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Mar252021 by adminNo Comments

Texas pauses spring football practice for COVID-19 ‘impacted’ athletes

Sports

March 25 (UPI) -- The University of Texas has paused spring football practice "as a result of student-athletes impacted by COVID-19 protocols," the school said in a news release. "The Longhorn medical staff will monitor the situation and COVID-19 testing will continue as a plan for some team activities is reviewed," the Longhorns said Wednesday. Advertisement The school also said "all meetings Thursday will be virtual and team practices will not take place for the next several days, beginning with [Thursday's] scheduled morning workout." Texas started spring practice Tuesday in Austin. The Longhorns enter the season under new coach Steve Sarkisian, who was hired in January from the Alabama coaching staff. They posted a 7-3 record last season. The Longhorns went 32-18 in four seasons under...

Mar242021 by adminNo Comments

Stock futures tick higher as pressure on tech stocks pauses

Finance

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeSource: NYSEFutures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes inched higher at the start of the overnight session Wednesday evening after pressure on technology stocks sent the Nasdaq Composite down 2% during the regular session.Dow futures rose 30 points, while contracts tied to the S&P 500 rose less than 0.1%. Futures tied to the Nasdaq 100 also traded just above the flatline.The overnight moves came after a rash of late-day selling in high-growth and technology shares during the regular session.The S&P 500 fell 0.6% after rising as much as 0.8% during the day, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 2% to close at its session low. Apple, Facebook and Netflix all slid more than 2%, while Tesla fell 4.8%.The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Mar162021 by adminNo Comments

The Latest: Sweden pauses use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Health

STOCKHOLM — Sweden is pausing the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure amid concerns about reports of blood clots in some recipients in Europe.“The decision is a precautionary measure,” Sweden's chief epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, said in a statement.The move by the Swedish Public Health Agency was to remain in effect until an investigation by the European Medicines Agency into suspected side effects is complete.A growing number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — have suspended use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame for the blood clots.Sweden has stood out for its comparatively mild response to the pandemic. The country avoided lockdowns and...

Oct132020 by adminNo Comments

Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials

Health

Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Johnson & Johnson said Monday it has paused all of its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials after a study participant fell ill. The pharmaceutical giant said the pause includes the 60,000-volunteer final Phase 3 trial, codenamed ENSEMBLE, of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate being developed by its Janssen Pharmaceutical company. Advertisement "We have temporarily paused further dosing in all our COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials, including the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial, due to an unexplained illness in a study participant," the company said in a statement. "Following our guidelines, the participant's illness is being reviewed and evaluated by ENSEMBLE independent Data Safety Monitoring Board as well as our internal clinical and safety physicians." The start of Ensemble...

Oct92018 by adminNo Comments

Microsoft pauses Windows 10 update after files disappear

Technology

Microsoft has paused the October update of its Windows 10 operating system after reports that some users found their documents disappeared once it was installed.On its support page, the firm asks affected customers to use their device as little as possible and to phone their local helpline.It is also asking people who have downloaded the update manually not to install it.The firm said the cases were isolated."Microsoft has paused the roll-out of the update while we continue to investigate reports from some customers," the firm said in a statement.Trust issue"Last night I updated to 1809, and it all went smoothly, but then I find that all my files in Documents are deleted. Gone. Poof. This included many crucial documents and financial info," wrote Stuart D...