SAN DIEGO—A woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for her role in the robbery and killing of an East Village businessman inside his flooring materials store was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison on Jan. 21. Lorena Espinoza, 38, was charged along with Kevin Eugene Cartwright, 54, in the Oct. 10,…Continue Reading
The two most preferred COVID-19 vaccines in the United States are much less effective against the Omicron virus variant, a trio of new studies out Friday found. The effectiveness of two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines dropped dramatically against both infection and hospitalization after Omicron became dominant in the United States late…Continue Reading
How can soy foods have it both ways, pro-estrogenic effects in some organs that can protect bones and reduce hot flash symptoms, yet also anti-estrogenic effects in others that protect against breast and endometrial cancer? Follow Michael Greger, MD, FACLM, is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a…Continue Reading
BENGALURU, INDIA, Jan 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Pixis (formerly known as Pyxis One), a leading provider of contextual codeless AI infrastructure for complete marketing optimization, today announced it has secured US $100M in Series C funding. Pixis will leverage the fresh funds to help the company rapidly scale its AI platforms and plugins,…Continue Reading
HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – LBS (Leverage Big Strategies) Communications Consulting Limited (“LBS”), a professional strategy-based investor relations consulting firm based the Greater China region with global presence, today successfully organized the first Virtual Investment Conference, “Invest For a Better World With Innovation – from SPAC to the Metaverse” in 2022,…Continue Reading
HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – According to the “Thematic analysis on industrial payment in China in 2021” report recently published by the Chinese consulting firm Analysys, Yeahka Limited (“Yeahka” or the “Company”) (09923.HK) ranks first in China’s non-bank independent QR code payment service market, in terms of its all-round strength based…Continue Reading
Duisburg, Jan 21, 2022 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Power Europe has signed a contract with Stockholm Exergi, the largest local district heating, cooling and electricity provider, to modernise the combined heat and power (CHP) plant – Kraftvarmeverk 1 (KVV1) at Vartaverket, Stockholm.Although the plant was originally built in 1976 for fossil fuels, Mitsubishi Power…Continue Reading
Peloton stock fell Thursday after reports of layoffs and cost cuts. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 21 (UPI) — Peloton’s stock rebounded Friday, a day after reports that the company was halting production of its fitness equipment sent shares tumbling. Shares of Peloton dropped 24%, closing at $24.22 Thursday, before rebounding 13%…Continue Reading
1/5 Whoopi Goldberg returns in the new trailer for “Star Trek: Picard.” File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 21 (UPI) — Whoopi Goldberg reprises her role as Guinan from Star Trek: Generations in the new trailer for Star Trek: Picard Season 2. Guinan meets up again with Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard at…Continue Reading
A team of physicists from France’s University of Lille said they used glycerol to create a gas bubble that lasted for 465 days before popping. Photo courtesy of Aymeric Roux, Alexis Duchesne and Michael Baudoin/University of Lille Jan. 21 (UPI) — A team of French physicists announced they blew a bubble that lasted for 465 days before popping.…Continue Reading