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☆ U.S. FDA approves Fennec's hearing loss therapy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSignage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoSept 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc's (FENC.O) intravenous therapy to prevent chemotherapy-induced hearing loss in children, according to the health regulator's website. Cisplatin is used in treating a range of cancers in children such as liver, bone and brain cancer, but can cause permanent hearing loss. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPedmark is now the only approved therapy to prevent cisplatin-induced hearing loss in the United States, with most patients opting for either cochlear implants or hearing aids. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Raghav Mahobe and Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann ThoppilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ How security questionnaire startup SecurityPal raised $21 million from investors like Craft Ventures and a GP at Andreessen Horowitz without a pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SecurityPal helps companies complete security questionnaires using automation and human analysts. The startup raised a $21 million Series A round from Craft and a16z investors without a pitch deck. Hamal is the founder and CEO of SecurityPal, a security questionnaire startup that recently raised $21 million in Series A funding from Craft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz general partner Martin Casado, and other angel investors. SecurityPal aids companies in filling out security questionnaires using a combination of automation and human security analysts. Hamal told Insider that the round came together from inbound investor interest and without the use of a pitch deck.

☆ Queen Elizabeth II ruled through decades of change on gay rights, but her LGBTQ legacy is complicated
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took the throne after the death of her father, same-sex sexual relations were criminalized in Britain. That support has led some to argue that she was a “quiet” supporter of LGBTQ rights, but to others she was just doing her job. Queen Elizabeth II waves to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London following her coronation, on June 3, 1953. Queen Elizabeth II gave both of the measures her royal assent and went on to continue to approve pro-LGBTQ policies. Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, ahead of the ship's maiden deployment, on May 22, 2021.

☆ I drove a Tesla for the first time after testing 14 other electric cars. Now I get why people are so obsessed with Elon Musk's vehicles.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That's the big question I sought to answer when I got behind the wheel of a new Tesla Model Y SUV earlier this month. First, the basicsThe Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderThe Model Y is Tesla's small SUV and its most popular product. The Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderPlus, the Model Y lacks Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Our impressions: An excellent choice, but not the only optionThe Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderAs it turns out, the Tesla fans have a point. The Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderThe Model Y is a great choice for many buyers, but Tesla isn't the only game in town anymore.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office for a bilateral meeting Friday, where they're expected to discuss the war in Ukraine. In April, Biden and Ramaphosa had "a frank and open conversation about what was happening in Ukraine," a senior administration official said, previewing the meeting. Ramaphosa has refrained from condemning Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, and his country has largely remained neutral during the conflict. Ramaphosa, 69, has served as the president of South Africa since 2018 and also is president of the African National Congress. He previously was the chairperson of the African Union and was the deputy president of South Africa.

☆ Hardee's mocks MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell after he said the FBI seized his cell phone at their restaurant
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Bethany Biron | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hardee's took to Twitter to mock Mike Lindell after the MyPillow CEO said he was approached by FBI at a restaurant. According to Lindell, agents confiscated his phone as part of a search warrant. Lindell said in response to Insider's request for comment on the Hardee's tweet. Lindell said in response to Insider's request for comment on the Hardee's tweet. In a copy of a subpoena uploaded by Lindell, the agents took his phone in search of information related to possible tampering with voting machines connected to the 2020 presidential election.

☆ What it's like working for lawmakers whose golden years are clouded by power struggles, rumors of senility, and constant second-guessing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

Doug Heye, a Republican strategist, told Insider that some political maneuvering is more tactical. Emanuel, now the US's ambassador to Japan, didn't refute that the exchange took place but told Insider he didn't remember it. It serves the institution," the former GOP aide told Insider, adding that seasoned dealmakers are preferable to partisan bomb-throwers "with some agenda that they're driving." Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesWhite, now the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, told Insider his boss always had the final word. 'Preserving their dignity'Convincing career lawmakers to hang it up before they tarnish their respective legacies is tricky business, a veteran GOP leadership aide told Insider.

