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(Bloomberg) — The chief executive officers of Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. plan to attend a White House meeting with President Joe Biden this week to discuss efforts by private companies to improve cybersecurity following a dramatic uptick in ransomware and online attacks over the past year. Apple’s Tim Cook, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Amazon’s Andy Jassy plan to attend the event scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, according to people familiar with the matter. The… Source link

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series since 1998, and now they’ll be the first champion sports team to visit the White House under President Joe Biden. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Thursday that the team will visit the White House on Friday amid a road series against the Washington Nationals, according to MLB.com’s Juan Toribio. The team already got a taste of a political visit with the presence of Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff in the clubhouse before… Source link

Vice President Kamala Harris defended the timing of her trip to El Paso, Texas, on Friday amid accusations from Republicans that the Biden administration is ignoring what some view as a crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border. Friday’s visit to the border was Harris’s first since she was put in charge of the Biden administration’s efforts to stem the rising tide of migration in late March. Former President Donald Trump and a number of Republicans will visit the border next week. “It was… Source link

Watch: President Biden, first lady meet Queen Elizabeth II Joe Biden has become the 13th president to have a one on one with the Queen after the monarch invited him and his wife, Jill, for tea at Windsor Castle. The Bidens visit follows the G7 summit in Cornwall, where the Queen first met them on Friday evening, during a drinks reception held by the Royal Family at the Eden Project. He is the fourth US president in recent times to have met the Queen at Windsor Castle, instead of Buckingham… Source link

UnitedHealthcare (UNH) announced this week it would start rejecting claims for non-emergency visits to the emergency room starting July 1. The move has been met with stark criticism from patient advocacy groups and health experts who worry the move will discourage people from seeking care when they need it. But the health industry has long worried about the excessive cost of over-reliance on the ER. “The emergency door is the most expensive entrance into the hospital, any hospital,” health… Source link

The Los Angeles Lakers will not visit the White House this month, and possibly not at all following their 2020 NBA championship. Due to scheduling conflicts and COVID-19 concerns, a trip to meet President Joe Biden has not been scheduled around the Lakers’ road game against the Washington Wizards on April 28, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Dan Woike. Road games against D.C. teams are typically when defending champions visit the White House. ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports that a future… Source link

Krispy Kreme, which announced plans this week to give a free donut to everyone who gets a free COVID-19 shot, is defending itself against some of the naysayers who think the freebie could have unintended consequences. The donut chain’s well-meaning (and literally sweet) incentive sparked some backlash on social media, with everyone from doctors to comedians pointing out that obesity — which is rampant in the U.S.— is also a prime risk category for the coronavirus. Additionally, there’s a… Source link

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking forward to reconvening a post-championship tradition of visiting the White House at some point during the 2020-21 season after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office as the 46th President of the United States, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The ceremonial transferring of power from President Donald Trump to Biden takes place on Jan. 20. Members of the franchise — from players to management — see it as a pleasure and an honor to have their… Source link

The NBA has fined James Harden after video surfaced allegedly showing him attending a strip club without a mask in violation of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols. The NBA announced the decision Wednesday evening, shortly after the Houston Rockets’ season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder was postponed because COVID-19 issues left the team without enough available players. “Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been fined $50,000 for violating the league’s Health and Safety… Source link

Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins is in trouble once again due to a COVID-19 violation. Washington is aware of photos showing Haskins at a strip club without a mask following Sunday’s game, and has been in contact with the league over the issue, according to Jon Keim of ESPN. The person who posted the images went private on Instagram, making it tough to find the pictures on social media. One image showed Haskins in the strip club without a mask. Another showed multiple… Source link