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* Almost 100,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. Here is that tragic story in figures
!!! A state-by-state breakdown of US coronavirus cases !!!
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(Mon) J&J to stop selling talc-based baby powder in U.S., Canada
존슨앤존슨, 탈크 성분 함유된 베이비파우더 미국과 캐나다에서 판매 중단
Johnson and Johnson on Tuesday said it would stop selling its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada as part of a broad reassessment of its consumer product portfolio prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. J&J faces lawsuits from consumers claiming its talc products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder, caused their cancer, but J&J said it remains confident in the product's safety. In October of last year, J&J recalled around more than 30,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after the FDA said it had found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online. The voluntary recall was limited to one lot of Johnson’s Baby Powder produced and shipped in the United States in 2018, the company said at the time. In December 2019, Johnson & Johnson said that tests showed that its baby powder was free of asbestos, after FDA investigations reported trace amounts of the material in the product.
(Tue) Taiwan's TSMC to build Arizona chip plant
대만 TSMC, 애리조나에 반도체 공장 건설 계획
There was good news on Friday for the Trump administration's bid to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced its plan to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona, creating over 1,600 jobs. It comes as U.S. President Donald Trump steps up criticism of Chinese trade practices and Beijing's handling of the pandemic. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement early Friday that the investment will increase U.S. economic independence from China. TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, is a major supplier to U.S. tech giants Apple and Qualcomm. It also supplies Chinese firms like Huawei, which Washington has put on a trade blacklist. While huge in terms of foreign investment in the U.S., the plan is small by TSMC's standards. One analyst said the budget suggests the eventual scale won't be big. Another said it's " similar to what TSMC did in China, suggesting a balance between the U.S. & China." TSMC manufactures the bulk of its chips in Taiwan and has older chip facilities in China and Washington state. Semiconductors play a key role in both consumer electronics and defense equipment. Pompeo said chips from the new TSMC plant will power everything from AI to 5G base stations to F-35 fighter jets. TSMC said that construction of the Arizona facility would begin in 2021 with production targeted to start in 2024.
(Wed) FDA raises accuracy concerns about coronavirus test
FDA, 코로나 검사 정확도에 대한 우려 제기
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration voiced caution over a widely-used coronavirus test on Thursday, saying it may be unreliable. The Abbott Laboratories test is called ID Now - and it was approved by the FDA in late March. It delivers results within minutes and is used at the White House. But the FDA said in a statement that while the test can still be used on patients, it could potentially produce inaccurate results. The U.S. regulator added that it was still reviewing data on the test and working with Abbott to find other ways to study it. Abbott has distributed nearly 2 million ID Now tests. And on Wednesday, a separate, non-peer reviewed study by New York University researchers said the ID Now tests could be missing a third to nearly half of all positive cases. And a study conducted by the Cleveland Clinic in April showed that while the test detected the virus in around 85% of cases - that was still lower than some other coronavirus tests. In its statement, the FDA said that while these studies did offer quote "important information, it should be noted these studies have limitations , including small sample size , potential design biases, or tests that may not have been executed according to the manufacturer's instructions for use." Abbott has also criticized the studies, saying in a statement on Thursday that the number of patients tested in the NYU study was small - and that the Cleveland study performed the test incorrectly. Abbott also pointed to other studies showing a much higher accuracy rate for the ID Now tests. One study done by a testing clinic in Detroit said the test was accurate 98% of the time.
(Thu) France says equal access to any Sanofi virus vaccine is non-negotiable
프랑스, 사노피의 코로나 백신은 타협 대상 될 수 없어
France on Thursday said equal access to any coronavirus vaccine developed by Sanofi was non-negotiable. It added that no country such as the United States should have priority for financial reasons. The French government's robust comments came a day after the chief executive of the French pharmaceutical giant, Paul Hudson, said vaccine doses produced in America could go to U.S. patients first. As the French backlash strengthened, Sanofi clarified that it would be made available to all. Hudson's comments have reportedly upset President Emmanuel Macron, whose office said a presidency official would meet with Sanofi representatives next week. On Thursday, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Twitter: "A vaccine against COVID-19 should be a public good for the world. The equal access for all to the vaccine is non-negotiable" Sanofi is currently working on two vaccine projects against COVID-19. One is with British rival GlaxoSmithKline, which has received financial support from the U.S. Health Department. It's working on another project with U.S. company Translate Bio that will use a different technology. The controversy has raised questions over whether Europe has been too slow to respond in terms of organizing and funding vaccine research. Sanofi has called for stronger European coordination in the hunt for a vaccine.
