NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Power is being restored to Co-op City Saturday after the outage led to the death of an elderly resident . Police said the 73-year-old woman collapsed and died after her portable oxygen tank ran out while she climbed the stairs to her apartment on the 19th floor. READ MORE: Woman Collapses, Dies While Climbing Stairs To 19th-Floor Apartment During Power Outage In Co-Op City The elevator was out of service after a transformer caught fire Friday morning. Thousands who live in buildings one through eight were left without electricity. Authorities said they hoped to restore electricity, water and heat by Saturday morning. … [Read more...] about Power Being Restored To Co-Op City After Elderly Woman Collapsed, Died Climbing Stairs To Apartment During Outage
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No bribes or cities named “Amazon”: Colorado’s pitch to get the next headquarters touts incentives that could exceed $100M
There were no promises to create a Colorado city called Amazon. There were no bribes from the state like the 21-foot cactus an Arizona city sent to get the massive retailer to build a second headquarters there. And there was no way Colorado was going to touch one state’s lavish offer of $7 billion in public incentives. Colorado, which doesn’t plan to ask taxpayers for more funding to lure Amazon, on Wednesday submitted a more subdued proposal that state officials hope will attract a new employer and bring up to 50,000 jobs to the Denver region. The state emailed the official bid a day before Amazon’s deadline, as well as mailed five paper copies overnight to the Seattle retailer’s headquarters. “Colorado’s proposal does not lead with incentives. It leads with talent,” said Sam Bailey, who led the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. in working with the state to submit the official bid. “Ultimately, 50,000 jobs shouldn’t be led with incentives but a community that has the … [Read more...] about No bribes or cities named “Amazon”: Colorado’s pitch to get the next headquarters touts incentives that could exceed $100M
NFL Expands Committment For International Regular Season Games
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The NFL approved a resolution at a league meeting in New York that will enhance the NFL’s ability to play international regular season games through 2025, as well as broadens the league’s opportunity to play in other countries besides the United Kingdom. The resolution build’s on a 2011 resolution that stated the NFL to schedule international regular season games within the UK through the 2016 season. READ MORE: LA County To Expand Access To Coronavirus Vaccine To More Essential Workers Starting Monday The NFL will announce the 2016 international games later this fall, along with other possible destinations to host games in addition to the UK. “This marks an important step in our long-term international growth,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said. “Fans in the UK have responded incredibly well to the regular-season games we have played in London since 2007,” he added. READ MORE: Meet The Giltinis: LA's New Rugby Team to Open Play At Coliseum … [Read more...] about NFL Expands Committment For International Regular Season Games
Myanmar Doctor Prevented from Treating Wounded Protesters
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - A medical doctor told VOA on Saturday that Myanmar security forces stopped her from treating wounded protesters during a violent crackdown by security forces, even preventing her from caring for a protester who later died in police custody under unknown circumstances. Dr. Aye Nyein Thu told VOA she was helping wounded protesters on the front lines in Mandalay, where security forces attacked residents during a demonstration at a shipyard last Saturday. At least two protesters died in the mayhem, including a 17-year-old who was shot in the head and a 36-year-old who was shot in the chest and died on the way to the hospital, according to VOA’s Burmese Service. It was among the worst violence Myanmar has seen since protests erupted following a military coup earlier this month. At least three protesters and one policeman have died in the nationwide protests, which show no signs of slowing down. Shipyard crackdown The violence in Mandalay, Myanmar’s … [Read more...] about Myanmar Doctor Prevented from Treating Wounded Protesters
UK becomes first country to authorize Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, first shots roll out next week
London (CNN) The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a Covid-19 vaccine , a landmark moment in the coronavirus pandemic that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week. "Help is on the way," Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was 95% effective in preventing infections , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last month. The announcement means the UK has vaulted past the United States and European Union in the race to approve a vaccine, months into a pandemic that has killed almost 1.5 million people worldwide. "We believe it is really the start of the end of the pandemic," BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin told CNN in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about UK becomes first country to authorize Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, first shots roll out next week
