olympic champion Xander Schauffele to face Britain’s Paul Casey and Ryder Cup newcomer Austrian Bernd Wiesberger, who sat out the morning session. Johnson had partnered Collin Morikawa and Schauffele teamed with Patrick Cantlay in the morning, winning their foursome contests to help take the U.S. to a 3-1 lead. Tony Finau and Harris English, who also sat out the morning session for the U.S., will take on Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and Ireland’s Shane Lowry. Last off will be Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay who will battle Briton Tommy Fleetwood and Norwegian Viktor Hovland.
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September 24, 2021 17:15 UTC
Fathom Events’ Fright Fest screens Carrie, Dracula, Evil Dead, and more
With Halloween rapidly en route, Fathom Events is giving us a chance to find the fun again in group fear. The company, known for reviving classics on the big screen in limited-run engagements, is rolling out its Fright Fest nationwide with a cauldron full of spooky screenings. Saturday, October 1 brings a peerless double feature from 1931: Universal’s original Dracula, directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi, and Frankenstein, featuring Boris Karloff and directed by James Whale. Both films remain iconic, with Dracula simmering in malevolent atmospherics and Frankenstein delving into unsettling themes of playing God and misunderstood monsters. The series also includes The Evil Dead (1981), an inventive, low-budget horror film by Sam Raimi, on Oct. 7, and Wes Craven’s original Scream (1996) on Oct. 10 and 11.
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September 24, 2021 17:00 UTC
Television Review: Hulu’s ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Mystery and intrigue crop up around every corner in Only Murders in the Building (★★★★☆), but one puzzle that may go unsolved is whether the show’s stars, Steve Martin and Martin Short, negotiated which would get the showier role. The same goes for his neighbor, Charles-Haden Savage, played by Martin with subdued comedic style, and dare we say, debonair ease. He and Ollie both get the jump-start they need when they team up with twentysomething neighbor Mabel (Selena Gomez) to solve a murder inside their historic pre-war building on New York’s Upper West Side. Their investigation leads them all into danger, and stumbling onto other mysteries, like, for example, how does young Mabel afford an apartment in this tony building? New episodes of Only Murders in the Building are available for streaming every Tuesday on Hulu.
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September 24, 2021 16:54 UTC
Film Review: My Name Is Pauli Murray
Largely unsung to the masses, Murray, who died in 1985 at the age of 74, was revered in legal and scholarly circles, and lived an extraordinary life that’s brought clearly into focus in Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s vivid documentary portrait My Name Is Pauli Murray (★★★★☆). Whether Murray might want us referring to the memoirs as “hers,” “his,” or “theirs” is a matter addressed by enlightening interviews with trans activists Raquel Willis and Dolores Chandler, former coordinator at the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham, North Carolina. The film also includes Murray’s own moving correspondence with her doctors putting into arresting words the gender dysphoria that marked her existence from childhood. My Name Is Pauli Murray relays the facts of the subject’s psychological distress with utter sensitivity, taking cues from the candor in her own poetic language. “America, be what you proclaim yourself to be!”My Name Is Pauli Murray is playing at Landmark’s E Street Cinema, and is available for streaming October 1 on Prime Video.
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September 24, 2021 16:54 UTC
Album Review: Montero by Lil Nas X
At this point Lil Nas X’s knack for dominating the news cycle is a given. The album is front-loaded with tracks that are packed full of radio-ready hooks. Montero does noticeably stumble in its less tightly wound second half. Notwithstanding the bump it got from Lil Nas X’s celebrity status, Montero stands easily along works from more established artists as a strong debut that is as unapologetic, idiosyncratic, and assertively queer as its creator. Read More Music Reviews:If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power by HalseyAlbum Review: Saturday Night, Sunday Morning by Jake BuggAlbum Review: ‘Solar Power’ by Lorde
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September 24, 2021 16:52 UTC
PRIDEtoberfest at Wunder Garten: Everything You Need to Know
“With all of our seasonal events, we make sure to always have several nights built-in that honor and recognize the LGBTQ community,” says Brandon Bayton of Wunder Garten. Naturally, members of the LGBTQ community can attend any and all Oktoberfest events at the gay-owned Wunder Garten. “Whoever wants to wear dirndl or lederhosen, we don’t put any stipulation on which sex or gender has to wear which,” Bayton says. After all, men can wear dirndls and be called ‘frauleins’ at Wunder Garten. Wunder Garten is at 1101 First St. NE.
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September 24, 2021 16:40 UTC
HBO Max’s giddy, relatable “The Other Two” is essential viewing
Those who have been watching The Other Two (★★★★★) since the series made its unassuming debut on Comedy Central in January of 2019 are already aware of its giddy, relatable charms. The second season moves Chase to the back burner in favor of Pat, who has stumbled into mega-celebrity of her own hosting an insanely popular talk show. When asked, the show’s co-creator Chris Kelly reveals he hasn’t a clue what would come next for the Dubeks. But I think the nice thing about this show is there are an endless amount of stories you can tell. But now I am!”All episodes of Season 1 and 2 of The Other Two are on HBOMax.
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September 24, 2021 16:32 UTC
Huawei CFO leaves Canada after U.S. agreement on fraud charges, detained Canadians head home
In an exclusive https://www.reuters.com/technology/huawei-cfo-meng-appear-brooklyn-federal-court-2021-09-24 on Friday, Reuters reported that the United States had reached a deferred prosecution agreement with Meng. China’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the release of Meng or the Canadians. The International Crisis Group, where Kovrig works, said it was “overjoyed” at the “most just decision” to release him, thanking Canada and the United States for their roles. When U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly later accepted the deferred prosecution agreement, Meng sighed audibly. U.S. officials have acknowledged that Beijing had linked Meng’s case to the case of the two detained Canadians, but insisted that Washington would not be drawn into viewing them as bargaining chips.
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September 24, 2021 16:19 UTC
Priest caught stealing from church to buy drugs for gay sex parties
An Italian priest has been accused of stealing more than $117,000 in church funds and parishioner donations to buy drugs for gay sex parties. Father Francesco Spagnesi, 40, has been placed under house arrest while police interview 200 people who reportedly attended sex parties in Prato, which Spagnesi hosted. In addition to the drug bust, an accountant found withdrawals by Spagnesi from the parish bank account totaling more than $100,000. The parish bishop terminated Spagnesi’s access to the account, while police investigate whether the funds were used to purchase drugs. His attorney, Constanza Malerba, said that Spagnesi had admitted to supplying drugs at his sex parties and would soon confess to taking church funds.
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September 24, 2021 16:07 UTC