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NATICK (CBS) – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said the state expects its website experience will be “significantly better” on Thursday as about 50,000 new appointments are made available. The vaccine website crashed last week when 1 million residents 65 years old and older and those with two medical conditions became eligible to make appointments on February 18. READ MORE: Former State Rep. David Nangle Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges Baker made the remarks at a press conference following a tour of the new mass vaccination site that opened Monday at the Natick Mall. With a crush of users attempting to secure vaccine appointments when the new group of residents became eligible on Thursday, the site left people staring at an error message. By Friday, the website was back up and running throughout the day. READ MORE: 2 Men Killed In Accident At Construction Site On High Street In Boston “A lot of the work that’s been done over the past week has been designed … [Read more...] about Vaccine Website Will Be ‘Significantly Better’ For New Appointments Thursday, Gov. Baker Says

Tiger Woods' victory at the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, his first major victory since 2008, is expected to lift sales for sponsors, broadcasters and golf courses lucky enough to host a tournament with Woods playing. The competition put the 43-year-old back on top of a sport he helped transform 25 years ago. "Tiger sells golf," says Eric Smallwood, president of Apex Marketing Group, a Michigan analytics firm. Apex found that Nike earned $22.5 million worth of brand exposure just from Woods' final round, with Nike's "Swoosh" logo splashed on his hat, shirt, pants and shoes. Nike stock was up about one percent on Monday. Tournament broadcaster CBS Corp saw a ratings bump. Based on preliminary data, the final round of Sunday's tournament was the highest-rated morning golf broadcast since 1986, when CBS started collecting that data. The tournament, which is usually broadcast in the afternoon, was rescheduled to the morning because of weather. CBS has the rights to the PGA … [Read more...] about Tiger Woods’ Victory in Masters a Win for Golf Business

The House Communications and Technology subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday on “disinformation and extremism” in the media. The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will hold a hearing titled “Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media” starting at 12:30 P.M. Eastern. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, noted in a memo to committee members Monday that while many have blamed social media platforms for spreading misinformation, “broadcast and cable outlets have played a role in the spread of disinformation.” The witnesses for the hearing include: Soledad O’Brien, anchor of Matter of Fact and CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Media at Columbia University Kristine Danielle Urquiza, cofounder of Marked by COVID Jonathan Turley, professor at the George Washington University Law School Pallone took a partisan view on media outlets’ role in … [Read more...] about Watch Live: House Hearing on ‘Disinformation and Extremism’ in Media

Sen. Bob Menendez Robert (Bob) Menendez Senate confirms Thomas-Greenfield as UN ambassador The Memo: Biden bets big on immigration Biden pushes expanded pathways to citizenship as immigration bill lands in Congress MORE (D-N.J.) on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would require public companies to disclose the racial, ethnic, gender and veteran composition of their corporate boards and senior management. The bill, the Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act, aims to address shortcomings in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) diversity disclosure rule. “For too long corporate America has fallen short in racial, ethnic and gender diversity. Without greater diversity in top corporate positions, the U.S. will fail to compete with other leading economies and stall our nation’s progress towards full inclusivity,” said Menendez, the highest-ranking Latino in Congress. ADVERTISEMENT The House passed the legislation in 2019, … [Read more...] about Menendez reintroduces corporate diversity bill