(Fri) Uber, Grubhub deal talks fan fears over fees
우버와 그럽허브 합병 논의, 수수료 인상에 대한 불안 부채질
As Uber negotiates with Grubhub about a possible takeover , restaurants are expressing their distaste for the deal. Mom-and-pop eateries struggling amid stay-at-home orders are fed up with the big commissions charged by the delivery companies that can range as high as 30% on each order. And they're upset over the discount breaks given to big chains like McDonald's. A merger would create the U.S.' largest restaurant delivery company. Grubhub now has about 300,000 U.S. restaurants on its app, while Uber Eats boasts over 100,000 in the U.S. and Canada. Some big cities are taking action. New York City Council passed an emergency bill Wednesday to cap fees to 15% of an order for delivery services and 5% for non-delivery services like marketing. A day earlier, Chicago enacted rules requiring delivery companies to give customers itemized breakdowns that include commissions and service fees paid by the restaurants to the apps. Grubhub can't afford to anger the restaurants because they make up the vast majority of establishments on its app. It is deferring up to $100 million of commission payments to a later date. For now, Uber Eats said it's waiving delivery fees for restaurants.
** Other Latest Headlines **
* Starbucks Korea reduces power sockets
Starbucks Korea is allegedly trying to reduce the number of sockets in their coffee shops to stop customers from staying there for a long time. A 31-year-old office worker surnamed Lee visited a Starbucks coffee shop recently in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, and was shocked to notice there were hardly any electricity outlets available for use. "Usually a Starbucks coffee shop has tables with many electricity sockets for customers. But this shop had barely any. Some people like me came in with laptops and had to leave as there were no electricity outlets available," Lee said. According to a local media report, Starbucks Korea has installed no outlets at 10 shops that have opened over the last three years including those at Shinsegae Department Store in Hoehyeon-dong, Seoul, Incheon International Airport and Starfield Hanam in Gyeonggi Province.
* Facebook expects half of employees to work remotely over next five to 10 years
Facebook will permanently embrace remote work, even after coronavirus lockdowns ease, Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday, accelerating the tech sector’s geographic diversification away from its home in Silicon Valley. The CEO said the world’s largest social network would start “aggressively opening up remote hiring”, expecting that about half its workforce would work remotely over the next five to 10 years. “We’re going to be the most forward-leaning company on remote work at our scale,” Zuckerberg said in an interview with the Verge. “We need to do this in a way that’s thoughtful and responsible, so we’re going to do this in a measured way. But I think that it’s possible that over the next five to 10 years – maybe closer to 10 than five, but somewhere in that range – I think we could get to about half of the company working remotely permanently.” The company would take a more “measured approach” with existing employees based on job function and performance, he said, and set a 1 January 2021 deadline for staff to update the company on their new locations.
* Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond
President Donald Trump played golf at one of his courses Saturday during the Memorial Day weekend as he urged U.S. states to reopen after coronavirus-related lockdowns. Yet many Americans remained cautious as the number of confirmed cases nationwide passed 1.6 million. In California, where many businesses and recreational activities are reopening, officials in Los Angeles County said they would maintain tight restrictions until July 4. Some religious leaders took issue with Trump’s declaration that houses of worship are “essential” and should resume in-person services this weekend. “Being at the epicenter of this pandemic and in order to protect our flock, we advise that congregations remain closed until more accurate and uniform information is provided,” said Bishop Paul Egensteiner, who oversees the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s congregations in the hard-hit New York City region.
* Black Americans are in an abusive relationship with the Democratic party
I am very tired of Joe Biden. My vote for him was already hanging by a thread before his disastrous interview with Charlamagne tha God on Friday. Interrupting the Breakfast Club host’s explanation that black people needed assurances that our communities will benefit from his presidency, Biden asserted: “If you’ve got a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or for Trump, then you ain’t black.” Again, I am very tired of Joe Biden. Not because I am a purist, or have inflexible ideological commitments of what it will take to remove Donald Trump from office. But rather because Biden’s condescension towards black communities is intolerable. I want to believe that Biden’s condescension started after the respected Representative James Clyburn called the former vice-president an “honorary black man” at a private dinner in March. But his mistreatment of black people, verbally and politically, is decades old, and is a reflection of the Democratic party in general.
* Samsung heir summoned over controversial management succession
The prosecution questioned Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong, Tuesday, over the conglomerate's controversial decision to merge two of its affiliates five years ago. It's unclear how long the questioning lasted. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office refused to disclose any information concerning the Samsung Electronics vice chairman. It was Lee's first appearance since February 2017 when he was grilled over his conviction for bribing a confidante of former President Park Geun-hye ― a case went all the way to the Supreme Court that referred an appeal's court's dismissal of the charge back for review. Tuesday's summons came less than a month after Lee made a public announcement that he would not pass on management of Samsung to his children. Prosecutors suspect Samsung managers helped Lee to succeed his father, Lee Kun-hee, by conspiring to lower the value of Samsung C&T before its merger with Cheil Industries ― Lee was Cheil's largest shareholder at that time and Samsung C&T's lower value served his interest in taking control of Samsung C&T and cementing his position as de facto group head.
* Almost 100,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. Here is that tragic story in figures
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been greater in the US than on any other country in lives and jobs lost. As the US approaches the grim milestone of 100,000 fatalities from the virus, we have gathered some of the most shocking data. These statistics tell a tragic story of how the virus has disproportionately hit older people, people of color and those with lower incomes. They also capture some of the shortcomings in the official responses to its spread.
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