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A U.S. biotechnology company says it will make the first widespread tests of a possible coronavirus vaccine next month. Moderna is working with the U.S. National Institutes of Health in developing a COVID-19 vaccine. The company said Thursday it will make the first large U.S. study next month in 30,000 volunteers. Some will get the actual vaccine, and others will get a placebo. A Chinese biotech firm, Sinovac, also plans to test its vaccine next month, on 9,000 volunteers in Brazil. Brazil will also be the testing ground for a vaccine being developed by Britain's Oxford University. The Trump administration is working with private labs in what it calls “Operation Warp Speed,” which hopes to have 300 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine ready to go by January. But experts say there’s never any guarantee a vaccine will work or, if it does, will offer more than a few months of protection. Another major study forecasts millions sinking into extreme poverty because of the … [Read more...] about First Widespread US COVID-19 Vaccine Tests Set for July

Lawmaker tensions are running high this week after a Republican lawmaker nearly brought a gun onto the House floor, further stoking concerns about Capitol security and whether members of Congress need protection from one another. The renewed anxiety just two weeks after the deadly Jan. 6 attack was sparked by Rep. Andy Harris Andrew (Andy) Peter Harris Lawmakers clash over gun prohibition in Natural Resources Committee room Boebert responds to criticism of her gun storage in Zoom background Marjorie Taylor Green, guns and domestic terrorism MORE (R-Md.) when he set off a newly installed metal detector off the House floor with a concealed gun, despite a longtime ban on firearms in the chamber. The incident followed numerous reports of other Republicans, accustomed to bypassing metal detectors in the Capitol, chafing at the new security measures. Some Democrats are now openly expressing that they don’t feel safe around certain colleagues. ADVERTISEMENT … [Read more...] about Tensions running high after gun incident near House floor

NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lift the New York Knicks back to .500 with a 110-107 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. RJ Barrett added 24 for New York, which improved to 17-17 with its sixth win in its last 10 games. Derrick Rose had 17 points and Immanuel Quickley 10 as the Knicks reached the .500 mark for the first time since they were 8-8 on Jan. 21. READ MORE: Mavs End Nets' 8-Game Winning Streak “It means a lot for us,” Barrett said about the Knicks getting to .500. “We want to win.” Whereas the Knicks appear to be gaining positive traction, the Pacers were frustrated by their inability to finish out a game. “They want to win really bad,” Indiana coach Nate Bjorkgen said. “It doesn’t feel good at all.” Doug McDermott had 20 points for Indiana, which fell to 15-17 with its third straight loss. T.J. McConnell finished with 17, Domantas Sabonis had 15 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists, Justin Holiday … [Read more...] about Knicks Outlast Pacers Behind Randle’s Double-Double