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Mortgage rates are falling for the fourth consecutive week

Mortgage rates are falling for the fourth consecutive week

Washington, DC CNN – Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, as a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve indicated a promising improvement on inflation. The average 30-year mortgage rate was 6.09% in the week ended February 2, down from 6.13% in the previous week, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year …

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2 NASA astronauts receive the Congressional Medal of Honor

2 NASA astronauts receive the Congressional Medal of Honor

CNN – Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday presented the Congressional Medal of Honor to two former NASA astronauts at the White House. Douglas Hurley And Robert Behnken They were awarded medals “for their bravery on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 (Demo-2) mission to the International Space Station in 2020,” NASA said in a press release. The …

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With the emergence of new coronavirus variants, the FDA has suspended licensing of Evusheld

With the emergence of new coronavirus variants, the FDA has suspended licensing of Evusheld

CNN – The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday Disable emergency use authorization from Evusheld because it does not appear to protect against Covid-19 viral variants currently circulating in the United States. Evusheld is a monoclonal antibody treatment used to prevent Covid-19 in immunocompromised people, who are less likely to produce an immune response …

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The Department of Justice is suing Google over its dominance in the online advertising market

The Department of Justice is suing Google over its dominance in the online advertising market

CNN – The Justice Department and eight states sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the company of harming competition with its dominance of the online advertising market and calling for it to be broken up. The move marks the Biden administration’s first antitrust case against Big Tech. The eight states that joined the lawsuit include California, …

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The Food and Drug Administration wants to simplify the use and update of Covid-19 vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration wants to simplify the use and update of Covid-19 vaccines

CNN – The US Food and Drug Administration wants to streamline the process for a Covid-19 vaccine to look more like what happens with a flu shot, according to a docs Posted online on Monday. This could include streamlining vaccine formulation and immunization schedules and periodic updates of Covid-19 vaccines. The FDA said it expects …

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