☆ The YouTube prayer channel started during Covid that's become a global movement
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-21 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Eze's YouTube channel receives one of the highest Super Chat donations in the world, according to PlayboardAmong his ardent fans is award-winning Nigerian singer D'banj who tells CNN joining Eze's morning prayers has become a routine. Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh says she also connected with Eze's ministry early last year. He had started livestreaming hoping to inspire his congregation when the pandemic shut down all church services and attendance at his fledgling ministry, Streams of Joy International, dwindled. Eze's daily messages of encouragement later morphed into a daily online prayer network every weekday on YouTube and other video-sharing services. "People all over the world are accustomed to waking up and finding Pastor Jerry online," Eze says.

☆ All the best products we’ve tested in 2021 (so far)
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-03 | by ( Cnn Underscored Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +62 min

Best coffee subscription: Blue Bottle (starting at $11 per shipment; bluebottle.com)Blue BottleBlue Bottle’s coffee subscription hit all of our marks during the testing process. This mask, though, formed the best seal around the edges, blocking out more light than any other mask we tested. Not only does it keep your drinks hot or cold for many hours, it’s solidly durable and has the best lid we’ve ever tested. Best smart display: Amazon Echo Show 8 ($99.99, originally $129.99; amazon.com)AmazonThe Echo Show 8 is the best smart display we tested, with a versatile 8-inch screen in a build that really fits anywhere. Best smart thermostat: Nest Learning Thermostat ($223, originally $229; amazon.com)GoogleThe Nest Learning Thermostat studies your habits and controls the temperature in your home automatically.

Meanwhile, French company Aryballe is also working on AI systems that are able to distinguish between thousands of different flavors. The researchers combined a depth sensor with a standard camera to capture shades of reds, greens, and blues on the edges of transparent objects. Aterra/Getty ImagesThe AI system then collects that data and combines it with a database containing thousands of different smells. Systems that can 'taste' thousands of foodsGastrograph AI is a platform created by Analytical Flavor Systems Inc. Greenies/FacebookYunzhu Li, a researcher at MIT, is working on an AI system capable of establishing a relationship between an image and the touch of a surface.

☆ 65-year-old retiree left the U.S. for Mexico: 'I now spend $160 a month on eating out and shopping—here's a look at my typical day'
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( Janet Blaser | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

I slip into my flip-flops, and coffee in hand, walk half a block to the beach to check out the waves. Being right on the Tropic of Cancer, the blue sky is gorgeous practically every day of the year! Joggers, dog-walkers, cyclists, fishermen, surfers and others all take advantage of the cool morning air before the sun comes up. Paola, the barista at my favorite coffee shop, starts my iced Americano as soon as she sees me. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards After a morning swim, hair still wet, I'd rather eat at my favorite coffee shop than cook at home.

☆ В Приднестровье проходят мероприятия, приуроченные к Всемирному дню памяти жертв СПИДа
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( ) novostipmr.com time to read: +1 min

Тирасполь, 17 мая. В Приднестровье проходят мероприятия, приуроченные к Всемирному дню памяти жертв СПИДа. После чего на стёкла автомобилей активисты наклеивали красные ленты - символ борьбы со СПИДом. Далее маршрут - Тирасполь (ул. Юности), Дубоссары (центральная площадь), Тирасполь (Красные Казармы, р-н рынка Меркурий), Слободзея (центр города), Григориополь (центр города), Каменка (центр города).

Organizations: Facebook, спид, Минздрав, Альянс общественного здоровья, ОГАИ, Слободзейский РОВД Locations: Тирасполь, Приднестровье, Рыбнице, Бендерах, Слободзее, Текстильщиков, Дубоссары, Красные Казармы, Меркурий, Слободзея, Григориополь, Каменка

If you're not terminally ill, you can sell your life insurance to a life insurance settlement company. There are two ways you can sell your life insurance policy: (1) a viatical settlement; or (2) a life insurance settlement. If you don't have a terminal diagnosis and you want to sell your life insurance policy, you can use a life insurance settlement. Siegel said people who have term life policies with conversion riders and universal life insurance policies typically apply for a life insurance settlement. He said that every secondary life insurance policy has to go through a licensed provider, which acts like a title company for the sale of the life insurance policy.

