Katie Ledecky, 24, qualified for her third Olympic team by taking the lead in the women’s 400 freestyle and never relinquishing it, winning in 4:01.27. Ledecky’s time was hardly overwhelming – it was nearly five seconds slower than her world record of 3:56.46 and well behind the time swum by rival Ariarne Titmus at the Australian Olympic trials (3:56.90) – […]

We’re celebrating Flag Day in America while President Joe Biden meets with NATO leaders in Brussels. And an “unruly passenger” who forced a flight to be diverted was ID’ed as a flight attendant. ? It’s Laura. It’s Monday’s news, just for you. But first, watch out. The queen’s got a sword. ⚔️ Y’all, this video has been cracking me up all weekend. […]

More than 16 million accounts of $5,000 or less — $8.5 billion in the aggregate — were left in workplace plans from 2004 through 2013. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation already provides help to people whose plans — pensions or 401(k) accounts — have terminated but has no information on accounts or benefits tied to plans that remain in existence. […]

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL,GOOG), the parent company of search giant Google, has surpassed retail giant Amazon Inc. (AMZN) on a market-capitalization basis. Last Friday, Amazon closed at $1.616 trillion at the bell, Google’s market capitalization was $1.622 trillion. This makes Alphabet the third most valuable company in the US market after Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). While Amazon is […]

NBCUniveral chief Jeff Shell plugged the studio to talent and called theatrical releases crucial to the business. He also said movies may be more profitable post-pandemic, and that Peacock is “misunderstood” since it’s was really designed to complement existing businesses. Theatrical is “really important to the movie business, not just as a revenue stream but because that what makes a […]

The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the annual Webby Awards, will celebrate for and not-for-profit organizations’ social impact work with with the Anthem Awards. Spanning various industries and social impact categories, Anthem Awards seeks to recognize businesses’ work in a number of causes including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Sustainability, Climate & Environment; Human & Civil […]

Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) Monday kicked off its second annual all-virtual developer conference by unveiling new updates to its software for iPhones, iPads, and other devices. Apple unveiled updates for software for almost all of its including MacBooks, iMacs, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Apple previewed the new iOS 15, which features major updates to FaceTime, new Focus features […]

A new treatment for Alzheimer’s in 18 years has made it to the finish line, thanks to the FDA approval of Aduhelm. Aduhelm, developed by Biogen Inc.(BIIB)/Eisai Co., Ltd., has been granted accelerated approval by the U.S. regulatory agency. Biogen licensed Aducanumab, an antibody that targets amyloid-beta, from Neurimmune AG under a collaborative development and license agreement. Since October 2017, […]

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