Yearly Archives: 2021

Urgent warning for 50 suburbs after Covid discovery

Up to 50 Queensland suburbs are being advised to remain on alert after fragments of Covid-19 were detected in four different wastewater plants across the state. Queensland Health said fragments of SARS-CoV-2 were detected at Cairns North, Marlin Coast (Cairns), Fairfield (Brisbane South) and Mackay South wastewater treatment plants. Those plants service a total of 50 Queensland suburbs. Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said four Queensland water treatment plants have detected traces of… Source link

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Google Maps Lets Users Add Photos Without Leaving a Review

Google Maps Photo Updates Draw Roads on Google Maps Google Maps Community Challenge Google Maps is introducing three new ways for users to add helpful content for others, including the ability to share photos without leaving a review. The Google Maps features announced today aim to make sharing and finding local recommendations easier, and a new community challenge may add some fun to the process. Google Maps Photo Updates A new content type will soon be rolled out to Google Maps called photo… Source link

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Google offers New Yorkers training for tech careers

Posted: Mar 11, 2021 / 07:13 PM EST / Updated: Mar 11, 2021 / 07:13 PM EST NEW YORK — A free tech training course for New Yorkers is being powered by Google for those interested in working in tech, no degree or experience needed. Lisa Gevelber runs “Grow with Google” in New York City. She says the tech giant is providing four industry-recognized certificates for anyone who has a computer and desire for a paycheck in tech,… Source link

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Biden to direct states to make all adults eligble for vaccine by May 1

TipRanks Raymond James: These 3 Stocks Are Poised to Surge by at Least 50% In a recent note on the state of the stock markets, Raymond James equity strategist Tavis McCourt points out a series of policy factors that are playing a role in the current market volatility; the situation is more complex, perhaps, than most of us have been willing to admit. McCourt notes permutations of the SLR rule, political dynamics on the Senate Banking Committee, and the regulatory atmosphere towards potential… Source link

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Three Google Career Certificate Programs Are Now Available in Texas

[Photo: Blue Planet Studio/iStock] In response to statistics that show more than one million Texans are unemployed, Google is expanding its online Career Certificates program across the state with three new courses and 100,000 need-based scholarships for them. The effort comes at a time when, according to the World Economic Forum, 50 percent of all employees need to be reskilled by 2025. The newly introduced courses, all designed and taught by Google employees, aim to do… Source link

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Stock futures open flat after record-setting rally

Stock futures opened slightly higher on Wednesday as investors paused following a record-setting gain for the S&P 500 and Dow.   Earlier, both the S&P 500 and Dow set record intraday and closing highs, with the gain in the former led by the information technology, communication services and consumer discretionary sectors. Bitcoin prices (BTC-USD) closed in on $58,000, nearing the all-time high it set last month.  The Nasdaq ended higher by 2.5% to recover some losses from the past several… Source link

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Michigan State announces new name for Spartans basketball team

In an age where sponsor patches are on every NBA uniform and the Nike swoosh has even hit MLB jerseys, maybe it was only a matter of time before companies started pushing for the actual names of major American sports teams. Michigan State entered new territory on Thursday by announcing a massive expansion in its endorsement deal with Rocket Mortgage, including a name change for its men’s basketball team on campus. Yes, rather than call them the Michigan State Spartans, the team will now… Source link

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MVP, 40 homers — and health for White Sox playoff run

Eloy’s goals: MVP, 40 homers — and health for playoff run originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Eloy Jiménez called Michael Kopech “the Nolan Ryan of this generation” and Luis Robert “the next Mike Trout.” But he’s got some lofty expectations for himself, too. Earlier this spring, he said, “I think one day, I’m going to be the MVP.” He’s well on his way to showing he can put up the kinds of numbers that reel in that hardware. The White Sox slugger is fresh off what was quietly one of… Source link

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