Persons: —, Lucas Siegel, there's, Siegel, Mark Williams, viaticals, Williams, it's, you've, Ronda Lee Organizations: Insurance, Service, Brokers International

☆ One UN Joint Action Cross-river support to Human
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-02 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +3 min

The ability of vulnerable groups from the region to effectively exercise their rights is impaired by the human rights knowledge, capacity and authority gaps they face. The embryonic civil society environment with weak capacities to influence the policy-making and to reach out to the most vulnerable ones and low human rights awareness of the CSOs, professionals and the population at large are hindering the realization of human rights in the region. The Programme will work on reducing inequalities for women, men and children in the Transnistrian region, by ensuring that vulnerable human rights holders are empowered to exercise their rights and duty bearers respect, protect and fulfil human rights to a larger extent. It also aims to contribute to the implementation of the National Human Rights Action Plan 2018-2022. The Communication Officer will, under the guidance of the Programme Manager, assume full responsibility for the effective implementation of the communication and visibility activities within One UN Joint Action "Cross-river support to Human Rights", including coordination of short-term project communication experts.

Organizations: Human Rights, UNDP, UN, Communication Locations: Transnistrian

☆ World AIDS Day: 5 ways you can make a difference
▼ + stars: | 2018-12-01 | by ( Lauren Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —December 1 is World AIDS Day, an annual event raising awareness and money to fight AIDS around the world. According to the World Health Organization, an “estimated 38.4 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2021.”CNN Impact Your World spoke with two high-profile AIDS activists about five ways we all can play a role preventing HIV and AIDS. Courtesy Above All PhotographyActivist Deondre Moore, HIV Plus Magazine’s 2022 Person of the Year, tested HIV-positive when he was 19. Courtesy Ashley Rose Murphy24-year-old Ashley Rose Murphy was born with HIV, exposed by her infected birth mother in the womb. 3.Educate yourself and spread the wordWhile in high school, Murphy traveled the world speaking about HIV and AIDS.

☆ Dead of AIDS and Forgotten in Potter’s Field
▼ + stars: | 2018-07-03 | by ( Corey Kilgannon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Trying to pin down the precise number of those with AIDS buried on Hart Island is difficult. A longstanding stigma about the island and criticism that the burial practices are crude and outdated have made city officials reluctant to provide many details. But piecing together an estimate is possible by surveying the many hospitals that treated AIDS patients during the epidemic and sent bodies to potter’s field. By that accounting, the number of AIDS burials on Hart Island could reach into the thousands, making it perhaps the single largest burial ground in the country for people with AIDS. One of them, Elsie Soto, 35, of the Bronx, learned recently that her father, Norbert Soto, who died in 1993 from AIDS, is buried on the island.

Persons: Elsie Soto, Norbert Soto Organizations: AIDS Locations: New York, Hart, AIDS

☆ 6 terrible and potentially dangerous health tips from Gwyneth Paltrow
▼ + stars: | 2017-07-05 | by ( Caroline Praderio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

ShutterstockGoop recently made headlines for selling a $66 jade egg meant to be placed inside the vagina and squeezed using a series of muscle contractions. Is is true that having a strong pelvic floor leads to stronger orgasms, and using a jade egg might strengthen those key muscles. But a $66 jade egg is not the only way to achieve this. Plus, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) notes that some Ayurvedic supplements can contain toxic amounts of dangerous heavy metals. Obviously not all Ayurvedic products are dangerous, and people all over the world have used them without issues, as proponents argue.

☆ Unearthing the Secrets of New York’s Mass Graves
▼ + stars: | 2016-05-15 | by ( Nina Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +51 min

Then, like more than a million men, women and children since 1869, she was consigned to a trench on Hart Island. Citing security, the city’s Correction Department also repeatedly rebuffed The Times’s requests to witness Hart Island burials firsthand. hart island Future plots Future plots Active trench 2000s 1990s Hart Island N.Y.C. He readily remembered the Dickerson case as a financial disappointment, but said he was hearing of his ward’s Hart Island burial for the first time. When she died, Ms. Murray had $6,887 left in her personal account at New Surfside.

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