The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) this week commenced a sweeping agency review that will examine the institution’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its ongoing efforts to manage the outbreak. More than a dozen people close to the CDC told CNN that the agency requires major changes if it aims to respond deftly and effectively next time a pandemic arises. New York Times best-selling author Michael Lewis agrees. Lewis, whose latest book “Premonition” chronicles the experts who… Source link

Cocktail-making is stirring up “a real resurgence,” according to Pernod Ricard (RI.PA) North America CEO Ann Mukherjee. With consumers staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, at-home cocktail making became popular, Mukherjee told Yahoo Finance. Top of the list: chocolate and espresso martinis. “We saw that comeback [of espresso martins], actually, even within COVID as we saw a lot of in-home cocktail-making…people enjoyed them at home and now they want to enjoy them in the restaurants,”… Source link

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Restaurants continue to grapple with the aftermath of COVID-19 as surging prices, supply chain headwinds and labor shortages compound an already struggling sector. “This is the toughest operating environment I’ve ever seen for this industry…and I haven’t seen anything loosen up yet,” AJ Kumaran, Raising Cane’s co-CEO and COO, told Yahoo Finance in a new interview. Labor has been one of the most difficult obstacles for restaurants to overcome, with nearly half of all operators citing… Source link

Elon Musk says he is a free-speech absolutist.Jae C. Hong/AP Elon Musk, who has a 9.2% stake in Twitter, is no longer its largest shareholder. Vanguard Group said its funds now own a 10.3% stake, according to a recent SEC filing. Musk said on Thursday he’s “not sure” if his $43 billion takeover bid for Twitter will be successful. Elon Musk has lost his position as Twitter’s largest shareholder as he attempts to buy the company in a $43 billion deal. The Tesla and SpaceX boss said in early April… Source link

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph is being sought as a “person of interest” in connection with a Dallas area homicide that occurred on March 18, sources have told Yahoo Sports. The Dallas Police Department is seeking an interview with Joseph, after he appeared to be in surveillance footage near the scene of the shooting death of 20-year old Cameron Ray. Homicide investigators released multiple pieces of footage to Fox 4 News in Dallas earlier this week, asking viewers to identify… Source link

Billions of Chrome users to get third emergency security update in as many weeks Getty Images Google has now released three emergency, out-of-band, security updates for the Chrome browser in as many weeks. What’s more this one, like the first, is to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability that is already being exploited by attackers. Three emergency Google Chrome security updates in three weeks Google issued yet another emergency security update for all… Source link

Google warns the Real-Time report in Google Analytics may be displaying inaccurate data for Universal Analytics properties. If your Google Analytics account is impacted by this issue, realtime data for your Universal Analytics properties will appear lower than it actually is. The only way to be sure your realtime data is accurate is to migrate to Google Analytics 4 (GA4), if you haven’t already. Google published the warning about inaccurate data at the top of a Help Center article, which… Source link

The biggest loser of Tom Brady‘s unretirement (outside of the NFC South) is no longer the person who won the ball from his “last” touchdown pass at auction hours before news broke the quarterback was returning. A settlement has been reached to void last month’s $518,000 sale of Brady’s ball at auction, according to The Action Network’s Darren Rovell. The ball was available after Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans threw it into the stands in what appeared to be Brady’s final game, a… Source link

Yahoo Sports’ Senior NFL Writer Charles Robinson and NFL Media’s Jim Trotter discuss the continuing saga between Baker Mayfield and the Browns. The Cleveland QB continues to complain about his treatment by the Browns, and Jim Trotter has some strong words for the former number one overall pick. Hear the full conversation on the You Pod to Win the Game podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] CHARLES ROBINSON: First and… Source link