Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their mRNA research, which allowed for the development of COVID-19 vaccines. The Stockholm panel that awarded the prize to the pair stated their discoveries allowed for the “unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health […]
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Justice Department is Examining ‘Small Number’ of Classified Documents Found at Biden Think Tank
A “small number of documents” with classified markings that appear to be from the Obama administration were found at a think tank in Washington tied to President Joe Biden and are under review by the Justice Department and the National Archives, a White House lawyer said Monday. The documents were discovered in a locked closet by Biden’s attorneys days before the midterm elections as they prepared to vacate office space at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, said in a statement.
Gender Equality in USA Swimming
It’s been two weeks since the NCAA announced their new guidelines for “Athlete Inclusion, Competitive Equity, and Eligibility Policy,” which cleared the way for the University of Pennsylvania’s Lia Thomas to compete at nationals. Since then, many swimmers have taken their state in favor or against them. Nancy Hogshead-Makar, former U.S. Olympian who now fronts the Champion Women organization for promoting equality and accountability in sports, said that such discussion centered around the inclusivity of trans athletes into female sports, but forgets to take into account the negative impact it can have on biologically-born women.
