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Former Google researcher Timnit Gebru says she was unexpectedly fired after a dispute over an academic paper and months of speaking out about the need for more women and people of color at the tech giant.

Google AI Team Demands Ousted Black Researcher Be Rehired And Promoted

The tech giant's researchers say the dismissal of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru has "had a demoralizing effect" on one of the most prestigious units in the company.

Hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus continue to increase this month, with the number of Americans who died in a single day from the illness surpassing 3,600.

U.S. Surpasses 3,600 Daily Coronavirus Deaths, Breaks Prior Hospitalization Record

Data also show more than 230,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and that 113,090 Americans were hospitalized with the virus — a number that's been on the rise.

French President Emmanuel Macron will isolate himself for seven days after testing positive for the coronavirus.

French President Macron Tests Positive For Coronavirus

The Élysée Palace said President Emmanuel Macron will quarantine for seven days following his positive test results.

Instead of going to college this fall, Brian Williams got a job at a Jimmy John's near his home in Stafford, Texas. He says paying for college was always going to be hard, but it was even harder to justify the expense during a pandemic.

'Losing A Generation': Fall College Enrollment Plummets For 1st-Year Students

Researchers say the pandemic is largely to blame for this year's drastic enrollment declines, but college-going has also been on a decade-long downward trend.

The Journey to Vaccination of a Tri-state Frontline Nurse

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual year-end news conference went remote this year, as he addressed reporters from the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow via a video link Thursday.

Vladimir Putin Shrugs Off Alexei Navalny's Poisoning: 'Who Needs Him?'

During his year-end news conference, the Russian president glibly brushed aside international suspicions that Kremlin agents were behind the attempted assassination of the leading opposition figure.

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 20-0 to recommended Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adults.

FDA Panel Recommends Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 20-0 to recommend that the agency authorize Moderna's vaccine for emergency use during the pandemic. There was a single abstention.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision means Russian athletes will not compete under their nation's name and flag in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, scheduled for 2021, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Russia Gets Its Doping Ban Reduced But Will Miss Next 2 Olympics

The CEO of the U.S. anti-doping agency called the decision a "weak, watered-down outcome." Russian teams are banned, but its athletes may compete — albeit without the country's flag and anthem.

A Historic Day- First COVID-19 Vaccinations

On the day after Vanderburgh County set a record for COVID-19 deaths, health care workers are starting the long path back for our community by sticking…

A worker passes through the security gate at the Moderna campus in Norwood, Mass., one of the sites where the biotechnology company is manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine.

How Will Moderna Meet The Demand For Its COVID-19 Vaccine?

Despite being founded a decade ago, Moderna has never had a product make it to market. And the company registered its first factory with the Food and Drug Administration just this week.

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